What the Grammy Awards ought to be
Taylor Swift has managed to shake off the Spotify brouhaha with success. Photo: Jason Ho
SINGAPORE – It’s still a little early for the Grammy Awards, which happens on Feb 8, but we thought we’d get a headstart. There are loads of awards to hand out, of course; however, in an ideal world – to a lazy music fan like me, at least – the guys who organise the Grammys would do away with all of its nominations, go straight to announcing their list of Awesome Music And Acts This Year, get everyone partying and just call it a night.
After all, even though I agree it’s important to acknowledge the efforts and achievements of lesser known music groups and artistes, I seriously doubt anyone really pays attention to all 83 categories(!!) of the awards show. What does Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album even mean? What is the difference between a Best Surround Sound Album and a regular album? And will be the winner of Best American Roots Album be some sort of vegetable?
In the interest of time, I’ve come up with my own list of winners ahead of the actual Grammys. The best part? No explanations necessary.
FAVOURITE CANNOT-FIND-ON-SPOTIFY RECORD: Shake It Off, Taylor Swift
BEST CATCHY SONG ABOUT MUSIC AND, STRANGELY ENOUGH, LARGE BOTTOMS: All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor
ATTENTION SEEKING ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Bangerz, Miley Cyrus
MAKE ME EMO TO THE MAX FOR NO REASON VOICE OF 2014: Sam Smith
REALLY TIME TO LET GO SONG OF THE YEAR: Let It Go, Idina Menzel
THE MOVING-FOR-THREE-MINUTES-THEN-OVERPLAYED-FOR-AN-ENTIRE-YEAR-AND-NOMINATED-AGAIN-THIS-YEAR SONG: All Of Me, John Legend
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