Blog: One Thirty BPM

The release of the 2009 Grammy nominations marked probably the last time the words "Grammys" and "relevant" were ever used in the same sentence. Remember when Radiohead's In Rainbows was up for Album of the Year? Or how Lil Wayne received eight nominations for Tha Carter III ? Yeah, that's not happening again. This year, the Grammys reverted back to their normal selves, favoring baby boomers for the rock categories, veteran heavyweights for the rap ones, and Beyoncé and Taylor Swift for pretty much everything else. Beyoncé led the night with six trophies, while T-Swizzy took home [...]