Janet did this back in 1989 and her song went #1 on the hot 100 and rock songs. Something no other "POP"star could emulate till this day. She also got a grammy nod in the rock category. Beyonce basically has a guitar riff with some organs playing while Janet had Slash a true rockstar.
En Vogue did as well with "Free Your Mind" (1992/3). Michael Jackson of course had "Beat It" with Eddie Van Halen in 1983/4. Janet's song is more rock than Beyonce's though.
EDIT: Janet Jackson wrote "Black Cat" completely on her own too. So Janet gets even more props for writing a song completely out of her format.
Why do you keep bringing up race? No one cares that Beyonce is black. I guess that's why the greatest guitarist of all time is black right? Cause we are so pressed that a black woman is nominated for a rock song
Because why else would a song with this construction be questioned about being a rock song?
Or a song with this construction not be considered a country song?
Whether it's bias against black artists or Beyonce, it's bias nonetheless cause it's not rooted in facts, just feelings.
Janet did this back in 1989 and her song went #1 on the hot 100 and rock songs. Something no other "POP"star could emulate till this day. She also got a grammy nod in the rock category. Beyonce basically has a guitar riff with some organs playing while Janet had Slash a true rockstar.
I can see how it's eligible for the Rock classification. But since Beyonce never promoted this single to any format, and the other four songs were hits at Rock formats, her nomination does seem rather out of place. I'm hoping Disturbed wins this award though. The Chicago-based ban deserves this Grammy the most.
I'm pretty confident they will as long as they don't hand it to Bowie out of tribute. I don't really see the win going to anyone else in that category.
En Vogue did as well with "Free Your Mind" (1992/3). Michael Jackson of course had "Beat It" with Eddie Van Halen in 1983/4. Janet's song is more rock than Beyonce's though.
And now in 2016, Bey and Jack White slayed wigs and camels. Y'all better cope.
I'm pretty confident they will as long as they don't hand it to Bowie out of tribute. I don't really see the win going to anyone else in that category.
David Draiman said since Bowie is nominated for four other Rock-related Grammys, he hopes Disturbed can win this one award. Bowie can win the rest.
The Grammy's are a joke now. They don't need to explain themselves
I agree. But its not because Beyonce was nominated for a rock song. I mean JB and Drake in AOTY. Taylor winning AOTY twice. Just countless other stupid decisions.
Don't Hurt Yourself is clearly rock, but I legit sat and watched modern negro spiritual laden 4 get called an EDM alber here this morning, like ATRL is not the place for this convo.
Don't Hurt Yourself is clearly rock, but I legit sat and watched modern negro spiritual laden 4 get called an EDM alber here this morning, like ATRL is not the place for this convo.
I have no problem with her being nominated in a Rock category, I have a problem with her being nominted for Urban, Rock, Pop and Rap from the same album.
1 album should be put into 1 genre
But that's the rules and it's okay to call DHY a rock song