Grammy's

The award for album of the year has been changed throughout the years. In 1959 the Grammy for album of the year was given just to the artist, where as now-a-days the award is given to the artist, the producer, the engineer. Many people wonder what the difference between Record of the year and Album of the year might be. The difference is that Record of the Year is given to reward one song from and album, this award goes to the performing artist. Whereas Album of the Year is awarded for the whole album and is awarded to anyone who helped put the album together.

I personally believe Lady Antebellum-Need You Now should have won album of the year. I am not only saying this because I am a fan of theirs but also because their lyrics are written well enough that you don’t need to sit and think of the message they are trying to get across. The lyrics “'cause love only comes once in a while and knocks on your door and throws you a smile and takes every breath, leaves every scar, speaks through your soul and sings to your heart but if I knew then what I know now I'd fall in love,” show just how blinded people are by love. These lyrics show that you don’t notice everything right when they happen and it takes time to learn what you have. Many of Lady Antebellum’s songs have little messages that are simple and clear to understand. Most of their songs are upbeat, which allows people to enjoy them more.

This year at the Grammy’s they were nominated for six categories and out of those six they won five (Best Country Album - Need You Now, Record of the Year - Need You Now, Song of the Year - "Need You Now", Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Need You Now", Best Country Song - "Need You Now"). Winning Album of the Year would have just been the cherry on top of an already a great night.