Herbie Hancock beat out Kanye & Amy?

I understand that the Grammy’s awards make strange choices, but Herbie Hancock beating Amy Winehouse and Kanye really takes the cake. I had no idea he was even nominated! This harkens back to 2001 when they gave album of the year to Steely f-ing Dan instead of Radiohead, Beck, or Eminem. But like they say, award shows are hard to predict and don’t really mean all that much.

Despite losing Album of the year to Mr. Hancock, Kanye managed to win quite a few awards. There’s no way can he be a sore loser this time. He won Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap Duo Performance for “Southside”, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Album. And his performance with Daft Punk was pretty good, especially the camera close-ups of Daft Punk inside the pyramid. If I was running the show, I would have shown just a tad more of those funky robots since it was their US television debut.

After reading up on Sunday’s show, it turns out that this year’s show was the biggest one yet. They used 19 high definition cameras for the taping alone! And I’m sure filming Amy Winehouse via satellite cost a pretty penny. But seeing how she won five awards, I guess it was worth it. My favorite part of the show was seeing her win Record of the year. She seemed genuinely touched.

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