Yameena Khatri

I think it hurts worse because I was so sure and confident that she would be winning at least one. I wasn't even worried because I just knew she had it in the bag. I think I'm still in shock. 

I'm glad that this space exists for us to vent and not feel alone. The fact none of my friends and siblings listen to Lana would've left me to crumble alone. 

I'm glad that this space exists for us to vent and not feel alone. The fact none of my friends and siblings listen to Lana would've left me to crumble alone. 

I'm glad that this space exists for us to vent and not feel alone. The fact none of my friends and siblings listen to Lana would've left me to crumble alone. 

The only reason I want Lana to win a Grammy is for herself. Acknowledgement from the music industry is important to her. I don't need acknowledgement from the Gammys or anyone else to validate my love and appreciation for her. 
 
On another note Taylor Swift's OMG moments when winning something is a bit much. I bet when she gets a spam email from Walmart saying, "Congratulations you've just won a gift card ", she puts her hands to her mouth, "Me? I can't believe it. I'm not deserving ".

I'm glad that this space exists for us to vent and not feel alone. The fact none of my friends and siblings listen to Lana would've left me to crumble alone. 

I felt and feel the same way. Once she lost BAMP and AA, I knew she would lose everything else. 
 
The way the Grammy judges probably see it, when Lana is old and grey and needs to sit, like Joni Mitchell, then they'll give Lana her revolving chair, bad lighting, and an excruciatingly over-the-top introduction like Mitchell received last night. 

I really thought that she would win Best Alternative Music Performance. She had *no* competition at all. A&W was the most acclaimed song of 2023. It topped all the major publications' lists. It received a SOTY nomination. There was no fucking competition! When she lost that, I knew that she'd leave empty-handed. I mean, I get it, for some bizarre reason "the record" was the most acclaimed album of 2023 so it beating Ocean Blvd in the Alternative Album category was a plausible scenario as much as we don't like it. But the Scammys refusing to give Lana the Alternative Performance Grammy despite the fact that 2023 was a huge year for her both commercially and critically and that she had a unanimously raved song? It's an insane and disgusting snub. 

I still can't believe she lost like what the fuck is wrong with the grammys

I'm glad that this space exists for us to vent and not feel alone. The fact none of my friends and siblings listen to Lana would've left me to crumble alone. 

I'm glad that this space exists for us to vent and not feel alone. The fact none of my friends and siblings listen to Lana would've left me to crumble alone. 

And let's not forget a key line from OB: "I know, I know that you hate me." 
 
Lana is Cinderella and will win in the end.
 
She's already winning artistically--do we hear artists and legends like Joan Baez and Bruce Springsteen, like Stevie Nicks, the Weeknd, and Courtney Love praising Taylor, Billie, et al? These artists didn't praise Lana when it was convenient and advantageous to do so, in front of a massive industry audience, but from their homes, from the studio, from the road. 
 
I'm very happy Taylor praised Lana but calling her a "legacy artist" or whatever she said exactly makes Lana sound like she's been performing as Lana Del Rey for 30 years instead of 12. Lana isn't even 40 yet. She's not Dolly Parton or Joni Mitchell. She and Taylor are only 4 years apart in age. 

she's so sweet to lana, if anything, at least taylor's friends with her and she seems genuine.  even the little "look at my teeth" comment seemed to just be to make lana feel better about being rained on UGH this was the best case scenario with taylor and lana sitting together 

Honestly, I wouldn't have been that mad if SZA won AOTY. I'd be devastated for Lana but it'd be well-deserved. Nothing against Taylor but the fact that she has more AOTY awards than all black women in the category combined is genuinely weird to me. Again, this isn't Taylor's fault, but the Grammys and its voters reek of racism and misogyny. 

What a weird night… I’m still processing 

I'm really disappointed because, just like most of you guys, I was so confident she was taking home at least one award. I know it's a competition and I don't want Lana to be a victim but this is all so unfair. Everyone was getting their awards, and nothing for Lana? Who was second best selling woman in the world, even more than the people she lost against? Who had one of the most monumental, critically applauded albums of the 2020s? Who didn't stop making the news for her magnetic performances at some of the most important festivals in the world? Who had the most talked-about album of the entire year? 
 
Midnights was the Best Pop Vocal Album, why give it the AOTY too? What Was I Made For won Best Song Written for Visual Media, the category it totally deserved as it was, well, the best song written for visual media of the bunch? How does that song reflect 2023 as Song of the Year, and not A&W with its actually thought-provoking lyrics?
 
Boygenius for Best Alternative Music Album; I know The Record was acclaimed too, but in what world Ocean Blvd wasn't the alternative album of the year? The one that's actaully left-field, deeply conceptual, with multiple sounds, instruments, dynamics and lyrics that actually represent the alternative side of music; topics that aren't talked about, that are feared by most, and not as explored as they should. Why give This Is Why Best Alternative Song, when its parent album won Best Rock Album? Couldn't they, really, give anything to Lana?
 
If this is a popularity contest, yes they all deserved... Miley, SZA and everyone else; but 2023 was undoubtedly Lana's popularity peak, and it only seems to rise. How, seriously how wasn't she awarded for that? What does she have to do to have this level of mainstream recognition? She doesn't need it, of course, as she's a critic darling, a festival darling, a GP darling... everyone loves her. She hasn't reached the tip of the "music industry" iceberg, but does she really need to? Prime TV, the Grammys, the Oscars... maybe her fate really is to be a trailblazer, watch all of her disciples come and go, grab the gold and the applause, but she will remain strong and influential, discussed and forever relevant.
 
I love you Lana, and I love you Ocean Blvd; others are thankful for seeing their favorite artists reach #1 and undeservedly break Grammy records; I personally am thankful for experiencing the music, for being part of this global movement that is Lana Del Rey, driven by her pure talent and timeless songwriting.
 
By the way, she looked breathtaking.
 

THIS! Her popularity hit the roof after NFR snub despite the 2020 setbacks. Let's manifest her topping the charts next (very unlikely but still). 

im so sad lana lost but why is sza so ethereal wtf im jealous
 

Queen of darkness 
  
 
You just won all the categories
   
 
For our hearts' awards 
      
 
and that's what matters!
     
 
 

I love that Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Jay-Z all basically said fuck the grammys on stage

Lana (5), Olivia Rodrigo (6) and Jon Batiste (6) were the most nominated artists without a single win at the Grammys 2024.

all i know is that she will always come back stronger than the last time. UV, NFR, OB are prime examples. let's manifest that with LASSO era

I'm loving her look more and more. It's like Honeymoon if it was goth

Skfnsk a tiktok edit just popped up on my FYP of clips of Lana with Taylor during her win set to the “always an angel, never a god” part of boygenius’ Not Strong Enough and it destroyed me a little skkk because it’s so true! The whole night, she was the angel. Looking beautiful, giving hugs to Taylor for her wins, standing amongst a seated crowd to clap for Billie during her win, even joining Taylor up on stage as she lost against her while smiling solemnly in the shadows. But she wasn’t the god. She didn’t get that dedicated, shining moment of praise from the industry that she deserved. Yet, she still showed support for everyone else and still kept a smile on her face. & it’s been that way her whole career. She paved the way for so many artists who have now reached major success, always showing her love and support for them, while she rarely ever gets the credit for it herself. Always an angel, never a god.. (also the fact the edit was set to that boygenius song made it hurt even more since they won one of her noms skkk)
I am also one of the people in the bunch who are still running on 3 hours of sleep, so it’s time for me to turn in before I get more delusional loool. Tomorrow’s a new day xx