Grammy Night 2008!!!

By: B. Brown of BREG

Grammy Night, Grammy Night, and Grammy Night!!! If you watched the 50th Grammy Awards Sunday Night, you saw a lot of great things and a lot of things that you may have not wanted to see.

I like the Grammy’s, but I would like to see more excitement. The performers that caught my attention were Carrie Underwood; Beyonce and Tina Turner; Alicia Keys; & Kanye West. That’s it. The Tributes are always cool, but the overall production was boring and hopefully next year they will spice it up!

Congratulations to the Atlanta, GA Native DJ Toomp a.k.a. Aldrin Davis for producing Kanye West’s “Good Life” which won Best Rap Song. Toomp is a true SWATS representer and is a born and raised Atlantan. Keep rising to the top!

I want to give a shout-out to T.I. a.k.a. Clifford Harris on his three (3) Nominations. He did not win any award, but I am still Praying for him and his situation.

Other Atlanta Natives that were Nominated include: OutKast, Cee-Lo of Gnarls Barkley and Shop Boyz. Congratulations!

I would also like to congratulate the many Atlanta Transplants that now call Atlanta Home. Big ups to Ludacris, Akon, Angie Stone, Ne-Yo, Tricky Stewart, Keyshia Cole, Usher, etc.

Did you know that Barack Obama won a Grammy for Best Spoken-Word Album?

As diverse as our musical world is, we must continue to create music and songs that inspire. Our Award shows must also inspire and uplift so that the event is vibrant and fluid and enjoyable to watch.

One Love!