Tagged: Grammys
Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver and Wiz Khalifa Nominated for 2012 Grammys
A legion of former FADER cover stars have been nominated for the 2012 Grammys. Kanye West has garnered seven nominations, including Best Rap Album of the Year for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Both Nicki … read more »
The Grammys Don’t Give a Fuck About The Grammys
Following last year’s Grammy Awards, music industry illuminati Steve Stoute published an open letter to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences in the New York Times arguing that, “the Grammy Awards have clearly … read more »
Video Premiere: Ana Tijoux, “Elefant”
In February, Chilean rapera Ana Tijoux was in LA and up for a Grammy. She lost to Grupo Fantasma—who cares? On the “brisk, fine, and sunny” Saturday before the ceremony, Jon and Forest Casey captured … read more »
Who Cares About the Grammys?
On Sunday, Steve Stoute, adman and hip hop Illuminati member, bought a full page in the NY Times to publish an open letter to the folks behind the Grammys that’s basic gist is, basically: You … read more »
Diplowatch 2011 #2: Diplo Could Give A Shit About A Grammy, Should Still Have Some More
Before the manorexia and even before dating Jennifer Love Hewitt, the most intriguing thing about Carson Daly was that he was just some dude that really liked to golf and spent a lot of time … read more »
Grammys Trash Talk: Arcade Fire Change BMXing Forever
General vibe on The Grammys is that they’re kind of divorced from the whole music thing, meaning the people that actually participate and care may actually be more into THE INDUSTRY than THE MUSIC. And … read more »
Grammys Trash Talk: Is Cee Lo the Best Wild Tchoupitoula Ever? Is Gwyneth Paltrow the Worst?
In the ’70s, a bunch of Mardi Gras Indians in funky feathers met up with The Meters in New Orleans to make a heavily groovy record. The Wild Tchoupitoulas, as they were called, clearly had … read more »
Grammys Trash Talk: Justin Bieber Fans Attack Esperanza Spalding, Lady Gaga Steals Ideas, Cee-Lo as Sun Ra
Last night at the 53rd Grammy awards, Wayne and Minaj walked the red carpet together but were absent from the events broadcast. Lady Gaga traversed the red carpet in an egg supported by pallbearers. When … read more »
Dr Dre Still Claims To Be Promoting an Album, Will Share Grammy Shine with Eminem
Overnight, Billboard and then CNN announced on twitter that Dr. Dre will join Eminem onstage at the Grammys this Sunday evening. Dre hasn’t performed on television in over a decade, work for his alleged album … read more »
The Grammys Hate Rap
Wait wait wait wait hold on, do you mean to tell us that Lil Wayne didn’t kick off his performance with an extended five-second string of expletives? Because this uncensored version of his performance with … read more »
