Will his explicit Marshall Mathers LP win Album of the Year?
He’s still got a chance, but it looks like Beck (Midnight Vultures) or Paul Simon (You’re the One) might beat him. If Simon wins, he’ll set a new record for most victories in this top race: four. But, frankly, I don’t care what you think about Eminem; he deserves the prize. Why? Some say he’s morally repugnant and his music deserves to be trashed. The greatest scandal in Grammy history is that Elvis Presley never won Record or Album of the Year. America thought he was the devil back then, and that’s exactly what people are saying about Eminem right now. Eminem accomplished what the Beatles did with Sgt. Pepper and Alanis Morissette did with Jagged Little Pill: He topped sales charts and the critics’ lists of best CDs of the year. Who will win Record of the Year? It’s between Macy Gray (I Try), Madonna (Music) and U2 (Beautiful Day). U2’s been gaining lots of momentum lately and could pull off a win, but I’d consider it an upset because groups almost never win the top awards. How does J
