<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Arial, Veranda">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Henry Dark:<BR><B>Norah Jones, Eight Grammies...sometimes good does triumph over evil...<P>Jones also won best new artist, whupping a field of singers aimed directly at the kids' market: Ashanti, Michelle Branch, John Mayer and punk-pop star Avril Lavigne. This could reflect Jones's artistry, though it could also be a function of something else: The typical Grammy voter is double the age of the typical Ashanti fan, and was far more likely to actually enjoy Jones's work.</B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Too bad that Best New Artist is traditionally the Kiss of Death.