HollywoodNews.com: For the second consecutive year, natural cork will be in the spotlight at the GRAMMY Awards.® Maintaining its commitment to sustainability, the 54th GRAMMY Awards will host two events featuring wines sealed exclusively with natural cork and will recycle the closures. Natural cork is biodegradable, recyclable and sustainable, and its use encourages the stewardship of cork oak forests that offset carbon pollution.

The awards show will take place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will air on CBS at 8/7 p.m. CT on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. The Recording Academy®, internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards®, continues its ongoing effort to reduce the environmental impact of its annual awards ceremony, telecast, and associated GRAMMY Week events.

Wines sealed with cork will be served at the MusiCares® Person of The Year tribute dinner and concert honoring Paul McCartney two days prior to the awards ceremony and at the official GRAMMY Celebration® following the awards show.

The events will be equipped with recycling bins provided by ReCORK, a cork recycling organization that will collect the stoppers and provide them to SOLE, a company that manufactures shoes and sandals from recycled cork.

“We are honored that The Recording Academy has made natural cork a component of its sustainability program,” said Peter Weber, executive director of the Cork Quality Council. “The Academy joins a growing list of organizations, including the Major League Baseball Association and the National Basketball Association, that has recognized the environmental benefits of natural cork.”

Natural cork is one of the world’s most sustainable products. Biodegradable and recyclable, its use provides an economic incentive to preserve vast cork oak forests in the Mediterranean Basin that trap greenhouse gases, prevent desertification and provide habitat for hundreds of plant and animal species. There is no shortage of cork, and cork oaks are not cut down to make cork. A portion of their bark is removed every nine years during a 250-year lifespan.

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HollywoodNews.com: Two-time GRAMMY® winner Kenny Loggins ; GRAMMY- nominated band OneRepublic fronted by lead singer Ryan Tedder , who is currently nominated for two GRAMMY Awards; and DJ Michelle Pesce are scheduled to perform at the 2012 GRAMMY Celebration® — The Recording Academy®’s official after-party.

Additionally, in the celebration’s MasterCard Jazz Lounge, the exclusive event will feature performances by members of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra and the GRAMMY Camp® — Jazz Session with current GRAMMY nominee Arturo O’Farrill. Inspired by Rio’s Carnival, this year’s all-star gathering will be a euphoric event where guests will dance, sing, party and continue to celebrate Music’s Biggest Night®. The night’s festivities will be catered and produced by Along Came Mary Productions. One of the year’s most anticipated events attracting GRAMMY winners, nominees and celebrities, the 2012 GRAMMY Celebration will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Feb. 12 immediately following the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards.

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By Roger Friedman

HollywoodNews.com: orget the nominees. This year, the Grammys are finally doing it right. It’s a celebration of the world of music. They’ve just announced a Beach Boys reunion with Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and Mike Love. Add to that performances from Paul McCartney, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. That would be enough. Dayenu! But of course Adele is performing, and so are hot new groups like Foster the People, The Civil Wars, and (less newish) Maroon 5.

Chris Brown is going to be incredible — it’s time to move on from his troubled past. Diana Ross, who gets a Lifetime Achievement Award on Saturday night, is a presenter. Carrie Underwood and Tony Bennett are performing together. The show sounds like it’s going to take five hours. But it will be worth it. There’s a rumor that Lady Gaga is opening the show. No word yet on Van Halen. LL Cool J is hosting. All they’re missing is Lana del Rey (just kidding!)

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HollywoodNews.com: Katy Perry is apparently not too upset about her divorce with Russell Brand as she reportedly signed the divorce documents by putting a little smiley face next to her signature.

Perry typically signs with a smiley face next to her name, so this one could have just been because of the habit, states People.

The singer and Brand finalized things just recently as they will both keep their own earnings.

Perry will also be going back to her maiden name.

What do you think about their divorce?

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HollywoodNews.com: Gwyneth Paltrow and Beyonce have become good friends over the years, so much so that Paltrow was apparently happy to give the singer and her husband, Jay-Z, a pricey stroller for their new baby girl.

It is reported that Paltrow gave Beyonce and Jay-Z an $880 stroller from Bugaboo for their daughter, Blue Ivy, states UsMagazine.com. Paltrow was one of the first stars to tweet about Beyonce and Jay-Z welcoming their first child together.

Beyonce reportedly already bought a $3500 NurseryWorks VETRO Lucite crib for her new daughter.

What do you think about the extravagant gifts?

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HollywoodNews.com: ‘American Idol’ is into the Hollywood week and the drama has already started with a contestant who fell off the stage.

Teenage contestant Symone Black had finished her performance and was speaking with the judges when she took a step and ended up falling from the stage, states RadarOnline.com. The judges were silent as help came in while she was on the ground not moving.

The episode ended as a cliffhanger which will make fans tune in next time to see what happened after the fall.

Do you think she moves on?

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HollywoodNews.com: Chris Brown is reportedly returning to the Grammys this year after being involved in a domestic abuse situation with Rihanna a few years ago around this time, and it seems his return will be major.

Brown, who is nominated for three Grammys, will reportedly be delivering an over the top performance for fans, states RadarOnline.com. Brown is reportedly hoping that this will help everyone to close that chapter of his life as he really wants to move on.

Rihanna will allegedly also be performing at the show with Coldplay, but the two will reportedly be kept far apart as to not cause distractions.

Will you tune in?

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HollywoodNews.com: Katy Perry and Russell Brand may have just completed the most peaceful divorce that ever happened in Hollywood.

The two have reportedly finalized all agreements involved with the divorce and will now just have to wait the typical six months for everything to be official, states TMZ. In the filing, Perry and Brand will reportedly keep all of their own earnings as he has opted to not take the 50% he could have due to there being no prenuptial agreement.

And just to make things officially over, Perry has also requested that her maiden name go back to being her legal name which will have her as Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson once again.

What do you think about the split being so easy?

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HollywoodNews.com: Christina Aguilera has been open about having a broken relationship with her father, Fausto, but it seems she may now want to do something about it.

Aguilera recently commented that she may want to face that relationship after reporting that he was emotionally and physically abusive in the past, states Hollyscoop. “I’ve talked about how rough things were for me, and I’m sure he’s heard it. He can’t be thrilled about it. So maybe one day we can do lunch…I’m 31 years old now. Maybe it’s time,” Aguilera commented.

Aguilera has reportedly not seen her father in about 12 years.

Do you think they’ll mend their relationship?

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HollywoodNews.com: Beyonce and Jay-Z are apparently taking their daughter’s name very seriously as they are reportedly trademarking the name Blue Ivy.

The two have allegedly filed documents with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to prevent businesses from using the now very famous name, states Hollyscoop. It is rumored that attempts to use the name have already been turned down by the office.

Beyonce and Jay-Z are allegedly doing this in order to make sure that it doesn’t seem they are endorsing different businesses.

Do you think this is a good move?

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