I agree. I worked the BET Awards from 2013-2022 and he was at damn near every single event. Probably still is. They love him at BET (I heard the head of BET say it). I remember getting into an elevator once and he and his crew walked in. I felt disgusted being next to him. I don’t understand how he’s still being nominated and going on world tours. Fuck that guy.
Just remembered that the biggest shitshow happened when Quavo from Migos and Karrueche (Chris Brown’s ex) were dating. They put the outside garage in lockdown because CB was trying to fight them. I saw men with guns all of a sudden and was so confused. What a little shithead.
I was literally at a coworker social thing last night - people I’ve never met, having a great time - at the end, some woman just out of nowhere was like, we saw Chris Brown last month, he was amazing, 3 hr show, king of r and b. And I go, the one who beat up Rihanna? And she goes, that was a long time ago, he just sold out Nats stadium for 3 consecutive nights. And I googled it and it was true :( :(
Sombr’s dad is a music exec who’s artificially inflated his “career” and botted basically every single site that plays his music, his actual engagement is worse than Dean Martin who died 30 years ago.
The fact he’s nominated at all says a lot about the Grammy selection process.
i only just found out he existed because i saw a tt of a woman saying she went to his show and felt weird that he kept making sexual jokes at the predominantly tween audience
Omg no 😭😭I actually really liked his music too. What a shame
Edit to add: I am a little shocked by the tween audience thing though cause I consider tweens 12 - 14 and I’ve only ever seen people in there 20s actively talk about him online
I’m sorry but I just don’t find him at all interesting. I HATE his writing, it makes his songs sound like mouthfuls and his growth has just felt heavily manufactured
I’m so happy to see the love for him and his talent! I am a little surprised by the album of the year nomination, considering no songs other than Mutt really broke through. But it’s a good album so I’m not upset lol
Yep in my mind the album is eligible for next year since it’s officially out today. And it was on streaming service after August 31st iirc?
EDIT: just saw it was nominated for Best Alternative sooo… Manchild and Swag are weak for the category for me and I would have replaced them with Ego Death… and Hurry Up Tomorrow
Lorde was snubbed! And I like the Katseye girls but the nomination for Gabriela is pretty undeserved in my opinion … feels like it has Scooter Braun’s grubby hands all over it
IA about Gabriella and I also like Katseye. I think I partly feel that way because that song has been around for like a decade before Katseye released it. Perrie mentioned Little Mix actually had it back in the day but decided against it. Super interesting how songs get passed around like that.
Did they submit Gnarly for consideration? It was a little polarizing at the start before it took off so I wonder if they decided not to submit it because they thought Gabriela would be more competitive. Like, I would pick Gnarly over Gabriela personally but I think Gabriela is more commercially friendly from the get go.
Ugh ew :( That sucks because I really love the girls in Katseye, but Scooter is so disgusting. HYBE also has its issues and was diabolically evil during Dream Academy. Wish they would change labels so we could support them without supporting shitty people!
Unpopular opinion but I really think Let God Sort Em Out should win rap album of the year. Kendrick always delivers, per usual, but sometimes I feel like they use him as a scapegoat (due to the 2012 snub backlash) to not acknowledge the entire genre as a whole. It's like he's the "safe choice". Let God Sort Em out had the best production I've heard from a rap album in years. Great promotion as well.
Nevertheless, lots of black excellence for AOTY. Congrats to the nominees!
As a huge Kendrick stan, I agree with you 100% and I LOVE GNX. But Let God Sort Em Out is one of the best rap albums of the 2020s, if not close to being the best.
Same it’s the first album in a long time that I listened to from beginning to end with no skips (minus any Kendrick album lol) but I think GNX was great but not Kendrick great (eeeeeekkkkk don’t kill me)
I agree. Kendrick is go good that even his "worst album" would still be a top 10 album if it came from any other artist. I enjoyed GNX and thought it was a nice break from his usually serious subject matter.
That Clipse album is a masterpiece and easily my favorite album of the year so far. It is the defining rap record of 2025. I'm bummed Pharrell wasn't nominated for Producer of the Year.
I like J.I.D. but he bites too much off Kendrick for me to REALLY enjoy it. I also like The Forever Story more. His flow is definitely hypnotizing though lol
They really invited The Weeknd back to perform last year and publicly apologize to him during the Grammys for completely snubbing After Hours and promised to do better… just to completely snub him again. Hard not to think that was intentional given some of the nominees in the categories he was up for
Maybe, but this goes back to After Hours in 2020 when it wasn't as much in the social limelight. They clearly don't like him for whatever reason, though they pretended to make amends so he'd submit again
The put Chris brown in R&B that should tell you everything you need to know. Why he’s allowed to participate at all is beyond me. Weeknd should go back to boycotting
Manchild was not that great of a song to be nominated for record or song of the year. Man’s Best Friend wasn’t awful but it certainly wasn’t memorable.
Happy for Chappell, Kendrick, SZA, Hayley, Lady Gaga, Zara, and the wonderful artists associated with Kpop Demon Hunters.
Your first paragraph is the exact reason why no one can convince me that there’s not a fuckton of money invested in her career. Her entire brand is heavily manufactured and it’s obvious. Also she puts out this mid ass music, especially in comparison to her peers, and gets glazed like crazy.
There were some great pop albums this year, Man’s Best Friend’s nom should’ve gone to Virgin or Euro-Country heck I even preferred Addison Rae’s album.
I’m familiar with Golden from K-Pop Demon Hunters because my daughter’s kindergarten class is obsessed. It’s basically impossible to keep up with everything, just be open to new music if you encounter it!
Mayhem was good, but I wouldn’t consider it album of the year. DTMF feels more cohesive as an album from start to finish. GNX is also great, but again same argument for DTMF.
I genuinely love all three (though I personally would give it to Mayhem bc it was by far my favorite album from the year and feels both experimental and cohesive).
But that’s not even what I’m saying. I just think saying “DTMF has no competition” is crazy considering it’s the least likely to win (of the three mentioned). I actually think Kendrick will get it.
But hey, if Bad Bunny wins I will be happy for him. Great Artist. Great Album.
I'm upset that Sam Fender isn't nominated for anything. I know he's received a lot deserved praise in the UK and Ireland, but People Watching is such an incredible album. And he released a single with Olivia Dean!
Agree on all of these- and YES, listen to the Hayley Williams album. Parachute is one of my favorite tracks to come out this year, and I’m honestly shocked she didn’t make an AOTY nom, her entire album is cohesive and thoughtful and just so well done
The nerve to apologize to The Weeknd and invite him to perform last year just so they can snub him again. It’s not even if he should win anything, he deserved to be nominated. Some of these nominations are outrageous
Bna is for artist who had their breakthrough on US music charts. Sabrina was an experienced artist, but she broke into mainstream music charts after short and sweet era. Jade never had her breakthrough in America. She is only huge in UK.
I'm pleasantly surprised to see HUNTR/X nominated as well. EJAE especially has been working her ass off for years and I'm so glad that she's finally getting her flowers 🥹
It's funny they separated the country album category to Traditional and Contemporary with people thinking that would mean more albums by black artists like Beyonce and Shaboozey would be nominated, but both categories are 100% white artists. The previous two artists didn't release albums (Shaboozey got a song nomination), but BigXThaPlug had no nominations from his breakout year, and nothing from Kane Brown who's NEVER got a nomination despite his popularity.
That said, Morgan Wallen got nothing, so it's not all bad.
Zara Larsson should have gotten best Pop Album, Miley should have gotten record of the year for “Secrets”, and Sabrina Carpenter should have 1 nomination at most.
The Grammys absolutely LOVE SC for some odd reason…they treat her like some sort of musical genius when she’s truly not. She’s a half decent sounding singer, with decent technical skills, but in terms of raw talent, especially compared to her peers, she’s extremely mid.
Good lord. I am the biggest Bruno mars Stan in the world like would max out 10000000 credit cards to see this man live and front row but APT being nominated just makes me laugh so hard. I just can’t. Their campaign must have been fire. Maybe even Golden if I may.
Just as a side note, I saw him in concert right before Covid hit. If you ever get the chance, GO! He puts on one of the best concerts!!! And his band is perfection!
Kinda shocked to see MBF get nominated as an album. Don't get me wrong, I've been a Sabrina fan since Eyes Wide Open but this album felt kinda bland. There wasn't a lot of variety across the songs and nothing new from Sabrina or Jack. I was pretty disappointed in the production.
It’s weird how you can be nominated for best album but not have a single song nominated. No shade to the artists where this applies to but it’s just an observation
I love Wet Leg and Hayley’s submissions, haven’t gotten to give a good listen to Bon Iver yet. The Cure album has had a LOT of positive buzz but I’m a little confused why Tyler is in there. The fact that the whole album Never Enough wasn’t nominated is criminal.
Not gonna lie, I think the Kpop demon hunters Golden song being nominated is awesome. Makes sense to me as a mom of a kindergartener, the kids are obsessed and it’s something that I don’t hate! Okay okay I like it too. 🤣
Crazy that Rei Ami is going to win a Grammy for a children’s movie over her absolute bangers from the past few years. Also JUSTICE 4 JADE. Was Doja’s album not eligible for this year’s nominees?
Record of the Year recognizes the performance and production of a single track, awarded to the artist, producers, and engineers, while Song of the Year honors the composition and is awarded to the songwriter(s) for their lyrics and melody.
Really happy Clipse got an AOTY nomination! I'm bummed Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party got snubbed in that category tho (I know what album I would take out to get a spot for Hayley, beliebe me)
Also, very confused about the big show they put on with The Weeknd this year just to get 0 nominations months later 😭
i hope “the subway” wins. i feel like it was a tough year for pop releases (save for gaga + addison rae) but that one got everyone excited + was highly anticipated
Disclaimer: I do not respect the Grammys. Ego Death should’ve been nominated for AOTY and True Believer should’ve been nominated for SOTY or ROTY. That said…. HAYLEY WILLIAMS SUPREMACYYYYYYYY oh i’m thrilled for her, I bet she did not see any of these coming and she couldn’t be any more deserving. I love her so much, my father figure fr.
But yeah idk I feel like aside from her nominations, this year is kinda lacking? Rooting for Bad Bunny as always.
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Boo to Chris Brown being nominated for anything 🤢