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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Who should have won at the Grammys?

    The 61st annual Grammy Awards were handed out at the Staples Center on Sunday. Some of the winners: Kacey Musgraves for Album of the Year, Cardi B for Best Rap Album, Dua Lipa for Best New Artist.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 11, 2019 • 1 min read

    The 61st annual Grammy Awards were handed out at the Staples Center on Sunday. Some of the winners: Kacey Musgraves for Album of the Year, Cardi B for Best Rap Album, Dua Lipa for Best New Artist. Now we give out the very first Press Play Un-Grammys -- for artists who should’ve been recognized by the recording academy.

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    Press Play’s alternative list of Grammy winners
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play

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      Amy Ta

      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      KCRW DJ

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      Anthony Valadez

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    Press Play’s alternative list of Grammy winners
    1. 0:00Does 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Amy Klobuchar have a temper? Does it matter?
    2. 9:06Democrats confront the politics of supporting and criticizing Israel
    3. 17:42Justice Dept. blocks what would have been the first safe injection site in the U.S.
    4. 25:51Who should have won at the Grammys?You’re reading this
    5. 37:29Why do some California coyotes suddenly have blue eyes?
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