{"id":13870,"date":"2016-12-14T01:41:52","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T01:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=13870"},"modified":"2016-12-14T01:41:52","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T01:41:52","slug":"grammy-award-nominations-your-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/grammy-award-nominations-your-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy Award Nominations \u2013 Your Reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a week since the Grammy’s released their final list of nominations. Understandably, it would take any individual to gather their feelings to talk for a hard-hitting interview about their pros, cons and thoughts.<\/h3>\n

Reporter: Andrew Whiteford | Sub-Editor: Larissa Gliddon<\/h4>\n

In recent years, the Grammy\u2019s have not had the best press from mainstream media: dodgy David Bowie tributes, evident diversity issues and a whole lot of commercialisation to combat loss of viewers. 2017 was no exception to this controversy.Beyonc\u00e9 somehow has managed to snag nominations in a variety of genre categories: rock, R&B, rap and pop. To some, a diverse individual and to others, a Grammy-hungry sequinned fiend.<\/p>\n

The main criticism of the Grammy\u2019s in recent years is the shift from artistic excellence to rewarding high streaming numbers and weeks clinging on the charts. In many ways, it\u2019s easy to list critique after critique, but controversial rapper Azealia Banks puts it better than most of us ever about why whitewashing and the Grammy\u2019s go hand-in-hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Grammys are supposed to be awards for artistic excellence\u2026 Iggy Azalea\u2019s not excellent,\u201d Banks said during a HOT91 interview. \u201cWhen they give these Grammys out, all it says to white kids is, \u2018You\u2019re great. You\u2019re amazing. You can do whatever you put your mind to.\u2019 And it says to black kids, \u2018You don\u2019t have shit. You don\u2019t own [hip-hop] shit*, not even the shit you created yourself.\u2019 And it makes me upset.\u201d Azealia continued emotionally.<\/p>\n

However, despite being a negative Nancy about the Grammy\u2019s, as a music journalist it\u2019s impossible not to be hooked to every annual award show. It still continues to entertain. People are still going to care about the dresses being worn, the scandal\u2019s of the night and the range of performances.<\/p>\n

To get a fuller understanding of what us \u2018young people\u2019 think of award shows, I did what a young person does best, ask other young people about this year\u2019s grammy nominations.<\/p>\n

Hannah Grafton, 20, Weymouth<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Photo:

Photo: Andrew Whiteford.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI thought they were very predictable, especially the album nominations. And, Beyonc\u00e9 sweeping all the genres\u2026 I was shocked. I Took A Pill In Ibiza even got a nomination. I think people will stop submitting their music to be nominated, like Frank Ocean did. Except Beyonc\u00e9, she always will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daniel Burgess, 20, Cheshire<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Photo:

Photo: Andrew Whiteford.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201c<\/strong>A lot like the Oscars, there should be representation across its categories. Beyonc\u00e9 using electric guitars in one song isn\u2019t enough to be nominated for a rock Grammy and certainly isn\u2019t representation. It\u2019s so obvious that it\u2019s influenced by the mainstream and record sales. Also, why are The Chainsmokers nominated? White trash.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frances Cullen, 20, Southampton<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Photo:

Photo: Andrew Whiteford<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve stopped keeping up with them, I just find them a bit tired and pretentious. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s a much of a validation any more. Can you ask me a question about something else?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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