Grammy�s Offered Viewers Little Surprise. 

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02-28-02 antiGUY

The 44th annual Grammy Awards have come and gone. The only major surprise of the evening was the upset win of the �O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack� for Album of the Year. "O Brother" cleaned up by winning four other awards, coming up a draw against Alicia Keys with five wins. The ceremony centered on �Brother� and the two heavy favorites going in - U2 and Alicia Keys. U2 came out with 4 wins including Record of the Year. Alicia Keys walked away with five wins including Best New Artist and Song of the Year. 

Rantitorial: As usual rock was only given lukewarm attention as the spotlight of the night belonged to the numerous R&B, Pop and Rap categories (often featuring the same nominees). It isn�t surprising considering that theGrammy Awards were started as a protest by music industry veterans to the advent and popularity of Rock n Roll, which they considered �anti-music�.  Then again while the folks at the RIAA scratch their heads wondering while record sales continue to decline and look for a scapegoat, maybe they should instead focus on just how narrow the music industry has become, especially considering that an album like the �O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack� could garner so much attention in the past year because it definitely didn�t fit the mold of the expected hit album in the year 2001. Maybe if the industry as whole didn�t play so safe, the Grammy Awards could become something interesting to watch, instead of the music industry�s version of a high school election, a predictable �popularity contest�. Things to ponder over the next year.  

Here are the winners in the major categories as well as the rock (plus pop) related awards.  Album of the Year - �O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack�
Record of the Year - �Walk On� U2 
Song of the Year - �Fallin�� Alicia Keys 
Best New Artist - Alicia Keys
Best Alternative Music Album � �Parachutes� Coldplay 
Best Metal Performance - �Schism� Tool 
Best Male Rock Vocal Performance - �Dig In� Lenny Kravitz 
Best Hard Rock Performance - �Crawling� Linkin Park 
Best Rock Song - �Drops of Jupiter� Train
Best Pop Vocal Album � �Lovers Rock� Sade
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - �Don�t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight� James Taylor
Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal - �Elevation� U2 
Best Rock Album � �All That You Can�t Leave Behind� U2 
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance - �Get Right With God� Lucinda Williams
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal - �Stuck in a Moment You Can�t Get Out Of� U2
Best Pop Instrumental Performance - �Reptile� Eric Clapton
Best Rock Instrumental Performance - �Dirty Mind� Jeff Beck
Best Short Form Music Video - �Weapon of Choice� Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins
Producer of the Year - T Bone Burnett 

Rap and R&B Winners

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - �I�m Like a Bird� Nelly Furtado
Best R&B Song - �Fallin�� Alicia Keys
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance - �Fallin�� Alicia Keys 
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal -  �Survivor,� Destiny�s Child
Best R&B Album � �Songs in A Minor� Alicia Keys 
Best Male R&B Vocal Performance - �U Remind Me� Usher 
Best Rap Album � �Stankonia� Outkast 
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group - �Ms. Jackson� Outkast 
Best Rap Solo Performance -  �Get Ur Freak On� Missy �hack� Elliott 
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - �Let Me Blow Ya Mind� Eve featuring Gwen Stefani

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