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Post by dazed on Dec 13, 2018 17:22:17 GMT
How are these awards still held up to such high prestige?
Time and time again, their nominations and especially winners are awful, and are often a popularity contest. They're like the golden globes of music, but somehow worse.
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Dec 13, 2018 18:14:16 GMT
Honestly, does anyone really think much of the Grammys? They feel like easily the least prestigious and most irrelevant out of all the major art industry awards.
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Post by dazed on Dec 13, 2018 19:36:18 GMT
Honestly, does anyone really think much of the Grammys? They feel like easily the least prestigious and most irrelevant out of all the major art industry awards. I think they’re more popular than both the Emmys and Tonys, at least for general audiences.. I rarely hear anyone discuss those awards. Only the Oscars and Grammys.
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Post by pacinoyes on Dec 13, 2018 19:54:13 GMT
The Grammy's and all award shows - especially "industry" award shows (Emmy/Tony/Oscar) exist on how much you buy their industry myths - movies themselves are a creation of myth industry by definition so that's why we still give a sh it. It's a lie but it's an exotic one at least. The Grammy essentially exists in a parallel universe of the real world by arguing everything is part of the same industry. Lady Gaga and Adele do not exist in the same world as say Alejandro Escovedo so right off the bat the "industry" is a lie because Escovedo exists in a far different world from many other acts. It maybe reflected a pop culture industry at one time (doubt it) but Rock, which dominated the culture for a long time splintered itself in odd ways after like '68 (?) and Punk shattered the splinters. By it's very nature Punk allowed, even encouraged people outside the industry to create, release records, tour and thrive. So, the Grammy is always looking at what it calls the "industry" itself, when, for music - all music now not just Rock - the most exciting music is where you're not looking, and outside the industry definition.
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Post by countjohn on Dec 15, 2018 3:19:54 GMT
I wanted to make a thread saying that my reaction to the GRAMMY noms was "oh look, a bunch of music I don't care about" as it is almost every year, but did not want to seem too salty.
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Post by Mattsby on Nov 24, 2020 18:38:15 GMT
deadline.com/2020/11/grammy-nominations-2021-full-list-nominees-1234621114/Full list of nominees. I haven't heard of so many of these people but gotta love Ken Jennings and Meryl Streep nominated in the same category (Spoken Word Album). Also hyped to see Kings Disease / Nas in Best Rap Album. And there's A Hero's Death / Fontaines DC in Best Rock Album - if it wasn't for the pandemic pacinoyes would probably be in Temple Bar right now looking to buy them a pint. But by far the best nomination --- “Dead Man’s Pop” — Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Nov 24, 2020 19:03:56 GMT
lmao Coldplay gets a Best Album nomination while The Weeknd is snubbed across the board. They're actively trying to be irrelevant at this point.
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Post by DeepArcher on Nov 24, 2020 19:41:35 GMT
Well fuck the Grammys as always but still I'm thrilled for Phoebe, Fiona, HAIM, Big Thief, and Taylor (and Aaron). Now let me go back to not being invested in this before a mediocre Beck or Tame Impala album inevitably wins for Best Alternative or whatever.
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Post by pacinoyes on Nov 24, 2020 19:53:59 GMT
Fontaines D.C. may inspire a whole generation to .........read poetry (gasp!) Kind of glad I picked them as the world's best current band in that other thread now - makes me seem legitimate in my music recommendations!
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Post by morton on Nov 25, 2020 0:58:38 GMT
lmao Coldplay gets a Best Album nomination while The Weeknd is snubbed across the board. They're actively trying to be irrelevant at this point. Every year I think this, but seriously they’re the worst. I don’t want to say that they possibly couldn’t get any worse because they always find a way. These are just so fucking weird. Some are pretty awesome, but then there’s so much wtf-ness tainting all the other nominations. Coldplay only getting one general field nomination even though I think most people have already forgot they even had an album out during the eligibility period?!? Fiona Apple and Brittany Howard missing Album of the Year despite support in their field, or for Howard across several fields. Bieber getting in at all especially over The Weekend who couldn’t even get a nomination in pop. Noah Cyrus getting a nomination for Best New Artist!?! I thought the Emmys are bad sometimes, but then I remember the Grammys and know that they could always be worst. I might get mad at their snubs and at times who ends up winning in the end, but the Grammys always manage to scrape the barrel every year.
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Post by mhynson27 on Nov 25, 2020 1:53:08 GMT
What the actual fuck is this shit??? Still trying to figure out how on Earth The Weeknd got snubbed.
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Post by dazed on Nov 25, 2020 3:38:01 GMT
Well shit, that point I made from two years ago has aged like fine wine.
At least The Strokes got their first ever nomination (even though I’m sure they could care less lol).
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