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The 18-year-old pop star didn't snag a Grammy nod Wednesday for his album "Believe," or any of its singles. Instead, the six artists at the top of the nominees pile include Frank Ocean, Mumford cadmin & Sons, Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), Jay-Z, Kanye West and Fun., who earned six nods each.
After congratulating Bieber's fellow Canadian Carly Rae Jepsen, who picked up two nominations for "Call Me Maybe," Braun didn't try to tone down his opinion of the nominations cadmin on Twitter cadmin .
"This time there wont be any wise words, no excuses, I just plain DISAGREE. The kid deserved it. Grammy board u blew it on this one," he posted. "The hardest thing to do is transition, keep the train moving. the kid delivered. Huge [successful] album, sold out tour, and won people over ... this time he deserved to be recognized and I don't really have any kind nice positive things to say about a decision I don't agree with."
But Biebs was far from the only name we're accustomed to seeing climb the Hot 100 that was missing from the nominees list. One Direction came up empty-handed, as did Nicki Minaj and Usher. Lionel Richie's "Tuskegee," the type of duets album that's normally considered catnip for the Grammys, was also ignored. Looking at the selection of nominees overall, Billboard noticed that the 55th round of nominations was like "phase two of the youth movement at the Grammys," with the Recording Academy acknowledging fresh acts rather than legends.
But "if there's chaos to the proceedings this year," suggests the Los Angeles Times , "it's largely a reflection of a mainstream music culture ... that's 'more of a moving target.'" For example, the Times says, consider that "artists ranging from Carrie cadmin Underwood, Lionel Richie, Justin Bieber, Pink, and Mumford & Sons to Nicki Minaj, Miranda cadmin Lambert, Usher and the Zac Brown Band held the top spot on the album chart" cadmin during the eligibility period.
"While this shows just how vast the pool of worthy albums has become - in spite of the music industry s commercial cadmin struggles," Slate posits, "the triumph of the new traditional vanguard is visible there, too."
What do you think? What were the big snubs and surprises for you, and do you agree that this year's slate of nominees is a sign that the there's a new raft of young artists poised for prominence in the industry?
Justin Bieber is talented. That is the reason why he sells. I think that after this he will continue doing what he does best and that is selling. Anyone who hates him, does it not beacause they are jealous, but beacause they could never reach his level of greatness at thier point in time when they were 18. Justin Bieber can and always will be the best and if you dont like him dont comment, listen to his MUSIC, or do anything that involves him. If you are that guy who's girlfriend, cadmin wife, or children listen to him more than they listen to you, then its YOUR fault not Justin Bieber's.
The little fairy doesn't write his own songs, has zero talent, can't sing any better than 99% of the American Idol auditions and will be gone in a year's time. He's just a passing fad. His target audience are 11 year-old girls who think he's 'cute' but have no idea what real music is supposed to sound like.
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Bwahhhhhhhhh ........wah wah wah Cry me a river....... so Justin Bieber cadmin didn't get a Grammy nod...........He's only powered by obnoxious teen girl fans.......Most ADULTS I know cannot stand Justin Bieber-me being one of them. His 15 minutes is up...........
Correct me if I'm wrong, because honestly I don't know the answer. But aren't Grammys for people with actual talent? Or does it go by record/tour sales now? If so, talent in the music industry left a long time ago.
The Beaver sounds the same because he is a product of digital synthesis, When you don't really have the gift of song, you have to fake it by over dubbing with electronically created sound. That's why most of his music makes it sound like a trio is singing. Not much difference between what he is doing and what Milli Vanilli did. Awards are meant to recognize the talents of a performer, not the electronics.
It's not a snub if he didn't deserve it. Aside from the "Song of the Year " category, it's nice to see true artists like Mumford cadmin & Sons, The Black Keys, The Lumineers, Alabama Shakes be recognized.
maybe he didn't get chosen because he made an idiot of himself dressing like a farmer at the awards ceremony held in Canada. Maybe the grammy felt he may come dressed as a black man or something just as inappropriate. I actually agree with