Independent music hasn't been a "best kept secret" for years. Of course, it's great that independent musicians are finally getting mainstream recognition and making a living off their music, but it just sort of feels like The Twilight Zone lately. Indeed, the independent is no longer independent.
Case in point: independent musicians netted 56 of the overall 110 awards at this year's Grammy Awards. Notable independent wins include Robert Plant and Alison Krauss with their album Raising Sand earning Album of the Year, and of course now-indie favorites Radiohead grabbing Best Alternative Album with their pay-what-you-please album In Rainbows (TMT Review). Good work, team indie!
Now, it will really be time to reconsider the state of “indie music” when Animal Collective get what they deserve and take home next year's Album of the Year Grammy for Merriweather Post Pavilion (TMT Review) and when Stephen Malkmus serves as MC of the show.
