Grammy Awards: 5 New York Grandmothers Pick The Winners In 'Grammies On The Grammys' (VIDEO)

Every expert and critic delivers their predictions in the lead-up to Sunday night's Grammy Awards ceremony. But one group of cultural surveyors is consistently and mysteriously left out.

Grandmothers.

After all, the Grammy Award was named for the founder of music's grandmother, Grammy Pearl,* so it only made sense that we go straight to the source. Or sources.

From the Hudson Guild Community Center in Manhattan, New York, we bring you Rosemary, Catherine, Merle, Julia, and Mibs -- five smart, opinionated women with a self-professed love of music. We played them snippets from the nominees for Best Album of the Year and Best Record of the Year and asked them to choose the winner. The results... will astound you.

*This is a lie. The Grammys were named after the Gramophone.

**Also, potential commenters, it should be noted: the segment is called "Grammies on the Grammys," rather than grannies. Just a little mix-up in video--title land. Additionally, the intro says we will be meeting with six grandmothers. Unfortunately, we lost one grandmother right away to an appointment.

Comments

[asiaasia]

08:23 PM on 02/12/2012

ugh i only clicked this cuz they r hot

[bluegnu63]

07:16 PM on 02/12/2012

They're classy...and adorable.:D

[Cheyla]

01:41 PM on 02/12/2012

9 New York grandmothers - this sounds like an awesome talk show!!

[Jennifer Kley]

12:36 PM on 02/12/2012

Ok, grandmas rock but, um, why are these pictures so frightening? Really, did each one have to have their pictures taken with their mouths gaped open? I want a re-do.


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[sheikwil4]

12:33 PM on 02/12/2012

Adele and Bruno were the only ones that sound like music that is not manufactored. The Blue grass music, just doesn't inspire me, atleast this group doesn't. Rhianna and Katie Perry are manufactored music. Let's s hear them sing accapella music and see how they sound with no music. I love all kinds of music, and today's singers just doez't move or inspire me. I want music so profound and real that it moves me to teats bdcUse it's so beautiful, like Whitney Houston, Sarah Mclaughlin, Faith Hill, Mary j Blige- Etta James.

[Victor John]

10:22 AM on 02/12/2012

grannies have good taste in music.

[keene]

09:30 AM on 02/12/2012

That was fun! Thanks

[natturnerx]

09:06 AM on 02/12/2012

uh.. shouldnt it be "grannies on the grammies" ?

[booshh]

09:23 AM on 02/12/2012

Or "mammories?"

[jaela17]

04:04 PM on 02/11/2012

Seems they don't like the overly produced sounds with the computer enhanced voices etc. Without really knowing that's what they're listening to, they seem to reject those songs. Good.

[rasil]

03:15 PM on 02/11/2012

Don't demonstrate such hostility towards these grannies. Why? They are simply playing on words and having fun. Lighten up please.

[madcityy]

12:34 PM on 02/11/2012

WHY NOT JUST ASK 5 YR OLDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Conservative PitBull]

12:26 PM on 02/11/2012

I am going to watch just to count how many times the rappers will grab their crotch and shake their fingers.

[Sharon Jurgensen]

04:11 PM on 02/15/2012

didn't like any of it in the first 5 minutes. So.........watched Downton Abbey. ( for those who aren't familiar, it's PBS Masterpiece Classic) Much more entertaining.