grammie police
A web-only album won a Grammy last night. No label, no distributor, just fans financing the production of a recording by an artist they liked. That's cool and all, but how did the recording industry let this happen? The Grammies aren't exactly a rigorously objective measure of musical value. So why validate a business model that's going to make you obsolete? Could I be wrong about the record companies being fundamentally evil?
Of course not. This one must have just fallen through the cracks -- music industry execs are very busy fulfilling their vital role in society, you know. I'm sure they'll be on top of this next year with an ad campaign explaining how downloading music from the internet can give you herpes.
Did anybody else watch the Grammies? I always enjoy complaining bitterly about things I freely choose to watch on TV, and the Grammies make for some prime whining. I particularly enjoyed the tribute to southern rock and the academy president's annual confirmation of his organization's irrelevance. Sweet-lookin' beard, though.
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So what exactly is the difference between "Record" of the year and "Song" of the year? "Album" of the year is also confusing, but the nominees for that were actual albums; individual songs were nominated for the "Record" and "Song" of the year categories.
Yeah, the grammies are totally illegit when it comes to judging musical value/talent, but why? I don't think anyone has ever questioned the credibility of the Oscars, but how come the Grammies get shit? Is it because we rarely see a one-hit wonder in the Oscars? I wouldn't be surprised if the Grammy winners from five years ago are totally irrelevant in today's music scene, but I bet the Oscar winners from five years ago are still major players. But that may just mean that the pop music is a fickle business, and that it is difficult to objectively give out awards.
I wondered out loud about the recording/song distinction, too -- Charles says the "best song" is an award for songwriting, whereas "best recording" is for the best actual track. Doesn't make the results any easier to account for, of course.
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