MoTab shut out
If she's so hot, I'd like to hear Amy Winehouse tackle "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
Winehouse, who couldn't even get a visa to attend the Grammy Awards in L.A., still managed to clean up, while the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with two nominations got shut out in its attempt to win its first Grammy in almost half a century. The MoTabs last won in 1959 for a stirring "Battle Hymn."
First Mitt Romney, now this. Tell me it's not a conspiracy.
Winehouse sang two songs via satellite, both about her incarcerated husband and Ringo Starr commented, "It's a pity Amy isn't here, but oh well, God bless her." I find it suspicious that in handing out blessings, Starr did not even mention "America's Choir."
"There's always next year," threatened Scott Barrick, MoTab manager, noting that the choir will have three CDs eligible for nominations next year, including a much-anticipated Frank Zappa tribute album.
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These things really are political. The nominees are screened quite thoroughly by a comittee that looks for real quality. The winners are chosen by majority vote. Anyone who is a part of the academy can vote. The way it works is academy members swap votes for each other. You don't even have to be in the same music category to vote. So, Kanye West could have swapped votes with Telarc to ensure each other's success. This is why you hear the line "it's an honor to be nominated". It really is a true honor to be nominated by a panel of your peers. But the winners are the ones who are able to lobby for the most votes.
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