Most Obvious Fudging of the Rules
U2 & Green Day nominated for ''The Saints Are Coming''

The Academy's rules clearly state that the 49th annual Grammys is for ''recordings released during the Eligibility Year Oct. 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006.'' This rousing cover of a song by punk rockers the Skids wasn't released on iTunes until Nov. 14, 2006 — so what gives? Maybe it's because the song was originally performed during a NFL pregame show at the Louisiana Superdome in late September? If so, it seems like a crass bid to get the two mega-bands to perform on the Grammy telecast.