Blog: arjanwrites music blog

(Typing this while on my way to Los Angeles to cover this year's GRAMMY Awards all week.) The winner of this year's GRAMMY Award for Best New Artist joins an impressive line up of past winners, including The Beatles (1965), The Carpenters (1971), Bette Midler (1974), Culture Club (1984), Mariah Carey (1991), Christina Aguilera (2000) and Adele (2009). Competing for GRAMMY gold in the Best New Artist category this year are Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine, Mumford & Sons and Esperanza Spalding. Personally, I think Florence & The Machine [...]