【ハリウッドより愛をこめて】今年のグラミー賞は意外な結果に？　近年の傾向とは…

In fact, Indie artists/labels ended up taking home 45 awards on Grammy night in a wide variety of categories. Sing of the times for the music industry? Most definitely.
So when Arcade Fire beat out the "big names" such as Lady Gaga, Eminem, Katy Perry, etc. (who are all backed by major labels, and getting major promotion dollars), it really just showed the world that things don’t have to be done the traditional way anymore...you can get worldwide recognition, even when you don’t have millions of dollars backing you and your music.

Personally I was really excited with the outcome of the Grammys this year, and was extremely happy that alternative soul artist Esperanza Spalding received the Best New Artist award.

As for performances, I must say that Cee-lo and Gwyneth Paltrow (performing with the muppets from Sesame Street)