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Post by SPRΞΞ on Mar 14, 2021 22:53:55 GMT -5
Overall, great ceremony this year. The performances were overall great, Trevor Noah was a great host, and we had a wide array of winners. I will say though that the awards felt kinda participation trophy-ish (giving an award to almost every big name that was nominated). Thatβs cuz itβs all fake. Itβs all so weird everyone is all so goo-goo-ga-ga over something that is bought or paid for or corrupt.
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Post by Waveyβ¨οΈ on Mar 14, 2021 22:54:27 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the performing room concept.
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Post by deepston on Mar 14, 2021 22:55:33 GMT -5
I love Billie and this song but there were other songs that were much more ROTY worthy. Also, can the girl stop saying other people deserved the awards? It's yours, be thankful and walk away, humble but certain you did a good enough job to be rewarded...
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Post by οΌ³ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½π€ο½ο½ on Mar 14, 2021 22:55:36 GMT -5
Obviously didn't watch this shitshow, but I'm glad for Harry, Billie, Rain On Me and Taylor.
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Post by forg on Mar 14, 2021 22:55:46 GMT -5
The last song that didn't hit the top 5 on the Hot 100 to win ROTY was Please Read The Letter by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss in 2009 (didn't chart), Everything I Wanted peaked at #8
I really thought Circles was gonna take it with Blinding Lights not nominated
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Post by The Music Man on Mar 14, 2021 22:56:15 GMT -5
βEverything I Wantedβ is a very good song and Billie is deserving of recognition, but sheβs correct that βSavageβ should have won. I suspect there was some vote cannibalization between the two Beyonce noms. As is well-documented, the real ROTY wasnβt even nominated anyway, and Best New Artist is a terrific honor for Megan, who had a fabulous night.
Overall, I thought the show was extremely well-done given the circumstances - the new producer has immediately earned his keep. That was a LONG show, but they made every segment count. The diversity of the winners was also welcome (both from entertainment and critical perspectives) - four different (meritorious) women winning the Big 4 is a nice look. However, that did not make The Weeknd omissions any less egregious, and the Academy will hear about them for quite a while.
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Post by starlord on Mar 14, 2021 22:57:05 GMT -5
People really got over this grammy's biggest snub that quickly. Wow!!!! Best grammy in recent times I guess.????
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Post by fridayteenage on Mar 14, 2021 22:57:51 GMT -5
taylor, jacob, dua 1 jhene, pumas, coldplay, haim, post 0
How very unusual.
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Post by cjay on Mar 14, 2021 23:01:46 GMT -5
The Weeknd situation is a disappointment. but all the other wonderful artist shouldn't be punished, or have their night ruined over it.
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Post by Choco on Mar 14, 2021 23:06:26 GMT -5
taylor, jacob, dua 1 jhene, pumas, coldplay, haim, post 0 How very unusual. Is foklore the first album to win only AOTY? I kind of get why the songs didn't win individual awards (and I'm glad Dua snatched Pop Album), but it is weird.
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Post by vithor on Mar 14, 2021 23:07:25 GMT -5
The Weeknd situation is a disappointment. but all the other wonderful artist shouldn't be punished, or have their night ruined over it. And their wins any less deserving
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Post by starlord on Mar 14, 2021 23:10:59 GMT -5
The Weeknd situation is a disappointment. but all the other wonderful artist shouldn't be punished, or have their night ruined over it. No one is targeting the Very deserving artist like Bey, Taylor. The point being you can't just make nonsensical nominations driven by pure politics(The Weeknd) and favoritism and then being hailed as BEST SHOW in the end.
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Post by fridayteenage on Mar 14, 2021 23:11:41 GMT -5
taylor, jacob, dua 1 jhene, pumas, coldplay, haim, post 0 How very unusual. Is foklore the first album to win only AOTY? I kind of get why the songs didn't win individual awards (and I'm glad Dua snatched Pop Album), but it is weird. Arcade Fire, who to-date still have just that one Grammy. It's interesting b/c the most notable winners didn't even have eligible albums: Good News (w/Savage remix) is for next year's Grammys. Lion King The Gift was for last year's Grammys.
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Post by The Brazilian Guy π§π· on Mar 14, 2021 23:13:47 GMT -5
taylor, jacob, dua 1 jhene, pumas, coldplay, haim, post 0 How very unusual. Is foklore the first album to win only AOTY? I kind of get why the songs didn't win individual awards (and I'm glad Dua snatched Pop Album), but it is weird. I think many did in the past... I know it happened to one of my all-time favorite AOTY wins: George Michaelβs βFaithβ
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Post by Choco on Mar 14, 2021 23:16:38 GMT -5
The Weeknd situation is a disappointment. but all the other wonderful artist shouldn't be punished, or have their night ruined over it. No one is targeting the Very deserving artist like Bey, Taylor. The point being you can't just makeΒ nonsensical nominations driven by pure politics(The Weeknd) andΒ favoritism and then being hailed as BEST SHOW in the end.Β The people that produce the actual telecast and the performers aren't actually responsible for The Weeknd's snub. What's getting widespread praise on social media right now is the production and the performers, not the actual Recording Academy.
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Post by ampersand on Mar 14, 2021 23:17:08 GMT -5
People really got over this grammy's biggest snub that quickly. Wow!!!! Best grammy in recent times I guess.???? I mean, we can acknowledge that the Weeknd deserved to be nominated and win while also thinking this yearβs ceremony was entertaining. These are not mutually exclusive thoughts.
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Post by Eloqueenβ’ on Mar 14, 2021 23:19:48 GMT -5
I don't wanna hear anymore artists rambling on about how more deserving another artist was of the award they won unless they actually give it to the artist they're mentioning. Even if they can only give it symbolically.
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Post by ampersand on Mar 14, 2021 23:22:29 GMT -5
I don't wanna hear anymore artists rambling on about how more deserving another artist was of the award they won unless they actually give it to the artist they're mentioning. Even if they can only give it symbolically. Literally I felt this way with Billie. Last year made sense at least because she swept, but it seems disingenuous to spend 5 minutes rambling about how another artist deserved the award and then proceed to give the standard thank you speech and accept said award. Just take the award and go! Lol
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Post by Ryan on Mar 14, 2021 23:36:27 GMT -5
People really got over this grammy's biggest snub that quickly. Wow!!!! Best grammy in recent times I guess.???? I mean, we can acknowledge that the Weeknd deserved to be nominated and win while also thinking this yearβs ceremony was entertaining. These are not mutually exclusive thoughts. This. And just because he was snubbed (which is very unfortunate, of course), it doesn't mean that the winners of the night did not deserve it so...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 23:39:14 GMT -5
On a side note, I continue to dislike them elevating ROTY in the lineup to the last award over AOTY. It makes zero sense to me and I continue to hate that theyβre sticking with it. Bodies of work should be the top prizes imho. I can't figure out the rhyme or reason when they do this, particularly because they don't always do it. Some years it seemed like they put ROTY at the end because they knew there wasn't a sweep (even though the showrunners swear they don't know who is winning before the envelopes are opened) and the ROTY winner felt like a better person to end the night on. But then other years, it was a sweep and sticking ROTY at the end seems like something they did because they knew they'd run over on time so they just wanted to get AOTY in before too many people tuned out. I do think there can be years when the songs feel bigger than the albums but for the most part people don't really see ROTY and AOTY that way. On a somewhat related note, it irks me when BNA and SOTY are presented earlier in the show rather than near the end. These are supposed to be the 'big' categories so why don't they save those for the end?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2021 23:43:07 GMT -5
Overall, great ceremony this year. The performances were overall great, Trevor Noah was a great host, and we had a wide array of winners. I will say though that the awards felt kinda participation trophy-ish (giving an award to almost every big name that was nominated). This was really the best outcome though. it was a tough year--let everybody win, lol. But seriously though - had Taylor Swift or Beyonce swept folks would've been hella mad. I'm conflicted because sweeps are boring, but it did feel very participation ribbon-ish, to the point that I found myself questioning the veracity of the results. The show went off well enough that I don't think many are going to question it too much, self included, but there was more than one result that wouldn't quite pass the smell test if I spent too much time thinking about it.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Mar 14, 2021 23:46:39 GMT -5
Overall, great ceremony this year. The performances were overall great, Trevor Noah was a great host, and we had a wide array of winners. I will say though that the awards felt kinda participation trophy-ish (giving an award to almost every big name that was nominated). Thatβs cuz itβs all fake. Itβs all so weird everyone is all so goo-goo-ga-ga over something that is bought or paid for or corrupt. So are the charts yet youβre still in those threads acting like they matter
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Post by cjay on Mar 14, 2021 23:48:21 GMT -5
This was really the best outcome though. it was a tough year--let everybody win, lol. But seriously though - had Taylor Swift or Beyonce swept folks would've been hella mad. I'm conflicted because sweeps are boring, but it did feel very participation ribbon-ish, to the point that I found myself questioning the veracity of the results. The show went off well enough that I don't think many are going to question it too much, self included, but there was more than one result that wouldn't quite pass the smell test if I spent too much time thinking about it. Yeah I feel like this was the best result for the Grammys to avoid severe criticism / backlash. Basically this was a harmless show. Everybody fan bases should be pleased (except The Weeknd).
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Mar 14, 2021 23:54:04 GMT -5
I like that the awards were more spread around this year. My favs Gaga and Brandi each got one. Plus the ones for the yearβs obvious top acts, Megan, Dua, Taylor, etc, etc. I do wish HAIM could have gotten something though.
But I also like a good sweep when itβs warranted. Itβs like how I like my hot 100 number ones. A good changeover but occasionally something huge comes along and stays on top for 10+ weeks. Double-digit weeks at number get boring when theyβre frequent, as do Grammy sweeps. But sometimes an Amy Winehouse will come along and deserve every single one and weβll all feel triumphant of them because we agree and know sheβs worthy and earned them. Clearly there wasnβt anyone like that this year so the spread made sense.
And agreed that despite how good the show itself was, it shouldnβt sweep the whole Weeknd debacle under the rug.
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Post by ificanthaveyou on Mar 14, 2021 23:54:18 GMT -5
Thatβs cuz itβs all fake. Itβs all so weird everyone is all so goo-goo-ga-ga over something that is bought or paid for or corrupt. So are the charts yet youβre still in those threads acting like they matter SPRΞΞ is bitter because of this stat π
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Post by cjay on Mar 14, 2021 23:57:49 GMT -5
The Weeknd situation is a disappointment. but all the other wonderful artist shouldn't be punished, or have their night ruined over it. No one is targeting the Very deserving artist like Bey, Taylor. The point being you can't just make nonsensical nominations driven by pure politics(The Weeknd) and favoritism and then being hailed as BEST SHOW in the end. the artists that were nominated and won are not responsible for what happened to The Weeknd. So we can be happy for them. And as fate would have it, the show was not a mess. It was pretty good--the best in a long time. What happened with The Weeknd sucks. But I'm not about to sit here and rain on the parade of others.
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Post by cjay on Mar 15, 2021 0:02:49 GMT -5
Poor Katy Perry!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2021 0:09:01 GMT -5
So Bieber wins country grammy and Kanye wins gospel granny, what a weird world we live in...
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Post by nickd on Mar 15, 2021 0:10:24 GMT -5
So Bieber wins country grammy and Kanye wins gospel granny, what a weird world we live in... That part was kinda weird, yeah...
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Post by Music Fan on Mar 15, 2021 0:10:54 GMT -5
I agree with everyone saying this is one of the best Grammy's in a while. The performances were pretty good, overall. Obviously, the fact that one person did not sweep also made it a bit more interesting as you're seeing different people up there accepting awards and all.
With that said, I still do wish that we had more actual awards being presented during the livecast. The in memoriam was, at least interesting, but way too long IMO. While I understand the reason for showcasing venues hit by the pandemic, it's just wasted time that they could've used to show three more awards. Give me an award or give me a performance. I think the concept showcasing the record of the year songs was cool, but I also thought it's unneeded. I know this is something that's always said about music awards shows, so I may just be beating a dead horse.
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