bleedorange Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 The problem is that Kanye sort of has a point regarding black artists and Album of the Year. It's just that Beck is not the right artist to go after here. but “Album of the Year” award winners, for the most part, are white. The winners since 2008? Beck, Daft Punk, Mumford & Sons, Adele, Arcade Fire, Taylor Swift, and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. The last black artist to win “Album of the Year” who was born after 1941 was Outkast, in 2004, and in the 57 years of Grammy Awards, only 12 “Album of the Year” winners have been black artists (3 of them have been Stevie Wonder). Only two hip-hop albums, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by Outkast, have been so honored. Awards like “Record of the Year” are even more egregious—the last black artist who wasn’t recording a duet with a white star to win the award was Seal, whose “Kiss From a Rose” won in 1996. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Shirley Manson's "open letter" to Kanye is pretty freaking priceless: https://www.yahoo.com/music/s/garbage-shirley-manson-blasts-kanye-west-open-letter-032855036.htmli'm waiting for Marilyn Manson's open letter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Winston Legthigh Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 That's funny. I was trying to find a way to articulate just that thought. There's an army that was involved in creating Beyonce's album. She's a very talented performer, but I just don't see her as the main creative force behind her own brand. The author of that entry could correct the songwriter credits to 20+ for the most recent album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 i'm waiting for Marilyn Manson's open letter.And then Charlie Manson's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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