Will The Writer’s Strike Drain The Grammys’ Talent Pool?

The People’s Choice Awards were reduced to a clip show. The Golden Globes are going to be held in press conference form. Will the writer’s strike have a detrimental effect on the Grammys, which are scheduled to take place on Feb. 10? According to Phil Gallo at Variety, it might, because the producers “would have to do a show with no WGA writing, no actors as presenters and none of musicians with union or Hollywood connections.” While the Grammys have only officially announced one performer at the show–the Foo Fighters, who are doing that YouTube talent show thing–Gallo has helpfully compiled a list of people who you likely wouldn’t see on the telecast, given their assorted union connections. And guess whose name is right up top?

Dave Grohl Bruce Springsteen Beastie Boys Joni Mitchell John Fogerty Lucinda Williams Jack White Steve Earle Herbie Hancock Chaka Khan Fantasia George Lopez Jay-Z Justin Timberlake Tim McGraw Beyonce

Eep! And isn’t Whitney Houston in the Screen Actors Guild, too? Maybe Mike Huckabee can learn how to play the triangle sometime in the next month, because from the lineups I’ve seen for the late-night talk shows, dude is all about crossing picket lines.

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