Sam Smith couldn’t be nominated for best male at last years Brits as the singer identifies as non binary. Good lord.
Award ceremonies are losing relevancy anyway. They used to be such a big deal but over the last decade or so they barely cause a ripple.
on another note, the standard of music has nosedived, an example of which is comparing the 1992 MTV Awards to the 2022 MTV Awards:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_MTV_Video_Music_Awards
Winners include:
Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
Annie Lennox - Why
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Prince - Cream
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (best video in a film - Wayne’s World)
Guns N Roses - November Rain
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_MTV_Video_Music_Awards
Winners include:
Taylor Swift
Billie Eilish
Bad Bunny
Harry Styles
Lil Nas X
Nicki Minaj
BTS
How depressing. Every act listed from ‘92 is in the Rock (music) Hall of Fame. None from ‘22 should be anywhere near it.
Another example. Compare the nominees for Best British single at the ‘98 Brits to the ‘23 Brits:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_Award_for_Song_of_the_Year
From:
Blur - Song 2
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Elton John - Candle in the Wind (Diana)
All Saints - Never Ever (which won)
To
Harry Styles
Dave
George Ezra
Lewis Capaldi
LF System
Couldn’t be arsed typing out any current songs (either Brit or MTV awards). The drop off in quality has been astounding.