The James Logan Courier

By Preston Jones
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)

In a bid to inject some much-needed life into a ceremony that, traditionally, is one of the stuffiest awards shows going, the Grammys tried something new Wednesday night.

The clumsily titled "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! — Countdown to Music's Biggest Night," hosted by Taylor Swift and LL Cool J, was an attempt to blend star-studded performances with the announcement of a handful of nominees (of the 110 categories the Grammys recognize, a mere six were announced on air; the full list of nominees was made available on grammy.com).

By Hamed Noorsay, Courier Staff Writer

"Crush", the new single by David Archuleta, is an up-beat pop song about having a crush on someone who doesn't even know who you are.

The single unites a familiar theme with a very bland, typical, cookie cutter monotonous pop beat. It's just another piece of boring pop music with nothing very special about it.

In a weird way, it is reminiscent of the Backstreet Boys and N*sync, except with a solo boy artist rather than a band of boys.