[hattend]

Outkast is this year's Nora Jones?...LOL!!

Bill Clinton is nominated along with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and actress Sophia Loren for a recording of "Peter and the Wolf," which was recorded to honor the 50th anniversary of Sergei Prokoviev.

In a separate category Hillary Clinton was nominated for a Grammy for her autobiography "Living History."

Any bets these two boils on the rear of society win?

Okay, who is starting the FR Live Thread tonight? anyone? I'm not going to watch and I like the FR comments much better anyway.

The Grammy winners are chosen by the 18,000-odd members of the Recording Academy.

"odd" is an understatement.

[thoughtomator]

In other words, yet another Grammys event with a sum total of zero musical talent.

[EggsAckley]

***YAWN***

[Wilhelm Tell]

For a second, I thought the article was titled: "Music Industry Pimps..."

[reagan_fanatic]

Why ANYONE watches this garbage is beyond me. I haven't watched a Grammy show in 20 years, and I don't plan on starting anytime soon.

P.S. - Rap should NOT be classified as music. Long Live Rock N Roll!!

[sharktrager]

Music industry primps for a hip-hop and rhythm-and-blues Grammys

Music industry pimps for a hip-hop and rhythm-and-blues Grammys

Yo! I'm straight pimpin' G.

[NYCVirago]

Whoever wins in the top Grammys categories -- there are 105 in total -- chances are that it will be music's youth that will dominate the evening as the Grammys try to shed their image of being the "grannies."

Norah Jones, last year's big winner, and Alicia Keyes, who won big the year before, aren't exactly geezers. But unlike most of the people in their early-20s age group, they actually have talent, and are considered old-fashioned because they don't appeal to the MTV audience. I suppose if they did a lesbian kiss together, or took off their clothes, they could be considered "young" artists.

[Hildy]

I'm so glad I read this. I usually like the Grammy's because they present an eclectic sampling of all music. Sounds pretty one sided this year, and it's a side I don't want a part of.

[Ciexyz]

ohmygawd--Bill Clinton is a nominee? And if he wins, will he accept on stage?!

[LoudRepublicangirl]

I won't be watching that crap.

[Ciexyz]

You'd think they'd push artists that would appeal to a broad based section of America -- like Norah Jones last year. Her duet with Willy Nelson has received lots of airplay on Country Music Television.

How do we know what's out there -- if they don't show it to us? Me, I'm not going to buy rap and hip hop. It's not going to happen.

[international american]

""Peter and the Wolf," which was recorded to honor the 50th anniversary of Sergei Prokoviev.

Prokoviev....the avowed commie...
PUKEMAO!!

[got_moab?]

Was Howard Dean nominated in the Best Male Vocal Performance category for his hit single "HEY AAARGH"?

[NYCVirago]

Big surprise -- according to the Grammy winners' list, both Bill Clinton and Al Franken have already won.
http://www.grammys.com/awards/grammy/46winners.aspx

[Dante3]

Hillary Clinton for a Grammy? Is this a joke? Or a typo?

As for Beyonce Knowles, what a disgusting person, whose sense of entitlement borders on the pathological. The demands for her to sing our national anthem included that no one near her or near her entourage be seen drinking anything but Pepsi. No more Pepsi at our house.