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Think I Give a Damn About a Grammy? Artists Who Dissed the Awards and Got Nominated or Won
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After claiming his self-titled album "isn't the kind of record that would be nominated for a Grammy," he proceeded to diss the voters ("It's like they think it's literally handed down by the musical-history gods") and the award show itself: "We should not be gathering in a big room and looking at each other and pretending that this is important."
But even if Vernon is the most extreme example of an artist slamming the Grammys and then getting nominated -- or even winning -- he's by no means the first one to do so. Here are some other musicians who may have found it hard to sing or rap with a foot in their mouth.
- Jay-Z
- Eminem
- Sinead O'Connor
- Toby Keith
- 50 Cent
- Motorhead
- Bon Iver
- Juno Award 2012 Nominees
- Feist
- Avril Lavigne
- Braids
- Justin Bieber
- City and Colour
- Coeur de Pirate
- D-Sisive
- Dan Mangan
- Deadmau5
- Destroyer
- Diamond Rings
- F---ed Up
- Kardinal Offishall
- Adele Sessions Photos
- Adele
- Adele
- Adele
- Adele
- Adele
- Adele
- Adele
- Adele
- Adele
- Adele
- Artists to Watch in 2012
- Gotye
- Polica
- The Black Belles
- Pujol
- Lissy Trullie
- Sharon Van Etten
- Bleached
- Firehorse
- Kathleen Edwards
- Doomtree
- Howler
- Michael Kiwanuka
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March 27 2012 at 3:30 AM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyIt's not just the Grammys. Every awards show dealing with music is all about the industry. Forget the singers, forget the music. It's now about how much money each act rakes in, and how well every singer and group bows and scrapes in front of their industry masters. The fans, who actually pay all of the bills, are an after-thought, at best. Look at any artist who has the temerity to create their own record-ing label. They're run out of town on a figurative rail, and never heard from again. Unless they bring in loads of money, and are a raging success with fans, their career is over.
February 13 2012 at 10:10 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHad to turn off the Grammys because I can't even look at C. Brown. And it permanently nauseated me to see all those people who cheered him. Just goes to show what low standards the Industry has these days. Can't believe that trash shared the same stage as Tony Bennett. Now Tony's a class act on and off the stage!
February 12 2012 at 11:56 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyanybody besides me think bobby brown should have the living crap kicked out of him every day for the rest of his miserable life?
February 12 2012 at 10:55 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyLOL... MOST of these people who refused their award a genuine pieces of crap to begin with.
February 12 2012 at 10:44 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplySnithead Oconnor is trash anyway,glad she refused the award.You need to give respect in order to get it.
February 12 2012 at 9:29 PM Report abuse Permalink +4 rate up rate down ReplyThese comments prove how ignorant a lot of people are and out of this ignorance, the majority of people are commenting with hate... Well I guess success is just like Jay-Z said "If you succeed, prepare to be curcified".
February 12 2012 at 8:04 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyThese comments proves how ignorant a lot of people are and out of this ignorance, the majority of people are commenting with hate... Well I guess success is just like Jay-Z said "If you succeed, prepare to be curcified".
February 12 2012 at 8:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI still think JLo only dated Jay Z because of his music connections. Look how big she is now!!!!!
February 12 2012 at 7:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyShe dated Sean P Diddy Combs dude
February 12 2012 at 10:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe Grammys used to be about rewarding the the quality of the recorded music itself. Now the show is all about rap, computerized music, and background dancers, lots and lots of background dancers. WTF do background dancers have to do with recorded music or the quality thereof? Most current pop and rock records sound soulless, because they are made with Auto Tune and Pro Tools software, people can't sing and a lot of them can't play real instruments.
The Grammys have morphed into just another Billboard Awards show, where artists are rewarded for how many records they sell, which has nothing to do with "quality", because the average listener today wouldn't recognize talent if it bit them in the ass.












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