Whitney Houston (AP file)

As the sad news of Whitney Houston’s death Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif., spread over the Internet, several musical talents with Oklahoma ties paid tribute to the former superstar on Twitter and Facebook:

Greyson Chance, Edmond-based singer/songwriter/pianist (on Twitter @GreysonChance):

RIP Whitney Houston. So devastating..she was a true performer. #Legend

Reba McEntire, superstar singer/actress who hails from Chockie (on Twitter @Reba):

Rest in peace, Whitney. (on Saturday)

I do think the Grammys tonight will be a wonderful way to celebrate Whitney’s career while paying …

Stoney Creek Records duo Thompson Square, which includes Miami, OK, native Keifer Thompson, burst onto the country music scene one year ago last week with its self-titled debut album, which has so far garnered a plethora of accolades, including 2011’s No. 1 Most Played Country Song, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not,” the follow-up Top 10 hit, “I Got You,” three 2011 American Country Awards and two 2012 Grammy nominations.

Now, the husband/wife duo of Keifer and Shawna Thompson return to country radio with its new single, “Glass,” a …

Jack White (AP file)

Former White Stripes guitarist/singer Jack White will play March 15 at historic Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, the venue announced today.

Tickets will go on sale at noon Friday. Prices are set at $38 and $49. There will be a limit of four tickets per person.

For more information, go to www.cainsballroom.com.

White founded The Stripes in Detroit in 1997 with his then-wife, drummer Meg White, and in February 2011, the influential duo announced they had decided to part ways. Jack White has formed several other music …

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Tulsa-born singer/songwriter/guitarist St. Vincent will appear on tonight’s Valentine’s Day-theme episode of the teen drama series “Gossip Girl.” The show airs at 7 p.m. on the CW.

St. Vincent will perform her song “Cruel,” from her 2011 album “Strange Mercy.”

Check out this clip of the performance. On Facebook, St. Vincent says “They don’t show when I smash my guitar on the bar, but pretty sure they will tonight….” Please let this not be sarcasm.

If you want to see St. Vincent play in …

Lost Lander

Today’s featured event:

Hear Lost Lander, Kelafonia and Young Reader at 8 tonight at The Conservatory, 8911 N Western. For more information, go to www.conservatoryokc.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM…

Ryan Tedder (AP file)

UPDATED 10:48 p.m. Monday: Here are a couple more Grammy accomplishments by Oklahoma music stars, courtesy Oklahoma Rock Newsblog. 

British singer-songwriter Adele won six awards – sweeping the record, album and song of the year categories – while rockers the Foo Fighters earned five prizes when the Grammy Awards were handed out tonight in Los Angeles. To read my live blog, click here.

Best known as the frontman for pop band OneRepublic, Tulsa native Ryan Tedder shares in Adele’s album of the year win as one …

Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa (AP file)

7 p.m.: The 54th Annual Grammy Awards is getting off to an old-school star, with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and a symphony orchestra performing The Boss’ new anthem “We Take Care of Our Own.” The performance has everyone in the star-studded crowd on their feet. As billed, it’s a very uplifting anthem on the outside but with lots of pointed social commentary on the inside, so it’s hard not to join the chorus comparing it to “Born in the U.S.A.” …

Jennifer Hudson (AP file)

Jennifer Hudson will perform a tribute to Whitney Houston, the one-time pop superstar who died Saturday at the age of 48, during tonight’s 54th Annual Grammy Awards.

The Grammy Awards air live from Los Angeles from 7 to 10:30 tonight on CBS. Follow my live blog tonight right here on BAM’s Blog.

Oscar-winning singer/actress Hudson was said to be “having a hard time” at rehearsal for the tribute number, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Houston homage will air three-quarters of the way through the broadcast, …

In this Oct. 28, 2006, file photo, musician Whitney Houston arrives at the 17th Carousel of Hope Ball benefiting the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes in Beverly Hills, Calif. Houston died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, she was 48. (AP Photo)

Actress/singer Whitney Houston, who was regarded as one of the best voices of the late 20th century before drug use and her troubled marriage to fellow singer Bobby Brown marred her polished image and triumphant career, died Saturday. She was just 48.

Her death happened on the eve of …

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards take place live from 7 to 10:30 tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The show will air live on the CBS Television Network, and it will be hosted by two-time Grammy winner and “NCIS: Los Angeles” star LL Cool J.

Look for my live blog of the show here on BAM’s Blog starting at 7 p.m.

Performers set for tonight’s Grammys include the reunited Beach Boys with Foster The People and Maroon 5, Adele, The Civil Wars, Diana Krall, Maceo Parker, Joe Walsh, …