Grammys Went Social

While watching snippets of last night’s Grammy Awards, I saw actor Jason Bateman introduce two violinists and a cellist who each played real short pieces. I didn’t follow what was going on until now.

The Grammy Awards went social.

Pairing with YouTube, the Grammys sponsored the contest, My Grammy Moment, where one winner would join the Foo Fighters playing live during the awards show. What I saw was the introduction of the top three contestants, Ann Marie Calhoun, Brian Fitzgerald, and Tara Klein. Fans voted from the top three and picked Ann Marie Calhoun to rock with Foo.

Here’s Ann’s YouTube entry playing the Foo Fighter’s Pretender. Gotta be the hair (and the looks) that won her the gig.

Mix that with the original Pretender by the Foo Fighters, and you get this.

Awesome way to bring together the music and tech worlds!

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