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It's hard to put into words what the past few days have been like. Going to the Grammys is just like living in a fantasy land. I hope you enjoyed all of the coverage on 20on20 as well as on Grammy Radio. We had a blast doing it for you!A few of my own personal highlights from the Grammys...well where do I start? Friday night was the MusiCares dinner, which honors a musician each year. This

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It's hard to put into words what the past few days have been like. Going to the Grammys is just like living in a fantasy land. I hope you enjoyed all of the coverage on 20on20 as well as on Grammy Radio. We had a blast doing it for you!A few of my own personal highlights from the Grammys...well where do I start? Friday night was the MusiCares dinner, which honors a musician each year. This

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We’re Baaaack!!! LA was awesome to us…and the Grammy people at NARAS (The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences) were even better!!! Personally I hoped you enjoyed the XM coverage as much as we enjoyed working the countless hours around the clock to bring you Radio/TV’s most comprehensive coverage of the Grammys’. They don’t call it “Music’s BIGGEST night” for nothing. We at XM

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It's ON! Made it out LA, flew out on United and it was so cool being able to listen to XM 55,000 feet in the air... instead of watching the awful movie called "Marie Antoinette"!!Today we hung out on campus at USC and chatted with Ne-Yo, Taylor Hicks, Sean Garrett (uber-producer for Chris Brown, Beyonce, Britney Spears), Imogen Heap, Corrine Bailey Rae, Randy Jackson and trust me the list goes

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Hey guys!Well, Priestly is already out in LA as we speak for the 49th annual Grammy Awards. I'm getting on the plane to join him in a few hours, and I'm so excited I'm about to burst! I know you usually don't hear much about everything going on behind the scenes at XM, but I'm sure you can imagine how crazy it gets. That's on a normal day, so imagine how this countdown to the Grammys is going!

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First Things FirstThe theme of this year's Country GRAMMY nominees seems to be "Firsts."To begin with, (or should I say, 'First off’ ?) there are all the first time nominees. Dierks Bentley and Josh Turner, both double nominees, are competing against each other for Best Male Country Vocal Performance. Miranda Lambert is in the running for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Little Big Town

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Last week I had the honor of talking Pete Seeger on the phone. He told stories of his younger years when Charles Seeger, his Dad, was a traveling musician and what life on the road was like 87 years ago. 87 years ago. 1920. Before The Depression. And it was not so long ago that Pete Seeger was sitting in Woody Guthrie’s living room in Coney Island, NY. A little girl with brown curly hair

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I'm always amazed at how the GRAMMYs find so many things to nominate. There are 108 different categories and some of which I would never have known existed if they had not been nominated, like “Lost Sounds: Blacks And The Birth Of The Recording Industry 1891-1922 on Archeophone Records. Of course with 108 categories it’s doubtful that category will make it to the telecast. But it is great that it

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Hey there! It's the most wonderful time of the year.....One thing I've noticed in watching celebrities is that the Grammy Awards is still one occasion where they can be awestruck. And yes, even celebrities still have "superfan" moments when they see someone they admire. In this day and age of all flash and tabloid glamour, it is refreshing to see famous people actully be endeared. The Grammys do

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by Jesús SalasSenior Program Director, Latin Music ChannelsVenezuelan born El Oscar De La salsa also called El Leon De La Salsa is a master at improvising, or “Soneando” as we say in Spanish, Oscar is nominated in the Best Tropical Latin Album Category with his latest album “Fuzionando”. I’ve seen him in action on stage where he goes overboard - it’s not unusual for him to go way beyond his

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by Russ DavisProgram Director, Beyond Jazz – XM 72At last the “Downtown New York Scene” gets its just rewards with two, count ‘em two, Grammy Nominations for a couple of hard-working bands! Nominated this year are Sex Mob, with their “Sexotica” CD and Groove Collective with “People, People, Music, Music.” Throw in the great guitarist Mike Stern, a permanent fixture at the Greenwich Village club

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In years past, so many country music fans have responded to the nominee announcements in the Grammys' country categories with one word -- "huh?" While the true realm of "country music" has always been vast and expansive, in some years, the Grammys have seemed a bit out-of-touch with some of the most popular acts in mainstream country music. Of course, the Grammys aren't as much a popularity

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by Kenny CurtisRegardless of who wins this year’s Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children, it won’t surprise me if their acceptance begins with thanking the cast of High School Musical, Jack Johnson, The Laurie Berkner Band or Kidz Bop… Sales of “Kids Music” has jumped an eye-popping 60% this year, and at one point, the aforementioned held the top 3 spots on the Billboard chart. (Laurie

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Hector CorporanProgram DirectorLatin Music ChannelsBEST LATIN POP ALBUM: OBIE BERMUDEZ“Lo Que Trajo El Barco” continues to showcase the many talents of singer/songwriter Obie Bermudez. Obie spills his heart out with a winning combination of pop, tropical and other contemporary sounds while still managing to showcase his bohemian side in songs like “La Soledad.” This may well be the album that

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There are few folk singers with operatic training. The ones that have it, well, they shine in a way that brings folk tunes to its highest voltage. Judy Collins. Amy Speace. Joe Jencks.And Odetta.Odetta is among the prestigious group of artists that has performed an Artist Confidential at XM Satellite Radio. She is a foundation in the folk movement. The folk movement would be missing a major wave

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Music is the spice of life. While that statement seems tired and overused, it truly is the one piece of society that evokes the most passion from its fans. Of course, there are heated debates about more serious topics like politics and religion, but EVERYONE has an opinion about music. Everyone has a favorite song, a favorite artist and everyone is able to answer the question, “which five albums

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Folk music, by in large is about carrying a torch and making sure you pass it on in some way, shape or form. The American music experience, as we all know, is about not only carrying that torch but adding your own fuel to the fire – so it burns in an entirely different way yet still off the original fuel.Who would have believed Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen would be sharing the same torch?

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Ramones and The Clash Overrun Grammy Hall of FameMemo from the Rock DeskBy Lou BrutusSenior Program Director Active Rock ClusterAnd so it came to pass in the year 2007 A.D. that two of the greatest albums in all the history of recording would finally be welcomed into The Grammy Hall of Fame. What are these two behemoths of The Industry? Multi-platinum soft rock releases celebrated with $200

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From Paul Bachmann, Senior Program Director of Classical and World Music – on the air on XM Classics, XM Pops, Fred on 44, and more…So…This will be my second year of broadcasting the Grammy Awards from Los Angeles here on XM. For the purposes of the nascent XM blogoverse, I thought maybe instead of talking about my disparate musical interests and how they relate to the Nominees - which could take

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by Sonny FoxI’ve been running the Comedy Channels on XM for over five years now and I still can’t figure out why the Gammy folks still lump all the comedy that’s recorded each year into one category…”Best Comedy Album” (Probably the same reason they don’t list it until category # 78) There’s a reason they have “best performance by a female” and male in all the music categories and it’s not

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by Priestlygotta’ tell ya the Grammy’s are the biggest night in music….I know my friends at MTV would disagree with the VMA’s and all, but believe me when I tell you, the Grammy’s are it! I actually had the honor last year to cover the Grammy’s out in LA for the 48th annual awards ceremony and the feeling you get from all the artist’s who are nominated and even the ones who aren’t, but love to be

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by Lisa (aka Sexy Chocolate)Hey ya’ll..this is my first time writing a blog so you’ll have to get used to my style. I promise it won’t be hard to follow me. Well, let’s get to the music…I don’t know about you, but my friends and I usually judge the quality of the CD based on how many tracks we can tolerate…yes, I said tolerate. Sometimes you get caught up in the hype from my side of the industry

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A Savage Journey to the Heart of the Staple Center via Englishtown, NJMemo from the Rock Desk with apologies to HSTby Lou BrutusIt was recently relayed to me that the Grateful Dead would be honored with The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Ye Gods! Pigs are flying by a moon over Marin. There is a fly in the ointment and a shadow on the land. There are also reliable

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When it comes to award shows, certainly the biggest ones in the country format are the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards and the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards. However, in between the two in the middle of winter are the Grammies, which recognize achievement in all musical formats.While important to most, it can be argued that the powers that be that vote for the Grammy Awards really

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by Lee AbramsOne of the biggest challenges in covering the Grammy's is....covering them. While they are best known for the Hollywood grand entries and the acceptance speeches from the big stars, these awards are actually very deep in categories that stretch far beyond the Red Carpet.While TV traditionally does an admirable job at capturing the teary eyed winner, XM has the ability to dive deep

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