This morning I was reading BBC News online. While perusing the Entertainment section I came across this article, "Spice Girls reunion beats Led Zep." Since when does Vodafone have it's own awards show? Vodafone Live Music Awards? WTF? The British really are a funny lot. The Spice Girls beat out Led Zeppelin for "Best Live Return," probably because they are still hot and not old, sorry Page & Plant. Songs like "Stairway to Heaven", "Good Times, Bad Times," and "Whole Lotta Love" will never compare to Spice Girls classics like "Wannabe," "2Become1," and "Spice Up Your Life." It's mind-bottling, really. Who do those rock veterans think they are?
It seems like music award shows grow on trees across the pond. Here's a short list: Vodafone Live Music Awards, Mojo Awards, NME Awards, Kerrang! Awards, Q Awards, et al. Not to mention all the cross-over MTV awards. I mean, seriously people, are you really awarding prizes like Best Live Return or Best Act in the World Today? Come to think of it, it seems like some of these award shows are more meaningful than the Grammy Awards. What do you think? Generally speaking, real musicians are being nominated and, believe it or not, winning: AHHHHH! SHRIEK! GASP! Even so, now on it's third year, Vodafone Live Music Awards is still as pop-culturally dependent and irrelevant as ever. And yes, I did try to get tickets to the Spice Girls Reunion Tour.
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