Episode 25: They Are Not Only Boring but Rigged… Listen.
Podcast: Dissing the Grammys (and Other Award Shows)
Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 6:48 AM
the Weeknd
The Grammys-cum-American Idol…?
Monday, March 15, 2021 at 8:23 AM
Ironically, I said most of what I want to about this show last year in “The Grammys: Not Only Irrelevant but Rigged?” January 26, 2020. Therefore, I will only add this: The Weeknd’s boycott might seem like the “temper tantrum” of a sore loser. Except that former Grammy chief Deborah Dugan let the cat out of… Read more.
The Weeknd Whines Grammy Awards Are Corrupt… Duh.
Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 6:23 AM
Much like winning an Oscar, winning a Grammy is more the result of crass political campaigning (or music-industry cronyism) than any assessment of artistic achievement. Only this explains the outrageous “snubs” that litter Grammy history, notably in 1984, when The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” bested Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” and “Billie Jean”; 1985, when… Read more.