Collideoscope

As promised (a little later than expected) here is a Grammy round-up for you.

I'm starting with what is the most relevant to us here at Collideoscope.

Best Gospel Performance (For solo, duo, group as collaborative performances. Singles or tracks with vocal containing Gospel lyrics. All genres of Gospel music are eligible.)

Victory - Yolanda Adams Track from: The Gospel — Soundtrack and may I just say that this song is awesome so I'm glad it won.

Best Gospel Song (A Songwriter(s) Award. For Song Eligibility Guidelines see Category #3. (Artist names appear in parenthesis.) Singles or Tracks only.)

Imagine Me - Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)

Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Wherever You Are - Third Day [Essential Records]

Best Traditional Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Alive In South Africa - Israel & New Breed [Integrity Gospel]

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album (For albums containing 51% or more playing time of VOCAL tracks.)

Hero - Kirk Franklin [Fo Yo Soul/Zomba]

Outside of the Gospel/Christian sector I don't have much to say. Basically because Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year (three of the biggest awards of the show) went to the Dixie Chicks and I truly despise them and all that they stand for. And I'm a country music fan. People who hate the United States and who have disparaged the US Military (who happen to be fighting to defend the rights of these ingrates to be able to say whatever they like) should not be honored with some of the top awards for talent that this country hands-out.

It is a free country and they do have a Constitutional right to say what they would like so let them speak and I'll just continue to ignore them, change the channel when they're on and refuse to buy their records.

However, Best New Artist of the Year, went to Carrie Underwood and I don't mind saying that this girl is incredibly talented (even if she did come from American Idol - blech).

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance - Christina Aguilera (Ain't No Other Man) another girl who can really sing and doesn't need the help of a computer *cough*Britney*cough*, I just wish she'd make a gospel album so I could actually buy something with her on it.

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance - John Mayer (Waiting On the World to Change) great song.

This year's fashion choices can be summed up in basically one word -- metallic.

Almost every lady that crossed the red carpet was wearing something in either silver or gold that shimmered and sparkled. As with any major fashion event (minus the Oscars) the most fun of all is gained not from looking at those who were fabulous but rather at those that the only thing you can imagine is that they dressed in hurry, in a dark room, with no mirror to glance in as they rushed out to the waiting limo.

Case in point:

Mandy Moore - who usually looks beautiful but here only manages to make me think "why did she decide that putting a belt around the curtains that hung in my grandmother's house when I was five was a good idea?" And her hair looks like she hasn't brushed it in weeks. How in the world she made it past her stylist like this still remains a mystery.

And finally Nelly Furtado - who always managed to scare me with either her facial expressions or her outfits. Today's ensemble looks like she got it caught in the gardner's riding lawn mower as she made a mad dash for the car, and now she's desperately trying to play it off and hoping no one else will notice. No such luck I am afraid.