If you clicked on this sight you probably wondering what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the injustice the Grammys have bestowed on our beloved leader. Not once but twice. First robbery was in 1984 when Purple Rain was up for album of the year and they gave it to Lionel Richie. Don't get me wrong, "Can't Slow Down" was avery good album and Lionel's best if you ask me. But, "Purple Rain" ruled the charts at no.1 for 32 weeks. Where was "Can't Slow Down" then during that time. I don't get it. Next theft was this years Grammys when Mary J. Blige won for best R&B album over 3121. Why? How? I love Mary and she definitley deserve her other awards but that one. Damn! Give Prince at least one damn grammy. That one at least. Highway robbery again. Who votes on these things anyway? I don't know. What you think about all this?

You seen the 1988 Grammy Awards? Sign O' The Times and Bad were nominated for Album of The Year but they lost to U2's Joshua Tree. WTF?

Michael was pissed the whole night

Notwithstanding the fact that the album lost out to 'Can't Slow Down', Prince still scooped two Grammy's for 'Purple Rain' in 1984. In the end, though, who cares? They're just awards.

As for 'Who votes on these things anyway?', the official website explains who qualifies to vote and how the process works.

I'm over it, I'll bet Prince is too.

I doubt Prince cares either!

the grammys have zero credibility anyway. they're meaningless

Prince cared about that 1987 loss for sure... his attitude showed up in a few interviews.

Fuga grammy.

bboy87 said:

I'm glad bad did not win

bboy87 said:

oh yeah he was

kpowers said:

It would have been cool if Bad or SOTT won.....but losing to U2?!

bboy87 said:

no it would have been worse to loose to bad

bboy87 said:

I would take U2's Joshua Tree over Bad all day everyday and twice on Sunday.

...Of course I do prefer Sign O the Times over both.

bobsteezy said:

Agreed. For me the best albums out that year was Sign O' the times and The Joshua Tree.

Why was MJ pissed?
Was it written all over his face?

MJB should have won. Prince wasn't bothered and even gave her a little squeeze on the shoulders when it was announced.

LoDog said:

MJB.....no surprise. Even Prince didn't think it was a big deal.

Lionel.....THAT still surprise me even to this day. But again, The Grammy Committee has always been shady like that. Prince isn't the first artist to get sue by them and will not be the last.

theghostoftonym said:

Correct. The only music award show that's fair is Billboard.

bboy87 said:

And what was so special about The Joshua Tree?

Prince has done well as far as Grammy Awards go.....he won two for Musicology in recent years. When is the last time Michael Jackson won a Grammy?

Damn.....1996. Last nominated in 2002.

the battle between genius and the system but it seems ok to me. humans get jealous. some artists like prince are over-qualified lol he doesnt even need to be there to have the same impact as a musician on a global scale. he's a walking magnet

TonyVanDam said:

Well if you don't like U2 then you are not gonna root for them. Joshua tree had alot of critical praise, alot of hit singles, and sold millions. So it's not a shock it won. Like I don't care for Lauren Hill. She sold millions, had alot of hits and her album was also critically acclaimed thus I was not that surprise when she won alot of awards. I don't agree but I understand.