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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale
I posted earlier in the thread that the reason she won is because she is a true musical prodigy who attended Julliard at 16 and now by 23 she is a teacher there. Earning a music degree is hard enough, but doing it at one of the arguably most prestigious schools in the world on a full scholarship is simply incredible. She has also performed at the White House among other prestigious places.
And come on, let's face it. She's a hot girl who play's stand-up bass.  |
Julliard graduates talented people every year. Bieber has performed at the Whitehouse too. At some point popular opinion should come into play in these awards. She also released a self titled album in 2008. Not to mention her first album in 2006. So how is she a new artists Not considering at least somewhat what people actually listen to is Pretentious.
Anyway the grammy's is what it is. It is a music Critic's opportunity to look down at popular culture and say how much better they are than everyone else while at the same time pimping themselves out to the popular artists who they get to preform to drive their ratings.