Hello, everybody. We'll get to the Grammys in a bit, but first up...

For the first time in over 600 years, Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday that he's turning in his resignation papers on February 28. It was a bombshell move no one saw coming, and it's up to the already troubled Catholic Church to find a new leader by Easter.

At age 85, Benedict felt that at his age, he couldn't have enough muster to carry on his life duties unlike the other pontiffs, though he was the oldest elected in 2005 after John Paul II.

I'm not Catholic myself, but this news has stunned all kinds of religions and as we've seen almost eight years ago, choosing a successor will be very tough as the cardinals will once again go into conclave mode.

Now...the 55th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, and since there was no big winner, it was all about spreading the wealth this time around. Mumford and Sons' "Babel" picked up Album of the Year, while Record of the Year and Pop Duo/Group Performance went to Goyte for "Somebody That I Used to Know." Fun. got Best New Artist and Song of the Year ("We Are Young"), and then there were the usual suspects: Kelly Clarkson (Pop Vocal Album, "Stronger"), Adele (Pop Solo Performance), Carrie Underwood (Country Solo Performance), and Beyonce (Traditional R&B Performance, "Love On Top"). 

Among the many pre-telecast winners: Jimmy Fallon (Comedy Album, "Blow Your Pants Off"), Jay-Z and Kanye West (Rap Performance, N----s in Paris), and Janis Ian (Spoken Word Album, "Society's Child: My Autobiography")

The big story prior to the show was that dress code CBS issued out to everybody stating no excessive cleavage or anything see-through, but Katy Perry and Kelly Rowland were like, "What dress code?!" But the one who dared to bare was Jennifer Lopez as she pulled an Angelina Jolie and showed some leg, which is why she was the standout. As for Adele? She may have cleaned house last year, but her gown this year didn't sweep us off our feet.

And last but not least...since they happened first due to the time zone difference, the EE British Academy Film Awards were in London also on Sunday. Daniel Day-Lewis and Anne Hathaway are both one away from completing the quadfecta with Oscar gold, and Jennifer Lawrence was poised to join them.

Instead, Best Actress went to Emmanuelle Riva, putting Lawrence's chances at that big prize in jeopardy. Even though she's a veteran, Riva is pretty much unknown to most of us...so was Marion Cotillard, until she won five years ago. And also, "Silver Linings Playbook" has a baseball theme to it, which explains Riva's win.

Emmanuelle at 85 may become the oldest Oscar winner in history (surpassing last year's Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer), but that one BAFTA won't get her the Oscar that quick. Lawrence has been filling up her trophy case with awards left and right, which is a sure sign that in less than two weeks on the 24th, we could be hearing Jean Dujardin say these words: "And the Oscar goes to...Jennifer Lawrence in 'Silver Linings Playbook'!!!" So long and stay strong.