Esperanza Spalding

The grammy's were quite interesting this year. Your favorites didn't win. Many upsets. Possibly the biggest being the Best New Artist category where Esperanza Spalding beat out Justin Bieber & Drake. Everyone was like WHO?! And I'm like "Do you NOT remember the Prince tribute at the BET Awards?" (I guess everyone paid more attention to Alicia 12 month pregnant ass climbing on top of that piano-- which Gwyneth Paltrow did this year when she performed "Forget You" with Cee-Lo this year. Nothing on Ms Keys though). But then I remembered that MOST people don't know who she is besides us natural haired ladies. Please google Miss Spalding. She's very talented. A real musician. May not be the most popular to you because you only listen to popular music.

Congrats to Esperanza Spalding. But who cares about a Grammy though? If you love making music shouldn't you just do it & not want to get the most awards for it?? http://www.curlynikki.com/2010/07/celebrity-natural-hair-esperanza.html

2011 Grammy Awards

The Grammy's

Taylor Swift won Album of the Year. Didn't think she would but then again I did. She lowkey deserved it. She sold the most albums this year. Sasha Fierce wasn't THAT great- lol. & I am a die hard Bey Stan but we all know that some songs on their were mediocre. It takes a real fan to admit this. Now Taylor's performance sucked. She sounded off key & horrible. I love that Bey did her Alanis mash up with If I were A Boy. You guys KNOW I live for "You Oughta Know". I can listen to that song every day.

I was annoyed that my people complained that the award show wasn't Urban enough. Like they don't realize there are more genres of music other than what they hear on the radio.. smh. The Grammy's is NOT our award show. That's why they created the BET awards & Soul Train awards.

My people also found some of the performances boring. IDK.. I watch the Grammy's to see who I've been sleeping on. To see what greatness I wasn't exposed to. Last year it was that AWESOME song "Stay" by Sugarland. OMG. I fell in love. This year I have a new found respect for the Zac Brown Band.

I'm a sucker for a mean fiddle. Blame this cursed Texas gal in me.