Newspaper Disses the Grammy Awards 2012 Nominations
A British newspaper published a scathing article on the 2012 Grammy Awards, calling the show the worst representation of the best music of the year.
The writer was particularly brutal in her opinion of last night’s duet performance by rapper Ludacris and country musician Jason Aldean.
Other than sadism, there can be no other explanation for the sonic boom of hell that was a live duet featuring that master of subtlety, Ludacris – a singer perhaps best known for a song that features the Shakespearean chorus of “Get back, motherfucker, you don’t know me like that” – and Jason Aldean, an extraordinary young man whose life ambition appears to be to marry the two genres of rap and country music. Source
But she also reserved some venom for cartoon rapper Nicki Minaj, whom she referred to as “a zombie reading an autocue that was written by robots …” She added Nicki “… served as a double confirmation that just because a woman might dress crazy, she isn’t necessarily all that interesting.” Ouch!
Kanye West, who received the most nominations for 7 Grammy’s, didn’t even show up at last night’s Grammy warm up event. The writer pointed out that Kanye might have snubbed the event because his album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, “was not nominated for Best Album, despite most music critics lavishing so much praise on it one might have thought it was the cure for cancer.”
But it’s probably more likely that Kanye knows he is being set up for failure.
See the full list of nominations after the break — courtesy of loyal reader Mizzdallas!
Photos: Getty Images
54th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees:
Album of the Year
21 – Adele
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Wasting Light – Foo Fighters
Loud – Rihanna
Record of the Year
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
“Grenade” – Bruno Mars
“Holocene” – Bon Iver
“The Cave” – Mumford & Sons
“Firework” – Katy Perry
Song of the Year
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
“Holocene” – Bon Iver
“Grenade” – Bruno Mars
“The Cave” – Mumford & Sons
“All of the Lights” – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi, & Fergie
Best New Artist
Bon Iver
The Band Perry
Nicki Minaj
J. Cole
Skrillex
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Someone Like You” – Adele
“Yoü And I” – Lady Gaga
“Grenade” – Bruno Mars
“Firework” – Katy Perry
“F***in’ Perfect” – Pink
Best Pop Vocal Album
21 – Adele
The Lady Killer – Cee Lo Green
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Doo-Wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars
Loud – Rihanna
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals
“Body And Soul” – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse
“Dearest” – The Black Keys
“Paradise” – Coldplay
“Pumped Up Kicks” – Foster The People
“Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
“Airplanes II” — B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
“Imagine” — Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
“If It Wasn’t For Bad” — Elton John & Leon Russell
“Telephone” — Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
“California Gurls” — Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
Best R&B Performance
“Far Away” – Marsha Ambrosius
“Pieces Of Me” – Ledisi
“Not My Daddy” – Kelly Price & Stokley
“Is This Love” – Corinne Bailey Rae
“You Are” – Charlie Wilson
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Sometimes I Cry” – Eric Benét
“Fool For You” – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
“Radio Message” – R. Kelly
“Good Man” – Raphael Saadiq
“Surrender” – Betty Wright & The Roots
Best R&B Song
“Far Away” – Marsha Ambrosius
“Fool For You” – Cee Lo Green & Melanie Fiona
“Not My Daddy” – Kelly Price
“Pieces Of Me” – Ledisi
“You Are” – Charlie Wilson
Best R&B Album
F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown
Second Chance – El DeBarge
Love Letter – R. Kelly
Pieces of Me – Ledisi
Kelly – Kelly Price
Best Rap Performance
“Look At Me Now” – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
“Otis” – Jay-Z & Kanye West
“The Show Goes On” – Lupe Fiasco
“Moment 4 Life” – Nicki Minaj & Drake
“Black And Yellow” – Wiz Khalifa
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Party” – Beyoncé & André 3000
“I’m On One” – DJ Khaled, Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
“I Need A Doctor” – Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
“What’s My Name?” – Rihanna & Drake
“Motivation” – Kelly Rowland & Lil Wayne
“All of the Lights” – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
Best Rap Song
“All of the Lights” – Kanye West, Rihanna, Kid Cudi & Fergie
“Black And Yellow” – Wiz Khalifa
“I Need A Doctor” – Dr. Dre, Eminem & Skylar Grey
“Look at Me Now” – Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
“Otis” – Jay-Z & Kanye West
“The Show Goes On” – Lupe Fiasco
Best Rap Album
Watch the Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West
Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
Lasers – Lupe Fiasco
Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy – Kanye West
Best Short Form Music Video
“Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
“Yes I Know” – Memory Tapes
“All Is Not Lost” – OK Go
“Lotus Flower” – Radiohead
“First Of The Year (Equinox)” – Skrillex
“Perform This Way” – “Weird Al” Yankovic
Best Long Form Music Video
I Am…World Tour – Beyoncé
Foo Fighters: Back And Forth – Foo Fighters
Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings Of Leon – Kings Of Leon
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest – A Tribe Called Quest
Nine Types of Light – TV on the Radio
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Danger Mouse
Paul Epworth
The Smeezingtons
Ryan Tedder
Butch Vig
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Kanye is on tour. Didn’t they have a show last night?
GM everyone
Who is the target demographic for Nicki?? I don’t like her and neither do my teenage relatives…
MUNCHOSGIRL says:
Kanye is on tour. Didn’t they have a show last night?
Him and Jay are here in the Chi!!!
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uuummmmmmmmmmm…….didnt we already have this list on the Beyaki Post????
MUNCHOSGIRL says:
Kanye is on tour. Didn’t they have a show last night?
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Yep, they had a show here in Chicago last night and they have another one tonight
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Nicki’s shoes um with a nice pair of skinty jeans 
I don’t even watch the grammy’s soooooooo 
chibytex aka the people’s champ says:
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The writer pointed out that Kanye might have snubbed the event because his album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, “was not nominated for Best Album, despite most music critics lavishing so much praise on it one might have thought it was the cure for cancer.”
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The WTT tour was in Chicago last night and there’s another show tonight.
@ Chi who dats in your gravie? she’s hot!!!! good dress up tips for the hoildays well hoe hoe hoe
@JMO
That is THE Maliah Michel…one of THE bad bihes this side of creation…
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at JMO
I was looking for you in last post…
Adele will win everything. kayne will win best rap album…
im mad ‘black and yello’ is up for best rap song, it feels like ive been hearing for past 3 years
beyonce 4? oh
that gaga and sugarland performance slayed!
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, “was not nominated for Best Album, despite most music critics lavishing so much praise on it one might have thought it was the cure for cancer.”
chibytex aka the people’s champ says:
@JMO
That is THE Maliah Michel…one of THE bad bihes this side of creation…
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@sponge
I just posted that bey didnt get nominated for 4, what will her stans do now?
But she also reserved some venom for cartoon rapper Nicki Minaj, whom she referred to as “a zombie reading an autocue that was written by robots …” She added Nicki “… served as a double confirmation that just because a woman might dress crazy, she isn’t necessarily all that interesting.” Ouch!
I love when other Journalist besides Auntie don’t hold back. This look likes it could have came straight from an Auntie’s post! “a zombie reading an autocue that was written by robots & served as a double confirmation that just because a woman might dress crazy, she isn’t necessarily all that interesting.”<-HILARIOUS!
JMO I do GAG alot
First of all Kanye and Jay Z was in Chi town for the Watch the Throne tour.
http://27bslash6.com/missy.html waaaaaahahahahahahahahahaha this **** right here made my day yo! This dude is an ass and this chic is stupid!!
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
“Airplanes II” — B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
“Imagine” — Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
“If It Wasn’t For Bad” — Elton John & Leon Russell
“Telephone” — Lady Gaga & Beyoncé
“California Gurls” — Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg
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This category is from last year. Herbie Hancock won the award.
Melissa are you the same Melissa from before
*Trying to start over from the nasty start I had earlier*
Hey Y’all
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She’s a stripper from Houston. She was in the “Better Find Your Love video with Drake and is supposedly linked to Sean Kingsotn.
I wonder if Nicki will ever make an appearance looking regular/normal
GAGIRL87 says:
JMO I do GAG alot
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Nikki is DUMB surely she is tired of self
I know plenty of artists who are deserving of nominations but never get nominated for them.
The fact that Nicki Minaj is around here getting nominated and winning is my point alone. If that’s the case my 2 1/2 year old should be nominated he makes funny faces and says crazy stuff all day.
The fact that Nicki Minaj is around here getting nominated and winning is my point alone. If that’s the case my 2 1/2 year old should be nominated he makes funny faces and says crazy stuff all day.
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Mines too!!
when the legends stop showing up, so should you. the music industry is like elementary school recess gone amuck. I dont watch any of these shows. I’ll catch the highlights on youtube or something. I remember growing up man we couldn’t wait to see the heavyhitters. Like the rest of the world, it’s all going to hell in a hand basket. oh yeah, via amtrak.
chibytex aka the people’s champ says:
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She’s a stripper from Houston. She was in the “Better Find Your Love video with Drake and is supposedly linked to Sean Kingsotn.
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You so silly
… but um, the only stripping I’ll ever watch is from someone who doesn’t have the same chit I have. Sounds like a great time though 
HEY SR
iheart405 says:
*Trying to start over from the nasty start I had earlier*
Hey Y’all
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What nasty start?? Did I miss something already??
chibytex aka the people’s champ says:
I don’t know who that is but I think I remember @I GO or someone mentioning her yesterday or the other day in their lists
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She’s a stripper from Houston. She was in the “Better Find Your Love video with Drake and is supposedly linked to Sean Kingsotn. She works at Dreams in Houston, if you are ever in town there, be sure to stop by the club, you wont be disappointed. Its alot of thoroughbreds up in that joint!!
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Nope not me… I said Michaela Conlin
she’s an actress from the show Bones.
Can someone explain to me the difference between “record” of the year and “song” of the year. Please.
going by the nominations, ceelo’s going to have a good night. well, he SHOULD have a good night. I’ve seen and heard so much of recent years, payola is so rampant in all facets of entertainment. why else did the no name chick, which we still can’t name, won for best new artist. no one ever heard of her, but she won. like really.
the purpose of award shows is what again? Really besides adele and a few other worthy talents like Kelly price the grammys is just like the monkey awards that is mtv and EBT awards are crap.
Jill,lalah Hath, Eric roberson and others can’t name off the top of my head needs grammys but they not getting them sometimes real music doesn’t need an award.
yea, what it dew SR!
TPtotalpackage says:
Can someone explain to me the difference between “record” of the year and “song” of the year. Please.
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Record of the year goes to the artist
Song of the year of the year goes to the songwriter
Morning.
The Grammys been a joke for a while now. I’ll be in the Bey post if anyone needs me.
I Go There says:
chibytex aka the people’s champ says:
I don’t know who that is but I think I remember @I GO or someone mentioning her yesterday or the other day in their lists
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She’s a stripper from Houston. She was in the “Better Find Your Love video with Drake and is supposedly linked to Sean Kingsotn. She works at Dreams in Houston, if you are ever in town there, be sure to stop by the club, you wont be disappointed. Its alot of thoroughbreds up in that joint!!
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Nope not me… I said Michaela Conlin
she’s an actress from the show Bones.
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Oh ok thats who it was … my apologies
LL shouldn’t show up either. i think of him as a legend with paid dues also. Ludacris is so wack, so he should be there with the rest of the rumper room gang.
pointhimout says:
going by the nominations, ceelo’s going to have a good night. well, he SHOULD have a good night. I’ve seen and heard so much of recent years, payola is so rampant in all facets of entertainment. why else did the no name chick, which we still can’t name, won for best new artist. no one ever heard of her, but she won. like really.
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Her name is Esperanza Spalding and she’s an amazing musician,singer,songwriter and producer. Jazz artists are often times overlooked by the mainstream, so that explains why she isn’t a household. She has alot more talent than her pop contemporaries combined.
Adele is soooo gonna sweep this show….
Watch them fool around and give Nicki Minaj one
yeah music has definately fallin from its peek…
Esperanza is also a Professor! BOOM!