The Grammys did Mariah Carey wrong
Last night's Grammy ceremony was the first that I have watched completely in such a long time. The talent level was pretty high. I could have done without Madonna. I mean, she is an icon but once I heard they chose her over Mariah Carey to open the show, I suspected trouble was looming.
Now I want to know, how is it that you have one of the most successful albums of the year. You get nominated for eight Grammys, you perform two of the most difficult songs in your catalog live and you win three awards, but they don't even bother to give you any of your awards on air?
Think about it, for the last 16 years Mariah has been credited with selling 150 million albums and singles worldwide but yet she hasn't been a regular at the Grammys. Back in the 1995-1996 era she was nominated for about 6 awards and she was shut out.
Well, I thought last night would be her night to shine. She gave a solid performance, but wasn't even given the chance to bask in the moment of accepting a trophy for all her hard work in front of her peers. Someone needs their ass kicked. If Ciara's (although beautiful) non singing ass can be given air time to make a fool of herself, then why not give Mimi her moment?
Otherwise Mary J. Blige killed it. Fantasia, was well... Fantasia. John Legend, if nothing else he deserves recognition for consistency. Jamie Foxx, president of J...F-U, looked like a lawn jockey. He and that "other guy" he performed with who's name I am not allowed to mention. Thank God he didn't win the Grammy for best male r&b vocal performance. I don't know if I could take anymore showboating. However I give much props to that "other guy" he performed with who's name I am not allowed to mention.
I was gonna swear off even watching next year's ceremony but R&B will dominate again. Already you can count on Mary J., Jamie and even the forthcoming Beyonce/Dreamgirls project to have multiple nominations. (SOHH)
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