Youth Gone Wild At Grammy Nominations

David Browne of Entertainment Weekly weighed in on the youth movement at today’s Grammy nominations which saw veteran rocker Bruce Springsteen get five nods, but also newcomers Nelly, Ashanti, and Avril Lavigne, get five as well, and in major categories, not to mention nods for Michelle Branch and Vanessa Carlton. He writes, “Why the sudden youthful slant of a voting body that’s been openly skeptical of pop and hip hop in the past? It could be an indication that voters are loosening up or getting younger. Or, to be cynical, maybe the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Grammy governing body, wants to put a stop to its faltering TV ratings…” Browne also gave Avril a rough time for mispronouncing David Bowie’s last name as Bow as in ‘Cow’, not ‘Beau’. Read more.