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Post by Oprah on Feb 14, 2011 19:21:53 GMT -5
Eminem wasn't snubbed, he took home two awards. The more you're nominated for the more likely you're going to lose a bunch; he had tough competition in every category, and none of the eight he lost for were by any means a sure bet.
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Post by slicknickshady on Feb 14, 2011 19:40:30 GMT -5
Eminem losing wasn't that big of a deal, but the fact that Arcade Fire took it was the biggest shock for me because they weren't the frontrunners. See i said for weeks if Eminem didnt win it, Arcade Fire would. So i wasnt really shocked at all. I guess i have to blame myself for getting swayed by the media and by the betting odds that made Em out to be the favorite. Should have known better and stuck to my original nomination. And no way should Gaga or Perry have won it over Recovery. I can at least see an argument why Arcade Fire should have won over Em. I of course still think Em should of won it but i can at least see an argument why Arcade Fire did. And I agree with that Oprah. The only one i had as a sure bet in my mind was Best Rap Album. Even that looked dicey for a minute last night. I thought Em was going to win AOTY but it was more like a 60/40 feeling. oh well. Let's just say i would have been livid if Recovery lost album of the year to anybody but Arcade Fire.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Feb 14, 2011 22:25:37 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the videos from the performances will be on iTunes at all like they were last year?
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Post by Pipa on Feb 14, 2011 22:29:57 GMT -5
OMG I'M SO PISSED.
WTF IS THIS "LED ZEPPELINS" AND WHAT IS IT DOING WINNING THE GRAMMIES. STAIRWAY TO WHAT? WHAT A JOKE, IT DIDN'T EVEN GO TOP 10.
SHAUN CASSIDY GOT SO ROBBED THIS YEAR, FOR REALS.
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Post by GRRR on Feb 14, 2011 22:40:02 GMT -5
OMG I'M SO PISSED. WTF IS THIS "LED ZEPPELINS" AND WHAT IS IT DOING WINNING THE GRAMMIES. STAIRWAY TO WHAT? WHAT A JOKE, IT DIDN'T EVEN GO TOP 10. SHAUN CASSIDY GOT SO ROBBED THIS YEAR, FOR REALS. LOL!
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Post by when the pawn... on Feb 14, 2011 22:47:37 GMT -5
Is that mocking the hate for Arcade Fire or Esperanza? Or both?
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Feb 14, 2011 22:52:56 GMT -5
Most like mocking Bieber fans I think. I think people were annoyed that Arcade Fire won because they didn't know who they were, not because they took the award away from someone (well, except Eminem fans maybe).
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Post by Pipa on Feb 14, 2011 22:54:21 GMT -5
Is that mocking the hate for Arcade Fire or Esperanza? Or both? I was shooting for Arcade Fire. But the fact I had no idea who Esperanza was makes me feel like a hypocrite now.
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Post by Push The Button on Feb 14, 2011 23:07:15 GMT -5
Eminem losing wasn't that big of a deal, but the fact that Arcade Fire took it was the biggest shock for me because they weren't the frontrunners. See i said for weeks if Eminem didnt win it, Arcade Fire would. So i wasnt really shocked at all. I guess i have to blame myself for getting swayed by the media and by the betting odds that made Em out to be the favorite. Should have known better and stuck to my original nomination. And no way should Gaga or Perry have won it over Recovery. I can at least see an argument why Arcade Fire should have won over Em. I of course still think Em should of won it but i can at least see an argument why Arcade Fire did. And I agree with that Oprah. The only one i had as a sure bet in my mind was Best Rap Album. Even that looked dicey for a minute last night. I thought Em was going to win AOTY but it was more like a 60/40 feeling. oh well. Let's just say i would have been livid if Recovery lost album of the year to anybody but Arcade Fire. Why do you always repeat yourself?
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Post by shanz88 on Feb 14, 2011 23:12:40 GMT -5
Does anyone know if the videos from the performances will be on iTunes at all like they were last year? I was wondering this myself... I keep checking on the iTunes store but I'm not sure exactly how to find them, other than for searching a handful of the performers. I'm hoping they get put up sometime tonight/early tomorrow so when I wake up they will be there to check out!
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Post by slicknickshady on Feb 14, 2011 23:21:28 GMT -5
Em fans who spout that stuff are idiots. I have known who Arcade Fire was since 2005. It's mostly Bieber fans who have been spouting BS. Quite a few Eminem fans have called the Em fans out who have said stuff like that.
I think Eminem should have won. But it's not like Recovery lost to a crappy album and band.
And Push The Button, I can repeat myself as much as i want.
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Post by Sir Benji on Feb 14, 2011 23:31:19 GMT -5
Rihanna proves yet again that she can barely sustain a few notes live and on key & pitch. She needs to lipsynch from now on or her background singers need to sing over her. She is one of the worst live singers i have ever heard.
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Post by Adonis the DemiGod! on Feb 14, 2011 23:41:57 GMT -5
^ I thought Rihanna sounded fine on LTWYL but her timing was off.
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Post by microcuts on Feb 14, 2011 23:44:57 GMT -5
As much as I feel Florence deserved BNA, I'm glad she didn't get it if all it meant was Bieber freaks posting crude and tasteless things everywhere.
She'll hopefully be up for Best Alternative in the next year or two.
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Post by California Cheers on Feb 14, 2011 23:45:38 GMT -5
Rihanna sounded very beautiful last night,good vocal performance
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Post by forg on Feb 15, 2011 0:16:31 GMT -5
As much as I feel Florence deserved BNA, I'm glad she didn't get it if all it meant was Bieber freaks posting crude and tasteless things everywhere. She'll hopefully be up for Best Alternative in the next year or two. THIS. The Bieber fans are just annoying with all their bitterness with Esperanza Spalding's win.
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Post by slicknickshady on Feb 15, 2011 1:18:17 GMT -5
Yep. Beiber fans should be thrilled Beiber was even nominated.
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Post by Joe1240 on Feb 15, 2011 4:26:35 GMT -5
I watched a bit of the Grammys this year.
Lady A's performance was not so good.Their performance on last year's show was better.Why not sing "Our Kind Of Love" or "Hello World"? "Need You Now" is 2 Years old no need to perform it again here.
Eminem deserved to win Album of the year.
Bieber deserved to lose.His performance with Usher was dreadful.His dancing pretending to be like MJ was awful.
Katy Perry's performance was okay.
John Mayer performance awful.
Oh Well next year will be better when Taylor Swift is there.
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Post by chopped89 on Feb 15, 2011 6:14:12 GMT -5
I know that Em's loss isn't shocking, i expected that he would get snubbed. Also, we all know that the so called professional Academy only invited Eminem to get more viewers (Yes, he gets more viewers than all of the celebrities that were there). But to lose 7 out of 10 nominations is just crazy (didn't count the 8th one because it was in the same category). Anyway, fuck the Grammys. They get more boring each year.
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Post by lancey on Feb 15, 2011 7:40:53 GMT -5
I watched a bit of the Grammys this year. Lady A's performance was not so good.Their performance on last year's show was better.Why not sing "Our Kind Of Love" or "Hello World"? "Need You Now" is 2 Years old no need to perform it again here. Eminem deserved to win Album of the year. Bieber deserved to lose.His performance with Usher was dreadful.His dancing pretending to be like MJ was awful. Katy Perry's performance was okay. John Mayer performance awful. Oh Well next year will be better when Taylor Swift is there. Hahaha Taylor singing LIVE is not something I look forward to, talk about off key and out of pitch.. She sucks live
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Feb 15, 2011 8:02:39 GMT -5
Quick question regarding "Need You Now:" how many other SONGS have won four Grammys? That seems a little excessive. street of philadelphia This song was nominated 5 categories. Oh okay thanks! "My Heart will Go On" won four as well. I'll investigate and see if there are any more.
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Post by abc on Feb 15, 2011 9:43:22 GMT -5
street of philadelphia This song was nominated 5 categories. Oh okay thanks! "My Heart will Go On" won four as well. I'll investigate and see if there are any more. ํYes, it won four but soty wasnt for Celine Dion.
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Post by when the pawn... on Feb 15, 2011 13:56:20 GMT -5
Neither was Song for Motion Picture so she only won 2
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Post by slicknickshady on Feb 15, 2011 14:02:21 GMT -5
Well the Bonnaroo festival got Eminem and Arcade Fire. Not bad.
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Post by abc on Feb 16, 2011 12:07:35 GMT -5
Neither was Song for Motion Picture so she only won 2 Yes.
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Post by DJ General on Feb 17, 2011 19:50:45 GMT -5
Ugh my stupid c key is going to make me choke it. Has there ever been a year that the Grammys ended on a performance, rather than ending on the AOTY award? Because now that I think about it, having Arcade Fire at the very end of the show like this is a dead giveaway that they were going to win to anyone who was paying attention to who had performed yet. Lil' Wayne performed very close to the end in 2009 and lost AOTY
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Post by DJ General on Feb 17, 2011 19:53:28 GMT -5
Is Arcade Fire the 1st AOTY winner to not win any other category? I can't wait to see sales spike for The Suburbs :) Can anyone answer this?
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Post by DJ General on Feb 17, 2011 19:55:08 GMT -5
Arcade Fire promoted themselves zero for the award. Em was doing iced tea commercials last week for Christ sake. Eminem had a nice year, however, without Rihanna to the rescue, he wouldn't have even been performing tonight. Gaga has plenty of time to w in album of the year. The Suburbs is actually a great album covering all genres from beginning to end. Many will complain about no hits on the album, well, that's because they have zero promotion. Uh, the commercials have nothing to do with music. And the voting was done weeks/months after the commercial. Also, the album sold well over 1 million units (more than almost any artist in 2010) before the Rihanna song even made an impact.
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Post by DJ General on Feb 17, 2011 19:56:09 GMT -5
Not Afraid didn't even go Top 15 on radio, maybe not even Top 20. Good song though. Em sold out, who cares, everyone does it. It went top 15 on CHR
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Post by slicknickshady on Feb 18, 2011 3:40:05 GMT -5
Also in 2001 Eminem performed last with Elton John and was backstage (like Arcade Fire was) when it was announce Steely Dan had won. ugh...
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