We have a welter of Grammy-related posts leading up to the biggest night of the year for the music industry. There is much to chew upon this year regarding the awards themselves and the television show around them on CBS:

Grammys: Plenty of Mammys
Grammy gossip from the New York Daily News: Has Janet Jackson taught us nothing? So many celebrity breasts were popping out at the Grammys that we wondered if they should be re-named the Mammys. Christina Aguilera risked the wrath of...
Posted in Blogcritics on February 11, 2004 02:21 PM

Michel Camillo - Live At the Blue Note
Pianist-composer Michel Camilo's alternately lively ("Cocowalk," "Blue Bossa") and elegantly moody ("Two Of a Kind," "Twilight Glow") 2-CD set Live at the Blue Note - from my homeys at Cleveland-based Telarc International - deservedly won the Grammy Award for Best...
Posted in Blogcritics on February 11, 2004 09:09 AM

The Grammy Awards: The Good & the Bad
Justin showed up, won, and apologized. Janet didn't show up (she would have had to apologize on air - hasn't she done that twice already). The show was unfortunately scandal free (somewhat boring)' The show did start off with a...
Posted in Blogcritics on February 9, 2004 09:03 PM

GRAMMY - Janet's Breast Eats Awards Show
I had a good time wathcing the Grammys last night - I will do a detailed recap later - but I had a weird feeling throughout the show that something was missing. I slept on it for about four hours...
Posted in Blogcritics on February 9, 2004 11:41 AM

Pontificating at the Grammys
The head of the Grammys gave his traditional speech tonight during the ceremony. This year it was about music education and digital downloading.
Posted in Blogcritics on February 9, 2004 12:36 AM

Early Grammy Review
Reactions right after the conclusion of the Grammys: * 50 Cent is a classless thug. That little bit of posturing during the presentation of the award he didn't win was disgusting. * Foo Fighters and White Stripes each gave one...
Posted in Blogcritics on February 8, 2004 11:50 PM

Grammy Outrage Prediction
Counting down to till the first press release/appearance from a Native American Group upset about the performance of "Hey Ya. . ." 10 . . . 9 . . . 8 The marching band was a nice touch but, I...
Posted in Blogcritics on February 8, 2004 11:34 PM

Performances at the Grammys
I came late to the Grammys (given a choice, I'll take the Simpsons over much anything else that's on TV), so I'm picking up about a half hour into the show. Apparently I missed Prince, Dave Matthews and several others.
Posted in Blogcritics on February 8, 2004 11:12 PM