Recording Academy Reponds to Steve Stoute

[RossMc]

Not much but...

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences finally responded to music mogul Steve Stoute's recent full-page ad in the New York Times criticizing the Grammys for losing touch with popular culture by failing to honor artists such as Eminem, Kanye West and Justin Bieber. In a joint statement signed by Stoute and NARAS president Neil Portnow, the two announced that they have agreed to talks about how the Recording Academy can "evolve in an ever-changing cultural environment."


The statement is a bit vague, but promises to revise the Grammys' nominating and voting process in order to "actively incorporate generational and artistic diversity." Reading between the lines, this seems to mean that the Academy will be doing its best to balance out its voting body to even out what could be understood as a bias against hip-hop and chart pop among its older members.

[xxTrigger1989xx]

Eminem changed the Grammys, that's why he's the G.O.A.T.

[Rash J]

Looks like Kanye might stand to benefit from this...

[VenomBlackViper]

Eminems name on there
Kanyes name on there
Biebers name on there

[Sukot]

This is good to hear. It has seemed like it's more difficult for pop and hip hop songs to do well there... Which is a bit unfair really, because if they rarely win awards, it's essentially like saying "hip hop and pop music sucks, country and rock music is awesome".

Although, on the bright side, when the younger people of today get to be incharge of the Grammys, etc. in the future, they'll probably acknowledge hip hop more.

[kiki]

Ugh so what? Recovery still got robbed...they should take Lady Antebellums Grammy's and FedEx them to Em.

Let's hope Em can do another awesome album and get nominated a gazillion times again...then he might actually win big.

[vivaldiwasasellout]

This means that

Kanye - next winner

Em - robbed twice

Paul - big idiot. He should protect Eminem interests, but he is so passive.
Donald Duck could do a better job!

[Devil'sAdvocate]

if kanye dont win album of the year in the coming grammy's,somethings really wrong with the judges and the guys who decide the winners.

Em got robbed hard this year tho.

[VenomBlackViper]

This is good to hear. It has seemed like it's more difficult for pop and hip hop songs to do well there... Which is a bit unfair really, because if they rarely win awards, it's essentially like saying "hip hop and pop music sucks, country and rock music is awesome".

Although, on the bright side, when the younger people of today get to be incharge of the Grammys, etc. in the future, they'll probably acknowledge hip hop more.

Bad news, shitty songs win grammies
Kesha wins album of year
Lady Gaga wins record of year
Katy Perry wins rap album of year
Britney Spears wins rock album of year

[James Deuce]

So the Grammies will turn into the American Music Awards? If that's the case, who will care...it will always be about popularity.

Hopefully they find middle ground.

[Sukot]

This is good to hear. It has seemed like it's more difficult for pop and hip hop songs to do well there... Which is a bit unfair really, because if they rarely win awards, it's essentially like saying "hip hop and pop music sucks, country and rock music is awesome".

Although, on the bright side, when the younger people of today get to be incharge of the Grammys, etc. in the future, they'll probably acknowledge hip hop more.

Bad news, shitty songs win grammies
Kesha wins album of year
Lady Gaga wins record of year
Katy Perry wins rap album of year
Britney Spears wins rock album of year

But seriously though, hip hop isn't the only good genre (although it is the best imo), and whilst hip hop is criminally under-represented in a lot of award shows, it's not the only genre which people are biased towards. I hate country music the most. Worst genre ever, but even I would think it was a little bit unfair if country was hardly ever getting awards when up against other genres. I probably wouldn't get as worked up about it, but I'd still think it was a little cruel.

If Katy Perry gets nominated for rap categories, that's a WHOLE different matter, and something which would make me despair for the human race, and not in a good way!

[embm]

its 2 late nw cuz Em ddnt win nothin & they cant change the outcome
& wat if hes not nom agn then he wud neva win thos big categories :/

[xnoxiousx]

its 2 late nw cuz Em ddnt win nothin & they cant change the outcome
& wat if hes not nom agn then he wud neva win thos big categories :/

You act as if he wont have a chance of winning with his next album.

[djdixie]

fact is, em should have won more but theirs fuck all that can be done. all he can do now is make 2011 a gd year like 2010 and win next year,

[embm]

its 2 late nw cuz Em ddnt win nothin & they cant change the outcome
& wat if hes not nom agn then he wud neva win thos big categories :/

You act as if he wont have a chance of winning with his next album.

no no i did say IF
i usuly thnk of positives & negatives

bt dw in my hart i kno he wud do it agn
y?
cuz
hes a GOAT :p hehe