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It was a great night for her, but Tanya Tucker doesn't think the Grammy Awards showed country music the respect it deserves.
The 61-year-old singer-songwriter said she was 'ticked' at how the award ceremony relegated all of its country awards to the pre-broadcast ceremony, according to The New York Post.
Despite being shuffled off the broadcast, she emerged triumphant with her first two Grammy wins in a nearly 50-year career.
The singer sounded dispirited about having her genre barred from the televised production.
'We deserve to be on national television just like everybody else,' she said.
'Not because of me — it's just not right, and we need to change that. I love to sing all kinds of music but country music will always be my first love. That will always be my real b**** with the Grammys.'
The otherwise triumphant night included a win for Best Country Album for While I'm Livin', which received nearly universal praise from critics and comparisons to her most successful music from the 1970s, '80s and '90s.
She also won the Best Country Song award for Bring My Flowers, which was shared with her songwriting partners, including Brandi Carlile, who co-produced and performed on the album.
The two women performed the song at the ceremony, with Brandi accompanying Tanya on piano.
Despite those years of hit singles and 14 Grammy nominations, it wasn't until this year that she clicked with award voters.
'I got so accustomed to losing that I got very comfortable with it, you know? I love what I do so it was low pressure,' she said during a late-night interview on her tour bus.
'But this winning stuff is a lot of pressure — it's just compounded by 100,000. Man, this winning is a lot of work. We ain't gonna sit around and rest. That's when the s*** will really hit the fan!'
The country star attributed some of her current popularity to her renewed touring schedule after taking years off.
'I slowed down a little bit but I never really stopped; we were always doing something,' she explained.
'I had a few years where I didn't really tour — but it went from a standstill to going 100 miles per hour again. It's good for me because you get out of touch with people when you don't do shows. You wonder, 'do they really still like me?' I found out they wanted to see me even if I didn't have a record out.'
Tanya's heavy touring schedule, which includes some back-to-back performances, was contrasted with pop singer Justin Bieber, who has eschewed quick turnarounds for fear of burning out.
'I feel like I've slowed way down from how I used to be,' she said. 'Maybe that's why I've got the moniker of being the hardest working girl in the music business. But I like that. I'd hate to be the laziest.'
The hit songwriter had her share of wild times in the '70s and '80s, and she had sometimes tumultuous relationships with Don Johnson and country singers Glen Campbell and Merle Haggard.
When she was asked if she had any advice for Justin, who's still in the midst of his transition from troubled teen singer to a more stable artist, she replied with a curt, 'No.'
The singer also weighed in on this year's hit Super Bowl halftime performance from Jennifer Lopez and Shakira.
It's a subject she's familiar with, having performed at Super Bowl XXVII in 1994.
'What I'd like to see for next year's Super Bowl is four different artists on there, from four different genres — so you get a little bit of everything,' she said.
'I think that would be a really cool way of handling that. I also want to congratulate Kansas City, too, after 50 years of trying. I can relate — because it's almost 50 years I've been doing this.'
By Brian Marks -Dailymail
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