Do The Grammys not have iTunes?

The 50th Grammy Awards nominations were announced today. And, my God, the people that decide what's the best in the world for the entire year must really splurge on the Down's Syndrome. It seems that they've officially taken the stance that "I heard that song on the radio a few months back and it wasn't any good but I guess it was all right" is good enough to get a nod.

Before we go any further: Full disclosure of what I own that was nominated. Six things. Five albums and one DVD. The albums are Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Tom Waits, Kanye West, and Lupe Fiasco. The DVD is R. Kelly's second installment of Trapped in the Closet. I own the first half, too. I am not ashamed of this. They are the best unintentional comedies since, well, ever. But if you think that list I presented is crap, then you might not like what I have to say about the grammy nominations.

Kanye West led the pack with something like eight nominations. People seemed to ignore that most the album is pretty okay, but not like the first two. So there, like with mutherfucking Bon Jovi's nomination, we're going with, "Well, you did some cool shit once." Minus any cool shit for Bon Jovi. Amy Winehouse has a shitload of nominations. I don't care about her personal life, but simply writing about drug abuse is no cause for a Grammy. Why doesn't John Darnielle, then, have twelve shelves full of the awards for The Mountain Goats? Talking about doing lines over Norah Jones music doesn't qualify as awesome.

The list goes on with the usual suspects. Paul McCartney? Yeah, the Beatles were pretty good. Foo Fighters? Remember when that album with "Monkey Wrench" came out? Let's KEEP nominating them!

But why am I bitching so much? Why am I surprised. This is the group of people that told us Steely Goddamn Dan's Two Against Nature was better than Kid A. I guess I should be more worried if I start to agree with the nominations.

Except for the best songwriting nod to "Hey There Delilah." It's like he's singing only for me! Sigh.