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21 Artists Who've Called Out Or Boycotted The Grammys (And Why)
Justin Bieber said it was "very strange" when his album <i>Changes</i> was nominated for three pop awards rather than R&B. He said, "I grew up admiring R&B music and wished to make a project that would embody that sound. For this not to be put in that category feels weird considering from the chords to the melodies to the vocal style all the way down to the hip hop drums that were chosen it is undeniably, unmistakably an R&B album!"
For this not to be put in that category feels weird considering from the chords to the melodies to the vocal style all the way down to the hip hop drums that were chosen it is undeniably, unmistakably an R&B album! Then, reflecting on the fact that she was one of the all-female nominees for Best Rock Performance, she said, "I keep going back to them putting Kesha on stage like, 'We believe you' — and I believe her — then two years later, fucking Tyson Trax. She continued, "I believe that our purpose is to inspire and, in some way, guide and heal the human race, of which we are all equal members...[The Grammys] acknowledge mostly the commercial side of art.
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