L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With just nine trophies handed out on its live CBS telecast, the actual award portion of the Grammy Awards is something of a subplot. Drama was provided by the likes of Esperanza Spalding and the Arcade Fire, who were each... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Maybe you heard about or saw record exec Steve Stoute's leter in the NY Times on Sunday. In it, he slams the Grammys for giving awards to bands nobody ever heard of and brought up the "coincidence" of Arcade... more info

NME — Band beat Foals, MCR and Crystal Castles to gong more info

NME — Band beat Arcade Fire and Kings Of Leon to gong more info

NME — Kasabian and Arcade Fire had also been nominated more info

Altsounds — The Sound, It Resounds (http://thesounditresounds.typepad.com/), a new and influential music blog, today announcedthe launch of its audio interview series, including conversations with members of Grammy Award winners Arcade Fire (http://www.arcadefir... more info

Impose Magazine — Fresh off their Album of the Year win at the Grammys, Arcade Fire announce a full US tour. Kicking off in Denver and working their way towards a sold out Coachella think of it as a victory lap for the Canadian indie rockers, who have sold nearly 500... more info

KEXP Seattle — While those of us in the indie world rejoice at the victory of Merge recording artists The Arcade Fire, others in the music biz aren’t so hot on the Grammys. Yesterday, record executive Steve Stoute, who has managed Nas over the years, took out a f... more info

Guardian Music — The Canadian band's lauded third album catches the zeitgeist, hymning the sense of loss in a post-crash westWhat does any piece of music mean? Music is the most untethered and abstract of art forms. Even a song has meanings or hints of meanings that ... more info

ContactMusic — Hip-hop boss STEVE STOUTE has blasted Grammy organisers for snubbing EMINEM and JUSTIN BIEBER in favour of lesser-known artists at this year's (11) awards.Record executive Stoute, who is best known as rapper Nas' manager, was stunned when Eminem lost... more info