. > > What I can't understand is why India.Arie did not get a single award. > Surely her 7 nominations (the highest number in this year's Grammy) meant > something.
Interesting you say that... When I met India Arie a couple of years ago, she, and my roommate Heidi, were both playing in the popular Eddie's Attic shootout competition in Decatur, where some 30 odd musicians compete against each other for one thousand dollars and a chunk of studio time. Most of the people I saw I was not particularly impressed with. But India, performed this beautiful ballad, just her and her guitar, and I just fell in love with her voice. I told her as much. My roommate also played and I thought she sounded awesome as well. However, both of them were knocked out of the competition fairly early on, losing to people I thought were fairly forgettable. I remember listening to another local singer, Tammy Fowler, talking to her(India) later telling her how good she was and not to let the competition discourage her. Just goes to show you how much judges know. Victor NP: David Letterman
