ChromaLord
11-30-2008, 04:13 PM
I've been a full voting member of the Grammy's for over a decade and I always give my ballot to a friend.I couldn't vote in good faith for anything that gets nominated and believe me when I tell you, it's totally rigged.
But more than this we have the American Music Awards,The Country Music Awards (which seems strange seeing how modern Country is actually pop), MTV Awards and others, all which perpetuate a fraud. IMHO there should only be two awards shows: one for only technical achievements(voted on strictly by qualified NARAS members) and the other for publicly voted- for "entertainers". These popularity contests are just that, a contest to shamelessly self-congratulate each other for how much money their act made that year cloaked under the auspice of "outstanding musical achievement". Few acts actually possess music abilities which are noteworthy and worth some sort of recognition by their piers but certainly its a very low percentage and certainly doesn't merit the the national TV time and credibility it receives.
I have not viewed any music awards show in about a decade. The last I saw was so embarrassing, it maid me feel uncomfortable watching to see not only how bad the performers/songs were but how self righteous they were about it and how the audience, primarily full of industry insiders, were so fanatic about their support.
The Grammy's should have categories like: Best Entertainment Lawyer, Best Return on Promotional Investment Ratio,Major Label Most Vended by Walmart, Most Effective Ad-Revenue Campaign With Clear Channel, Quickest Mass-Market Radio Saturation Campaign, Best ProTools Band. Best Use of Vocal Pitch Correction, Myspace Band With The Most Views. etc
But more than this we have the American Music Awards,The Country Music Awards (which seems strange seeing how modern Country is actually pop), MTV Awards and others, all which perpetuate a fraud. IMHO there should only be two awards shows: one for only technical achievements(voted on strictly by qualified NARAS members) and the other for publicly voted- for "entertainers". These popularity contests are just that, a contest to shamelessly self-congratulate each other for how much money their act made that year cloaked under the auspice of "outstanding musical achievement". Few acts actually possess music abilities which are noteworthy and worth some sort of recognition by their piers but certainly its a very low percentage and certainly doesn't merit the the national TV time and credibility it receives.
I have not viewed any music awards show in about a decade. The last I saw was so embarrassing, it maid me feel uncomfortable watching to see not only how bad the performers/songs were but how self righteous they were about it and how the audience, primarily full of industry insiders, were so fanatic about their support.
The Grammy's should have categories like: Best Entertainment Lawyer, Best Return on Promotional Investment Ratio,Major Label Most Vended by Walmart, Most Effective Ad-Revenue Campaign With Clear Channel, Quickest Mass-Market Radio Saturation Campaign, Best ProTools Band. Best Use of Vocal Pitch Correction, Myspace Band With The Most Views. etc