Critic's Notebook: A night of bold moves and noisy risks at Grammys

Uprisings have been in the news of late, and here was another one. This year's Grammy Awards ceremony, telecast from Staples Center Sunday night, was a generational takeover and an airing of the widening gap between the traditional corporate music industry and the dynamic, diverse culture that's redefining the very nature of popular music right now.

By Ann Powers, Los Angeles Times Music Critic

February 14, 2011