'Fearless' Grammy prediction: Taylor Swift for best album
| ert its own extinction," says George Varga, pop music critic at The San Diego Union-Tribune.
A greater worry is how albums will reach Grammy consideration as sales droop further. "Does it mean only albums that sell measurably — hello, Susan Boyle and Josh Groban! — will dominate the nominations?" Varga says. "If so, the Grammys will have a hard time attracting the young demographic it so covets." Forced to retool its top-tier lineup, Varga says, the day may come when best album "is replaced by 'most viewed song on YouTube,' 'best song released only on USB stick' or 'most Twittered-about ringtone,' assuming YouTube, USB sticks and Twitter won't already be passé." |