It’s been several years since I went on a rant about the Grammy awards, given out by the NARAS. Normally I ignore the annual spectacle and go on with life. But something this year clued me in that there was a painful moment or two, namely, the fact that something (or someone) named Taylor Swift won a Grammy for “Album Of The Year”. And that it had performed live.
That something: social media. Facebook. “Trending topic” indeed. One of my good friends wrote, “After seeing Taylor Swift win the Album Of The Year Grammy, I think they should give Milli Vanilli their Grammy back!” Another friend, the wife of a well-known jazz musician, wrote that Swift’s performance reminded her of an old phonograph winding down in speed. So, why the rant?