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All the talk was about Chris Brown/Rihanna's absence but there were some great performances...vids and mp3 below...

Estelle & Kanye-American Boy, the crowd are so placid, but still good!

Al Green, Timberlake, Boyz II Men and Keith Urban-Lets Stay Together

JT is surprisingly awesome on this! although Al Green's voice outshines him
Radiohead-15 Step

Gwyneth is on it! Brilliant.
Coldplay & Jay-Z-Lost?/viva la vida.

So good! Always preferred the acoustic version and the Jay-Z version to the album version!
And saving the best 'til last...
M.I.A., Jay-Z, Lil' Wayne, Kanye West, T.I.-Paper Planes, Swagger Like Us

M.I.A. is such a legend, apparently her baby was due on the night! Such a wicked performance. Jay does best! Anyone else think T.I. looks a bit out of place? His verse is my favourite on the song, but he was worst on the night.

And here is the album version of the brilliant 15 step.
Radiohead-15 Step

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A. R. Rahmans composition for the best film of 2009 so far has been nominated for 3 oscars, and has already won the Golden Globe for best Original Score. His aim was to create a mix of old indian traditional music, with modern India., and it succeeds brilliantly. M.I.A.'s involvement does add to its appeal; paper planes, the dfa remix AND a collaboration on "O...Saya"...and it was released on her record label. Tracklisting and 2 mp3s below...

1. "O... Saya" performed by A. R. Rahman, M.I.A.(mp3)
2. "Riots" by A. R. Rahman
3. "Mausam & Escape" by A. R. Rahman
4. "Paper Planes" performed by M.I.A.
5. "Paper Planes (DFA Remix)" performed by M.I.A.
6. "Ringa Ringa" by A. R. Rahman featuring Alka Yagnik, Ila Arun
7. "Liquid Dance" by A. R. Rahman featuring Palakkad Sriram, Madhumitha
8. "Latika's Theme" by A. R. Rahman featuring Suzanne D'Mello
9. "Aaj Ki Rat" performed by Sonu Nigam, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Alisha Chinai
10. "Millionaire" by A. R. Rahman featuring Madhumitha
11. "Gangsta Blues" by A. R. Rahman featuring BlaaZe, Tanvi Shah
12. "Dreams on Fire" by A. R. Rahman featuring Suzanne D'Mello
13. "Jai Ho" by A. R. Rahman featuring Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalakshmi Iyer (mp3)

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I'm very late on this one, but better late than never for sure with this, a Santogold/Diplo mixtape. Diplo produced "My Superman" off her debut, and did a similar thing with M.I.A. back in 2004. This is pretty special, Diplo is one of the best producers around at the moment, Santogold is one of the best rapper/singers around at the moment, making a brilliant mixtape. This is partially remixes off her album, covers, new tracks and remixes of other artists. It's hard to pick out individual tracks because the whole alum blends together so well but here are a few highlights...

Diplo & Santogold-Late Night (Unstoppable Mix)
Diplo & Santogold-I'm a Lady (Diplo Mix feat. Amanda Blank)
Diplo & Santogold-Get It Up (Radioclit mix feat. M.I.A. and Gorilla Zoe)
Diplo & Santogold-Creator(Mumdance Mix ft Jammer, Badness, Chronik Rage, Slikman and Tempz)

and because the i'm a lady remix sort of covers it...
LL Cool J-I Need love
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