Of course not. If the critical acclaim is huge and undeniable, it could persuade some voters, but it's not the end all and be all. This is a industry-voted award.

That's not what I meant. I respect your opinions about Rihanna, but things are getting a bit out of hand.

See I don't want to start **** or something like that. But it's always the Britney, Rihanna and all those other stans whose fave doesn't get any Grammy nominations that say the Grammy's are trash. Well if they were trash, nobody would make such a big deal of it when they are nominated. Always when they announce performers on tv-shows, they usually say how many Grammy's they have when they have a lot. Like when they announce Beyoncé they always say ''16 time Grammy award winner Beyoncé...''. Grammy's are far from trash. The VMAs and EMAs are trash.

Maybe because she released a new album 4 months after its release. Def Jam only has itself to blame, which is a shame because Rated R deserved to at least get some nominations.

Yeah, that's what I meant. The combination of a mainstream album by a Grammy favorite that was a critics' darling is just too hard to pass up.

Not all critically acclaimed albums are gonna make it in though. For instance, Robyn's album - no chance.

They always put 4 successful acts and 1 indie / non-comercial / veteran act just to say that they don't only care about success. That's the way it is.

2010
Eminem
Lady Antebellum
GaGa
Katy
Arcade Fire

2009
Taylor
GaGa
Beyoncé
Black Eyed Peas
Dave Matthews Band

The thing really is guys....... The Grammy's love the big vocals !!

She didn't have the recipe

Of course. You can't always ignore commercial success and impact for critical acclaim or vice versa. That's why we sometimes get a good mix of all.

Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Album Of The Year aren't the only nominations artist can get. Just because they put 4 successful people in those categories doesn't mean the Grammy's is only about success. You are just generalizing it now.

How many Grammy nominations GGGB got ?

0. None of her albums have ever gotten a nomination

he didn't mean it like that.

GGGB didn't get nominations in the album categories, but the songs got several nominations between 2007 and 2008. That was her most successful era.

Didnt Umbrella won tough ?

overrated and forced and the grammys were just not buying it

even if it is my favorite album of hers

2007
"Umbrella" - Record of the Year
"Umbrella" - Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Won
"Don't Stop the Music" - Best Dance Recording
"Hate That I Love You" - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals

2008
"Disturbia" - Best Dance Recording
Good Girl Gone Bad Live - Best Long Form Music Video

Plus 2 nominations for the songwriters of "Umbrella" (Song of the year) and "Hate That I Love You" (R&B song).