And now, here are the big’uns. The Grammy Awards are tonight, and so far, we’ve looked at picks for rap, country, R&B, pop, dance and rock. All that’s left (besides polka, classical and a bunch of other categories I know absolutely nothing about) are the major, prestige categories. So, without further ado, let’s see who’s up for the serious hardware on “music’s biggest night”, and don’t forget that I will be live-blogging the show tonight, with updates on the site […]
Posts tagged "2011 Grammy Awards"
Popblerd!’s 2010 Grammy Preview: Country
Hey Folks, I can’t say I’m the world’s foremost authority when it comes to country music. So this year, I farmed out the prediction process to my buddy Matt Bjorke, who runs Roughstock.com ! Matt, who has guested on the Blerd Radio podcast in the past, is THE man when it comes to country music, and I thank him for helping me out and offering his take on the country categories this year. Take it away, Matt!! 2010 was considered by […]
Popblerd!’s 2011 Grammy Preview: Pop & Dance
Pop is such a random catch-all term that it’s hard to figure out how the people that nominate artists for the Grammys figure out what constitutes “pop”. Of course, if you’re in the know, you just know that the labels that nominate their artists designate what categories certain songs go into, so…yeah, it’s totally random. This year’s nominees are the typical mixed bag of pop, a term that can navigate vast waters and describe everything from Michael Buble to Lady […]
Popblerd!’s 2011 Grammy Preview: Rap
Another year, another time to kvetch over the Grammy Award nominations, right? It may be music’s biggest night, but it’s hard to find a Grammy Awards that’s not fraught with controversy and/or boring as hell. The nomination process always results in head scratching decisions, and this year’s are no different. Katy Perry nominated for Album of the Year? Weird. Lady GaGa’s “Bad Romance” scratched off of the Record of the Year nominees? Uber-weird. No Lil Wayne nominations? Big Boi passed […]
Dear Grammy…
The Grammy Awards ceremony needs a face-lift, and I propose more awards and more performances by up-and-coming acts.