One Direction also won Best Pop Video for What Makes You Beautiful, beating Justin Bieber and Rihanna. They were very gracious in their acceptance speech. Simon still has that 6th sense or whatever it is that lets him spot what will put teenage girls in a frenzy. Here's their 2010 X Factor boot camp performance -- really good, and they were all only 16 to 18.
One Direction went on the X Factor as individuals, and were going to be bounced when the judges decided to put them in a group, mentored by Simon. They made it to the finals and got eliminated in the top 3. it was probably the best thing that could have happened to them. The winner of that season, Matt Cardle, didn't fare nearly as well -- his label didn't renew his contract. Here's Simon on the groups phenomenal ascent, in the UK and the U.S.
On to Lil Wayne, who showcased really saggy pants during his performance of Yuck No Worries with 2Chainz. I loved them.
I hope he doesn't go to Flint, MI or Delcambre, Louisiana wearing them.
At least he can go to Riviera, Florida, where the judge overturned a ban on saggy pants. But just six weeks ago, Spirit Airlines kicked a passenger off the plane because of his drooping pants.
In June, an Ohio judge threw a man in jail who appeared in court with saggy pants. He stayed there three days. The same happened to a man in court in Autauga County, AL.
Last week, a North Carolina teacher was suspended after she slapped a student over a saggy pants dispute in June.
But the award for the most absurd comment goes to the Mayor of Dunn, NC, who's trying to get an ordinance passed against saggy pants because he says they are dragging down the town's image:
Saggy pants "is part of a culture that breeds drug sales, drug addictions, crime and murder," Robinson said. "
Who makes Lil Wayne's clothes ? Trukfit. Is it a marketing deal? Of course. More here and the style is here.
Trukfit is an earnest, up and coming company with a great philosophy:
Whoever designed its website deserves a bonus. Really nice job --it's creative, interesting, and makes you just want to keep clicking through. It's even got a blog section that is both well designed and has interesting posts.
Lil Wayne has 8 million followers on Twitter. Trukfit has 40,000 followers, but I bet it grows fast. According to the comments tonight, the fans loved Lil Wayne's Trukfit outfit.