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Thank heavens that, in its rush to reward the stylistics of Lauryn Hill and the honey-sweet tenor of Andrea Bocelli with Grammy nominations for Best New Artist, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) didn't forget the true innovators of 1998--the Backstreet Boys...
...nightclub beats, two-note bass lines and the way they managed to look so damn sexy in those baggy jeans won the Boys international attention. An instant favorite among the twelve and thirteen year-old set and a must-have on birthday party playlists around the world, the Backstreet Boys became media darlings as well...
...takes is a doe-eyed stare and the ejaculation of a deep-throated "Girl..."to whip millions of middle-schoolers into pubescent lust, but that effortlessness bespeaks true art. Indeed, it became clear to the most prestigious publications that the Backstreet Boys had something unique that their predecessors lacked, even The New Kids on the Block (and who ever thought they'd go out of style?). The Boys soon dominated the magazines of the avant-garde--Teen People, YM, and the great standard-bearer of them all, Tiger Beat...
...relief, then that NARAS has responded to the impeccable taste of teenage girls by bestowing the Grammy nomination on the Backstreet Boys. The award for Best New Artist traditionally portends greatness for its recipient and recognizes the musical achievement of hard-bodied young stars. But there are some naysayers, some files in the hair gel, who claim that the Boys are hardly qualified to be given an award that has gone to the likes of Tracy Chapman (1988) and Bruce Hornsby (1986). To them, I say let's take a look at how the Boys stack up against their competitors...
Andrea Bocelli: Whoever that is. Next? Dixie Chicks: They might rival the Backstreet Boys for sheer hottiness, but this ain't no Country Music Awards. Lauryn Hill: Aren't we all a little tired of this kind of revolutionary blending of rap, hip-hop and R&B? Give me that sweet Backstreet bubblegum anytime. Natalie Imbruglia: Maybe if she put on a little makeup, she'd be cute enough to be a serious contender. And that last name...