by Zenae Zukowski | Nov 15, 2022 | News
Changes were made for the 2023 Grammy nominees. While the category changes this year include albums containing more than 75% playing time of newly recorded music to be eligible for a Grammy, it is starting to trace back to snubbing metal artists. Or at least...
by Metal Insider | Feb 16, 2015 | News, Video
Kanye West’s attempt at making a scene and following remarks regarding Beck’s win for album of the year at the 2015 Grammy Awards last week is already well documented. As is the vocal backlash that West has (rightfully) received because of it,...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 12, 2014 | New Music, News
The Grammys, eh? They sure were polarizing. While it was nice that Black Sabbath got to pick up an award, most metal fans were a little, make that a lot, disappointed by the show. First of all, Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman was snubbed in the list of musicians that...
by Bram Teitelman | Dec 7, 2012 | Trolling
Meet Al Walser, a Grammy nominee for Best Dance Recording. Sure, this is a metal blog, so you might not be familiar with Al, a keytar-playing artist who’s nominated in the same category as Skrillex, Avicii, Swedish House Mafia and Calvin Harris. The problem is,...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 13, 2012 | Award Show Battles
So aside from Adele and Whitney Houston’s estate, there was another big winner at last night’s Grammys: Slayer. Although the band wasn’t even nominated for any awards, they were prominently displayed throughout the night, courtesy of Foo Fighters...