David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Grammys finally give Beatles some "Love"
Our exclusive God-shout-out count© begins early, with the first trophy:
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: Alicia Keys, “No One.” She thanks God.
I've actually been too busy backstage to watch much of this stuff so far, but the reunion performance of The Time hardly feels event-y enough to open so close to the top of the show. Rihanna could've demanded better collaborators.
Hey, you know who hasn't been nearly honored enough? The Beatles, that's who. Well, thank God the Grammy folks are here to right that oversight. The Cirque du Soleil people bounce and float and bicycle around the stage to “A Day in the Life” from their stage show "Love." Y'know, Cirque du Soleil shows are cool and atmospheric and everything, but when they're taken out of context like this, it seems pretty goofy, like the production's suddenly swallowed some magic mushrooms. Then a clip from the movie “Across The Universe,” now available on DVD!
Best New Artist: Amy Winehouse. Who's not in the house, so not in any position to thank God.
Forty minutes in, 2 trophies distributed. Gonna be a long night.