Grammys 2016

It's a great thing that the music/entertainment industry recognizes and supports its own. I watched all of the Grammy's last night and really enjoyed (some of) it. I must say I almost turned off the whole thing when the first award was for "Best Rap Album". Isn't that an oxymoron? I've tried to understand and even enjoy rap and hip-hop, but I just can't. I didn't want to be like "the old generation" that didn't like rock 'n roll and all that gyration. But, alas, I am. So there ya go. Here's what I DID LIKE from the show last night (in no particular order)

• James Bay and Tori Kelly: This performance was possibly the best of the night. The guitars and vocals were amazing!
• 12-year-old pianist Joey Alexander: jaw drop... 
• Winners
• Chris Stapleton Wins Best Country Album
• Alabama Shakes Win Best Rock Performance
• Tributes
• Chris Stapleton, Gary Clark Jr. and Bonnie Raitt in tribute to B.B. King: Bonnie Raitt is sooooo smoooth 
• Lady Gaga tribute to David Bowie: who better to play this role?! Gaga was perfect! And she the last song "Heros" I've had stuck in my head for about a week now! I've got to learn it.
• Eagles tribute to Glenn Frey: the intro/cut to this was terrible, well non-existent, but the performance was moving.
• Hollywood Vampires (Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry): love love love Alice. This is performance music! We actually saw Alice and Motorhead some years ago.
• Commercials
• Lady Gaga + Intel
• No smoking and no cat videos

There was a message from the Recording Academy president Neil Portnow, about supporting and paying artists a true value for music was right on! I do "demo" some music here and there. But if I like it, I'll buy it. I'll buy the vinyl, CD, download or stream. I love music and understand the value of paying the artists and everything required to get that deleivered to me.

“When you stream a song, all the people that created that music receive a fraction of a penny,” Portnow said on stage after a performance by 12-year-old pianist Joey Alexander. “Isn’t a song worth more than a penny?

“Listen, we all love the convenience, and we support technologies like streaming, which connect us to that music. But we also have to make sure that artists grow up in a world where music is a viable career.”