Dance said:

There is really no reason whatsoever to call this woman a "hoe." There is nothing whorish about her persona or the way she carries herself.

Ho said:

I agree. @ Dance

Dance, I'm gonna cram a Grammy up your asshole.

Maybe an American Music Award:


And, well, I don't need to tell you what Usher was describing.

As Smart As she is perceived, she should know not to burn a bridge. When I saw her on the Image Awards saying that.. I was like.. Not Smart.. If you don't agree with something ( that is part of your industry) you don't air it out publicly. I mean what do you have to gain by complaing to others that can't affect your concerns. ?? I like India Better than Alicia.. Just thought her comments were in poor taste.. If you don't have anything good to say.. don't say anything. Just thought she was bigger than that..

As Smart As she is perceived, she should know not to burn a bridge. When I saw her on the Image Awards saying that.. I was like.. Not Smart.. If you don't agree with something ( that is part of your industry) you don't air it out publicly. I mean what do you have to gain by complaing to others that can't affect your concerns. ?? I like India Better than Alicia.. Just thought her comments were in poor taste.. If you don't have anything good to say.. don't say anything. Just thought she was bigger than that..

this has to be the most vague and crytpic boycott i've ever heard of.

How can you be honored to be nominated at an event you don't won't to be part of?

Its as clear as day to me. You can be honored that your peers thought enough of your work to consider you for an award even though you know that the system upon which the awards are given these days is deeply corrupted and rooted in music business politics. When you write a folk song and get nominated for an R&B award, the problem is obviously deeper than all that is being said. The Grammys have been fucked up for years but that's not a complete reflection on the voters alone. The placement of the artists, the categories they are chosen for, the politics of the behind the scenes workings are far bigger than most people understand.

She's Kanye Pest with titties and slightly less mouth.

The chick bitched and moaned because she lost to Mister Alicia and then they gave in and handed her a couple. She should be happy with that. They had no business recognizing her or Mr. Keys, and there are much more deserving artists out there compared to India. There are people who would give a body part to have the opportunities and exposure this so-so chick has.

HO SIT DOWN.

magnificentsynthesizer said:

Its as clear as day to me. You can be honored that your peers thought enough of your work to consider you for an award even though you know that the system upon which the awards are given these days is deeply corrupted and rooted in music business politics. When you write a folk song and get nominated for an R&B award, the problem is obviously deeper than all that is being said. The Grammys have been fucked up for years but that's not a complete reflection on the voters alone. The placement of the artists, the categories they are chosen for, the politics of the behind the scenes workings are far bigger than most people understand. Her frustration is very valid for all of the reasons that Threadbare spoke of and a couple of more.

India.Arie remains an anomaly the industry doesn't know how to handle. She's smart, can sing, write good lyrics, loves her ethnicity and has decent production. Most of her music maintains a positive bent.

But she is ignored, compared with other artists with far lesser talent, focus and depth. Because she doesn't fit their packaging.

If, by that third, wonderful album of hers, she had found ways to relax and dye her hair blonde, change up her fashion to tighter and shorter clothes and fill her project with "bangers" about lovin' her boo and clubbing, she'd be in a different rung in the industry.

Not to mention if she lived self-destructively and embarrassingly. So, she boycotts an industry that pays her lip-service. Probably the healthiest thing for her to do.

She's Kanye Pest with titties and slightly less mouth.

The chick bitched and moaned because she lost to Mister Alicia and then they gave in and handed her a couple. She should be happy with that. They had no business recognizing her or Mr. Keys, and there are much more deserving artists out there compared to India. There are people who would give a body part to have the opportunities and exposure this so-so chick has.

HO SIT DOWN.

India.Arie remains an anomaly the industry doesn't know how to handle. She's smart, can sing, write good lyrics, loves her ethnicity and has decent production. Most of her music maintains a positive bent.

But she is ignored, compared with other artists with far lesser talent, focus and depth. Because she doesn't fit their packaging.

If, by that third, wonderful album of hers, she had found ways to relax and dye her hair blonde, change up her fashion to tighter and shorter clothes and fill her project with "bangers" about lovin' her boo and clubbing, she'd be in a different rung in the industry.

Not to mention if she lived self-destructively and embarrassingly. So, she boycotts an industry that pays her lip-service. Probably the healthiest thing for her to do.

Makes you miss the days when artists would internalize their insecuities and just end it all with a drug overdose.

India.Arie remains an anomaly the industry doesn't know how to handle. She's smart, can sing, write good lyrics, loves her ethnicity and has decent production. Most of her music maintains a positive bent.

But she is ignored, compared with other artists with far lesser talent, focus and depth. Because she doesn't fit their packaging.

If, by that third, wonderful album of hers, she had found ways to relax and dye her hair blonde, change up her fashion to tighter and shorter clothes and fill her project with "bangers" about lovin' her boo and clubbing, she'd be in a different rung in the industry.

Not to mention if she lived self-destructively and embarrassingly. So, she boycotts an industry that pays her lip-service. Probably the healthiest thing for her to do.

I like India Arie and I can understand her frustration.

India.Arie remains an anomaly the industry doesn't know how to handle. She's smart, can sing, write good lyrics, loves her ethnicity and has decent production. Most of her music maintains a positive bent.

But she is ignored, compared with other artists with far lesser talent, focus and depth. Because she doesn't fit their packaging.

If, by that third, wonderful album of hers, she had found ways to relax and dye her hair blonde, change up her fashion to tighter and shorter clothes and fill her project with "bangers" about lovin' her boo and clubbing, she'd be in a different rung in the industry.

Not to mention if she lived self-destructively and embarrassingly. So, she boycotts an industry that pays her lip-service. Probably the healthiest thing for her to do.

ThreadBare said:

you just said exactly what I was thinking!

I saw India on 'Oprah' last year and she said something that I thought was interesting.When she recorded the song "I Am Not My Hair",her record label made her record the song with a rapper....a rapper that she didn't even want to work with.She didn't say his name,but I later found out that it was Akon