kitbradley said:

I don't remember when I watched the Grammy's last

It bothers me that Fiona Apple album didnt get a nom for Album of the year and nominated for Alternative album? Of course that good looking blond girl with no vocal talent gets one.

Weeknd got robbed.

I agree you should never assume that you deserve to be nominated for anything.

Just recently Justin Beiber and Drake boycotted the ceremonies, and Frank Ocean declined to submit on some BLM stuff.

And Nikki Minaj claims she was blacklisted because she offended the catholic church (as well as viewers with good taste) with her performance.

You might counter with, "well it's Nikki Minaj", but then they actually award rap-alike Cardi B thereafter, and nominate Megan Thee Stallion for multiple awards.

Is there something to her claim?

Lest we forget Janet Jackson, while on the decline creatively, was actually blacklisted by a bored and powerful Les Moonves.

They wanted all the women to make a lame point.

Genuine question, do many people on the US follow the Grammys? I will know who won an Oscar for best film and maybe a few more categories, I won't take it seriously but i'll know. But Grammys? I couldn't tell you how many Grammys Prince won and it has never entered my mind to find out.

Sleep through them.

OldFriends4Sale said:

I don't remember when I watched the Grammy's last

The last one I watched is when Prince was there

Who is this Prince.

I haven't watched an entire Grammy ceremony since the late 80's. I spent the next 15 years or so weaving in and out of the telecasts if I knew someone I was interested in would be performing. Last time I did that was in 2006 when Mariah performed "Fly Like A Bird". Haven't tuned in since. I don't even check the list of winners anymore. Once they started dropping categories that put veteran acts at a disadvantage and Beyonce surpassed Aretha, I was completely done with them.

luv4u said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I don't remember when I watched the Grammy's last

The last one I watched is when Prince was there

kitbradley said:

What a coincidence, I'm boycotting the Grammy's too .....haven't watched the Grammy's in years.

kitbradley said:

I haven't watched an entire Grammy ceremony since the late 80's. I spent the next 15 years or so weaving in and out of the telecasts if I knew someone I was interested in would be performing. Last time I did that was in 2006 when Mariah performed "Fly Like A Bird". Haven't tuned in since. I don't even check the list of winners anymore. Once they started dropping categories that put veteran acts at a disadvantage and Beyonce surpassed Aretha, I was completely done with them.

Last time I checked in was 2002, when Alicia Keys won for 'Songs in A Minor'. Haven't had any interest since.

The Weekend, Drake, Justin Bieber,Nikki Minaj, Cardi B....

Talk about bottom of the barrel

I'll add my voice...the Grammy's are irrelevant.

While I agree that the Grammy's have mostly become irrelevant, it is truly strange that The Weeknd didn't receive nominations. The grammy are renown for celebrating relatively bland songs that are huge commercial successes by artists who are well thoght of. Blinded by the Light fits that mold better than any song this year. The Weeknd has talent, but Blinded by the Light was his most middle of the road single yet. It has broken all time records by being in the Billboard Top 10 for over a year and in the Top 5 for over 40 weeks.It has been a huge smash in almost all formats except country. And, it is off a critically acclaimed album. All this should have easily led to a nomination. I am not outraged because I personally don't like how the Grammy's reward such mainstream songs, but if I was The Weeknd I would be scratching my head to say the least. His not going to the Grammy's is a resaonable response, and it doesn't mean he is a "spoiled brat" for doing so.

gandorb said:

While I agree that the Grammy's have mostly become irrelevant, it is truly strange that The Weeknd didn't receive nominations. The grammy are renown for celebrating relatively bland songs that are huge commercial successes by artists who are well thoght of. Blinded by the Light fits that mold better than any song this year. The Weeknd has talent, but Blinded by the Light was his most middle of the road single yet. It has broken all time records by being in the Billboard Top 10 for over a year and in the Top 5 for over 40 weeks.It has been a huge smash in almost all formats except country. And, it is off a critically acclaimed album. All this should have easily led to a nomination. I am not outraged because I personally don't like how the Grammy's reward such mainstream songs, but if I was The Weeknd I would be scratching my head to say the least. His not going to the Grammy's is a resaonable response, and it doesn't mean he is a "spoiled brat" for doing so.

Beautifully and logically written...

SoulAlive said:

kitbradley said:

What a spoiled brat! Lots of great artists who were way more talented than him have never been nominated for a Grammy and they didnt bitch about it. What is this he feels like he's entitled to nominations BS? GTFOH! Maybe Beyonce will give him a couple of her awards in protest.

Yeah,I hate when artists act like they’re entitled to win awards.That’s never a good look.

I need to go and lsiten to his last recording to see if it's even worth all the hullabaloo he's making. You know most of these kids today forget that it's an award coming from the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, and think they should be rewarded based on sales/popularity. Seems they get it mixed up with the Billboard Awards .

uPtoWnNY said:

luv4u said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I don't remember when I watched the Grammy's last

The last one I watched is when Prince was there

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Margot said:

gandorb said:

While I agree that the Grammy's have mostly become irrelevant, it is truly strange that The Weeknd didn't receive nominations. The grammy are renown for celebrating relatively bland songs that are huge commercial successes by artists who are well thoght of. Blinded by the Light fits that mold better than any song this year. The Weeknd has talent, but Blinded by the Light was his most middle of the road single yet. It has broken all time records by being in the Billboard Top 10 for over a year and in the Top 5 for over 40 weeks.It has been a huge smash in almost all formats except country. And, it is off a critically acclaimed album. All this should have easily led to a nomination. I am not outraged because I personally don't like how the Grammy's reward such mainstream songs, but if I was The Weeknd I would be scratching my head to say the least. His not going to the Grammy's is a resaonable response, and it doesn't mean he is a "spoiled brat" for doing so.

Beautifully and logically written...

Thank you Margot!

gandorb said:

In other words it's grammy fodder.

But since they didn't want him to perform at the superbowl his shut-out looks suspicious.