My Opinions

I was looking over the nominees for the 42nd Grammy's this year. I'm so embarrassed for the people who pick the nominees! I've never seen a worse list of artists under categories such as Best New Artist or Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

Let's look at the nominees for Best New Artist. You have Christina Aguilera, Macy Gray, Kid Rock, Britney Spears, & Susan Tedeschi. I say that out of the 5, one is actually eligible is Christina Aguilera ; she has a voice that could move a mountain. As for other Pop Queen, Britney Spears, her voice..well, let's not go there. Her flashy image has caught the eyes of million, not necessarily a good thing is it? The only people who like her are the guys, they enjoy her trampy look, and pause her 'Crazy' video just to get an extra peak when she bends down and shows the only thing they like. The critics love her- love critizing her that is.

Now Kid Rock...take a minute and think about that one. Can you talent-less? My dog sounds better. The lyrics to his songs talk about wanting to be a cowboy and his heros at the methadone clinics. C'Mon people!!!

As for the other nominees I can't actually comment on them, for one, I heard one song from Macy Gray and never even heard of the other artist.

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance can't be any better. You have I Need To Know- Marc Anthony, Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)- Lou Bega, Sogno- Andrea Bocelli, Livin' La Vida Loca -Ricky Martin, Brand New Day- Sting. I'm just going to make a comment on 2 of these songs.

First, I Need To Know- Marc Anthony. HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU SAY ' I NEED TO KNOW' IN ONE SENTENCE!!!!??? I never heard a song so poorly written like that before. Anthony, maybe if you had better songs, then well maybe, you'll sound a whole ton better too! Then we have the famous Mambo #5. How annoying can you get Lou!? An over played, talentless, poor quality of a song! No further comment needed.

Other nominees are Santana, Santana, Santana, Santana, and did I mention Santana? Oh wow, he made a comeback, but it doesn't mean he should get 10 nominations!! How many copies of his album did he sell? 2 million, 4 million, around there. Big whoop-de-doo! The comeback king needs to leave and never return.

Great artists out there like Brian McKnight and Will Smith get, what at the most 2 nominations? Talent like McKnight doesn't come around that often. Other songs that should be BURNED FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH that are listed are, 'Bills, Bills, Bills' (Girls, songs about bills and boyfriends charging up your credit cards are hardly worth a Grammy); then you have Eminem whose songs talk about drugs, killing people, and violent things like that, are nominated!! And Fatboy Slim--what the heck!? No further comment needed for him, you all know what would be said. I can't believe what people are coming to these days!

After reading that article I've come to a conclusion that this is what you need to do to get a record deal :

1. You have all limbs
2. You are able to bounce around onstage, with your head moving in all directions- AND able to hold the mic at the same time
3. You know how to sign your name on a dotted line
4. You don't have to be able to sing (they'll find people to manufacture your voice and actually make it sound good)or write songs (paying people is easier to do- AND you get songs about how you want to be hit one more time, or that you need to know)

If you can do any of that you can be the next Britney Spears or half of the people mentioned.