WTF

The Grammy's
Full List of Nominees.

Where to begin... The Grammy's have been getting it wrong practically since its conception and they continue to disappoint again this year. There were a few more deserving nominees chosen than in previous years: MGMT, Maxwell, Q-Tip, YYYs, Phoenix, Lady Gaga and Kid Cudi. In fact, as far as I'm concerned the Rap and R&B categories are typically accurate; though I would've at least hoped for a nomination for Raekwon as well as Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind" this year.



What's really missing is the nominating committees obvious removal from present rock music culture. Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, U2, Neil Young... We have heard it all before. There was a time and place when these old rockers were writing relevant lyrics and music, but that day is not today nor will it be tomorrow. Their time has come and gone, so let's focus on the future of rock music and move on. How about starting with the revival of psychedelic for example? Animal Collective has played a big role in this revival with the release of 2009's Merriweather Post Pavillion; an album that has been called the best album of 2009 by, oh, just some 20+ publications, and rightfully so.



The Horrors, The XX, Grizzly Bear, Dirty Projectors- now those are some names missing from the nominating list. And La Roux should have definitely snagged a nomination for "In For The Kill" in the Dance category.



The thing that really gets to me is that this oblivious group of "chosen ones" are part of the reason why the music industry is dying, along with MTV, VH1, and radio. In fact, the only ones that ever get it right are credible critics. Perhaps I'm being a little melodramatic... But no wonder record sales have plummeted when this is the so-called "music" being promoted and played everywhere. People are being brainwashed that artists like the Black Eyed Peas are one of the greatest acts of our time. And how would they know otherwise? I mean after all it's the only thing heard by the public. People don't have time to do the research it takes to find truly great music; so please start doing everyone a favor and shed a little light towards the truth or you (the people responsible for sending this false message) will probably be out of a job for losing public interest.