On Sunday night, the 54th annual Grammy Awards will be given out. Who is nominated for the Big 4 awards — Song, Record and Album of the Year, as well as Best New Artist — tells us what counts as mainstream pop now. Ann Powers spoke to Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep about the awards and her high hopes for one of the Song of the Year nominees: “Rolling in the Deep” by Adele and her co-writer Paul Epworth.
“Adele is the queen of the night,” says Powers. “Not only is she likely to win many awards, but she’s making her vocal comeback after throat surgery sidelined her for quite a while. So it’s a very big night for the young British singer.”
“Rolling in the Deep” is up for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year — which many people are confused by. Why is that not redundant?
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