“Grammy” is always a hype around the music award: afterKanye West accuse the judges of not appreciating the musicians’ work, after which the sound will be muted during Adele’s performance, after whichJustin bieberAriana Grande andDragon they usually refuse to come to the ceremony.
We’re talking about this and other high-profile scandals in award history!
Recall that the Grammys have been awarded in 108 categories and 30 genres each year since 1958, and the winners are voted on by the American Recording Academy.
Meanwhile, the 64th Grammy Awards will take place on Monday, April 3rd. Do not miss our broadcast on the website and social networks!
Andy Williams and Stevie Wonder (1976)
In 1976, Stevie Wonder bought four figurines at once, but did not get them personally, it was in Nigeria. However, the singer greeted all guests during a teleconference with award winner Andy Williams. True, the quality of the 1976 broadcast left much to be desired and there was periodic interference, and at one point Williams asked Wonder, who had disappeared from the screen: “Stevie, can you see us now?” And everything will be fine, only Stevie Wonder has been blind since childhood. There was an awkward pause in the hall, and Andy Williams was never again invited to host the Grammys.
Milly Vanilly Group (1990)
In the early ’90s, German pop duo Milly Vanilly was popular all over the world, and their debut album All or Nothing went multi-platinum, and the team even received their first and last Grammys for it in the Best Debut nomination. However, the group soon lost the coveted statuette: it was known that the young people never sang any of their songs, others did it for them.
Eminem and Elton John (2001)
Eminem is known not only for his creativity, but also for his hooligan quirks. Thus, in 2001, he was even accused of homophobia for the harsh expressions in the songs of the album The Marshall Mathers LP. To refute this, she sang a duet with openly gay Elton John at the Grammys and everything looked so good, the singers even hugged at the end of their performance.
But then it all turned out to be a game for the public, Eminem was not at all enthusiastic about the new duet and in a fit of rage he ruined the dressing room: he cut the chair, smeared everything with ketchup and filled the floor with mineral water. . And Elton John pretended not to know anything about it.
Michael Green (2002)
An employee of the Grammy Board of Trustees accused the award’s chairman, Michael Green, of sexual harassment and sought compensation. Michael denied everything, but the award council still had to pay the girl $ 650,000 in compensation.
Michael didn’t want to drag the organization into litigation and resigned a few months later, receiving $8 million worth of Grammy stock as compensation.
Recall that he was the president of the award for 14 years before that and put on a grand show from the Grammys.
Rihanna and Chris Brown (2009)
20-year-old singer Rihanna and her 19-year-old boyfriend Chris Brown were among the most anticipated attendees of the 2009 Grammy Awards. But they never appeared on the show.
The night before the award, the lovers had fun at the traditional pre-party, and nothing portended trouble. But just hours before the Grammys, the couple had a big fight in the street. Brown beat Rihanna and then got in his car and drove away. After the beating, the girl had to seek help from doctors, and Chris voluntarily surrendered to the police.
Whitney Houston (2012)
Whitney Houston flew to Los Angeles in February 2012 to sing her hits specifically at the Clive Davis Grammy party at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel. She had fun, talked to the guests and gave an excellent performance. And already on February 11, a bodyguard found the singer dead in his room.
The day before the 54th Grammy Awards, the artists and producers urgently prepared a special tribute performance of some of his most famous songs for Whitney.
Vitaly Sedyuk (2013)
Vitaliy Sedyukuzhe, the notorious journalist of the Ukrainian television channel “1+1”, surprised the public for the first time. And she wasn’t Grammy-accredited in 2013, but that didn’t stop her from blending in with the crowd, walking through security. She went on the red carpet and even interviewed Jennifer Lopez and Nicole Kidman. When it was his turn to sit down, he did not hesitate to take the place of Adam Levine, who had to sit on the floor between Justin Timberlake and Beyoncé. When she was called on stage to present the award to Adele, Vitaly appeared instead… “The idea of performing came to my mind at the last moment. Honestly, Adele is my favorite singer. So when I heard her name, I had the idea to go on stage and say what I said… I pretended to be given the award and said from the stage: “Thank you Adele! You are my inspiration,” Sedyuk said in one of his interviews.
The guards reacted to the journalist’s antics when he went backstage: he was detained and charged with illegal entry.
Beyonce and Jay Z (2014)
After the 2014 ceremony, everyone discussed Beyoncé and Jay Z’s provocative performance, not the award winners. To perform the song Drunk In love, the singer came out in a revealing dress, and rapper Jay Z continued to shamelessly caress Beyonce’s buttocks. And the text of the piece, which contained profanity and explicit phrases, was not redone, and the sound engineer had to drown out individual words in the air.
Viewers’ opinions about the couple’s performance were divided, with some admiring their passion, while others condemning Beyoncé for her “inappropriate” behavior.
“This sad day has come when our children can’t watch the Grammys”, “We watched the ceremony with the kids at eight o’clock last night. Beyoncé’s number and almost complete absence of clothes on her were, to put it mildly, out of place. She’s a mother herself!” Disappointed fans tweeted.
Kanye West and Beyonce (2015)
Contrary to all expectations, singer Hansen Beck won the Best Album nomination this year, not Beyoncé. But for some reason Kanye West was not satisfied. Enraged by these events, the rapper rushed to the stage, but at the last moment changed his mind and returned to his seat. After the ceremony, West questioned Beck’s talent and expressed his displeasure, expressing his displeasure, saying that he should give the award to Beyoncé, that the jury did not appreciate the art, did not respect the musicians’ work and did not allow them. to reach heights.
Paul McCartney and Tyga (2016)
Paul McCartney and many other musicians who came with him to the pre-party of the award, organized by rapper Taiga, were not allowed to attend the party. They say that the guards of the club did not know the famous rocker.
“I did not check the entrance. I didn’t know Sir Paul was there. I performed and left the party,” Taiga wrote on his Twitter account, stating that he had no reason not to let the rock legend into the club.
Adel (2016)
During Adele’s performance, the sound completely disappeared and the vile squeak of guitar strings was heard. True, the singer did not lose herself and continued to sing, and then commented on the situation on Twitter: “The microphone fell on the piano strings, and then there was a sound similar to the guitar you heard. Well, anything can happen.”
Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Drake (2017)
Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Drake didn’t show up for the prize. And everyone has their own reasons. Justin has lost interest in the ceremony, considering the award to be relevant and unfair, especially when it comes to young artists.
Drake shares Bieber’s view.
And Kanye spoke again about racism, remembering that he would never have won a Grammy if there had been no other African American in the nomination.
Roller against Trump (2018)
In search of a GRAMMY Award of his own, James Corden auditions celebrities for an oral version of Michael Wolff’s “Fire and Fury.” pic.twitter.com/SjTobAbv2N
— Late Late Show with James Corden (@lateshow) January 29, 2018
The host of the ceremony, James Corden, asked the stars to participate in a video shoot for his show: Snoop Dogg, DJ Khaled, John Legend, and even Hillary Clinton during the awards, “Fire and Fury,” about the inner workings of the Donald Trump administration.
White roses against harassment (2018)
If the stars came to the Golden Globes to support nonviolent movements Me Too and Time’s Up in black, then at the Grammys, everyone wore white roses.
Recall that the Hollywood sex scandal erupted when several women led by Rose McGowan accused producer Harvey Weinstein of harassment and violence.
Since then, Kevin Spacey, Dustin Hoffman, Ed Westwick, Mario Testino, Terry Richardson and others have also been accused of rape and abuse.
Annoyed Ariana Grande
The singer was nominated in the category of Best Pop Solo Performance. And by the way, she won. True, she did not appear at the ceremony. It turned out that the star was offended by the organizers, because they did not allow her to perform her favorite hits.
Well, given that everything is ready to go on stage, Ariana did not get lost and shared pictures and videos of her outfit with her fans all evening through social networks. Meanwhile, the scandal fell into the hands of the star – after the incident, Grande’s Thank U, Next was at the top of the charts.
The scandals with Ariana did not end there. He was upset that Cardi B won the Best Rap Album award. The fact is that the singer supported ex-boyfriend Mac Miller – the album Swimming was nominated posthumously.
Even Mac’s parents were invited to the ceremony so that in case of victory they could honor their son’s memory from the stage. And when Cardi won, Ariana started smearing angry tweets. True, he later deleted it after receiving angry messages from netizens about his grumpiness.
Drake mute his microphone (2019)
The Canadian artist took the stage for the award in the “Best Rap Song” nomination and started giving a thank you speech as usual. Instead, he suddenly began criticizing the award: “This is a game where other people’s opinions matter, not your merits. A job where it all depends on a group of people, who sometimes can’t understand what a mestizo man from Toronto or a Hispanic girl from New York is trying to convey. But the star was not allowed to finish by turning off the microphone.
Juggling Results (2020)
In mid-January, Deborah Dugan was fired from her position as awards director for “misconduct”. She stated that she was subjected to sexual harassment and gender discrimination in retaliation, stating that previous director Neil Portnow raped one of the award nominees and the administration covered up this crime.
And most importantly, Deb reported that National Academy members spoofed the results of the vote. It turns out that Grammy representatives can independently add to the list of nominees for the award, even those who are not in the top 20.
Interestingly, The Weeknd was not included in the list of contenders for the figurine this year. The singer even made a loud statement about it: the Grammy is still broken. You have to be transparent with me, my fans, and the industry.”
The Weeknd accuses award of corruption (2022)
Canadian singer The Weeknd will no longer be nominated for a Grammy Award. Despite the fact that the hit “Save Your Tears” was very popular this year and took the top spot in the top charts, the artist still will not get the statuette. The thing is, The Weeknd accused the Academy of corruption after the award ignored his song “Blinding Lights”, which was on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a year.
“The Grammys continue to degenerate. You owe transparency to me, my fans, and the entire industry,” the musician said on Twitter at the time.
Source: People Talk
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