Spurs of the Moment: The 2010 Grammy's

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Let’s focus on the obvious”this year’s GRAMMY Awards. Actually, from now on, any award show should just be entitled, “The Taylor Swift Show. It seems monotonous to report on Miss Swift winning awards, breaking records, or putting out Number 1 singles”and to be honest, it is. This young star has undeniable talent, and what she has done in the last year cannot be ignored.

However, “Album of the Year” had stiff competition, and many would agree that there were other, perhaps more deserving nominees. Beyoncé, of course, has the pipes of a goddess and while Taylor can write quite the little diddy, the artists nominated for this prestigious award all put in hard work. Not to discredit the amazing work of Taylor and her team, it may have made things a bit more interesting to see a different artist step onstage this year and deliver an I can’t believe this is happening to lil ol’ me speech. Nevertheless, having a country star win what many call the biggest honor of the night made a huge impact on music listeners everywhere. Whether or not Taylor mania has reached a fever pitch remains to be seen, but few can deny that the notoriety and accolades she’s received this past year has done wonders for our small, but resilient community of country listeners.

Another big moment from the biggest night in music was the “Best New Artist” award. What many would call the opposite of Taylor Swift ” scruffy, raspy, down home country ” the Zac Brown Band proved that all types of country are being celebrated and accepted. Its very possible that the hype and frenzy surrounding Taylor Swift is the reason that other bands, like Zac and the boys, have the opportunity to shine. Miss Swift has opened the eyes of the entire music industry to country music, and that accomplishment alone is worth millions. The ZBB also performed at the GRAMMY’s, singing America the Beautiful, a moment that screamed country music.

The entire night was really a huge success for country’s leading men and women. Carrie Underwood took home a statue for her vocal collaboration with Randy Travis for I Told You So, Lady Antebellum also won their first GRAMMY for “Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals.” And Keith Urban took the lead as the most awarded modern male country singer when he took home the award for “Male Country Performance.”

The pride for our genre grew immensely as each performer stepped on stage and silently cheered as they accepted trophy after trophy. As if to say- Long live country!