As someone who generally snubs mainstream music, I wish that more Grammy awards were like this; it actually held my attention throughout most of the show. The decision to pair modern performers with classic all the way along was excellent. Low-points were Kanye West's momma song, which really had the feel of a grade 8 mothers' day project to it, and Tina Turner's silver-clad, asymmetrical nipples. And I'm happy that Herbie Hancock took home the biggest award of the night; very classy and humble man, working in a genre that gets far to little credit by the awards bodies. That said, I doubt that his album was even the best jazz album of the year, but it had just the right main-stream twist to make it a fit.
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