Hit Parade: And the Grammy Goes to... Edition Part 1
b'Do you watch the Grammy Awards every year and groan, or even yell at the screen? Hit Parade host Chris Molanphy sure does. But he has a weird hot take: The Grammys are better off not trying to be cool. They should reward the popular stuff\\u2014especially younger people\\u2019s music.\\n\\nWhere the Recording Academy actually goes wrong is rewarding the old stuff\\u2014legendary artists long past their prime, from Frank Sinatra to Eric Clapton, Steely Dan to Beck. The Grammy wins remembered most fondly are artists at the peak of their chart prowess: Carole King. Stevie Wonder. Michael Jackson. George Michael. Lauryn Hill. Adele. Taylor Swift (and more Taylor\\u2026and more Taylor\\u2026and more\\u2026).\\n\\nWhen did the Grammys get it most right\\u2014and wrong? (Was the Toto win really so bad?) And how can they become more relevant? (Hint: much more rap.)\\n\\nJoin Chris Molanphy as he offers a chart nerd\\u2019s take on the Recording Academy and offers guidelines for good Grammy governance, just before the 2024 awards. It\\u2019s an episode right in the Nick of Time.\\n\\nPodcast production by Kevin Bendis.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'