Monday, February 12, 2007

Grammy night live: Big losers

Posted at 01:13 by Carly Carioli

It's not even eight o'clock, and already the following people have lost a Grammy:

Natasha Bedingfield, Sherly Crow, Pink, and KT Tunstall (Best Femals Pop Vocal went to Christina Aguilera)
James Blunt, John Legend, Paul McCartney, and Daniel Powter (thank god, although the winner of Best Male Pop Vocal, John Mayer, isn't a hell of a lot better)
Death Cab for Cutie, the Fray, Keane, and the Pussycat Dolls (Best Pop Perfornance by a Duo or Group went to Black Eyed Peas for . . . "My Humps"!)
Goldfrapp and the Pet Shop Boys, who have lost two categories each: Best Dance Recording went, rightfully, to Mssrs. Timberlake and Timbaland for "Sexy Back", while Best Electronic/Dance Album went to Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor.
Beck, Tom Petty, and Neil Young (Dylan took all geezers with Best Solo Rock Vocal)
Snow Patrol, the Killers, Coldplay, the Raconteurs, U2 and Green Day (all of whom lost to the Chili Peppers, either in Rock Performance, Duo or Group or Best Rock Song)
Buckcherry, Nine Inch Nails, System of a Down, and Tool. Let the retching begin: Wolfmother won Best Hard Rock, continuing that category's legacy of cluelessness.
Lamb of God, Mastodon, Ministry, and Stone Sour. SLAYER WON A FUCKING GRAMMY. No shit they couldn't show that on TV.
Arctic Monkeys. Lost Twice. Once in Best Rock Istrumental, to the Flaming Lips, and once in Best Alternative Music Album, which was the first in a long nignt of Gnarls Barkley mentions. Gnarls took out Thom Yorke and the YYYs as well, and went on to trump Outkast and Prince in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance. Hey, check it out . . . Gnarls Barkley is equal-opportunity alternative!
Janet Jackson, Kelis, and Ne-Yo. All lost to Beyonce for Best Contemporary R&B Album.
Busta, Missy, Lupe Fiasco, and Mos Def . . . all lost to T.I.'s "What You Know," for Best Rap Solo Performance. No argument there. BTW, we finally just saw ATL last night. Dude.
Outkast (second loss), Ludacris, Nelly/Paul Wall/Ali & Gipp, and the Roots. All losers. To Chamillionaire for "Ridin." Again . . . no argument.