BOOMBAYAH Posted February 5 Posted February 5 I feel like some artists seem to be less concerned about the subjective/biased nature of the Grammys, and instead, their frustration stems more from themselves not winning. This includes fans too: they will proudly boast about their faves Grammy achievements, but the moment they are “robbed” of one, they will declare that the entire institution means nothing and Grammys hold no value. What do you think? 1 1
Popular Post makeme Posted February 5 Popular Post Posted February 5 An institution awarding the same white women 4 times and black women 0 should be criticized. 36 7 1 1
2NE1 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Yep. If they didn’t care they wouldn’t keep attending and talking about it. 5
Revolution Posted February 5 Posted February 5 No, the Grammys are too racist to be taken seriously. 1
byzantium Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Yes. If the Grammys meant nothing, they would have no need to talk about them. When was the last time Drake tweeted about not winning an Iheart music radio award or a kids choice award? 8
Lemon Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Moreover, had an artist some people dislike lost, they would be talking about that non stop too. It’s basically Don’t Get Angry board game personified. 1 1
dawnettakins Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Yes and no. Thr Grammys are stupid for awarding the same artists all the time, makes it seem like a popularity contest more than anything. Seems most of the time Grammys is about commercial performance more than anything. Not artistic merit.
burninredhot Posted February 5 Posted February 5 If this is a jab at Nicki then I think it's true. She always submits her music even after complaining about them snubbing her. Atleast The Weeknd and Drake don't submit anymore and stand their ground
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted February 5 ATRL Moderator Posted February 5 Not necessarily, there's a lot to criticize with the Grammys as a whole. Some of its detractors suck at leading that dialogue, though. 2
Rev8 Posted February 5 Posted February 5 So much proof of the Grammys being biased,racist,sexist, etc yet.. ATRL: No! The artists are wrong!1! 1 1 1
Kimi Posted February 5 Posted February 5 It’s not the read you think it is. Grammys are heavily ignorant self pleasing organization and has less and less relevance, rightfully so.
Bosque Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Grammys don't mean anything. The only ones serving sour grapes are terminally online stans melting down because their fave didn't win, or writing thinkpieces about who should have been winning, even though they have never so much as sat down at a piano 1
BOOMBAYAH Posted February 5 Author Posted February 5 (edited) 11 minutes ago, makeme said: An institution awarding the same white women 4 times and black women 0 should be criticized. I agree. But isn’t there some cognitive dissonance when we call an institution biased/essentially meaningless with it comes to validating artistry, then we turn around say “my fave has *insert number* of Grammys” or “I have *insert number* Grammys” to…validate their artistry? Why still uphold the status quo that these awards mean something by giving them merit, then turn around and say “no actually it’s fixed” when you/your fave doesn’t win? It seems the issue for most is less the actual systemic faults and more them not winning. Edited February 5 by BOOMBAYAH 2
suburbannature Posted February 5 Posted February 5 Miley just said it as she won her first one. I think it's well-established that the Grammys are the weakest of the big 4 industry awards. 1
Bosque Posted February 5 Posted February 5 1 minute ago, BOOMBAYAH said: I agree. But isn’t there some cognitive dissonance when we call an institution biased/essentially meaningless with it comes to validating artistry, then we turn around say “my fave has *insert number* of Grammys” or “I have *insert number* Grammys” to…validate their artistry? Why still uphold the status quo that these awards mean something by giving them merit, then turn around and say “no actually it’s fixed” when you/your fave doesn’t win? It seems the issue for most is less the actual systemic faults than and more them not winning. Yeah it's literally just an empty tool for people to feel some sort of vicarious pleasure when their fave wins, or alternatively attack other artists they don't like for not winning enough Grammys (or too many Grammys sometimes, depending on what is convenient). 1
Flower Posted February 5 Posted February 5 The people who thinks Grammys means nothing and irrelevant are the one making the most noise lol It still means a lot and the most in the industry, but the it is rightfully criticize with some questionable win and questionable metric along with questionable voters. Speaking from the viewpoint of a swiftie who dont think Midnight should've won. Grammys just using her as short term clout
satellites.™ Posted February 5 Posted February 5 11 minutes ago, almanac said: Who are the artists in question though? I guess she's referring to the winners. Cause everyone who WON said the same thing.
mercurialworld Posted February 5 Posted February 5 (edited) Um, no. Do we care about each of the Academy member's opinion on a piece of work? Why does it matter when there's a collective opinion on the matter from people we don't care about? Edited February 5 by mercurialworld
BrokenMachine Posted February 5 Posted February 5 17 minutes ago, BOOMBAYAH said: their frustration stems more from themselves not winning Miley herself said Grammys are not that meaningful at her speech while winning her first one so it's not a matter of winning or not 2
Mitsouko Posted February 5 Posted February 5 No, the artists are right and they should say it. Especially younger artists and artists of color. They recognize that it's just a promotional horse-race. They know there's barely a music industry anymore, and much like the Oscars and Emmys the awards themselves hold so little cultural weight in this third decade of the century. Awards like that at one time did serve a purpose, but the returns have diminished so much in the last couple of decades.
Devin Posted February 5 Posted February 5 the novelty wore off over the years when more diversity of talented artists entered the industry.
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