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The Black KeysThe Suburbs was also a #1 album and was also critically admired. But when it lost for Best Alternative Music Album early in the evening to the Black Keys’Brothers, its chances of upsetting Eminem for Album of the Year appeared to be next to nil. The Black Keys (“Tighten Up) also beat Arcade Fire (“Ready To Start”) in the category of Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. But then Arcade Fire turned around and won the big one. You just never know with Grammy voters.
The first sign that Eminem’s sweep might not pan out came when the Jay-Z/Alicia Keys smash “Empire State Of Mind” beat Eminem’s collabo with Rihanna, “Love The Way You Lie,” for Best Rap/Sung Performance and Best Rap Song. “Empire State Of Mind” was an instant classic, but everyone figured this was going to be Eminem’s year. Usually that means a sweep. In the end, Eminem’s “sweep” consisted of just two awards, the same number he won last year for his so-so album, Relapse.
Eminem has won 13 Grammys, including a category-leading five awards for Best Rap Album. But after 12 years of stardom, he has yet to win in any of the “Big Four” categories-Album, Record or Song of the Year or Best New Artist. I’m starting to wonder: What’s it going to take?
Here were some of the night’s other biggest shockers:
Esperanza Spalding Esperanza Spalding takes Best New Artist. Few had even heard of the talented jazz musician before the nominations were announced on Dec. 1. Most observers figured that Spalding’s nomination would be its own reward; her ticket to the Grammy stage. I expected Draketo take the award, but Mumford & Sons, Florence + the Machine and Justin Bieber also had their supporters. In the end, the tightness of the race, and the lack of a clear-cut front-runner, may have enabled Spalding to squeak through. This may have been one of those years when all five candidates drew roughly 20 percent of the vote.