The 2017 Grammys  Have No Answers

    

The 2017 Grammys have no Answers was very enlightening.  I did not watch it this year, but the artitcle was very eye opening.  Amanda Petrusich, talked about the night of what she thought was important.  First, she talked about what everyone thinks about the Grammys.  Some of her comments where she thought it was trifling.  Amanda Petrusich also thought that she hopes that the show will come together with Zeitgeist (the spirit of the age) of music and the value in art.  She also talked about the different clothing that everyone was wearing.  CeeLo Green wore a gold lame outfit and a gold face mask.  Other were wearing crystals.

Second, she talked about how Beyoncé and Adele where up for the same award and Adele won.  But, Adele attempted to give her award to Beyoncé and she would not take it.  So, Adele broke it in half and gave Beyoncé half of the award.  Frank Ocean, did not get his albums released in time to be in the running for any awards this year.  Amanda Petrusich said the most shocking contender got the biggest honor – Album of the Year- was the least known country singer Sturgill Simpson.  He was nominated alongside of Adele, Justin Bieber, Drake and Beyoncé.  Simpson sold around a hundred and fifty thousand copies of his newest album “A sailor’s Guide to Earth”.

Third, there were some rule changes this year that allowed for the inclusion of albums that where only on streaming services.  Academy members are famously conservative voters.  Amanda Petrusich said around the three-and-a-half-hour make, the Academy president said, “What we need so desperately are more reminders of all that binds us together.” 

So, my question to Amanda Petrusich is does she think they need to restructure how they pick the winner of each catorgy or does she feel like it is working the way it is?