I am only a casual follower of contemporary music, but I usually watch the Grammys. More even than the Oscars or the Emmys, the Grammys seem to be less about recognizing artistic merit or accomplishment, and more about commerce, for both some recording artists (and of course the companies that sell their music) and even more for television. There is nothing at all new about absurd winners and losers, so I won't waste any breath about that. But I do wish they would stop trying so very hard to create these faux historic "Grammy Moments". Occasionally something special might be appropriate, but as a casual music fan I would appreciate a lot more if I could watch the Grammys to see performances from current acts that I otherwise would not see or hear about. I don't really need to see another geezer act. Maybe the Paul and Ringo song was understandable, but the performance of Photograph was just painful.
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