This Ain't Your Grandma's Grammys! New Era Begins, w/ Arcade Fire, Korn, Internet Sharing

Are you sick of Grammy hype yet? We hate to add to the blizzard of anticipation that surrounds one of the biggest award nights and cultural touchstones of the year, but … OK, this charade is growing tiresome.

Anyway, the Grammys are next month, and in an attempt to attract viewers to an irrelevant ceremony representing a dying industry, the duffers in Grammyland have concocted a crackerjack list of live talent for this year’s program. Cee Lo Green! Arcade Fire! And, in a bold change of pace, someone whom people that watch the Grammys may actually have heard of, Lady Gaga! Or how about Katy Perry, maybe? She was the floozy that got kicked off Sesame Street, right?

In a further attempt to get jiggy with the kids, the Academy has kicked off the cumbersomely titled “Music is Life is Music,” campaign, which appears to incorporate social networking and stuff. And jeepers, Arcade Fire are involved with that, too!  Also, hirsute troubadors Korn has been nominated for Best Metal Performance, so clearly someone is paying attention to the trends of the day. You’re on notice, People’s Choice!

The big questions remain: How many times will The Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” be played, and will there be a fitting tribute to the music of “Country Strong”?