UPDATE | VIDEO ::

The GRAMMYs’ official twitter account has posted a short segment from yesterday’s (September 28) special – the clip shows Ms. Grey, DJ Skee, and Alex Da Kid being asked what music they’re currently listening to. To access the video page and see what they said, click below!

Currently Listening To…. | TwitVid ::

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Earlier this evening (September 28), both Ms. Grey and Alex Da Kid were profiled by The Recording Academy for a GRAMMY special entitled Up Close & Personal With Alex Da Kid And Skylar Grey, which was hosted by DJ Skee.

GRAMMY.com has posted a recap of the event, along with a new photo from Ms. Grey’s February 2011 GRAMMY performance with Eminem and Dr. Dre. You may also check out a backstage photo of Ms. Grey with Alex and Skee below.

Grey Matters | GRAMMY.com ::

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 — 7:55 PM

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The careers of two emerging artists were spotlighted on Sept. 28 at Up Close & Personal With Alex Da Kid And Skylar Grey, a program produced by The Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing and The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter.

Before a sold-out audience at The Academy’s headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., producer Alex Da Kid and singer/songwriter Grey engaged in an in-depth discussion moderated by radio personality/recording artist DJ Skee. Topics addressed included songwriting, recording and collaborating on Grey’s forthcoming album, Invinsible, due in January 2012. Additionally, in an exclusive premiere, Grey performed a medley of songs from Invinsible.

Up Close & Personal With Alex Da Kid And Skylar Grey was streamed exclusively at GRAMMY365, The Academy’s member-only website. The discussion portion/event will be available via video on demand on GRAMMY365 starting Sept. 30. For more information on Academy membership, visit www.grammy365.com/join.

You can now purchase Skylar Grey merchandise online via her official Bravado Web-Store! Current items include a men’s tee, a women’s babydoll shirt, and black INVINSIBLE wristbands. Click below to view the full web-store!

Official Skylar Grey Web-Store | Bravado ::

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Brand new articles featuring Ms. Grey from i-D Magazine, Time Out London, and Look have been made available. Look features “Invisible“ as their Super Hot! track of the week, while the i-D Magazine and Time Out London pieces each feature an interview with Ms. Grey. Click each feature below to download the full-size image!

Grey Profile | i-D Magazine ::

7 Things You Didn’t Know | Time Out London ::

Super Hot! – “Invisible” | Look ::

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The brand new behind-the-scenes look at the “Invisible” music video has been released to VEVO/YouTube a day early by Ms. Grey – the clip touches on the emotions, as well as the superhero connection that are showcased in the full-length video!

“….but there’s something else going on that people don’t know about….”

Skylar Grey – “Invisible” Behind-The-Scenes | YouTube ::

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UK music business publication Music Week has released their September edition of The Playlist, which “….highlights 10 tracks you need to hear….”. The newest edition of The Playlist features “Invisible“, and you can check out a scan of the article below!

The Playlist, September 2011 | Music Week ::

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On September 28, Ms. Grey, along with Alex Da Kid, will be the subject of a GRAMMY Spotlight special – Up Close & Personal With Alex Da Kid And Skylar Grey! The special will be hosted by world-renowned DJ/producer DJ Skee, and will be streamed live exclusively via www.GRAMMY365.com (membership-only).

Read the original press release (via GRAMMY.com) below.

Up Close & Personal | GRAMMY.com ::
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 — 7:00 AM
GRAMMY.com
The Recording Academy will spotlight the careers of a pair of emerging artists on Sept. 28 with Up Close & Personal With Alex Da Kid And Skylar Grey, a program produced by The Academy’s Producers & Engineers Wing and The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter.
Hosted at The Academy’s headquarters in Santa Monica, Calif., the event will feature an in-depth discussion with producer Alex Da Kid and singer/songwriter Grey, moderated by radio personality/recording artist DJ Skee. Topics addressed will include songwriting, recording and collaborating with other artists.

Since signing a publishing deal with Universal Music Group in 2009, Alex Da Kid has collaborated with artists such as Nicki Minaj, B.o.B and Paramore’s Hayley Williams. He produced Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie,“ featuring Rihanna, which garnered four GRAMMY nominations in 2010, including Song and Record Of The Year. In June Alex Da Kid finalized a deal bringing his label imprint, KIDinaKORNER, under the umbrella of Interscope Records. Grey is the first act signed to the label.

In 2010 Grey received two GRAMMY nominations for Song Of The Year and Best Rap Song for “Love The Way You Lie,“ a song she co-wrote with Alex Da Kid and Eminem. That same year she collaborated with Dr. Dre and Eminem on “I Need A Doctor,“ and performed the song with them on the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast in February. Invinsible, her debut album produced by Alex Da Kid, is due out in January 2012. The album’s first single, “Invisible,“ was released to digital retailers in August.

Up Close & Personal With Alex Da Kid And Skylar Grey will be streamed live exclusively on Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at GRAMMY365, The Academy’s member-only website. The discussion will be available via video on demand on GRAMMY365 starting Sept. 30. For ticket information, send an email to p&ewing@grammy.com. For more information on Academy membership, visit www.grammy365.com/join.

Earlier this evening (September 20) on the season 3 College Campus Invasion episode of Tosh.0 on Comedy Central, filmed September 15 at Arizona State University, Ms. Grey made a special live guest appearance to perform live with Eli Porter for his Web Redemption segment!

Watch the performance below, and also view a backstage photo of Ms. Grey and Eli Porter.

Skylar Grey & Eli Porter – Tosh.0 Web Redemption | YouTube ::

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Beatweek Magazine‘s Bill Palmer has published an interview with Ms. Grey, recently conducted at a live performance “….fifty miles outside Los Angeles, in a club with no name….” – check out the introduction to the interview below, click the first photo to view the full-length write-up, and click the second photo to download a free digital copy (PDF) of the current issue of Beatweek Magazine.

Skylar Grey Interview | Beatweek Magazine ::
“….it’s a weeknight, fifty miles outside Los Angeles, in a club with no name on the front of the building. The performer and her backing band take the stage with their faces obscured by hoodies. She asks the audience what the town of Pomona is all about, and upon their silence, realizes that no one in the crowd is local. They’ve all driven out from LA just to get an early glimpse of her solo material. It’s an intentionally under-the-radar night for the artist who’s already known around the globe for singing the title phrase on Dr. Dre’s “I Need a Doctor” as the shadowy figure perched between Dre and Eminem during their Grammy performance, and for being the first voice you hear on Diddy’s “Coming Home.” Yet the material from her upcoming debut album touches on seemingly every genre but hip hop, crafting a new kind of pop music which lacks prior comparison. If you haven’t guessed by now, her name isn’t really Skylar Grey. And ‘Invinsible’ isn’t really her first album, although that is the correct spelling of the title. But we’ll get to all that….”

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Photos from Ms. Grey‘s September 17 concert with She Wants Revenge at Macy’s Northridge Fashion Center (taken by John Photography), as well as several high-resolution photos from her June 28 interview with Oliver Trevena for Young Hollywood have now been made available online – check out the sets by clicking each photo below!

Skylar Grey – mstylelab Concert | John Photography ::

Skylar Grey – Oliver Trevena Interview | Young Hollywood ::

And last up, PopCrush and Idolator have each posted an article in response to the announcement of Ms. Grey touring Europe with Bruno Mars throughout October – click the photo below to view the PopCrush article.

Grey To Join Mars on European Tour | PopCrush ::

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The United Kingdom’s Daily Star, and ContactMusic.com have both released new articles covering Ms. Grey meeting Marilyn Manson, working with Eminem, and who served as inspiration for her writing “Love The Way You Lie”!

Skylar’s The Limit | Daily Star ::

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“….Grey enjoyed working with Eminem and says the rapper is an “intimidating and inspiring” collaborator….Grey – who penned the rapper’s duet with Rihanna, ‘Love the Way You Lie’….enjoys working with the ‘Real Slim Shady’ hitmaker because of his “rare” talent.

She said: “Eminem makes fun of me. But he’s a rare breed of an artist that doesn’t come along every day, so being able to be in a room with him and see his creativity at work was both inspiring and intimidating.”

Skylar also revealed that ‘Love the Way You Lie’ was inspired by the “vicious cycle” of her relationships with “assholes”.

She explained to NME magazine: “It wasn’t necessarily about literal violence in a relationship, but that vicious cycle of somebody who keeps you on your toes because they’re kind of an asshole. I do tend to fall for assholes because they keep me on my toes and I don’t get bored. That’s what I wrote it about….“