Brandy vs. Usher

[The Rebirth Of ffej]

Am I the only one eho thinks this is the biggest ripe off in all of grammy history? I HATE USHER< his album was no where near teh status of "Afrodisiac" It's another case of HYPE over what deserves to win

[Jaffas85]

If hype were the overwhelming factor then "Yeah!" would have won 'Record of the Year' instead of the barely heard "Here We Go Again".

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Jaffas85 said:

If hype were the overwhelming factor then "Yeah!" would have won 'Record of the Year' instead of the barely heard "Hear We Go Again".

Yeah, except that everyone decided to give ray charles everything for no reason this isn't a life time acheivemeant show, but still i'd rather have that than usher

[Mega248]

As sick as I am of Usher, I can't complain that his album won. It's sold over 8.2 million copies in the U.S., so at least a few people must consider it a good album.

[Bob]

the Grammy's have been going down hill for the past few years, the fact that they've had 4 years of a woman winning 5 awards supports that, even if a couple of them really deserved it. there are a lot of examples from all genres, but the one that still annoys me the most is not even NOMINATING "So Gone" when it was the #1 urban song of the year from a Grammy-winning artist.

[bluenote]

Brandy had  agood album but it was no surprise she lost. Even with the critical acclaim from her album she didnt have a general "buzz" about it.  Atlantic didnt even bother to push the album based on how much critical acclaim it had, that alone would have caused her to move units from hearing about how good the album it is and how much critics loved it.

Usher had more than a buzz, he had the biggest year out of anyone there so of course he would win.  Also, it was obvious Brandy didnt stand a chance when Usher was nominated for Album of the year which is a much larger category than Contemporary R&B album of the year. So if his album got the nomination for the biggest category of the night, of course he would beat everyone in the Contemporary R&b category who were not nominated for Album of the year.

All in all, its not the biggest rip off in grammy History because it had no buzz around it. What buzz it did have, fizzled shortly after its release.  Queen latifas album had more buzz around it than Brandys, despite not getting as good of reviews. Word of mouth has a bigger influence than people realize.

[ingrownhairdyke]

Usher is overhyped n overrated.. I'm tired of him..I hope he goes away in 2005 .. n everything he does flops..

[gbaby]

I think Brandy's CD is a hundred times better than Usher's CD - and that speaks volumes, as I very much enjoy Usher's CD.

They need to do something about the people who decide who gets the Grammy's. The awards get worse and worse as the years go by....

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GetRightDown(Ifithurtsya) said:

Brandy had  agood album but it was no surprise she lost. Even with the critical acclaim from her album she didnt have a general "buzz" about it.  Atlantic didnt even bother to push the album based on how much critical acclaim it had, that alone would have caused her to move units from hearing about how good the album it is and how much critics loved it.

Usher had more than a buzz, he had the biggest year out of anyone there so of course he would win.  Also, it was obvious Brandy didnt stand a chance when Usher was nominated for Album of the year which is a much larger category than Contemporary R&B album of the year. So if his album got the nomination for the biggest category of the night, of course he would beat everyone in the Contemporary R&b category who were not nominated for Album of the year.

All in all, its not the biggest rip off in grammy History because it had no buzz around it. What buzz it did have, fizzled shortly after its release.  Queen latifas album had more buzz around it than Brandys, despite not getting as good of reviews.  Word of mouth has a bigger influence than people realize.

All thats true, It may not be the worst rip-off, But why should the fact that an album was nominated numerous awards beside that. The grammys are supposed to award the best in music. Every single review i read said "Afrodisiac" was one of THE best r'n'b albums in the last few years. Ushers only recieved mixed reviews. The fact that the album bombed worse than the u.s. on iraq should have nothing to do with the Grammys. I guess the Grammys are all politics.

[Amelia]

ingrownhairdyke said:

Usher is overhyped n overrated.. I'm tired of him..I hope he goes away in 2005 .. n everything he does flops..

[Deleted]

I like Usher's album better. Brandy had some of the best songs of her career on her CD, but Usher's CD was more solid to me. There's really no songs on his CD that I skip, but there are on Brandy's.

[automyskin89]

ingrownhairdyke said:

Usher is overhyped n overrated.. I'm tired of him..I hope he goes away in 2005 .. n everything he does flops..

you in a dream world, aren't you? but I do hope that to...

[crash46]

Oh god, Usher owns this battle, without a contest. And I don't even like Usher that much.

[nuttyness]

brandy's album is better because it has this mature all round feel to it

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crash46 said:

Oh god, Usher owns this battle, without a contest. And I don't even like Usher that much.

Have you even heard Brandys cd?