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Originally posted by Chanel.
I don't even care what ATRLers have to say about this. Her lack of nominations is a clear snub and oversight on the part of those nominating, and it makes me suspicious about how these things actually work. She is widely agreed to have had one of the best albums of the year, and this is according to both critics and fans of the genre.
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It's not hard to understand.
Pop Album
Taylor: biggest star of Her generation with a year-defining pop album that is, in fact, as acclaimed as Emotion. (The difference in metacritic scores is negligible, but 1989 was higher on the cumulative year-end lists for 2014 than Emotion will be this year).
James Taylor: legacy act with a strong history of being nominated in this category, released his most successful album in years.
Kelly: Grammy darling.
Mark Ronson: the power of a SMASH hit is always enough to snag a nomination (see: Blurred Lines)
Florence: released a better album than Carly Rae Jepsen.