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sszwalbenest

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jonasbrother4

i have never heard any of those
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Patman360

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I've never paid any attention to the Grammy's (Or any other music awards come to think of it), but El Camino was released in 2011, how can it be nominated for a Grammy in 2013? This makes no sense at all to me.
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GeevyDallas

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Patman360 wrote:

I've never paid any attention to the Grammy's (Or any other music awards come to think of it), but El Camino was released in 2011, how can it be nominated for a Grammy in 2013? This makes no sense at all to me.

It's a weird one, good kid, m.A.A.d. city won't be eligible until the 2014 Grammys, which would be nearly 2 years after it was released. I think Drake won rap album of the year last year in the same situation.

ArizonaGreenTea

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El Camino was the best by far

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DLGGLD wrote:

It's a weird one, good kid, m.A.A.d. city won't be eligible until the 2014 Grammys, which would be nearly 2 years after it was released. I think Drake won rap album of the year last year in the same situation.

We live in one crazy world...
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Channel Orange I guess, but who cares? The Grammys is a complete joke. The leader singer of Tool put it best:

I think the Grammys are nothing more than some gigantic promotional machine for the music industry. They cater to a low intellect and they feed the masses. They don't honor the arts or the artist for what he created. It's the music business celebrating itself. That's basically what it's all about

I don't understand why there isn't a legitimate music award that awards real critically acclaimed music. Films have plenty, The Oscars and BAFTA always select genuinely well made films. Where are the awards for albums like The Seer of 2012? That was acclaimed almost unanimously by critics and fans, whilst some half-arsed pop-folk walks away with one of the most prestigious music awards. Just don't get it.

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Puncture Repair wrote:

Channel Orange I guess, but who cares? The Grammys is a complete joke. The leader singer of Tool put it best:

I think the Grammys are nothing more than some gigantic promotional machine for the music industry. They cater to a low intellect and they feed the masses. They don't honor the arts or the artist for what he created. It's the music business celebrating itself. That's basically what it's all about

I don't understand why there isn't a legitimate music award that awards real critically acclaimed music. Films have plenty, The Oscars and BAFTA always select genuinely well made films. Where are the awards for albums like The Seer of 2012? That was acclaimed almost unanimously by critics and fans, whilst some half-arsed pop-folk walks away with one of the most prestigious music awards. Just don't get it.

The Mercury Prize, whether or not I agree with their nominations or choices, tends to reward critically acclaimed albums, I assume because a significant proportion of the panel is made up of music journalists, but that's a niche award (British albums only, in theory anyway) so your point still stands. These days, with the rise of free journalism, awards ceremonies are becoming less and less relevant by the year anyway. People know which publications they enjoy reading, and are far more likely to pay attention to their end-of-year lists than to awards shows that attempt to please the most amount of people possible. I think it's a healthy development, and one that could force awards shows to start thinking outside the box a little (whether they will or not is a different matter, but nobody wants to be seen as being out of touch). That said, while people still tune in and watch them in droves, there appears to be little reason to change the format and, as I said, the fact that switched on, enthusiastic music fans get their fix from their favourite website or blog's end-of-year lists means that there isn't really the demand for an awards ceremony aimed at people like us. Whilst I agree it would be nice, it's not a necessity, and any sustained success such an endeavor may achieve would most likely lead to it turning more to the mainstream in order to attract more viewers, in turn only adding to the current homogenisation of such events. I think the best thing to do is just to ignore them and let them get on with it, and try to champion your favourite albums among friends and on sites such as this one.

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lethalnezzle wrote:

Whilst I agree it would be nice, it's not a necessity, and any sustained success such an endeavor may achieve would most likely lead to it turning more to the mainstream in order to attract more viewers, in turn only adding to the current homogenisation of such events. I think the best thing to do is just to ignore them and let them get on with it, and try to champion your favourite albums among friends and on sites such as this one.

I try to ignore the Grammys, it's more a yearning for an award rather than spitting on the current ones.
It certainly isn't a necessity, but something I feel that music fans are left out of. My Brother and my Dad are huge film buffs, and The Oscars and BAFTA awards are exciting times for them and provides a good basis to discuss films, actors, soundtracks etc. There's a lot of fun in simply anticipating the winner or certain awards and deciding yourself who you think should win. Not dissimilar, video games are starting to see awards and many websites have a big build up to what the GOTY is, it's hard not to get pulled into that and really start discussing what great games the year had provided - a fantastic retrospective.
And for a short period of time, I would really enjoy championing my favourite albums with the nation, not just those with similar tastes to mine.

As I said, not a necessity, but without a doubt in my mind a hole that really ought to be filled.

meccalecca

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The Grammys are run by the major labels. Every once in a while they let something like Bon Iver or Arcade Fire slip through the cracks, but nominations are decided by wallet size and who you know. I'm pretty sure there's a fee labels have to pay to have an album even considered. There's also a lot of thought put into the nominations based around building up the tv viewing audience so they can maximize advertising dollars. This explains why token indie artists receive nominations along with scandal-fueling artists like Chris Brown
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