Monday, February 9, 2009

Grammys

The Grammy Awards is one of the most prestigious awards that you can receive in the music world. They recognize all genres of music, from rap to country to soul. However, last night at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, there seemed to be a lack of recognition for Latin and Latin inspired music and artists.

The show was entertaining, featuring artists like U2, who opened the show, or Paul McCartney performing a classic Beatles song. British artist M.I.A. teamed up with all star rap cast Lil Wayne, T.I., Jay-Z, and Kanye West. Country group Sugarland also performed. But there wasn't any performances by a Latin group.



Though the Latin Grammy Awards have gotten more and more popular since it first started in 1997, there seemed to be a lack of acknowledgment of Latin music at all in last night's Awards ceremony.

Country music has their own awards show, the Country Music Awards (CMAs), and yet country music artists both won awards as well as performed at last night's show.

Not one Latin group was even nominated in any category in last night's show.

Latin music has been recognized in the Grammys before, so it seems to beg the question, why not this year?

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