GRAMMY WEEK: What You Don’t Know About the Grammys

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This week, the music world descends upon Los Angeles, and the Grammy countdown begins. On Sunday, the Recording Academy will present awards for the 52nd time. Billed as “Music’s Biggest Night,” the Grammys were established in 1958 to honor excellence in the music industry. Now, 52 years later, some might question the Grammys’ relevance, while others take shots at the awards being little more than a nationally televised insiders club.

The cynics have it all wrong, and I’ll remind them that the Recording Academy honors a broader range of music and artists than any other awards show around. While the Oscars throw a bone to documentary filmmakers and animators,….