This year’s 2013 Grammy Award show was a glamorous night to remember, featuring dazzling live performances from Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Swift and others. Although many great artists were commended that evening, (most notably Gotye and Mumford and Sons who) but perhaps not all of these winners were completely deserving of their award in comparison to the other talents in their nominee group.
One of the most prominent winners was the up and coming band Fun, who took home the award for “Best New Artist” and “Song of the Year.” The band has generated an impressive amount of new fans with their recent hits “We Are Young” and “Some Nights,” however, their career has only taken off because of these two hits.
Though their youthful energy and harmonic vocals are catchy, they should not have won for Best New Artist with their short list of hits when matched up against inventive artists like Frank Ocean.
Mumford and Sons is another interesting band that has successfully given its small genre of folk music a new beat in their twelve track album, “Babel,” which won the high honor of “Album of the Year.”
I am a huge fan of Mumford and Sons but I believe that such a prestigious award should have been given to an album that offers a constant shift in musical variety and unique vocal measures as opposed to an album that falls short on creativity, despite the talent of Marcus Mumford’s vocals.
Although they missed the nomination, Of Monsters of Men’s warmly passionate rock album, “My Head Is An Animal” would have made a great winner as well as The Black Keys’ edgy album, “El Camino.”
Kelly Clarkson’s win for Best Pop Vocal Album was a perfect choice as Clarkson yet again displayed her unstoppable vocal talent and unique skill in songwriting in her 5th album, “Stronger.” Maroon 5 and P!nk were close seconds in this category.
This year’s Grammy Awards were poorly chosen in some cases, but they may have been useful in giving much needed publicity to up and coming bands, that may develop into Grammy worthy artists in the future.
One of the most prominent winners was the up and coming band Fun, who took home the award for “Best New Artist” and “Song of the Year.” The band has generated an impressive amount of new fans with their recent hits “We Are Young” and “Some Nights,” however, their career has only taken off because of these two hits.
Though their youthful energy and harmonic vocals are catchy, they should not have won for Best New Artist with their short list of hits when matched up against inventive artists like Frank Ocean.
Mumford and Sons is another interesting band that has successfully given its small genre of folk music a new beat in their twelve track album, “Babel,” which won the high honor of “Album of the Year.”
I am a huge fan of Mumford and Sons but I believe that such a prestigious award should have been given to an album that offers a constant shift in musical variety and unique vocal measures as opposed to an album that falls short on creativity, despite the talent of Marcus Mumford’s vocals.
Although they missed the nomination, Of Monsters of Men’s warmly passionate rock album, “My Head Is An Animal” would have made a great winner as well as The Black Keys’ edgy album, “El Camino.”
Kelly Clarkson’s win for Best Pop Vocal Album was a perfect choice as Clarkson yet again displayed her unstoppable vocal talent and unique skill in songwriting in her 5th album, “Stronger.” Maroon 5 and P!nk were close seconds in this category.
This year’s Grammy Awards were poorly chosen in some cases, but they may have been useful in giving much needed publicity to up and coming bands, that may develop into Grammy worthy artists in the future.
