49th Grammy Wrap Up

As expected, the Grammy's were a disappointment. Just when I thought they could not get any worse, the horrible country band Rascal Flats managed to prove me wrong. Here is my list of the winners, and who really should have won. Let me state for the record that when I say "should" have won, I am referring of course to the people nominated, not who I think should have been nominated and won. So, without further ado:

Album of the Year:
Who won: Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way
Who should have won: The Dixie Chicks - Taking The Long Way

Record of the Year:
Who won: Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice
Who should have won: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy

Song of the Year:
Who won: Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice
Who should have won: Dixie Chicks - Not Ready To Make Nice

Best New Artist:
Who won: Carrie Underwood
Who should have won: Corinne Bailey Rae

Best Make R&B Vocal Performance:
Who won: John Legend - Heaven
Who should have won: Prince - Black Sweat

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance:
Who won: Mary J. Blige - Be Without You
Who should have won: Mary J. Blige - Be Without You

Best R&B Album:
Who won: Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough
Who should have won: Prince - 3121

Best Pop Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocals:
Who won: The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps
Who should have won: The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car)

Best Pop Vocal Album:
Who won: John Mayer - Continuum
Who should have won: Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint - The River In Reverse

Best Rock Album:
Who won - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium
Who should have won: Tom Petty - Highway Companion

Best Rock Performance By A Duo or Group With Vocal:
Who won: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
Who should have won: The Fray - How To Save A Life

Best Rock Solo Vocal Performance:
Who won: Bob Dylan - Someday Baby
Who should have won: Tom Petty - Saving Grace

And now for your amusement, we present the following things that Rocked/Sucked about the 49^th Grammy Awards:

Best Performance:
Ludacris, hands down.

Worst Performance:
Rascal Flats - Who the fuck told them they could sing Hotel California?

Another Reason To Hate Rascal Flats:
See above.

Best/Coolest Part of the Show:
Natalie Maines when she received the award for Best Country Album.

Worst/Unwatchable Part of the Show:
The Police. Nothing more to say.

Best Reason To Hate The Grammy's:
Why did they feel that Justin Timberlake was such an amazing artist that we needed to see him perform not once, but twice.

Best Reason To Love The Grammy's:
Give me a minute, I'll think of something.

-B
You're always sayin' you're to weak to be strong.

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