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What kind of night is appropriate in the shadow of that?
How do you summarize what we lost and what we won in spite of it?
The aim appeared to be to prove that the Recording Academy has really changed afterrecent tumult.
Justin BiebercomplainedthatChangeswas nominated in the wrong categories.
Nicki Minaj andZayn Malik voiced long-standing displeasurewith the show and the Academy.
Anytime he tried to do much more than that, it kinda fell flat.)
)and the unexpectedly green dancers inCardi B and Megans racy prime-time debut of WAPproved.
Performances were otherwise a blast, and quality music won awards.
The late, great Chick Corea,Toots Hibbert, and John Prine won five awards between them.
Honors went to Nas and Ledisi, both seasoned performers whod been snubbed at least a dozen times apiece.
But those come with turbulence.
The Grammys played catch-up at the cost of major upsets.
(Rock categories badly need restructuring.
It is absurd to break R&B into three strains but keep zero punk categories.)
Nas won over the (much better)Freddie Gibbsand Alchemist album.
It remains fishy how often Beyonce gets overlooked in the general categories.Fetch the Bolt Cuttersdeserved a crack at AOTY.
This was the most fun and the least baffling Grammy ceremony in many years.
