He was in the news last year for publicly calling for Biden to be hung. He’s a pretty popular guy still with MAGA crowd and MAGA media. |
Country music is trending at the moment and many non-country artists are hopping on the bandwagon and attempting to cash in.
Beyoncé Lana del Rey Post Malone |
I disagree. You truly think for Jay Z/Beyonce getting revenge on taylor swift is bigger than fighting systemic racism? Those are reasons Taylor would use because she is all about personal revenge. That is why her “getting back at the music industry” was not focused on the music industry, but only on the Scooter guy (see the imagery in her video for conformation) Personal revenge like that is not something someone who faced true racism would do, they would be focused more on changing the institution. |
Sure okay and that’s why he made a rambling speech about racial discrimination at the Grammys. Because he plans to change the system. No he plans to win his wife a country award to say not just to swift but to the music industry as a whole, you passed my wife over and now we’re going after what is typically a white category. But if you don’t think this has something indirectly to do with swift, you’re wrong. Beyoncé herself may be supportive of her but her husband holds a grudge. |
agree - he seems petty and entitled |
1000x this! there is space for both of them to be successful. they know that and are not competing with each other. |
Agree Beyonce seems fine and supportive and more focused on her art and that persona. Think Jay Z is petty and also more likely to be strategizing like this. |
Since humanity originated in Africa, all music originated in Africa, is that your argument. We have been all over the planet for centuries. Not every genre of music and art has been appropriated from Black people. |
Ha. Beyonce is about one thing. Beyonce. And money. Okay, two things. |
You are ridiculous. Banjos came from subsaharan Africa. This isn't a hypothesis. Slaves sold for a premium if they could play the banjo. Is it that hard for you to admit you like black music? |
DP. “Black Artists Helped Build Country Music—And Then It Left Them Behind” https://time.com/5673476/ken-burns-country-music-black-artists/ |
You are missing the bigger picture that black people have been dealing with awards discrimination for decades. IF this is your stance, at least acknowledge the discrimination that blacks have faced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accusations_of_racial_bias_in_Grammy_Awards#:~:text=Allegations%20of%20racism%20in%20the,the%20controversial%20voting%20process%20itself. I mean Beyoncé last lost to Adele and Styles, so why do you think this about Taylor, who herself isn’t a country artist anymore? Maybe you are someone who thinks everything is about Taylor, and no other musicians should exist or compare. I mean Taylor herself is vendetta queen, so if you are overly immersed in her, you may start thinking like that. If you have any links to bolster your argument, go for it, but it is far fetched to me that everyone is out to get Taylor. |
DP I don’t think this is about Taylor 100% but did you listen to JayZs speech? He was undermining the people that were nominated for the best album award (which Taylor won). It sure seemed like he was gunning for her. And believe me, I’m a middle aged grumpy woman who doesn’t know much about TS |
And this was hundreds of years ago. It doesn't matter where it came from. What matters is what is happening with artists now. But the entertainment industry has never been about talent. Never. Black or white. whatever. It's all BS. |
Lots of artists get left behind. Because the entertainment industry has never been fair . |