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Post by jenglisbe on Aug 17, 2018 13:48:43 GMT -5
So... who gets to do the Aretha tribute? Personally Iβm hoping for a reunion of the original Divas Live line-up. It would be the 20th anniversary of that too. |
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Post by korbel16 on Aug 17, 2018 13:52:56 GMT -5
Iβm really interested in who will be nominated in the general field cardi and drake are the only ones Iβm really thinking will be in it
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Post by 14887fan on Aug 17, 2018 16:50:58 GMT -5
So... who gets to do the Aretha tribute? |
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Aug 17, 2018 16:53:39 GMT -5
So... who gets to do the Aretha tribute? Sam Smith |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2018 18:12:28 GMT -5
I'm already highkey dreading it. If you think people were doing the most over the least about Sam not being a fan of Michael Jackson's music, you are not anywhere near prepared for the skull dragging that will commence if the Grammys pick the 'wrong' people to honor the Queen of Soul. And there is very little overlap between the group of 'right' people and the group of people in the Grammys' contact list so this could become a skull dragging very quickly.
I could live with Beyonce and/or Kelly; after that it becomes extremely risky.
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Post by when the pawn... on Aug 17, 2018 18:15:02 GMT -5
^Lord, help us all. EDIT: This was in reference to the idea of Sam Smith doing an Aretha tribute.
Very curious to see if the expansion to 8 nominees in the top categories leads to more diversity (race/gender but also more alternative/independent/critical choices) or if it'll just be a larger rubber-stamping of the Hot 100.
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Post by jenglisbe on Aug 17, 2018 19:41:45 GMT -5
^Lord, help us all. EDIT: This was in reference to the idea of Sam Smith doing an Aretha tribute. Very curious to see if the expansion to 8 nominees in the top categories leads to more diversity (race/gender but also more alternative/independent/critical choices) or if it'll just be a larger rubber-stamping of the Hot 100. In terms of nominees the top categories have been very diverse as of late, no? |
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Post by jenglisbe on Aug 17, 2018 19:45:27 GMT -5
Jazmine Sullivan is another who should be involved.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Aug 17, 2018 21:41:30 GMT -5
Knowing the Grammys, theyβll get Arianaβs ass to do it. No thank you.
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Post by wavey. on Aug 17, 2018 23:15:42 GMT -5
Fantasia ftw. They'll prolly get Migos or something like that.
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Post by owenlovesmusic on Aug 17, 2018 23:49:16 GMT -5
Fantasia ftw. They'll prolly get Migos or something like that. Bahaha, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what it means to me (trap) R-E-S-P-E-C-T, (aye!) take care, TCB, oh (OFFSET!)" |
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Post by 14887fan on Aug 18, 2018 0:10:52 GMT -5
Wouldnβt surprise me if Jennifer Hudson gets it.
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Post by dwhite725 on Aug 18, 2018 3:02:34 GMT -5
Wouldnβt surprise me if Jennifer Hudson gets it. I donβt think thereβs a question in that. Aretha authorized her to play her in the biopic Grammys will call her first |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 0:02:02 GMT -5
Karen Clark-Sheard
Jazmine Sullivan
Patti Labelle
Fantasia
Yolanda Adams
Don't even try having mediocre singers on the stage. It's also in the best interest that mediocre singers DECLINE because if queen Madonna can get fucked up for trying to sing a Prince classic imagine if you don't have clout . Black twitter will serve you on the side of a steak.
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Aug 20, 2018 2:08:33 GMT -5
Ok, but is Demi gonna get her Grammy this year for βSoberβ? π
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 12:17:20 GMT -5
something like this is what WE NEED
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Post by Libra on Aug 21, 2018 6:02:10 GMT -5
I'm already highkey dreading it. If you think people were doing the most over the least about Sam not being a fan of Michael Jackson's music, you are not anywhere near prepared for the skull dragging that will commence if the Grammys pick the 'wrong' people to honor the Queen of Soul. And there is very little overlap between the group of 'right' people and the group of people in the Grammys' contact list so this could become a skull dragging very quickly. Sneak preview of this, now playing in VMA land. Y/y? |
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Post by magik on Aug 22, 2018 0:40:20 GMT -5
People forget that there was already an Aretha Franklin tribute back in 2011, and the lineup got praise.
I don't see why they can't put together another great lineup.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2018 13:55:31 GMT -5
Karen Clark-Sheard Jazmine Sullivan Patti Labelle Fantasia Yolanda Adams Don't even try having mediocre singers on the stage. It's also in the best interest that mediocre singers DECLINE because if queen Madonna can get f**ked up for trying to sing a Prince classic imagine if you don't have clout . Black twitter will serve you on the side of a steak. JESUS, MOHAMED, MOSES, COCO prophetic dont try the same foolishness that MTV pulled. call Kelly Clarkson too she has a album that sounds like new school Aretha soul. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2018 17:04:06 GMT -5
So, who's gonna squeak out a monster single in the next month - just in time for a ROTY Grammy nomination this year?
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Aug 28, 2018 18:43:06 GMT -5
Gaga would drop this monster ballad that apparently exists if she was smrt.
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Post by jenglisbe on Aug 28, 2018 19:43:37 GMT -5
Gaga would drop this monster ballad that apparently exists if she was smrt. Yeah, but would it be a monster hit/single? |
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Aug 28, 2018 20:49:35 GMT -5
Gaga would drop this monster ballad that apparently exists if she was smrt. Yeah, but would it be a monster hit/single? Doesn't really matter too too much as long as it got enough attention to get the Grammy voters on board. |
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Post by jenglisbe on Aug 29, 2018 10:05:53 GMT -5
Sigh, why have such a soulless singer pay tribute to the most soulful singer?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 11:01:42 GMT -5
Sigh, why have such a soulless singer pay tribute to the most soulful singer? I think we all know at least one rea$on for it. But besides that... I personally don't subscribe to this notion that only soul singers should pay tribute to a soul singer. Aretha's influence blankets the entire industry - all genres - and I think it's appropriate to showcase that. There's quite a diverse line-up from different genres according to the article, which I feel is kinda the point. Plus, if nothing else, it helps introduce - or increase interest in - Aretha to an audience that may otherwise not know or care. There's really not one ounce of harm in it in my book. |
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Post by collegedropout on Aug 29, 2018 11:12:28 GMT -5
Sigh, why have such a soulless singer pay tribute to the most soulful singer? I think we all know at least one rea$on for it. But besides that... I personally don't subscribe to this notion that only soul singers should pay tribute to a soul singer. Aretha's influence blankets the entire industry - all genres - and I think it's appropriate to showcase that. There's quite a diverse line-up from different genres according to the article, which I feel is kinda the point. Plus, if nothing else, it helps introduce - or increase interest in - Aretha to an audience that may otherwise not know or care. There's really not one ounce of harm in it in my book. I don't think the singers have to be in the "soul genre" but Aretha was known for her soulful style of singing. So it's kind of insulting to chose someone who is almost the exact opposite. Like choosing someone with zero rhythm for a James Brown or MJ tribute, or someone with zero musicianship for a Prince tribute or someone who can't sing at all for a Barbra Streisand tribute. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2018 11:21:37 GMT -5
I think we all know at least one rea$on for it. But besides that... I personally don't subscribe to this notion that only soul singers should pay tribute to a soul singer. Aretha's influence blankets the entire industry - all genres - and I think it's appropriate to showcase that. There's quite a diverse line-up from different genres according to the article, which I feel is kinda the point. Plus, if nothing else, it helps introduce - or increase interest in - Aretha to an audience that may otherwise not know or care. There's really not one ounce of harm in it in my book. I don't think the singers have to be in the "soul genre" but Aretha was known for her soulful style of singing. So it's kind of insulting to chose someone who is almost the exact opposite. Like choosing someone with zero rhythm for a James Brown or MJ tribute, or someone with zero musicianship for a Prince tribute or someone who can't sing at all for a Barbra Streisand tribute. Feelings and opinions on any given singer vary, so what's insulting to you isn't to someone else, etc. There's also varying opinions on who can and can't sing, or sing well enough. it's all subjective. You're never going to make everyone happy, and it's supposed to be a celebration of Aretha's legacy and incredible influence, not a whose voice is worthy enough to pay tribute to her. I think that's missing the point. There's very few people who can even come close to her level of god-given soulfulness. We can shade Ariana and call her soulless all day if we choose, but that doesn't mean she wasn't influenced by Aretha and/or isn't worthy of paying her respects to her. Same goes for other singers who aren't technically soulful singers in our varied opinions. |
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Post by jenglisbe on Aug 29, 2018 11:24:18 GMT -5
I think we all know at least one rea$on for it. But besides that... I personally don't subscribe to this notion that only soul singers should pay tribute to a soul singer. Aretha's influence blankets the entire industry - all genres - and I think it's appropriate to showcase that. There's quite a diverse line-up from different genres according to the article, which I feel is kinda the point. Plus, if nothing else, it helps introduce - or increase interest in - Aretha to an audience that may otherwise not know or care. There's really not one ounce of harm in it in my book. I don't think the singers have to be in the "soul genre" but Aretha was known for her soulful style of singing. So it's kind of insulting to chose someone who is almost the exact opposite. Like choosing someone with zero rhythm for a James Brown or MJ tribute, or someone with zero musicianship for a Prince tribute or someone who can't sing at all for a Barbra Streisand tribute. This. I didn't mean it had to be a soul singer, I just meant a singer with soul. Singers from any genre can sing with soul. |
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 29, 2018 12:51:57 GMT -5
So... who gets to do the Aretha tribute? Sam Smith feat. Nicki Minaj |
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