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The Grammy Awards: Season 49
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41 out of 100

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1.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: The annual music awards show (held again at Los Angeles' Staples Center) was highlighted by only the second performance by a reunited Police in 25 years. The Dixie Chicks and Mary J. Blige were among the night's biggest winners.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Barry Garron
    60
    Mostly, it was a tasteful affair.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    50
    Some of the performances were strong -- Aguilera actually managed to make good with her yodel on "It's a Man's Man's Man's World." And some were underwhelming -- the Chili Peppers singing a listless "Snow (Hey Oh)" amid crazy confetti.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jon Pareles
    30
    At a time when recorded music needs all the commercial help and television exposure it can get, the Grammy Awards broadcast retreated too often into memories.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 7 out of 8
  1. LauraD
    8
    Lots of great performances. Liked also that there was not a show host this year.
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  2. JakeB
    3
    The Grammy Awards allways sucked.
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  3. TheFly
    2
    Nice to see the police return to action, but I agree with Hector M - when U2 doesn't show and perform, the whole thing is a joke - unfortunately for those of us that love music, with the death of rock comes the death of meaningful reward shows. . .… Expand
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