Hi, According to Tamil newspaper Dinakaran (issue dated 29-Jan): When ARR met Tamilnadu CM Karunanidhi on Thursday, ARR informed him that he's leaving to LA for Grammy's that night (thursday night).
Here's the link to the tamil article... (with a photo of ARR with Karunanidhi's family) http://i47.tinypic.com/epi49h.jpg I think this HT interview is slightly old... Aravind Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com --- On Sat, 30/1/10, A.R.Rajib <[email protected]> wrote: From: A.R.Rajib <[email protected]> Subject: [arr] I may not go for Grammys: Rahman To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, 30 January, 2010, 4:25 AM I may not go for Grammys: RahmanRajesh Ahuja, Hindustan TimesEmail Author New Delhi, January 29, 2010 First Published: 09:00 IST(29/1/2010) He juggles accolades with panache. That’s what separates AR Rahman from his contemporaries. After a grand concert strewn with Bollywood dance acts and acoustic charm at the Parramatta Grounds in Sydney, Australia, Rahman is now gearing up for a Grammy run. Actually, he isn’t. “I may not even go for the Grammys,” said Rahman in an exclusive chat with HT City. The reticent composer, who picked international honours in bulk for the anthem Jai Ho from the Oscar-winningSlumdog Millionaire, isn’t excited about the Grammys, scheduled to take place in Los Angeles this Sunday. “I have a few work commitments, so (I am) not even thinking about the Grammy Awards,” he said. However, Rahman is honoured to have Hollywood heavyweight Steven Spielberg (maker of hit films such as E.T. Extra Terrestrial, Jaws and Jurassic Park) voicing his willingness to work with him. “That’s really sweet of him [Spielberg]. I’d love to work with him, too,” Rahman said. The mega composer, who’s now armed with a swanky new-look website and also fairly active on the micro-blogging siteTwitter, is currently working on Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na director Abbas Tyrewala’s 1-800-Love, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur’s Passage and producer Ashok Amritraj’s Street Dancing. For the soundtrack of Amritraj’s film, Rahman is reportedly collaborating with English songwriter-music producer Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame. Crowd favourites for grammy awards ’10 Record of the Year You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift Album of the Year Fearless - Taylor Swift Song of the Year Single Ladies - Beyoncé Best Pop Vocal Album The E.N.D. - The Black Eyed Peas Best Electronic/Dance Album One Love - David Guetta Best Rock Song Use Somebody - Kings of Leon Best Rock Album Whiskey And The Groogrux King - Dave Matthews Band Best R&B Album Blacksummers’ Night - Maxwell Best Contemporary R&B Album I Am... Sasha Fierce - Beyoncé Best Country Album Defying Gravity - Keith Urban http://www.hindusta ntimes.com/ News-Feed/ music/I-may- not-go-for- Grammys-Rahman/ Article1- 502645.aspx Any Confirmations on this ????-- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ Your Mail works best with the New Yahoo Optimized IE8. Get it NOW! http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/internetexplorer/
