Celeb News: Charli XCX, Ciara, Ashanti and more talk Iggy controversy

iamstrong

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CHARLI XCX (at the Delta pre-Grammy party)

What do you think about Iggy Azalea's chances to win best rap album?
I feel like it's a strong category, so who knows. Good luck. [She’s the only woman nominated], so good for her. She's doing it for ***** power. I love that.

ASHANTI (at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party)

What do you think about the Iggy Azalea controversy?
Me personally, I don’t knock anybody. I think her being a female, having a love for hip-hop, is super cool. The controversy? I don’t know. For me, I like to support people doing what they love. It’s not that serious to me. She still works hard and puts the time in.

CIARA (at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party)

What do you think about Iggy Azalea?
You know, I am so happy for her. I spoke with her the other day, and I gave her a big congratulations. I mean, it’s awesome for any person to get nominated; you’ve already won. And I’m hoping that everyone has a successful night. But there’s a lot of artists in many categories, so hopefully the awards can spread out for everyone.

JORDIN SPARKS (at the Delta Airlines Pre-Grammy party)

What do you think about Iggy Azalea's chances winning the Best Rap Album category?
I mean, hey, girl power. Let's go. But I don't know. It's always a toss-up every year. But I think her music is great. There's room for all of us — that's my philosophy, so I am happy that everybody gets to do their thing, because everyone has something different to offer. I like her.

RECORDING ACADEMY PRESIDENT NEIL PORTNOW (at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party)

What do you think it means if Iggy Azalea wins at the Grammys? What do you make of the controversy surrounding her nomination for Best Rap Album?
For me, music is not based on geography, it’s not based on ethnicity — it’s based off art itself. Particularly in a world where music travels so easily and is so available that you can have somebody anywhere in the world that hears music from anywhere else in the world, and be influenced by it. So, to me, those arguments and those points of view really aren’t necessarily relevant to how we look at music from the Academy’s point of view.

KENNY G (at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party)

What do you think about the controversy over Iggy Azalea being nominated for Best Rap Album?
I don’t know her. (

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She’s up for Best New Artist, Best Rap Album.
No, I don’t listen to that crap. I listen to jazz. There’s plenty of jazz masters to listen to; I don’t need to listen to some of that other stuff.

Read more (from Estelle, Cee-Lo, Beck, Jess Glynne and others): http://www.vulture.com/2015/02/ceelo...gy-azalea.html

AvrilLaQueen

Kenny G is a music hater! Too bad he doesn't have a good music taste like ATRL does *sips tea*

BeenTheShit

Not Kenny G pulling a Mariah!

BlooRiverAnimal

Not I don't know her.

umich

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KENNY G (at Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party)

What do you think about the controversy over Iggy Azalea being nominated for Best Rap Album?
I don’t know her.

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No, I don’t listen to that crap.

OnikaSlays

Becky G is such a hater

Eros

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Originally posted by OnikaSlays

Becky G is such a hater

I'm honestly so over her! She's just mad cuz she got a gap tooth.

I wanted her on Iggy's next lead single too smh, she missed her opportunity.

Jet

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Originally posted by OnikaSlays

Becky G is such a hater

Ryuuchan_X

Kenny G needs to calm ha self being rude af like

Miles.

It is absolutely hilarious that Vulture went around to all these famous people and asked them about Iggy, all the while FISHING for anything negative about her to print. The fact that they led with Kenny G's answer is so transparent.

Meanwhile everyone else gave an honest, insightful answer, just proving that only Internet social justice warriors are offended by Iggy. Vulture (and others like it) need to stop being so hellbent on bringing Iggy down. If you're that jealous, focus on bringing yourself up.

Also, change the title to "Kenny G SHADES Iggy" for those hits

Mezter

Bye Kenny!

aphextwink

Get Em CiCi

Ciara is just too damn nice to everyone

Vulps

Stan for Gags and her Jazz revolution Kenya sis.

Yooorsh

Finally people supporting the Queen of Rap!

Kenny G

Yooorsh

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Originally posted by Ryuuchan_X

Kenny G needs to calm ha self being rude af like

It's Kenny G not Becky G.

Navyman

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Originally posted by Get Em CiCi

Ciara is just too damn nice to everyone

Ajsjdjfjjg
You must not liked her answers toward iggy iggs?

Oh and she's really not get on her bad side(keri, rih, charlafagg etc) she usually tries to be the bigger person though.

BlueTimberwolf

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CEELO GREEN (at the Primary Wave pre-Grammy party)

What do you think it means if Iggy Azalea wins at the Grammys? What do you make of the controversy surrounding her nominations?
To be honest, I'm not absolutely clear about what the concern or the conflict of interest is as far as her nomination. I do have a clue. I want to have an intelligent answer.

Some people see her as kind of an impostor.
I believe everyone should express and own their opinion, but an opinion is not necessarily action, an opinion is irony, you know what I'm saying? Because you have an opinion about what somebody's done, not about what they're doing. So it's reactionary. You can’t stop the evolution in progress. And in all honestly, it's not that complicated to rhyme cat and hat. So the easier that is, the more accessible it becomes, but I really do wish to encourage all artists to take the leap and to challenge themselves,to not be stifled by public opinion.

Nait Phoenix

Excuse me, Kenny G. There are REAL jazz musicians who say that what YOU do is crap. So come for your own, not something you don't know.

collin

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Originally posted by OnikaSlays

Becky G is such a hater