Pinnacle Music

Not excited about the Grammy nods, but hey they aren't really speaking to me now are they? Some numbers are covered below. I would have thought that Jay-Z's Blueprint III to be the biggest rap record of the year; but clearly "The Committee" was thinking more about Em.  Apparently, Em has a shot at besting Michael Jackson this year, with a chance to become holder of the mostest trophies ever. Pish.  Somehow when I was a kid envisioning Hip Hop's seminal takeover of the world and its resultant pwning of the Grammy institution; I didnt visualize it this way. Through sing songy hooks and tireless circular jerky collaborative efforts (cje). Despite this, I cant knock Em's hustle, He's been a favorite emcee of mine since his name was....

But,

There is no surprise, nor is it compelling to stress the point that the tail is wagging the dog in the music game. After trolling through the less popular categories, I did see recognition of some cool accomplishments, Danger Mouse slams through with another Producer of the year nomination, Cee Lo Green making an impact with 'that' song, The Black Keys get 5 nods total, and The Roots'  were nominated for 6, one for How I Got Over and the others for the collabo with John Legend (Wake Up!). Jazmine Sullivan and Ryan Leslie pick up a nods quietly; which is good for the game.






Notably missing was Trey Songz, who walked away with nada nunca noms.  Weezy missed the window of eligibility so alas nothing there. Too,  no Ricky Ross, or Gucci Mane. Waka's album dropped after the cutoff, so you'll have to wait till 2012 and thank God for that.



In the 100 categories or so; there are probably less than a thousand names credited. In contrast consider the hundreds of thousands, if not millions of acts listed on Itunes and Amazon. (chooses the high road instead of several low brow unneccessary jokes here) No real wrap up point there; just an observation that should sort of speak for itself.


Eminem - 10
Bruno Mars - 7
JayZ - 6
Lady Gaga - 6
Lady Antebellum - 6
The Roots - 6
The Black Keys - 5
John Mayer - 4
Ceelo Green - 4
Katy Perry - 4
Drake - 4
Beyonce - 2
Usher - 2
Rihanna - 1 (5 if you count the collab's on Em's love the way you lie track)