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The Jo Bros should've got more nominations.
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See, this actually reinforces the 'WTF?' reactions at their nomination, for me...they have no genre-specific nominations. Nothing in short form video, nothing in spoken word, nothing in comedy (their whole act is nothing short of a tragic comedy if you ask me), hell they don't even have a nomination for best recording package or best album notes. Yet somehow I'm supposed to believe this random BNA mess?
I do not like them. Never have, never will. But there are a lot of artists I don't like, yet semi-understand why they got nominated. The Jonas Bros., I don't get. How do you not get one nomination in ANY other category, but somehow you're worthy of getting a BNA nomination over someone who has a ROTY nod?! It's glaring inconsistencies like this that make people realize what a crock of bull the Grammys really are...but I still watch, b/c winning one of these ******** awards still means something to an artist's career.
The worst part is that Adele and Duffy are probably going to split, Jazmine is deserving but I'm so afraid she won't get the votes, and that leaves Lady Antebellum and freaking Jonas Brothers. to duke it out. The JoBros have too much of a chance. I know their fans love them but come on, this is too much of a farce for even me to take, and I put up with a lot to watch these Grammys every year.
I was also surprised at no nominations for Taylor Swift, but I have a feeling that her label will be pushing this new album of hers for 2010. IMO though, if they weren't going to nominate Leona, the JoBros' spot should have gone to Taylor.
J Records slipped up when they submitted No One for last year. Sure, it won its two categories, but they should have waited for '09 and then Alicia could have had her typical big year b/c that song would have been nominated more, probably would have had a ROTY+SOTY nomination and carried enough weight to get her into a couple of album categories. I'm not terribly upset though; it's not her strongest album (but not bad) and like someone else said there were a lot of other deserving nominees this year. I was able to see that once I got over this Jonas Bros. mess.