Pulling Names from a Hat: The 2009 Grammy Awards
[Mark Hoppus said it best: “Isn’t it great to see the Jonas Brothers and Stevie Wonder back together again?”
After previous years were hindered by decrepit reality-show styled conceits (My Grammy Moment, anyone?), the producers for the Grammys decided to keep it simple for the 2009 edition of music’s most drawn-out glitz marathon: this time around, there would be no host and no games. Just three-and-a-half bloated hours of anemic performances and half-hearted, sometimes downright bizarre collaborations. If the Grammy Awards are really supposed to be “Music’s Biggest Night” (as its numerous ads have claimed), then what does the 2009 ceremony say about the state of sonic entertainment right now?
Not much, really.
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/70237-pulling-names-from-a-hat-the-2009-grammy-awards/