It's a long way from screaming down the hotel hall on a Harley with a Playmate holding on or filling a bath with bubbly and shooting out the TV but to some of rock'n'roll and hip hop's biggest acts Twitter has proved to be a very useful way to get their voice heard.
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Twitter, rock’n’roll and hip hop style, is still primarily a young man and woman's game, and you won't find geezers like the Rolling Stones or U2 popping up too often. But in all honesty, unless trips to visit their financial advisor is really your idea of fun this Grammy weekend, why would you want to - especially when you have Kanye West, Lady Gaga, and young Justin Bieber!
Kanye West - @kanyewest
Why Follow: Dude, @dasracist may be hotter in the underground and @NICKIMINAJ is topping the charts right now, but Kanye owns Twitter! The wonderfully self obsessed hip hop superstar’s been named checked by two Presidents among his many achievements & is, beat for beat, one of the most talented & relevant musicians around. Plus, as over 2,346,500 followers know, this Twitter king, is, in the best sense of social media in action, a running commentary on his own dramas – check out his Feb. 5 tirades, you’ll see what I mean.
Sample Tweet: I just zoned on how ill it is to really fall in love... Pimpin' is whatev ... Love is that s**t!
Be Prepared For: His latest album ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”was a top pick of 2010 and his collaboration with Jay-Z on their upcoming “Watch The Throne” album is a hip hop mega-match-up to rival the last time @Eminem and Dr. Dre, who are performing together on the Grammys, really got together – but the real treat is if someone he doesn’t like wins on Sunday …well, Taylor can tell you what could happen.
Taylor Swift - @TaySwift13x
Why Follow: Contrived or not, the country ingénue’s sweet & humble tweets, on her new page, takes you right into her world, with a sometimes wicked sense of timing & humor.
Sample Tweet: THAT SHOW RULED!! Thank you Singapore. My band and I love you. And your dancing and jumping and singing and screaming! Good times.
Be Prepared For: Taylor might not mention her latest celeb break-up, but she does put out a ton of tweeted Thank Yous as Taylor, whose latest album “Speak Now” continues to sell like hot cakes and she tours the world.
