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I can honestly say that watching well over 2 hours of 2010 grammy broadcast actually made me feel a little bit out of touch with todays mainstream music. Gone, was the incredible feeling of wanting to be apart of the celebration, replaced with skepticism and doubt. Was it just me or in a night full of elaborate duets in which the spectacle overshadowed the performance, did it seem like the Grammys were doing a bit too much, for a bit too long? Trent Reznor of the Ninie Inch Nails summed up the Grammys nicely in one tweet "Grammy asshole weekend in LA. Yuck..."

The good the bad and the ugly of the academy awards. Last week i touched on how the music industry was not MY industry in a basic attempt to relay how i felt while watching the Grammys. It was an okay post, but i was really waiting on Eric Beall of the berkleemusicblog to really take the reins on this one and go in. Fortunately we walked away from the grammys with practically the same message. Music has become a spectacle, The recording industry doesn't know how to invest in its future and music is going global. Hit the jump to READ MORE

The Sustainable Musician Its such a great feeling that we can look past the grammy awards and come out saying "that's not MY music industry". Musicians are excited that they now have the opportunity to create a sustainable career without the permission of the gatekeepers we all know as the recording industry.

NARAS can do for YOU. If the name NARAS doesn't ring a bell then maybe the GRAMMYS does. NARAS is responsible for the Musics Biggest Night, but the organization is also noteable for helping members receive additional benefits such as networking and exclusive behind the scenes opportunities as well. Read More to find out how becoming a NARAS member has it's perks. Oh yeah the membership is only 100 dollars, that's pretty good!

Grammy winning music producer Lillywhite is providing music professionals the opportunity to gain insight and hear about his career path, and ongoing journey through his long career. The evenings' interview is followed by a question-and-answer period. If your a producer or engineer in NY then this might be worth checking out. It all goes down this evening from 630pm to 830pm and is free to Recording Academy members and $30.00 for everyone else.

Napsters Impact a Decade Later If you watched the Grammy Awards Sunday night then you probably witnessed the Academy's plea to US music consumers, encouraging the purchase of "great" music. Cnn Money took a 10 year look at the RIAA's 8 billion dollar decline, the free movement and most importantly, the label anti-christ, Napster.

How nice of Alicia Keys to lend Alicia's Keys to the rest of humanity. Grammy winning award winner Alicia keys has teamed up with KONTAKT to release new software that recreates Alicia Keys' personal grand piano with outstanding authenticity and playability. Now musicians can use Alicia's acclaimed signature piano sound in their own music production, live performance and recreational playing. Using vintage microphones, high-end outboard studio gear and two years worth of meticulously recorded key sampling, Alicia's custom Yamah "C3 Neo" can now be passed down through the community instead of selfishly being hoarded away in some fancy million dollar studio.

Sign up for Twitter to follow Kevin_AnR_Shine (@Kevin_AnR_Shine). CEO OF THE F.I.R.M (A&R/LABEL CONSULTANT)...FORMERLY. ASSISTED WAYNE WILLIAMS (SR VP OF A&R @JIVE), WORKED ON 2011 GRAMMY NOMINATED R KELLY UNTITLED CD..