Ugh. I get why they would want to do that - by making the counting process automated it would be a thousand times easier than reading ballots. (I asked in another thread why the Idolator poll lasted only two years, and it sounded like it was deemed too much work tabulating the results manually.) But it does lose a ton of charm when it shuts out "unselected" titles like that.
― birdistheword, Friday, 19 November 2021 18:52 (two years ago) link
I care. You don't have to.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 19 November 2021 23:07 (two years ago) link
how dare anyone impugn the integrity of the UPROXX music critic's poll
― licorice in the front, pizza in the rear (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 19 November 2021 23:11 (two years ago) link
Earlier this year, they ran like 10,000 words on the best Death Cab for Cutie songs. Death Cab is signed to Atlantic, which is owned by WMG.
Last year, they got the only interview Sturgill Simpson did for his new record. Simpson was signed to Elektra, which is owned by WMG.
I don't give a shit about their poll. I give a shit about the larger conflict of interests here.
― alpine static, Friday, 19 November 2021 23:31 (two years ago) link
Deadline for participating in this flawed outfit’s flawed poll is coming up soon I see. Back in 2019 I did my standard for me complaint about their poll results including few critics ballots with dancehall reggae or soca.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 22 November 2021 14:50 (two years ago) link
Results for this year's poll are in.
https://uproxx.com/critic-polls/uproxx-music-critics-poll-2022-albums/
I didn't mention it when ballots came in because everyone here seems to hate it/them but whatev.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 16 December 2022 23:55 (one year ago) link
Thanks! Good thing I voted for Kendrick Lamar. Just clicked on his title to see who voted for it, there I am, with all my ballots going back to---2018, didn't realize.
― dow, Saturday, 17 December 2022 02:24 (one year ago) link
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
An email said "hundreds" voted. I didn't have my faves ready yet when it was time to turn them in, so didn't vote.
Dow was the only vote for the Anteloper album. 6 people voted for Ari Lennox album including at least one ilxor. 26 voted for Rosalia album, 3 votes for Burna Boy album, 2 votes for Rauw Alejandro album, 3 votes for Asake album
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 17 December 2022 04:30 (one year ago) link
Lucky Daye- Candydrip album got 4 votes (including 1 former ilxor Some Dude); he was one of 2 votes for the Zach Bryan , he was one of 2 votes for Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals rap album that made a few other lists
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 17 December 2022 04:40 (one year ago) link
Miranda Lambert did pretty well
― curmudgeon, Monday, 19 December 2022 05:34 (one year ago) link
Still need to go through this more . Weird how they list critics individual album lists by album title but don’t include artist name
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 20 December 2022 16:25 (one year ago) link
34 voters for #6 Alvvays album
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 20 December 2022 17:15 (one year ago) link
click on the title in a critic's list; you'll see artist as well---now why you should have to do this, I dunno.
― dow, Tuesday, 20 December 2022 18:06 (one year ago) link
yep
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 21 December 2022 17:26 (one year ago) link