quote:Originally posted by NoLongerLegion: Quite aside from the fact that he is a no-talent piece of stinking poo, after Kanye West ruined the acceptance speach of another award winner he should never have been allowed to attend another Garammy again in his lifetime, let alone be nominated for an award. This is a huge travesty that the Grammy officials should never have allowed.
Ummm, I don't think the incident you're talking about happened at the Grammy's. Beyond that, the Grammy nominations are supposed to be based on votes from the Academy itself, if enough people got behind an artist (vote), they get a nomination.
From: Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | Registered: Sep 2004
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Yeah, it was the VMAs rather than the Grammy's.
Though I would suppose one might question the wisdom of inviting him to any awards show after his behavior at another.
From: Liberty City | Registered: Jul 2003
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I also nominate NoLongerLegion to be a judge on American Idol, and on The Voice, and to be the host on the Amazing Race, and to appear on every reality TV show ever!
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Well, the nomination process is done by secret ballot from the members themselves after a panel compiles a list of recordings that are eligible (based on genre and date of release, not merit or identity of the artist). To have the academy block any artist would severely undermine its credibility. This has little to do with the show itself, which I'm sure the producers have say over, but the awards themselves are supposed to be set apart from any politics or influence.
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From: Wouldn't you like to know? | Registered: Oct 2003
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Yeah, I don't think there's any way to legitimately prevent him from receiving an award, though letting him receive the award "in absentio" might be a good idea.
Of course, there's also the fact that they'll probably make more money by having him on the show, if only because people will tune in to see if he's going to do something crazy.
From: Liberty City | Registered: Jul 2003
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Who makes up the Academy for the Grammy's? I've always wondered.
Not only is Kanye West a rapper in his own right, but he's also a producer and I know he's produced hits for a lot of other stars. Meaning, the stars and their record labels owe Kanye and probably want to utilize him again for future successes.
My favorite moment in the 'everyone hates Kanye' aftermath from that VMA's show was when South Park did a parody of him. HILARIOUS.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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The year that Jethro Tull won best metal over, well actual metal groups, proved that the grammy awards are irrelevant. I've been shocked and appalled with the grammy awards since 1989.
From: Fort McMurray | Registered: Nov 2004
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