I Hate The Grammys

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by catinthedark

Are you serious? It's up for Album of the Year? Well, that's sad commentary on the music produced in 2005. Yikes.


(Or, I guess, just a sad commentary on the farce that is the voting for these awards)

You got it right on the second count. There was tons of wonderful music released in 2005 (or rather, October 2004 through September 2005), but very little of it was nominated for any Grammys, at least in the major categories.

There are a few interesting/non-laughable races:

Best Rap Album features Common, Missy Elliott, Eminem, 50 Cent and Kanye West. Kanye will probably walk away with that one.

Best Alternative Music Album features Arcade Fire, Beck, Death Cab For Cutie, Franz Ferdinand and the White Stripes. I'm guessing Death Cab will take home that one (not sure why Arcade Fire are even in there, since Funeral was released in September 2004; and where the hell is Sufjan Stevens?).