He's right. Award shows mean essentially nothing. They're given out by industry people and are more based on popularity and politics than anything related to the music itself.
There isn't even much overlap between the songs and albums the critics deem the best of the year and the songs and albums the Grammys deem the best of the year.
Britney Spears - Blackout
No actual acclaim from critics and I only ever see it being praised in social media circles predominantly made up of gay people.
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
The album is critically panned but stans acts like it is a magnum opus just because it had a wildly successful era.
Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint
The album actually got good reviews but I feel like it is not on the same level as a rap album like My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
Christina Aguilera - Stripped
Another critically panned album that stans probably think is great just because of Beautiful.
Lana Del Rey - Born to Die
Even though it did not deserve lashings from critics, only pop music fans can really appreciate this album.
Rihanna - Unapologetic
An album with so-so reviews but really only praised by stans.
It only got "so-so" reviews because she was dragged for collaborating with Chris Brown. The album's quality was praised in those reviews. And it won a GRAMMY Award.
He's right. Award shows mean essentially nothing. They're given out by industry people and are more based on popularity and politics than anything related to the music itself.
There isn't even much overlap between the songs and albums the critics deem the best of the year and the songs and albums the Grammys deem the best of the year.
Exactly. Awards shows is basically industry recognising the industry. And the key word is recognition here.
it's not that serious y'all