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Beyonce takes 6 Grammys, makes history
The Grammys' four biggest awards were split four ways: 20-year-old country chanteuse Taylor Swift won album of the year; family rockers Kings of Leon won ...
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Grammy Awards
The competition is stiff though: Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, the leader of the pack with 10 nominations, are also—not surprisingly—contenders in ...
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Brandi Carlile, Haiti benefit and NO Grammys
hence the big night for Beyonce and Taylor Swift. So why not just drop the Best-Artist pretense and call it the Best Selling Artists Awards? Speaking of which, the Best New Artist category is always a bellwether of Grammy cluelessness, and it was again this year, when more innovative groups like MGMT and The Ting Tings were bypassed in favor of the ordinary Zac Brown Band. Ho and hum.It seems like the music industry could overcome its moribund economic times by actually rewarding up-and-coming acts - engaging in a bit of old-fashioned star-making - rather than simply rewarding musicians who are already selling a ton of records. Why not give a career boost to someone on the way up...
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