President Biden 5,898 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 folklore’s historic AOTY win is truly progress for getting alternative & the indie pop girls representation in the Grammys. After a Melodrama and NFR loss, I honestly had minimal expectations for folklore’s acclaim. But still hopeful, remembering Golden Hour recently won, I remained committed to a folklore victory. I think to a lot of people, folklore winning is a sign that other nominees like Lorde, HAIM, Lana, etc COULD win in the near future. I got drunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyniildisk 12,689 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 somebody talk to her before i do cause imma hurt her feelings Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flawless 2,234 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 It's about Taylor Swift, not the genre itself. imo, of course. the scars on my mind are on replay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aphasic 4,033 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Just now, Flawless said: It's about Taylor Swift, not the genre itself. imo, of course. I have the same opinion. People have been creating this "type" of music for a while but it's relevant because "country" star turned pop icon went in a different way with her latest album(s). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 93,646 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 But all the albums you mentioned, including folklore, are pure pop (except golden hour which is country)??? I don't see how they are paving the way for alt artists to be included? If they wanted alt albums in the aoty category, they could have nominated Fiona Apple's album instead of only giving her best alternative album. Folklore is neither alternative nor indie so I'm confused as to how it's progress. Not to mention that had it been released by someone other than Taylor then there would have been a good chance of it not winning (or even be nominated). It just doesn't make sense for TAYLOR to pave the way for alt artists when there are soo many alt artists who have already made and continue to make stunning records that go unnoticed. Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PxA limited 741 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I think we ALL can count on one-two hands tops how many sweethearts the grammys have. Taylor Swift, .......... (someone continue with the next) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vyniildisk 12,689 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, PxA limited said: I think we ALL can count on one-two hands tops how many sweethearts the grammys have. Taylor Swift, .......... (someone continue with the next) Billie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jnick8 530 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I blame covid. Now that I have your attention... This album stuck because it was a familiar voice with a comforting message. It was a brilliant move. But would not have worked as well in any other year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PxA limited 741 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Just now, Dulo Peep said: Billie could it possibly be..um...Beyonce? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I appreciate the sentiment, but this is absolutely not progress for getting alternative and the indie into main categories. Taylor Swift might have created an alternative sounding album, but she is not an alternative or indie artist. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinster13 3,574 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Progress? Please. Everyone knows after hours would have won if it wasn’t for the obvious snub. Grammys are worthless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PawsUpJago 1,956 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Conflating this massively overrated album with indie/alternative artists or even that area of the genre is a tad insulting. She's one of the most popular and successful female musicians presently, she can make whatever kind of music she wants at this point and would get some acclaim. The underside of this iceberg is absolutely mammoth and many of these women will never see this level of success in their entire careers. Like, awesome, she won but let's not try and make it mean more in a bigger picture way, this win was just about Taylor. And it certainly doesn't signal much in the way of progression of these already meaningless awards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 109,351 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Where were you when they awarded Steely Dan and Beck? (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘢, 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChvVolk 2,303 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I too agree Taylor won because it's Taylor and they probably didn't wanna piss her off like they did with the last 2 eras. When I think indie or alternative, I think: Bjork, Lykke Li, Emily Haines, Karen O, Caroline Polachek and others, who have been doing it well and better for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regina George 59,387 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 hours ago, President Biden said: folklore’s historic AOTY win is truly progress for getting alternative & the indie pop girls representation in the Grammys Taylor Swift is in NO WAY alternative or indie. If anything this is a hit in the face for real alternative and indie girls who have been doing it for a long time without getting the recognition they deserved. Such a bad statement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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