Caviar
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Post by Caviar on Jan 8, 2019 15:46:41 GMT -5
Shelby Lynn winning was an utter COMPLETE abomination. Jill Scott deserved it.
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Choco
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Post by Choco on Jan 8, 2019 23:08:37 GMT -5
1990 should have been the Indigo Girls.
1992 should have been Boyz II Men.
1996 should have been Shania Twain.
1997 should have been No Doubt, apologies to LeAnn though.
2000 should have been Britney. Sorry Xtina.
2011 should have been Florence + The Machine. (Literally anyone else would have been a better pick than Esperanza).
2014 should have been Kendrick Lamar.
2016 was weak af. Maybe Meghan? IDK.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 9, 2019 22:39:55 GMT -5
Who I think should have won at the time / Who I think should have won knowing what we know now
1990
Neneh Cherry / none (Neneh Cherry)
1991
Mariah Carey / Mariah Carey
1992
Boyz II Men / Boyz II Men
1993
Arrested Development / none (Arrested Development still have the best album of the bunch)
1994
Toni Braxton / Toni Braxton
1995
Sheryl Crow / Green Day (though Crow is a fine winner)
1996
Joan Osborne (Relish is incredible) / Shania Twain (or Alanis or Brandy)
1997
No Doubt / No Doubt
1998
Erykah Badu / Fiona Apple
1999
Lauryn Hill / Dixie Chicks
2000
Christina Aguilera / Britney Spears (though Aguilera is a fine winner)
2001
Jill Scott / Brad Paisley (though none really stand out now)
2002
Nelly Furtado / Alicia Keys (though I still love Furtado)
2003
John Mayer / John Mayer
2004
Heather Hedley / none (don't care about any of them, though Hedley did well on Broadway)
2005
Kanye West / Kanye West (though Maroon 5 is a solid winner)
2006
John Legend / John Legend
2007
Carrie Underwood / Carrie Underwood
2008
Amy Winehouse / Taylor Swift
2009
Adele / Adele (though Jazmine Sullivan is great)
2010
MGMT / Zac Brown Band
2011
Drake / Drake (solid line-up though)
2012
Nicki Minaj / J Cole (though don't really care)
2013
Frank Ocean / Alabama Shakes
2014
Kendrick Lamar / Lamar, Musgraves, or Sheeran
2015
Sam Smith / Brandy Clark
2016
Courtney Barnett / Barnett
2017
Chance the Rapper / Maren Morris (where is Chance?)
2018
Alessia Cara or SZA / too soon to tell
2019 (pending)
H.E.R.
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Zach
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Post by Zach on Jan 9, 2019 23:09:04 GMT -5
Ok so who I feel would've been the best pick:
1990: Milli Vanilli, at the time (actually won)
1991: Mariah Carey (actually won)
1992: Boyz II Men
1993: Arrested Development (actually won)
1994: Toni Braxton (actually won)
1995: Tough one... I guess Green Day
1996: Alanis Morisette
1997: LeAnn Rimes (actually won)
1998: Erykah Badu
1999: Lauryn Hill (actually won)
2000: Christina Aguilera (actually won)
2001: Jill Scott
2002: Alicia Keys (actually won)
2003: Norah Jones (actually won)
2004: Heather Headley
2005: Kanye West
2006: John Legend (actually won)
2007: Carrie Underwood (actually won)
2008: Amy Winehouse (actually won)
2009: Adele (actually won)
2010: MGMT
2011: Esperanza Spalding (actually won) / Mumford & Sons / Florence + the Machine / Drake (everyone except Bieber)
2012: Bon Iver (actually won)
2013: Frank Ocean
2014: Kendrick Lamar
2015: Sam Smith (actually won)
2016: James Bay / Courtney Barnett
2017: Anderson .Paak
2018: SZA
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Zach
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Post by Zach on Jan 9, 2019 23:13:39 GMT -5
Some of y'all really doing injustices to both Esperanza and Bon Iver with your picks. They're two of the most musically brilliant winners or nominees of these past two decades.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 9, 2019 23:19:38 GMT -5
All of these Best New Arist winners had multiple successful albums and/or other projects and to that end can't be considered "cursed."
Mariah Carey
Toni Braxton
Sheryl Crow
Hootie & The Blowfish/Darius Rucker
LeAnn Rimes
Christina Aguilera
Alicia Keys
Norah Jones
Maroon 5
John Legend
Carrie Underwood
Adele
Zac Brown Band
Some of the recent winners remain to be seen. Regardless, I think this easily shows there is no actual curse.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 9, 2019 23:21:48 GMT -5
Some of y'all really doing injustices to both Esperanza and Bon Iver with your picks. They're two of the most musically brilliant winners or nominees of these past two decades. Well, most of us likely aren't familiar with their output. I know they've each released albums since their wins and think they were critically hailed, but I haven't heard much about the releases/artists otherwise. |
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Post by Zach on Jan 9, 2019 23:27:41 GMT -5
Some of y'all really doing injustices to both Esperanza and Bon Iver with your picks. They're two of the most musically brilliant winners or nominees of these past two decades. Well, most of us likely aren't familiar with their output. I know they've each released albums since their wins and think they were critically hailed, but I haven't heard much about the releases/artists otherwise. Ehh, fair enough there. |
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