Grammy noms yield some surprises

Adele scored six Grammy nominations. Photo credit: Courtesy Sony Music Careful, Grammy…you might hurt yourself trying to demonstrate your hipness this year. Bon Iver? Mumford & Sons? Skrillex? All nominated in major categories instead of the usual niche pockets (if at all)? Wednesday’s “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!” (yes, two exclamation points officially required) marked the fourth time the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences chose to hype its February music awards show with an hour of performances sprinkled with a handful of award nominations. And, for the first time in years, several surprising names slipped into marquee categories… >>
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