4 December 2003Rhymes with "scammy"Michele questions the Grammy Awards:
[C]an you please explain to me how Fountains of Wayne qualifies for Best New Artist? Yes, I understand that your definition of 'new artist' is a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist, but I am not sure what qualifies as "public identity" for this purpose. Call me crazy, but I think a band that is on its third release on a major label (Atlantic and Virgin) just doesn't get the new label.
You gotta remember, these are the people who honored Milli Vanilli. Then again, I remember when Bent Fabric got Best Rock & Roll Record for "Alley Cat". The Grammy Awards at their best are no more meaningful than blog awards, and seldom are they at their best. TrackBack: 11:51 PM, 28 April 2004 » Scam at the Grammies from Being American in T.O. Dec. 5 - No, I really don't give a hoot about the Grammies, but there's weird stuff happening with them. It all started innocently with this article in the Toronto Sun: Several Canadian artists get nominated, but not Celine Dion.......[read more] |