Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 01:37     Subject: Re:Grammys 2025

I think Chappell Roan had the best album of 2024, with TTPD a close runner up. Charlie xcx had the album that everyone under the age of 25 lost their mind to.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2025 00:28     Subject: Re:Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:Cowboy Carter has 56 writers in its credits. Imagine needing 56 writers to create a few songs 🤦‍♀️
In contrast, Billie Eilish wrote the entire album with just her brother.


Exactly. Dozens of co-writers, remakes of old songs e.g. Jolene, boring music, low sales, did not get played on mainstream radio, country radio or anywhere for that matter. I.e. not original, not written by her, not popular, no hits on it…
To win AOTY with these stats over the many other talented artists is WILD.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 21:03     Subject: Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My take -- disappointed -- wanted to see a win for shaboozy, birds of a feather, and TTPD. Happy about Chappel Roan win. Just listened to the kendrick Lamar song for the fist time and I can't believe he won so much. The N word -- I just couldn't listen to more than 30 seconds of it.


I’d rather listen to Kendrick Lamar than Birds of a Feather. That song just feels so lazy.


Birds of a Feather has 300 million more streams than all of the songs on Beyoncé’s album combined.


Who cares? This is the Grammys. Watch the iHeart music awards or whatever for most streamed song. That Billie Eilish song sucks.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 19:58     Subject: Grammys 2025

Kendrick Lamar is very talented and clever.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 12:56     Subject: Re:Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Kendrick Lamar and his family lived in Section 8 housing, were reliant on welfare and food stamps, and experienced homelessness.

In school, Lamar was a quiet and observant student who excelled academically and had a noticeable stutter. His first grade teacher at Robert E. McNair Elementary School encouraged him to become a writer after she heard him correctly use the word "audacity". In middle school, Lamar was introduced to poetry by his English teacher, Regis Inge. Inge integrated the literary form into his curriculum as a response to the growing racial tensions amongst his students. Through its connection to hip hop, Lamar studied rhymes, metaphors and double entendres, which made him fall in love with songwriting: "You can put all your feelings down on a sheet of paper, and they'd make sense to you. I liked that." Instead of completing assignments for other classes, Lamar would scribe lyrics in his notebooks.[19] His initial writing was entirely profane, but it helped him manage his psychological trauma and depression, which he struggled with during his adolescence.[19][20] Inge played a vital role in his intellectual growth, often critiquing his lexicon and suggesting prompts to strengthen his prose.

He graduated from high school in 2005 as a straight-A student. He considered studying psychology and astronomy in college, but suspended his academic pursuits to focus on his music career.

He is king of double entendres! Smart, witty.


I am an old white lady--and I love Kendrick!


DP. I am another old white lady, and I also love Kendrick! Thrilled he won. I urge people to actually listen to several of his songs. He's great.

Now, my most-played album for 2024 was definitely Chapell Roan. I was so excited to watch her career take off. But I never thought Good Luck Babe was the song of the year.

Another old white lady who loves Kendrick. My favorite song of his right now is "i".
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 12:24     Subject: Re:Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Kendrick Lamar and his family lived in Section 8 housing, were reliant on welfare and food stamps, and experienced homelessness.

In school, Lamar was a quiet and observant student who excelled academically and had a noticeable stutter. His first grade teacher at Robert E. McNair Elementary School encouraged him to become a writer after she heard him correctly use the word "audacity". In middle school, Lamar was introduced to poetry by his English teacher, Regis Inge. Inge integrated the literary form into his curriculum as a response to the growing racial tensions amongst his students. Through its connection to hip hop, Lamar studied rhymes, metaphors and double entendres, which made him fall in love with songwriting: "You can put all your feelings down on a sheet of paper, and they'd make sense to you. I liked that." Instead of completing assignments for other classes, Lamar would scribe lyrics in his notebooks.[19] His initial writing was entirely profane, but it helped him manage his psychological trauma and depression, which he struggled with during his adolescence.[19][20] Inge played a vital role in his intellectual growth, often critiquing his lexicon and suggesting prompts to strengthen his prose.

He graduated from high school in 2005 as a straight-A student. He considered studying psychology and astronomy in college, but suspended his academic pursuits to focus on his music career.

He is king of double entendres! Smart, witty.


I am an old white lady--and I love Kendrick!


DP. I am another old white lady, and I also love Kendrick! Thrilled he won. I urge people to actually listen to several of his songs. He's great.

Now, my most-played album for 2024 was definitely Chapell Roan. I was so excited to watch her career take off. But I never thought Good Luck Babe was the song of the year.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 12:23     Subject: Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:My take -- disappointed -- wanted to see a win for shaboozy, birds of a feather, and TTPD. Happy about Chappel Roan win. Just listened to the kendrick Lamar song for the fist time and I can't believe he won so much. The N word -- I just couldn't listen to more than 30 seconds of it.


What’s wrong with the N word ?
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 12:20     Subject: Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:I’m surprised Taylor and Post didn’t win music video of the year for Fortnite – like Taylor or not it was a beautiful, super theatrical video the best I’ve seen in years. Way better than anti-hero that she won for.


Because Kendrick's was better.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 12:17     Subject: Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My take -- disappointed -- wanted to see a win for shaboozy, birds of a feather, and TTPD. Happy about Chappel Roan win. Just listened to the kendrick Lamar song for the fist time and I can't believe he won so much. The N word -- I just couldn't listen to more than 30 seconds of it.


I’d rather listen to Kendrick Lamar than Birds of a Feather. That song just feels so lazy.


Kendrick’s song is garbage.

Where was Gracie Abrams nomination for Best New Artist? Or Charlie Xcx? Where was Ariana Grande for album, song?

Good Luck, Babe! is Song of the Year. Or Birds Of a Feather.




Gracie's nomination for Best New Artist was last year. She lost. And since Charli XCX was featured on Fancy a decade ago, I don't think she was eligible for Best New Artist either.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 11:57     Subject: Re:Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:No wonder we are stuck with deplorable Trump for 4 more years. The left’s wokeness has no end or boundaries, as evidenced by tonight’s Grammys.

Signed, a registered Democrat who isn’t deaf and brainwashed.


Oh for crying out loud. Yes,Trump is the fault of the Democrats, and not the Republicans. They never have to take responsibility for anything, do they. Everything is always, always the Democrats' fault.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 10:31     Subject: Re:Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:Kendrick Lamar and his family lived in Section 8 housing, were reliant on welfare and food stamps, and experienced homelessness.

In school, Lamar was a quiet and observant student who excelled academically and had a noticeable stutter. His first grade teacher at Robert E. McNair Elementary School encouraged him to become a writer after she heard him correctly use the word "audacity". In middle school, Lamar was introduced to poetry by his English teacher, Regis Inge. Inge integrated the literary form into his curriculum as a response to the growing racial tensions amongst his students. Through its connection to hip hop, Lamar studied rhymes, metaphors and double entendres, which made him fall in love with songwriting: "You can put all your feelings down on a sheet of paper, and they'd make sense to you. I liked that." Instead of completing assignments for other classes, Lamar would scribe lyrics in his notebooks.[19] His initial writing was entirely profane, but it helped him manage his psychological trauma and depression, which he struggled with during his adolescence.[19][20] Inge played a vital role in his intellectual growth, often critiquing his lexicon and suggesting prompts to strengthen his prose.

He graduated from high school in 2005 as a straight-A student. He considered studying psychology and astronomy in college, but suspended his academic pursuits to focus on his music career.

He is king of double entendres! Smart, witty.


I am an old white lady--and I love Kendrick!
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 09:31     Subject: Re:Grammys 2025

Still think it’s a shame that Shaboozey’s song sat at #1 for 19 weeks and yet he was shut out. Was rooting for a local kid.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 09:26     Subject: Grammys 2025

Next year BTS will be back in play. Maybe a Kpop group will actually get nominated next year. Totally skipped the genre this year.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 09:21     Subject: Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My take -- disappointed -- wanted to see a win for shaboozy, birds of a feather, and TTPD. Happy about Chappel Roan win. Just listened to the kendrick Lamar song for the fist time and I can't believe he won so much. The N word -- I just couldn't listen to more than 30 seconds of it.


I’d rather listen to Kendrick Lamar than Birds of a Feather. That song just feels so lazy.


Kendrick’s song is garbage.

Where was Gracie Abrams nomination for Best New Artist? Or Charlie Xcx? Where was Ariana Grande for album, song?

Good Luck, Babe! is Song of the Year. Or Birds Of a Feather.




Gracie Abrams sounds exactly like Taylor Swift- I find it creepy. Ariana Grande’s song sucks. I’d rather Good Luck Babe! Won song of the year- or Espresso. That being said Birds of a Feather is lazy writing- from the lyrics to the performance.


Everyone’s song was better than Kendrick’s.

I love Fortnight - both the song and her beautiful, artsy video. It was my most streamed song and album of 2024. I like Shaboozey too, his song is such a bop.
That said, Chappell or Billie should have won for Song of the Year.


NOT---so sick of the same poppy whiny music

Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize in music in 2018. The Pulitzer Prize website called DAMN. "a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life."

It's the first time in the prize's history that it has been given to an artist outside of the classical or jazz community.


every single person in the Grammy audience was singing out 'A Minor' when he approached the stage. That song was song of the summer---at least those that can see outside of the teeny Swift pop music.

Even Taylor was crip walking, yelling out A minooooooooorrrrrrrr! and raising her glass to Kendrick. They go way back and her producer worked on GNX and a couple of the diss tracks. I don't like Taylor's music, but I know she is a music fan of many genres including rap.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2025 09:14     Subject: Re:Grammys 2025

Anonymous wrote:Cowboy Carter has 56 writers in its credits. Imagine needing 56 writers to create a few songs 🤦‍♀️
In contrast, Billie Eilish wrote the entire album with just her brother.


Actually great artists invite writers to elevate them and allow them to receive awards.

Jon Baptist does that for all his work.

So the actual perspective is wow she is so powerful 56 people are Emmy winners with her.

Some day younger artist will be able to elevate new artists the same way Beyoncé did.