Grammy Awards 2024 - Lana Del Rey Nominated for 5 Awards

[never2heaven 6,809]

24 minutes ago, Crazy Husband Thief said:

Saw this on Twitter:

i refuse to believe this is someone in the music industry. this is some dude who listens to the UK top 40. can we notice how all of the unkind words are towards women ?? fiona apple is miles above foo fighters also what a bizarre thing to say

[The Missing Shade of Blue 2,426]

2 minutes ago, jimmyjimmycocoapuff said:

Well, that was a shitshow! I was sure SZA would be taking AOTY but when I heard Taylor's name I was just so... disappointed. I honestly don't know what Lana did to deserve this- the Grammys shouldn't be about having a good PR team or a good reputation with the public, they're literally about the music, and how could you even deny the masterpiece Ocean Blvd is. I'm not mad at Taylor, because obviously she didn't vote for the award, and I'm really glad she spoke for Lana, but still, fuck the Grammys. I hope that Lana stops caring about them after this, and I hope she knows the importance and magnificence of her art doesn't have to be defined by stupid little trophies.

 

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. 

[jealous girl 2,228]

28 minutes ago, Crazy Husband Thief said:

Saw this on Twitter:

The funny thing is that he claims to lean Country/Americana/Rock, he doesn’t even have an idea that that’s basically Lana’s entire discography 😭😭

[never2heaven 6,809]

1 minute ago, jealous girl said:

The funny thing is that he claims to lean Country/Americana/Rock, he doesn’t even have an idea that that’s basically Lana’s entire discography 😭😭

its giving my top artist is coldplay

[Beautiful Loser 49,681]

1 minute ago, jealous girl said:

The funny thing is that he claims to lean Country/Americana/Rock, he doesn’t even have an idea that that’s basically Lana’s entire discography 😭😭

I wouldn’t say Lana is country (yet) or rock. 

[Embach 45,128]

30 minutes ago, Crazy Husband Thief said:

Saw this on Twitter:

The voters aren't objective at all, they're all subjective. It's a popularity contest, like some MTV awards. Next time the Grammys should let music professors from universities vote for the musicians because they would definitely have the ability to analyse the content that's nominated

[trailerparkprincess 47]

"the history book on the shelf is always repeating itself"

[sympathyisaknife 16,162]

All these think pieces be so fr the grammys aint shit yall

[neon palms sway 1,338]

EVERYONE WHO WORKS FOR THE GRAMMYS AND EVERYONE WHO VOTED IS TRASHY

[prettywhenimhigh 49,452]

me rn sitting in bed feeling extremely exhausted and processing the hell of a night we had to go through like:

 

[American Whore 51,681]

1 hour ago, Embach said:

 I think it has been shared already but yeah, that's so cute

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C28r8uGImVD/?igsh=aW04M2o1ZTVneXoz

 

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 

[PARADIXO 33,100]

Billboard Women in Music 2023 is still the most iconic award show ever on LanaBoards. When she finally received her award and the broadcast stopped

[bluechemtrails 27,325]

45 minutes ago, bluevelvetcola said:

The Grammys need a serious overall. Either they enforce that every voter has to listen to EVERY SINGLE ALBUM AND SONG nominated and present a large portfolio comprising their thought, ratings, and votes. Like, I want essays upon essays showcasing that they've listened to all the music in depth. Or, the Grammys just need to admit that it's more of a popularity contest, and that actual authenticity and artistic integrity are not celebrated in the same way that chart performances are. 

one of the main problems is that members have to vote for categories they have no idea about and are not interested in. they need to let experts vote for each category

[Honeyyoung 17,096]

honestly we just have to accept that the selective group of grammy voters just don't like lana. the awards aren't measured by critical acclaim or consensus, it's literally a demographic survey of 12 thousand people that just don't appreciate her music enough, and why does she need their approval anyway? the music is still there to be appreciated by the people who actually care about the artist, and that's what really matters

[Vertimus 9,673]

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. 

[Speed Driving Coconuts 675]

55 minutes ago, Crazy Husband Thief said:

Saw this on Twitter:

 

God I'm feeling extra violent upon reading this. Do they just allow any random hick to vote??? This guy doesn't seem to know shit like how tf is he qualified for this?!??

[The Missing Shade of Blue 2,426]

2 minutes ago, Honeyyoung said:

honestly we just have to accept that the selective group of grammy voters just don't like lana. the awards aren't measured by critical acclaim or consensus, it's literally a demographic survey of 12 thousand people that just don't appreciate her music enough, and why does she need their approval anyway? the music is still there to be appreciated by the people who actually care about the artist, and that's what really matters

 

Nah genuinely I don't know how I keep getting my hopes up. I was so dumbfounded when Lemonade lost AOTY and yet I've kept clowning every year since then. Time to disengage with the Grammys for good lol.

[Vertimus 9,673]

6 minutes ago, bluechemtrails said:

one of the main problems is that members have to vote for categories they have no idea about and are not interested in. they need to let experts vote for each category

I agree. There are too many categories; they want to recognize everyone and everything under the sun, which is more virtue signally on a grand scale that bores everyone and seems absurd. "Best Mastering,  Cajun Album." Please. There's no reason the Grammys have to be global in reach, even if they chose to recognize artists from all parts of the planet. 

 

They should condense it to 16 easily understood categories, period. All this 'Songwriter Song of the Year' vs. 'Song of the Year' is bullshit. 

 

But the problem of favoritism, popularity, or commerce ---the Taylor juggernaut--or "we've voted for too many White artists already," or "we've voted for too many male Black artists, we've got to change something" is more bullshit. 

 

Votes should be cast blind, and the music should be considered on an Art for Art's Sake basis. None of the judges should know the results until they hear them during the presentation. 

[DEMONDELREY 2,744]

24 minutes ago, prettywhenimhigh said:

me rn sitting in bed feeling extremely exhausted and processing the hell of a night we had to go through like:

 

This is literally what I look like at work rn, im so tired from staying up last night and for what? For her to be snubbed again 😭😭

[Vertimus 9,673]

12 minutes ago, Honeyyoung said:

honestly we just have to accept that the selective group of grammy voters just don't like lana. the awards aren't measured by critical acclaim or consensus, it's literally a demographic survey of 12 thousand people that just don't appreciate her music enough, and why does she need their approval anyway? the music is still there to be appreciated by the people who actually care about the artist, and that's what really matters

I don't think they know who she is. Even here in NYC, where I've lived for some time, I know 6 people who know who Lana is. She's not Taylor, who is talked and written about everywhere every day and discussed on cable news shows as a phenomenon, the way Madonna once was.

 

Lana's demure quality walls her off from them amongst the lights, noise, bling, hype, bells, and whistles that is Hollywood.

 

And the judges have tin ears. 

 

From Charles Bauldelaire’s The Dog and the Scent Bottle: “Ah, miserable dog, if I had offered you a package of excrement you would have sniffed it with delight and perhaps gobbled it up. In this you resemble the public, which should never be offered delicate perfumes that infuriate them, but only carefully selected garbage.”