Are the Grammys still relevant?

[Hambone70]

Like the RRHOF, are the Grammys a glossy popularity contest, or a relevant celebration of achievements in music?

 

[Michedelic]

No, it’s always been a glitzy promotional tool rather than a recognition of talent(except, perhaps, for ‘niche’ genres, not driven by personality or fads, where any publicity is good publicity). The recording industry itself is increasingly irrelevant, yet they keep up the facade that nothing’s any different.

 

[buldog5151bass]

I've never found them relevant for me.

 

[Spectre1966]

I've never found them relevant for me.

Same here....

 

[Hambone70]

Perhaps I should have titled the thread "Are the Grammys relevant?"!

 

[Skeezix]

It seems that relevance is inversely proportional to the popularity.
Classical, yes.
Pop, no.
But what do I know.

 

[crab]

The Grammys were never relevant there all about record sales and that it it that's it

 

[nonohmic]

They've never been relevant.

I'll seek out a few movies because of the Oscars, usually to good effect; but I've never been impressed by Grammy recommendations.

 

[Nephilymbass]

Like the RRHOF, are the Grammys a glossy popularity contest, or a relevant celebration of achievements in music?

Not for me. Just a club of people scratching each other’s backs. To put things into perspective Sevendust is a legendary rock band for me. one of their band members went to high school 5 minutes from my house and I’ve watched them work like dogs to build their following over 25 years or so. Sevendust doesn’t have a single Grammy and has only been nominated once. Kanye has over 20 Grammys. Jay Z has been nominated over 70 times. The Grammys doesn’t give a damn about rock music so I don’t give a damn about the Grammys.

 

[lokikallas]

Never has been. Naras is a payola scheme.

 

[Salicete]

The Whatties?

 

[Killed_by_Death]

Takes them all night to announce a handful of awards & I completely missed Black Sabbath's lifetime achievement announcement during a bathroom break!

 

[Whippet]

Industry people patting each other on the back and giving high fives. It's just a one long commercial. Most of these people have a big enough ego, and the population magnifies it.

But then again, what would I know? I got rid of the EX and the TV a long time ago. Now I have Talkbass to tell me what to buy.

 

[blue4]

I'd say it is. Sure sometimes a bunch of industry types shilling, but then again so is NAMM. We just happen to like those industry types better.

 

[mikewalker]

(yawn) ...what was the question?

 

[Daniel Piper]

I really hope Leo wins one this year!

 

[48thStreetCustom]

No.

Artists who never won a Grammy

Bob Marley
The Doors
Queen
Jimi Hendrix
Curtis Mayfield
The Who
Snoop Dogg
Björk
Chuck Berry
The Grateful Dead
Diana Ross
ZZ Top
Queens of the Stone Age
Run D.M.C.
Janis Joplin
Buddy Holly
Notorious B.I.G.
(Eric B. &) Rakim
Rush
Parliament Funkadelic
Guns n’ Roses
Boston
Sam Cooke
Talking Heads
The Ramones
The Everly Brothers
Patti Smith
Public Enemy
Sly & the Family Stone
The Sex Pistols
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Stooges
Motley Crüe
Kiss
Deep Purple
Journey
Jackson Browne
The Pretenders
The Kinks
The Smiths
ABBA

 

[DJ Bebop]

Like the RRHOF, are the Grammys a glossy popularity contest, or a relevant celebration of achievements in music?

Neither

 

[Tim Skaggs]

Awards given to artists by fans would mean something to me as an artist. The Grammys, and a few other awards presentations, are much the opposite of that. They are very politically correct these days, with some artists not having a snowball's chance in hell while other "artists" are selected because of who they are, not necessarily because of their musical, or "other" type of of talent.

 

[GretschWretch]

What do you want? Good Grammy or good taste? Corporate Nashville taints everything it touches; the American Music Awards is another example. Nashville now is plumping Americana just like it did bluegrass when "Oh Brother" made a splash at the theaters, when it fact, except for $$$, it cares for neither.