Decker

I guess nobody here cared enough (me included) to start a Grammy Nominee thread. The Ceremony starts in a few hours. (8e/5P on CBS and Paramount +) Thought that I should at least start something with the major nominees listed

GENERAL

1. Record Of The Year

• "Don't Shut Me Down" by ABBA
• "Easy On Me" by Adele
• "BREAK MY SOUL" by Beyoncé
• "Good Morning Gorgeous" by Mary J. Blige
• "You And Me On The Rock" by Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius
• "Woman" by Doja Cat
• "Bad Habit" by Steve Lacy
• "The Heart Part 5" by Kendrick Lamar
• "About Damn Time" by Lizzo
• "As It Was" by Harry Styles

2. Album Of The Year

• Voyage by ABBA
• 30 by Adele
• Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny
• RENAISSANCE by Beyoncé
• Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) by Mary J. Blige
• In These Silent Days by Brandi Carlile
• Music Of The Spheres by Coldplay
• Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar
• Special by Lizzo
• Harry's House by Harry Styles

3. Song Of The Year

• "abcdefu" — Sara Davis, GAYLE & Dave Pittenger, songwriters (GAYLE)
• "About Damn Time" — Melissa "Lizzo" Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin & Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)
• "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)" — Liz Rose & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
• "As It Was" — Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon & Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)
• "Bad Habit" — Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)
• "BREAK MY SOUL" — Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant & Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
• "Easy On Me" — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
• "GOD DID" — Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts & Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy)
• "The Heart Part 5" — Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
• "Just Like That" — Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt)

4. Best New Artist

• Anitta
• Omar Apollo
• DOMi & JD Beck
• Muni Long
• Samara Joy
• Latto
• Mĺneskin
• Tobe Nwigwe
• Molly Tuttle
• Wet Leg

POP

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC



ROCK



ALTERNATIVE



R&B



RAP



COUNTRY



Decker

Gotta say, I have never heard of any of those Best New Artist nominees. One of the weakest years ever in that category.

stvn1974

Other than the rock category the list just shows how out of touch I am with today's music.

dex14

I’m surprised you haven’t heard of (or daughter never told you about) Wet Leg.

dex14

Viola Davis won a Grammy? EGOT status claimed.

Decker

All hail the Woman King!

Coral

I guess Mĺneskin is a "New artist" in the US. Their first album was in 2018. They also were MG on SNL last year I think. They also suck.

Was there always this many nominees for the major categories, or are they starting to do what the Oscars have started already - desperately try to make themselves relevant by catering to a larger audience?

Josh-da-man

I've heard of Mĺneskin.

I would normally write off not knowing who most of these artists or songs are, but I suspect that if I was under twenty right now, I still probably wouldn't.

Decker

My daughter probably knows them all. She must listen to streaming music 12 hours a day.

I'd heard of Maneskin only because Perry D posted a near topless picture of their bassist. I am not counting that.

Edit : I just texted her and asked her if she liked any of the Best New Artist nominees, as I didn't know any of them. This is what she texted back :
Clearly you know her well, dex. ​​​​​​​

stvn1974

I watched a few minutes while I waited for dinner to finish. I like how it takes a committee of 46 to write a 4 minute pop song.

Josh-da-man

Looked up Wet Leg on youtube.

They kind of sound like a late 80s alternative band you would have seen on 120 Minutes.

Decker

Wet Leg already won both dedicated Alternative Music Grammys tonight.

Decker

Beyonce becomes the all-time Grammy most awarded performer. And at this moment, she’s never won an Album of the Year Grammy. That’s likely to be rectified in the next hour or so,

Decker

Man this is a long show. And Taylor is getting drunk.

windom

Why would someone go on national TV and admit they're a Coldplay fan?

Decker

I kind of wondered that was well. Hoping she was using a pseudonym.

Decker

And Beyonce still has never won Album of the Year

csant

This wasn't the album that should've won neither. lol

She dont need that award anyways.

Decker

Giving AotY to Harry Styles over Beyonce has not gone over well on Twitter.

Josh-da-man

Beyonce... Coldplay... Harry Styles... Kendrick Lamar... Adele... God, this shit is just beyond boring. It's like background noise. Might as well be fucking elevator music.

And that ten minute thing at the end... Jeezus fucking Christ, do people actually enjoy that?

JoeySeven

Throwing Copper

Probably not easy for Ben to sit there for 4 hours while everyone is partying and not be able to have a drink.

He looked pissed off to be there almost every time they showed him on camera.

As for the show, I enjoyed it. Watched the opening, smoked some weed for 20 minutes, then came back and had that length of time to FF through parts of the show I didn’t like.

The 12-minute 50 Year of Hip Hop was awesome

csant

I'm so glad I dont follow twitter, tiktok. Oh, noes the carters wont be at future grammies. Beyonce gets all the accolades from other female singers.

On a side note: I love how Taylor Swift seem to always enjoy whomever is up on stage singing.

PS. The 50 years of Hip Hop stuff was awesome. I notice how Rakim changed he last line of eric b for president. Instead of Eric B on the mix... he left him out and finished with Rakim on the mic. I have to admit I have no idea why they have beef but its a shame.

Decker

It's not just Twitter and Tik Tok. Beyonce becoming the all-time Grammy winner while still again losing their biggest award, album of the year, despite having once again the most critically acclaimed album of the year, was always going to be the biggest Story coming out of these awards. Especially if she ended up losing to an album that was not nearly as acclaimed, and let's be honest, an album by a white man.
A sample of some of the news headlines :

Beyoncé Makes History at a Star-Powered Grammy Ceremony

Beyoncé set a record for the most career Grammys won by any artist but was once again shut out of the biggest awards as the ceremony returned to a Los Angeles arena.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/a...ry-styles.html

The Grammys Failed the Beyoncé Question Yet Again

She became the most decorated artist in the ceremony’s history on Sunday, but she lost out on Album of the Year again—and again to a lesser competitor
https://www.theringer.com/music/2023...-award-grammys

Grammys 2023: The Best, Worst, and Most WTF Moments

Bad Bunny's blazing performance, Kim Petras' powerful speech, and a spectacular tribute to hip-hop made this night sing. But about that Album of the Year win....

csant

When was Beyonce last non-critically acclaimed album? I don't even like Harry... but him being white and winning. /smh