The Winners are in… and the predicted edginess of the 43rd annual Grammy awards ended up on a more rounded note.
It was once again the year of the graying rocker — as veteran bands Steely Dan and U-2 took home the top trophies. Shut out last night were the factory-made teeny-bop poppers ‘N Sync and Britney Spears – and abundant was the hype around the sometimes sexist often gay-bashing rap album “The Marshall Mathers LP”.
It was also a night of odd bedfellows – As Techno mixed with soul and the world witnessed the much anticipated duet of the openly gay Elton Jay and the homophobic hip-hopper Eminem . The Grammy awards are sold as a microcosm of the music industry– so what did last night say about pop music today?
(Hosted by Christopher Lydon)
Guests:
Matt Ashere, Music Editor of the Boston Pheonix
Jay Sweet, Music Supervisor at the Planetary Group, a National Artist Develpment and Production Company.