Fucking Grammys

So last night was the grammys. And they sucked.

Again.

But in case you missed the music industries giant masturbatory pat on the back this year, allow me to recap:

MIA performed and she was pregnant. It was weird. But she wasn't performing her hit "Paper Planes", she was performing the pop-rap remix. Apparently the grammys decided MIA wasn't quite as good without a host of industry-certified rap stars. By the way, that song came out in 2007...isn't it a little late to be doing a remix?

Then Paul McCartney performed and it was boring.

Then Paul McCartney and Kid Rock were nominated for the same award, because that's the world we live in.

Then Paul McCartney and Kid Rock both lost to John Mayer.

Radiohead played. I was dissapointed with the performance. They were nominated for best album, however. They didn't win.

Who did win? Robert Plant and Allison Krause.

Why? Probably because the Grammys, like Rolling Stone magazine, has absolutely nothing to do with modern music. It is an award ceremony celebrating a dying industry. So it makes sense that a baby boomer icon wins best album in 2009. Because only the baby boomers still actually buy CD's at full price from music stores.