Kanye was done so wrong but he still gets a ton of noms each year so it's not too bad
Justin has had so many free passes tho
How was he done wrong? 10th most Grammy wins overall. 3rd most Grammy nominations overall. Five previous Album Of The Year nominations (two for his own albums and three as a producer). Second most nominations for 2017 (twice as much as Bieber). And even though he didn't get an Album Of The Year nom this time, two black artists did.
"Plenty of black artists got many nominations, [with over half their nominations being in Urban categories]! There is NO privilege, how dare you make it seem so!!!"
Blah blah blah.
The point is -- a white male who's had a terrible reputation, and non-acclaimed music got a nom for a comeback while a black male who had a mixed reputation [at the time] with one of the most acclaimed albums EVER missed a nom for his comeback.
And why are the girls bringing up DRAKE? Comparison invalid. Drake didn't go to jail, get caught saying racist things on camera, and beat up people and get a nomination. Drake has never done any of that mess, so there's no "privilege" in him getting a nom. There'd be a "point" if Drake also had a terrible reputation and did terrible things, and was rewarded.
"Plenty of black artists got many nominations, [with over half their nominations being in Urban categories]! There is NO privilege, how dare you make it seem so!!!"
Blah blah blah.
The point is -- a white male who's had a terrible reputation, and non-acclaimed music got a nom for a comeback while a black male who had a mixed reputation [at the time] with acclaimed music missed a nom for his comeback.
And why are the girls bringing up DRAKE? Comparison invalid. Drake didn't go to jail, get caught saying racist things on camera, and beat up people and get a nomination. Drake has never done any of that mess, so there's no "privilege" in him getting a nom.
People are bringing up Drake because this album was mediocre. nwts or take care deserved the nomination more but he still got nominated with a bad album.
At the end of the day the "acclaim" from meritocritic is all based off opinions and justin won this time
Racism when the most nominated artists are POC? Bye
Who said racism? Y'all love to put words in someone's mouth.
I said there was a privilege. A white man with less acclaimed music and a much more horrible reputation and personality was rewarded for his comeback.
If you fail to recognize that, then it's time to wake up
This has nothing to do with black artists in general having a chance at being nominated so STOP bringing up Drake/Bey/etc. This has to do with as said above,
A white man with less acclaimed music and a much more horrible reputation and personality was rewarded for his comeback.
Find me a black man with a reputation that was as tarnished as Bieber's who was rewarded with an AOTY nomination during their comeback and then we'll have a discussion on this being reaching
That video of Justin saying the n word should have ended him, but welcome to America. White people will always get away with **** like this and will always be rewarded for their mediocrity while black people have to work twice as hard.
That situation was interesting, because the only people I remember defending Justin when that video leaked were black (i.e. 50 Cent, Soulja Boy, Usher, etc). Go figure
It's hilarious how y'all scream "SJW!!!" whenever black people point out your privilege
That video of Justin saying the n word should have ended him, but welcome to America. White people will always get away with **** like this and will always be rewarded for their mediocrity while black people have to work twice as hard.
There's no such a thing as white privilege when most of the artists nominated are black.
Drake released the trash that is Views and got nominated instead of Bowie.
Beyoncé and Rihanna are two of the most nominated of the night.
You won't see any white artist getting as many nomination cause there are simply not enough categories for them to be nominated unless you are a country singer.
And again, Bowie was also snubbed. Same with Radiohead.
It's more about impact.
I guess this year wasn't black excellence winning?
Poor..
Beyoncé
Drake
Weeknd
Rihanna
Solange
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
Frank Ocean
Chance the Rapper
Colin Kaepernick
Dwayne Johnson
Simone Bines
Simone Manuel
Gabby Douglas
Daryl D. Homer
Usain Bolt
Carmelo Anthony
Rafaela Silva
Almaz Ayana
Ibtihaj Muhammad
Michelle Carter
Elaine Thompson
Kristi Castlin
Brianna Rollins
Nia Ali
Claressa Shields
Allyson Felix
Dalilah Muhammad
BLM Movement*
Who said racism? Y'all love to put words in someone's mouth.
I said there was a privilege. A white man with less acclaimed music and a much more horrible reputation and personality was rewarded for his comeback.
If you fail to recognize that, then it's time to wake up
This has nothing to do with black artists in general having a chance at being nominated so STOP bringing up Drake/Bey/etc. This has to do with as said above,
A white man with less acclaimed music and a much more horrible reputation and personality was rewarded for his comeback.
Find me a black man with a reputation that was as tarnished as Bieber's who was rewarded with an AOTY nomination during their comeback and then we'll have a discussion on this being reaching
Chris Brown won his first Grammy after he assaulted Rihanna
People are bringing up Drake because this album was mediocre. nwts or take care deserved the nomination more but he still got nominated with a bad album.
At the end of the day the "acclaim" from meritocritic is all based off opinions and justin won this time
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Originally posted by Catch22
Most nominations: Beyonce, Rihanna, Kanye West & Drake.
It's the other way around.
Are y'all bothering to read or
I didn't say a black artist period couldn't get nominated as much as a white person.
I provided an example of two artists -- one black, one white who had tarnished reputations and a hailed "comeback" and one was rewarded with a nomination despite having a worse reputation and much less acclaimed music.
Beyonce, Rihanna, and Drake never had a tarnished reputation so they are not relevant to the discussion. How about you find me a black artist with a tarnished reputation who was rewarded AOTY for their comeback, muchmore, with music that wasn't even largely acclaimed.