2024 Grammy Awards

Brandi Carlile is basically everything that is right in this world. She’s beautiful, she’s talented, and she’s a champion for others. Brandy Clark and Allison Russell, two of the Americana winners, are among the many for whom Carlile has created opportunities. So wonderful to see so many of her protégés taking flight.

 

Jay Z complaining about Album of the Year? Someone should remind him that Lionel Richie won it over Born in the USA and Purple Rain.

 

He's gonna retire to run an online sports desk.

 

man, this hit home

I remember going with my parents to do the weekly shopping at Kroger at midnight so no one they knew would see them paying in food stamps.

 

Toto has six Grammy awards. I can't remember if it was Tom Breihan at Stereogum or Rob Harvila at the Ringer or someone else, but they pointed out that historically, the Grammy voting block is made up of industry folks. They skew white, "traditional" and "classy." So, you get tons of bands and artists getting recognized years after their creative peaks, and way too much for like jazz albums nobody gives a shit about.

 

On top of that, there's a lot of industry politics involved, frequently tied to the people connected to the artist.

"Supernatural" by Carlos Santana broke records for Grammys won by a single album. That had relatively little to do with Carlos Santana and everything to do with the fact that Clive Davis signed him and put that record together.

 

Instead of FOOD STAMPS!!! (which the cashier would announce like a lottery ticket was sold), the gubbermint gives you a card now.