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Roseboro Street 2 locations to Hwy. 24 Windwood Dr. Roseboro, NC better serve you Stedman, NC 401 NE Blvd., Clinton, NC • 910-592-7077 • www.clintonappliance.com 910-525-5138 910-223-7400 910-525-4337 (fax) 910-307-0353(fax) Page 2 — Saturday, January 25, 2020 — Sampson Independent On the Cover Singing praises: Year’s best artists honored at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards By Sachi Kameishi TV Media here’s something for everyone Tin the televised ceremonies that populate awards season. From boozy Golden Globes banter to the Emmys’ quirky hosting history and BAFTAs charming decorum, each of the major awards shows has its own way of celebrating its particu- lar craft and making the show re- warding and accessible to its mil- lions of viewers. The ratings vary year to year, and although the Academy Awards tends to walk away from the season as the most- watched awards show, the Gram- my Awards is a close second. I would argue that the Grammys is the most exciting, dazzling and entertaining of all awards shows, and you can watch this year’s pre- sentation when it airs Sunday, Jan. 26, on CBS. According to Nielsen, it’s also the one with the most so- cial media presence and engage- ment, which is to say it’s the one that the general public is the most interested and invested in. Ac- counting for overall declining rat- ings and constant discourse about the significance and repute of awards shows, the Grammys has withstood brutal criticism and ridi- cule over the years, but it has man- aged to retain a committed, young and vocal audience. In fact, the in- tense reactions of fans to changes and decisions made by those who run the awards just goes to show you how much these fans truly care. It all boils down to the idea that A Grammy award songs can touch people and con- nect them to each other far more eight nominations; Billie Eilish, an tastes. That being said, the Record- formers for the night — these per- guarantees impressive hosting Awards shows will never please immediately than film or television. 18-year-old singer-songwriter with ing Academy is giving out Gram- formances are the biggest draw for segments but provides a calming everyone. Awarding art is a ques- Music is as unifying as it is person- extremely modern, minimalist pop mys in 84 different categories, so if viewers. What makes the Grammys presence amid all of the musical tionable practice in and of itself, and al, so pitting genres and artists productions earned six; and Lil Nas none of the major frontrunners so special is the fact that, unlike chaos. Recording Academy presi- in a time when audiences can vocal- against each other can elicit strong X, a black, gay, country-rap fusion rings a bell, rest assured there will the Oscars, Golden Globes, etc., dent Deborah Dugan said about ize their thoughts and feelings more reactions. As returning host and 15- sensation matches Eilish’s six nomi- be a performance or a nod directed this ceremony can properly show- Keys’ hosting style: “She brings loudly than ever before, it’s almost time Grammy winner Alicia Keys nations. All three are nominated in to your genre of interest. case the talent it intends to honor. you in, and has you experience the always a spirited event. The 62nd said in her 2019 opening mono- at least three of the four main cate- Other notable nominees include It’s not just three hours of quick Grammys through a creator’s Annual Grammy Awards ceremony logue: “Music is what we cry to, it’s gories of the night: Album of the Beyoncé, Bon Iver, Lana del Rey, clips and acceptance speeches, it’s mind.” airs Sunday, Jan. 26, on CBS. what we march to, it’s what we Year, Song of the Year, Best New Gary Clark Jr., Vampire Weekend, J. a legitimate concert from begin- rock to, it’s what we make love to. Artist and Record of the Year. Fur- Cole, Thom Yorke, Barbra Streisand, ning to end. It’s our shared global language.” ther, all three of these artists are Cardi B, Miranda Lambert and J. Emcee Keys only elevates the This year’s Grammys ceremony quite new, having emerged on the Balvin. Nominated artists repre- showmanship we’ve come to ex- is gearing up to be an interesting it- scene within the past year or two. sent a wide range of genres, such pect from the Grammys. Her 2019 eration, with the three most-nomi- The fact that this is the snapshot as country, reggaeton, traditional hosting duties included a perfor- nated acts adding youth and diver- chosen to represent the past year in pop, rap and film soundtracks. mance that had the musical prodi- sity to the night, qualities the Re- the charts is remarkable, especially With a long-overdue balanced gy playing two pianos at once, cov- cording Academy (the Grammys’ considering the backlash the 2019 mixture of nominees that repre- ering songs that spanned the voting body) has often been criti- Grammy Awards received for ignor- sent a variety of backgrounds and 1970s to the 2010s, all with seem- cized for lacking. Lizzo, a black, ing artists of color and continuing both old and new generations, the ingly minimal effort. Keys is an un- plus-sized, flute-playing vocalist to favor more traditional-sounding 62nd Annual Grammy Awards also deniably talented artist, whose ex- and rapper leads the pack with tracks over the newer generation’s boasts an impressive roster of per- perience as a musician not only Sampson Independent — Saturday, January 25, 2020 — Page 3 Sports This Week SATURDAY 10:00 p.m. WRDC Ring of Honor Wres- FSS WPT Poker Cash Game (1h) 8:00 p.m. USA WWE Monday Night 9:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball (Live) 5:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption tling (1h) 8:00 p.m. FSS WPT Poker Cash Game Raw (Live) (3h) (2h) (30m) 7:00 a.m. DISC Addictive Fishing (30m) ESPN X Games Aspen 2020 (Live) (2h) (1h) 9:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Basketball Kan- ESPN2 ITF Tennis Men’s and Women’s 6:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1h) ESPN SportsCenter (1h) Midnight WTVD Panthers Huddle (35m) 8:30 p.m. ESPN X Games Aspen 2020 sas at Oklahoma State. (Live) (2h) Quarter-final Australian Open. 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