fwiw I think Bill Burr is generally kinda funny but yeah there's no joke there and it's kind of pathetic seeing so many Twitter edgelords revel in the fact that he "offended" a bunch of feminists when in reality I don't think a single person is complaining about it
― frogbs, Monday, 15 March 2021 14:45 (one year ago) link
For those who care, a Billboard analysis of how this year’s elimination of the “nomination review committees”—originally put in place back in 1995, in an effort to make nominations more reflective of current trends—may have impacted the 2022 noms.
― fancy like applebeez (morrisp), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 06:01 (seven months ago) link
Decades of crazy selections
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:41 (seven months ago) link
And omissions
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:42 (seven months ago) link
Abba gets first nomination for their comeback release decades after their prime:
ABBA’s record of the year nomination for “I Still Have Faith in You” is a shocker. For one thing, the group had never previously been nominated for a Grammy in any category, though its masterminds Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus were nominated individually for their work on the Mamma Mia soundtrack (Andersson) and the Chess musical cast album (both of them).
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:44 (seven months ago) link
Sounds like ABBA (and others) were late additions (thanks to last-minute expansions).
― fancy like applebeez (morrisp), Thursday, 25 November 2021 06:19 (seven months ago) link
didn't marilyn manson just get nominated for something this year, post-allegations?
gonna go ahead and continue thinking my thought, which is that the grammys (and all similar organizations) should be burned to the ground and any remains placed into the memory hole.
genuinely reprehensible. fucking deplorable.
― please don't refer to me as (Austin), Thursday, 25 November 2021 15:06 (seven months ago) link
That wouldn’t place Kanye in the memory hole (he’s the reason MM is on a list of names). Ironically, if those review committees had still be in place, they potentially could’ve vetoed Donda.
― fancy like applebeez (morrisp), Thursday, 25 November 2021 16:22 (seven months ago) link
(… although it’s interesting that that last minute expansion of the AOTY nominees from 8 to 10 is what allowed Donda to sneak in)
― fancy like applebeez (morrisp), Thursday, 25 November 2021 16:57 (seven months ago) link
The Grammys are useful to me in that they provide a roadmap of what buffoonery I can expect of the Oscars about five years ahead of time.
― Milm & Foovies (Eric H.), Thursday, 25 November 2021 17:42 (seven months ago) link
im glad donda is present
― DT, Saturday, 27 November 2021 00:36 (seven months ago) link
Personally, I’m glad Evermore is present (it apparently snuck in along with Donda, I’mma let you finish, when the AOTY category was expanded from 8 to 10 nominees).I’m sure many folks are tired of Swift getting Grammy nods—but I think Evermore is not only her best album, but one that (in a way) stands apart from the rest of her catalog, and sets a standard for how good a contemporary album in that style can be. It’s a terrific album that deserves a nomination (and if frickin’ Doja Cat can make it in…).
― fancy like applebeez (morrisp), Saturday, 27 November 2021 04:04 (seven months ago) link
you think Evermore is better than Folklore?
― DT, Saturday, 27 November 2021 07:35 (seven months ago) link
Yeah, for sure. I’ve warmed to Folklore a bit over time, but I only really like a few of the songs. I find it hard to get through.
― fancy like applebeez (morrisp), Saturday, 27 November 2021 07:51 (seven months ago) link
That “donda” nom for AOTY would irk me if it had any chance of being the winner over Olivia Rodrigo.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Saturday, 27 November 2021 08:55 (seven months ago) link
I don’t think Olivia will win that one
― fancy like applebeez (morrisp), Saturday, 27 November 2021 15:20 (seven months ago) link
https://variety.com/2021/music/news/drake-withdraws-2021-grammy-nominations-1235127358/
how soon before this becomes more and more common?
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 16:16 (six months ago) link
Apparently Marilyn Manson got withdrawn on a technicality or something?
― katebishopfan616 (morrisp), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 16:28 (six months ago) link
i'm sure they are trying to find whatever reasons to get him off the list
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 16:31 (six months ago) link
but more and more it's like what's the upside for drake? he's so dominant in the industry, what does a grammy mean to him?
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 16:32 (six months ago) link
Jon Batiste- big winner
Also, some folks not happy with SOJA (White & Hispanic reggae band from Virginia suburbs of DC) winning best reggae album over Spice, Sean Paul, Jesse Royal, Gramps Morgan, Etana
https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-04-03/160919/soja-takes-home-best-reggae-album/
― curmudgeon, Monday, 4 April 2022 13:11 (two months ago) link
Best rock performanceMaking a Fire, Foo Fighters. Best rock album Medicine at Midnight, Foo Fighters.Best rock songWaiting on a War, Foo Fighters.
Best rock album Medicine at Midnight, Foo Fighters.
Best rock songWaiting on a War, Foo Fighters.
Will admit I didn't hear the entire album but are people seriously excited by these?
― And liberty she pirouette (Sund4r), Monday, 4 April 2022 13:51 (two months ago) link
I mean, look at what they were up against. Was there anything to be excited about here?
Best Rock Performance"Shot in the Dark," AC/DC"Know You Better (Live from Capitol Studio A)," Black Pumas"Nothing Compares 2 U," Chris Cornell"OHMS," Deftones"Making a Fire," Foo Fighters *WINNER
Best Rock Song"All My Favorite Songs," Weezer"The Bandit," Kings of Leon"Distance," Mammoth WVH"Find My Way," Paul McCartney"Waiting on a War," Foo Fighters *WINNER
Best Rock Album"Power Up", AC/DC"Capitol Cuts- Live From Studio A," Black Pumas"No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1," Chris Cornell"Medicine at Midnight," Foo Fighters *WINNER"McCartney III," Paul McCartney
I will say that Making a Fire is one of the least worst Foo Fighters songs I've heard in the past 20 years. Not saying I'd listen to it twice, but it wasn't terrible once.
― peace, man, Monday, 4 April 2022 13:59 (two months ago) link
Who are these dues paying “members of the academy “ that vote for the Grammys. Read elsewhere that there’s 12,000 members.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 4 April 2022 14:03 (two months ago) link
it's the grammys, of course not. this is how it always is
― ufo, Monday, 4 April 2022 14:05 (two months ago) link
I wasn’t even aware of Jon Batiste until last night. My bad, I guess
― ass time permits (morrisp), Monday, 4 April 2022 14:09 (two months ago) link
Chris Richards in Washington Post in pre-Grammys writeup--
“We Are” wants to be for everyone. Jon Batiste is a familiar face, a crowd-pleaser famous for jazzing up the “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” as well as one of the most prominent pianists in his field. Here, after performing protest concerts against police violence and voter suppression in 2020, he’s siphoned his politics through a big-tent sound that involves the New Orleans jazz he was raised playing, firm gusts of Stevie Wonder-ish melody, lots of hip-hop flash, a little marching band thunder and more. Lyrically and musically, “We Are” delivers its righteous, pro-justice ideals in energetic, frictionless ways. It is power-to-the-people music that the people can listen to at brunch.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 4 April 2022 14:23 (two months ago) link
Power Up was good!
― And liberty she pirouette (Sund4r), Monday, 4 April 2022 14:25 (two months ago) link
he is to Stevie what Bruno Mars is to Prince
dude can definitely play though
― frogbs, Monday, 4 April 2022 14:25 (two months ago) link
I do agree that "Making a Fire" is not terrible as these things go btw but "Waiting on a War" has negative value.
― And liberty she pirouette (Sund4r), Monday, 4 April 2022 14:30 (two months ago) link