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The 45th Annual Grammy Awards On Sunday February 27, over 55 million viewers sat in front of their television to witness the largest night in music. Spirits were high, especially with the people from New York, for the awards had returned to Madison Square Gardens from a five-year leave. The stars walked the red carpet and reviewed each other’s wardrobe, sat in their padded theater chairs and readied for a night of enjoyment, suspense, and defeat. The Grammy awards are very notorious for pairing different performers together, mostly from two different styles of music, and sometimes very controversial. This year there wasn’t much controversy in the paired up groups. Coldplay, a British modern rock band collaborated with the New York Philharmonic for an exquisite performance. On the other hand, an “All Star Performance,” featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band, paired with Elvis Costello for a breathtaking performance, that is, it was so bad that it knocked the wind out of me. The newcomer, Norah Jones not only railroaded the awards, but surprised the 55 million viewers, along with a stadium ful