Positive Signs of the Grammys' Increasing Coolness
Nods for Gnarls Barkley, the Raconteurs, and Lupe Fiasco

The famously fusty Academy made some surprisingly hip choices this year, like nominating genre-smashing psychedelic-electro-soul-rap duo Gnarls Barkley for four awards (including the biggies, Album and Record of the Year), alterna-rapper Fiasco for three, and Jack White's retro-rock supergroup for two.