Best "New" Artist
Esperanza Spalding incited the rage of 13 year old girls and Twilight fans when she won the grammy for best new artist a couple days ago.
I'm not sure how good y'all's memories are, but Spalding came within a breath of winning Album of the Year from yours truly for 2008's Esperanza. Two years ago! And that wasn't even her debut album! Am I that much better a critic and more on the leading edge of popular music than whoever the grammy voters/deciders are?
Regardless this seemed fishy to me, how could an artist who dropped an album in 2006 win the grammy for 2010's best new artist? So I did some investigating. Turns out the rule is that an artist must have at least one album, and no more than three. Wtf? Arcade Fire qualify! (I won't even start into Arcade Fire's grammy win.) I can't tell if the strange Grammy developments this year make it more of a major label stroke fest or less. But it doesn't really matter I guess.
Allz I'm saying is the Biebz obviously deserved it! Nobody even knows who Esperanza Spalding is! I mean, is she hope? Is she a basketball? This is NOT FAIR NOT FAIR NOT FAIR!!!!!11!!1q1!!!~~!!W!
I'm never watching the Grammy's again.
I'm not sure how good y'all's memories are, but Spalding came within a breath of winning Album of the Year from yours truly for 2008's Esperanza. Two years ago! And that wasn't even her debut album! Am I that much better a critic and more on the leading edge of popular music than whoever the grammy voters/deciders are?
Regardless this seemed fishy to me, how could an artist who dropped an album in 2006 win the grammy for 2010's best new artist? So I did some investigating. Turns out the rule is that an artist must have at least one album, and no more than three. Wtf? Arcade Fire qualify! (I won't even start into Arcade Fire's grammy win.) I can't tell if the strange Grammy developments this year make it more of a major label stroke fest or less. But it doesn't really matter I guess.
Allz I'm saying is the Biebz obviously deserved it! Nobody even knows who Esperanza Spalding is! I mean, is she hope? Is she a basketball? This is NOT FAIR NOT FAIR NOT FAIR!!!!!11!!1q1!!!~~!!W!
I'm never watching the Grammy's again.
posted by b r christensen at 2/15/2011 11:07:00 AM
5 Comments:
The Best New Artist award has always been a joke. In 2001: Shelby Lynne beat Brad Paisley, Papa Roach, Jill Scott, AND Sisqó.
I think Fountains of Wayne got nominated like 8 years after they had formed just because "Stacy's Mom" blew up on the radio. Although even the rules don't make sense, as I believe Kid Rock was nominated with 4 albums under his belt.
The weird consideration of what constitutes a year pisses me off the most about the Grammys.
You're right, no doubt.
The best new artist nod came on the heels of Village Roadshow merging with Concord Entertaintment in 2008 which had acquired Spalding's label Heads Up International a couple years earlier. Universal handles much of the distribution for Concord/Village Roadshow/Heads Up.
Shelby Lynne's 2001 album was her seventh! Although it was her second for Island Records. Island's parent company is Universal.
Sheryl Crow won the Best New Artist award in 1995 for her 1993 album Tuesday Night Music Club.
Maroon 5 won in 2005 (over Kanye West) even though their album came out in '02.
The Grammy's need a makeover for sure, and some independence would be nice.
On the plus side, Ebert won't shut up in his Twitter about how much he likes Esperanza Spalding -- so there is that.
And dude you are like Paul the Octopus. Frightened Rabbit gets Grammy nod next year?
The only thing Roger Ebert is ever the plus side of is menswear.
Maybe, but things look like they line up for Santigold (formerly Santogold). Sounds like she'll have a new album in 2011.
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