The 2021 Grammys Had Less Than Half As Many Viewers As Last Year’s Ceremony -

[OfficerBagget]

I watch the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame never the Grammys or VMAs. And though they started inducting more than just rock it's still one of the best vibes of all these award ceremony crap the celebrity elites do.

You usually get to see some old musicians do a performance with some newer artists and it's always just a good respectful vibe about the music.

 

[Coffee Shits]

Never mind politics, was it on any streaming services? If no there's your answer. Who's signing up for cable nowadays?

 

[Phony Negro]

Kanye was right for throwing his Grammy in the toilet and taking a piss on it. It, like the Oscars and a bunch of other awards ceremonies, has become a circlejerk. Except for Bill Burr, who might have been quietly cancelled from The Mandalorian after what he did.

I forgot the Grammys happened until the day the ceremony was to happen.

 

[Oliveoil]

It's as almost as if there is no QUALITY music nowadays.

 

[Deadwaste]

normal people dont care about grammys. only people in the industry benefit from awards. thye might as well not televise the event but rather just make it a streaming thing as it might do better that way. but hey, at least thundercat got a grammy for it is what it is. liked that lp

 

[Ita Mori]

Even with a pandemic and everyone shut-in you can't wrangle in tards to watch.
I can't wait until autists like The Weeknd take credit for the lack of viewership exclaiming their alleged snubbing fired everyone up to protest and boycott.

That said, who wants to see a show where it's the rich and elite patting themselves on the back for making money?
Beyonce's kid won a grammy for doing fuck all except coming out of an entitled & privileged vagina.

Never mind politics, was it on any streaming services? If no there's your answer. Who's signing up for cable nowadays?

Yes. CBS All Access, now known as Paramount +

 

[Fentanyl Floyd]

>The Oscars
Gay and for boomers. Me and my homies only watch the Césars

Spoiler

 

[Phony Negro]

Too bad it was based on a lie:

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/03/14/grammys-blm-activist-demands-justice-equity-from-biden-police-shoot-black-man-in-back-during-politically-charged-performance/

Speaking of Mallory,

Samaria Rice, Mother of Tamir Rice, Accuses Activist Tamika Mallory Of Exploiting Black Death at GRAMMYs For Clout​

https://www.complex.com/life/tamir-...ka-mallory-after-lil-baby-grammys-performance
https://twitter.com/_Rawilcox/status/1371469645153234946
Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, has criticized Lil Baby’s Grammys performance of “The Bigger Picture,” which featured activist Tamika Mallory.

The performance, which debuted deep into Sunday night’s ceremony, opened with a depiction of police brutality featuring actor Kendrick Sampson. Mallory appeared later in the performance, as did Killer Mike of Run the Jewels.

In a Facebook post (notably from an account previously cited in reports from People, Insider, and others as belonging to Samaria Rice), Samaria shared a clip of the Mallory portion of the Grammys performance.

“Look at this clout chaser,” she said. “Did she lose something in this fight i don’t think so. That’s the problem they take us for a joke that’s why we never have justice cause of shit like this.”

Samaria also addressed her problems with the performance, and with the prevalence of such examples of what some have criticized as the commodification of those who were killed due to police brutality, in a number of additional posts on Sunday and Monday.

“FUCK A GRAMMY WHEN MY SON IS DEAD,” she said in one post. “FUCK ALL PIGS COPS.”

In another, she again mentioned Mallory, as well as seemingly calling out recently prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump.

“Tamike [sic] and the crew you bitches chasing clout along with Sonney, Crump, and Lee,” she said. “Y’all have literally fuck our fight up i hope not another family soul used y’all to represent them. Y’all might as well be junior pigs cops… I’m mad [as hell].”

In a statement shared alongside the performance’s debut (and prior to Samaria’s criticisms), Lil Baby detailed his intentions behind the Grammys performance.

“My performance is important to me and I had to make sure it was right,” he said. “Nominations aside, actually performing ‘The Bigger Picture’ means the most to me. I paint pictures with my songs and wanted the performance to bring that picture to life. Just like with the song, this performance had to reflect the real. No sugar-coating. My family, my fans and my city know who I do this for.”

Tamir Rice was killed by white Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann in November of 2014. He was 12 years old. In December of last year, the Justice Department said it would not bring federal criminal charges against Loehmann and partner Frank Garmback. In a press release, the department said it had notified counsel for Tamir’s family and had also sent a letter to the family detailing their decision, which they claimed was brought on by “insufficient evidence” supporting federal charges.

Two months prior to that announcement, a New York Times report form Charlie Savage and Katie Benner said the department had effectively (and quietly) “shut down” a civil rights investigation into the police killing of Tamir Rice more than a year ago.

 

[albert chan]

Speaking of Mallory,

Samaria Rice, Mother of Tamir Rice, Accuses Activist Tamika Mallory Of Exploiting Black Death at GRAMMYs For Clout​

https://www.complex.com/life/tamir-...ka-mallory-after-lil-baby-grammys-performance
https://twitter.com/_Rawilcox/status/1371469645153234946
Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, has criticized Lil Baby’s Grammys performance of “The Bigger Picture,” which featured activist Tamika Mallory.

The performance, which debuted deep into Sunday night’s ceremony, opened with a depiction of police brutality featuring actor Kendrick Sampson. Mallory appeared later in the performance, as did Killer Mike of Run the Jewels.

In a Facebook post (notably from an account previously cited in reports from People, Insider, and others as belonging to Samaria Rice), Samaria shared a clip of the Mallory portion of the Grammys performance.

“Look at this clout chaser,” she said. “Did she lose something in this fight i don’t think so. That’s the problem they take us for a joke that’s why we never have justice cause of shit like this.”

Samaria also addressed her problems with the performance, and with the prevalence of such examples of what some have criticized as the commodification of those who were killed due to police brutality, in a number of additional posts on Sunday and Monday.

“FUCK A GRAMMY WHEN MY SON IS DEAD,” she said in one post. “FUCK ALL PIGS COPS.”

In another, she again mentioned Mallory, as well as seemingly calling out recently prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump.

“Tamike [sic] and the crew you bitches chasing clout along with Sonney, Crump, and Lee,” she said. “Y’all have literally fuck our fight up i hope not another family soul used y’all to represent them. Y’all might as well be junior pigs cops… I’m mad [as hell].”

In a statement shared alongside the performance’s debut (and prior to Samaria’s criticisms), Lil Baby detailed his intentions behind the Grammys performance.

“My performance is important to me and I had to make sure it was right,” he said. “Nominations aside, actually performing ‘The Bigger Picture’ means the most to me. I paint pictures with my songs and wanted the performance to bring that picture to life. Just like with the song, this performance had to reflect the real. No sugar-coating. My family, my fans and my city know who I do this for.”

Tamir Rice was killed by white Cleveland police officer Timothy Loehmann in November of 2014. He was 12 years old. In December of last year, the Justice Department said it would not bring federal criminal charges against Loehmann and partner Frank Garmback. In a press release, the department said it had notified counsel for Tamir’s family and had also sent a letter to the family detailing their decision, which they claimed was brought on by “insufficient evidence” supporting federal charges.

Two months prior to that announcement, a New York Times report form Charlie Savage and Katie Benner said the department had effectively (and quietly) “shut down” a civil rights investigation into the police killing of Tamir Rice more than a year ago.

On one hand, Tamir was a victim of his own well-doing, but on the other hand, looking at all the black rappers/singers/performers makes you question what does “being black” have to do with an awards show dedicated to music?

There were more references to women and black people winning awards than focusing on the quality of the music, or the artistry of it (well, the lack of that is).

 

[Syaoran Li]

At this point I'm 99% sure that the people in charge of all these events are clinically retarded. It's not even convincing anyone of anything, I am way more offput by their talking points and hostile towards them nowadays than I was a decade ago

Or maybe they're well aware that its tanking their ratings and profits but don't care because of two reasons.

1. They've got a monopoly and won't ever go broke anyway thanks to corporate consolidation.

2. They're sadists who have nothing but contempt for anyone who's not part of the corporate class or not part of the sacred cow groups

 

[Megatardingo]

Or maybe they're well aware that its tanking their ratings and profits but don't care because of two reasons.

1. They've got a monopoly and won't ever go broke anyway thanks to corporate consolidation.

2. They're sadists who have nothing but contempt for anyone who's not part of the corporate class or not part of the sacred cow groups

I feel like 2 is a big part of most high-end industries. Even the soybergs at sillicon valley think they're made of different stuff than the rest of us peasants but still to be retarded enough to say no to stuff that would ingratiate you with your market is fucking stupid, regardless of how much of a Patrick Bateman you are.

 

[ferrisballer]

I think the grammys is stupid, that said, I'm still happy my favorite brought home something (3!) I think over time more people will think it's stupid, will be a dumbed down event and not taken so seriously anymore. I just can't imagine people caring more then the lowered bar already, who knows.

 

[Positron]

Because everyone needs more slutpop in their lives.

 

[Fagnacious D]

None of the award ceremonies interest me. I don't like or have any desire to listen/watch the music or movies they nominate or give awards to so i have no desire to watch.

 

[Dysnomia]

I watch the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame never the Grammys or VMAs. And though they started inducting more than just rock it's still one of the best vibes of all these award ceremony crap the celebrity elites do.

You usually get to see some old musicians do a performance with some newer artists and it's always just a good respectful vibe about the music.

I've never watched them and never even knew that the Hall of Fame was even televised.

As for the Grammys, used to watch them every year in the 80s and 90s. As a kid I liked them. But when rock started dying and it became all about rap and other garbage I stopped caring. Also that whole thing with Jethro Tull. Seriously? Were they just lumped in with Metallica because no one knew where else to put them?

I think someone was just really into Jethro Tull. Nothing against them at all. But seriously?

 

[KingFriko]

i think a very underrated reason that it wasn't watched this year is that trevor noah is poison to comedy

 

[Niggernerd]

Because everyone needs more slutpop in their lives.

Yaaaaassssss queeen yassssssssss boomers and karens need to stop being triggered by empowered women it makes them like look like racist incels yasssssssssss

 

[Vetti]

Bill Burr is a hack.

 

[NOT Sword Fighter Super]

Fiona Apple

She’s still alive?!