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[Feb 13, 2011] The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards [Official Event Discussion Thread]

allamericangirl8

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allamericangirl8 said:
Naahhh!



I used to totally love cutesy boys too! But nowadays I'm going for rocker guys.

Mark Slaughter from back in the day<3:

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Omigod when did I post this? I have good taste! :)
 
supercarriefan

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Ty, I like 'Crazy Women', but I just have to pretend it's not Leann singing it lol.
I don't like when an artist's life is played out in the tabloids like Leann's life has been for the last few years because I find it makes it harder to make a personal connection to the music. Like Patrick said, it is difficult to separate the person from the music.
I'm glad Carrie's entire life isn't played out in the tabloids.
 
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carriecountrystar

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pklongbeach said:
After seeing so much of the "freak show" from last night on youtube and all over the internet, I am pretty ok with Carrie not being there.
And yes, my theory is similar to Tee's in that I think it was "decided" that Carrie would not be attending as it was made pretty clear just how things were going to go and Carrie actually being in attendance would have only made the questioning about her not participating and not winning all the more awkward.
Yes, I do think Carrie commands that much attention. Yes, I do think that if Carrie were there that attention would have been redirected from Miranda.
Yes, I do think it would have been all the more awkward considering they have never televised Carries FV wins but they did for Miranda last night.
I just think it was decided that it was best for all involved to let Miranda have her "moment".
Clearly Carrie was not at home on the couch like many here suggested she would do since she was so in need of "time off".
The only theory I might accept is the very slim chance that because of Mikes impending trade, Carrie decided to leave herself available for him in whatever capacity that meant.
But even as I type that, it does not make sense as I think it was decided long before that she would not be there.
AS Producers and Directors, when you are preparing a show as huge as the Grammys, you know well in advance who the guests will be. And who will be targeted as major promotional tools.
It would only make perfect sense that the Producers were told ahead of time that Miranda would be attending ("and that the label would love for her to have a performance slot") and no other artists from the label would be attending.
Like I've stated previously, I am not suggesting that they refused to allow Carrie to go. Just that it was arranged that ML would be the one going to represent the label.
After the way I saw lastnight go, I am more convinced of it, and it didn't appear to be a very great move on the labels part.
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I am thinking the same thing as well. I think THAT had a huge part in carrie's decision in not going. yeah of course-it works out in the end with all the "she needs a break" excuses but I highly doubt if carrie was where she should be in the show (with no backlash from her so called "team" and label) that she wouldn't NOT want to. I actually think that would be a nice break and reward of some sort after she's had such a hectic year and worked herself off with such an elevated tour and off and being able to soak in all she has accomplished and being recognized for it. carrie did have a good time with mike somewhere else and that's GREAT but that doesn't make HOW everything is happening GREAT. I mean it's one thing if carrie were getting her dues and her label was treating her right and getting her recognition but she herself WANTING to get away from all the glitz and glam of awards show and DELIBERATELY choosing not to. it's quite another situation when everyone is so high on this miranda bandwagon and this coldness towards carrie from her own label and THEM CLEARLY wanting to push miranda and trying to hold carrie back as much as possible. like pkbeach also stated. yeah IT WOULD BE AKWARD don't you think?


sorry but this whole "miranda" moment is just rubbing off the wrong way for me. I have no problem with artists getting their due but if they're not exactly THAT level... ehhh idk. just brings like the credentials for me which is kind of upsetting. oh well, congrats for her anyways. first win and all.

well, in the end- even though I'm not exactly the happiest camper at how everything is going now-I'm still really happy for carrie. even though it didn't work out like I thought it would (2010 carrie dominance at awards show)-I can at least look forward to NEW carrie music and her getting the time to spend time with mike. thankfully for us fans-we have CARRIE who's just too awesome and incredibly talented and already has a steady enough career that not being at awards shows or what not won't be a "life and death" career moment. lol
haha carrie doesn't NEED the grammys or any awards show for that matter. THEY need her.
 
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carrieguy2

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just watched the show on my DVR. my favorite was Cee Lo Green doing Forgot You in that zany outfit. i loved Gwyneth Paltrow...great voice, dress, and stiletto heels while dancing on the piano! :)
 
pklongbeach

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carriecountrystar said:
I am thinking the same thing as well. I think THAT had a huge part in carrie's decision in not going. yeah of course-it works out in the end with all the "she needs a break" excuses but I highly doubt if carrie was where she should be in the show (with no backlash from her so called "team" and label) that she wouldn't NOT want to. I actually think that would be a nice break and reward of some sort after she's had such a hectic year and worked herself off with such an elevated tour and off and being able to soak in all she has accomplished and being recognized for it. carrie did have a good time with mike somewhere else and that's GREAT but that doesn't make HOW everything is happening GREAT. I mean it's one thing if carrie were getting her dues and her label was treating her right and getting her recognition but she herself WANTING to get away from all the glitz and glam of awards show and DELIBERATELY choosing not to. it's quite another situation when everyone is so high on this miranda bandwagon and this coldness towards carrie from her own label and THEM CLEARLY wanting to push miranda and trying to hold carrie back as much as possible. like pkbeach also stated. yeah IT WOULD BE AKWARD don't you think?


sorry but this whole "miranda" moment is just rubbing off the wrong way for me. I have no problem with artists getting their due but if they're not exactly THAT level... ehhh idk. just brings like the credentials for me which is kind of upsetting. oh well, congrats for her anyways. first win and all.

well, in the end- even though I'm not exactly the happiest camper at how everything is going now-I'm still really happy for carrie. even though it didn't work out like I thought it would (2010 carrie dominance at awards show)-I can at least look forward to NEW carrie music and her getting the time to spend time with mike. thankfully for us fans-we have CARRIE who's just too awesome and incredibly talented and already has a steady enough career that not being at awards shows or what not won't be a "life and death" career moment. lol
haha carrie doesn't NEED the grammys or any awards show for that matter. THEY need her.
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I appreciate you saying that. I know it's not a popular opinion and not easy to share. We all want Carrie to be happy. And the idea of things not going exactly the way Carrie wants them is more than some can take.
But I for one just see things moving very differently than they have for the past five years. And I just think there are reasons for it that are not all of Carries personal design.
My last soapbox quote about the Grammys is simply this:
Almost all musicians will never hear their name associated with the word Grammy. It's a huge honor. Not just to win, but to be nominated at all.
And recognition as the best female vocalist of the entire year in country, would be like getting a Best Actress Acadamy Award nomination.
It does not matter how many times it happens. It is a huge honor and should be treated as such. When you have armfuls of Grammys and get nominated again and announce you are taking time off from awards as if you think they are just going to be waiting for you when you think it's time to start scooping them up again is not a pretty image. And in all honesty it is not an image I have of Carrie.
To suggest now that they are just not that big a deal is to suggest they never were. And Carrie has allowed us to know that those Grammys she was honored with were a very big deal. So I would think they still would be.
That is why I think there was something bigger at play here. Not cause I am selfish and spoiled and think Carrie should be at every award show. Frankly, I'm enjoying alittle time off from them as well. But as an Artist, who just happens to be signed to a label, you do your jog and do it well. Much like a business man goes to a convention not cause he Feels like it, but because it is part of his job.
When I say these things I feel I am speaking "for" Carrie, not against her. I think these are things that she has thought long and hard about.
And as I step down (for the last time on this topic) I truely believe that if the label wanted her there, she would have been there.
But they didn't so she wasn't.
 
teesharky

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^ Thank you. I agree. I think some people take all of this for granted sometimes, as if Carrie will just keep getting nominated for Grammys every single year, so it is no big deal to skip this year. Most people would kill or die to win a grammy, or to even be nominated.

Some of those poor "hangers on" people like the Idol rejects or B-list singers who go to the Grammys without a nomination or performance, presenter slot, etc, are all dying to just get a taste of what it is like to be Carrie or Beyonce or Alicia Keys. They would DIE for a Grammy nomination, and they would be there with bells on and love every minute of it, performance or not.

I don't see Carrie as an ungrateful person who takes this for granted. I think she is very honored to be nominated for every Grammy. I think she would have been there if asked to perform, or if her team asked her to. I just don't see her as the type of person who would think the Grammys are "beneath her" this year because she might not win or might not perform.

We should be lucky she was nominated at all, the way things are going lately. She will be lucky to be nominated at all next year, with Mama's Song as her big single to submit. We shouldn't snub our noses at the Grammys. They are the Oscars of music.

I don't know why she didn't go, but there is definitely somethiing going on behind the scenes here that we may never know.
 
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DizzyDollyDee

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I haven't a clue whats going on but I'm personally happy she's taking a stand and not going to be their puppet for the time being.
Her talent and fans aren't going anywhere!
 
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DizzyDollyDee

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teesharky said:
SonyNashville

Here's the link to Miranda @iTunesMusic: http://bit.ly/ggoSUa about 1 hour ago via web
SonyNashville
Check out what @iTunesMusic has available for @Miranda_Lambert! Exclusive Grammy performance + a free video of "The House That Built Me!"


Can they be even more obvious? lol If you look at their tweets, almost all of them are about Miranda, with only like 1 in 3 months about Carrie, but even that one included Miranda. lol
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DISGUSTING!!!!! I'm just so glad she has Mike to give her some joy through all this rediculousness!!!
 
Carrieflattsfan

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I don't mean to be insensitive in saying this, but seriously, haven't we exhausted this topic enough? I know it's upsetting to not know what is going on, but talking about it so much will make it even worse for us, IMO. OK, so we know the label PROBABLY backed Miranda over Carrie. That's the politics of the game, and it's a price most artists have to pay at some point. I'm sure some Artista artists were pushed aside when Carrie was the biggest success in the music; it works both ways.
Miranda's time will pass, and the label will focus their attention on someone else. Miranda is just now having success, and it makes sense that the label would want to push her while she's hot. It may not be fair, but that's a big part of promotion for any artist who has a huge breakthrough and becomes massively popular. The same thing is happening with Lady A right now as well.

It's difficult to know everything that's going on, and it probably doesn't help that Carrie may purposely avoiding the spotlight so she can have a break with Mike before the new album is started.

And honestly, I think some fans are overreacting to everything that's happening to Miranda right now. She's in the spotlight when Carrie isn't; I don't think there's any reason to believe Artista isn't backing Carrie, simply because not much is going on right now.
Maybe she CHOSE to take a break.
Of course the Grammy's are going to post an Itunes link; she won an award & performed. They probably do that with all the artists. Just because Miranda has the promotion over Carrie right now doesn't mean Artista has a personal vendetta against her or something.
 
teesharky

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^ Well said. But I just wonder, after Miranda's time passes, then what? Will they go back to Carrie, or continue to snub her to back some new hot thing? It just sucks.
 
Grace_Of_God

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^ well we can sit here and ponder the future that we dont know all day. But it wont help. So lets just look to the future and hope its brighter
 
MorexLove

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Carrieflattsfan said:
I don't mean to be insensitive in saying this, but seriously, haven't we exhausted this topic enough? I know it's upsetting to not know what is going on, but talking about it so much will make it even worse for us, IMO. OK, so we know the label PROBABLY backed Miranda over Carrie. That's the politics of the game, and it's a price most artists have to pay at some point. I'm sure some Artista artists were pushed aside when Carrie was the biggest success in the music; it works both ways.
Miranda's time will pass, and the label will focus their attention on someone else. Miranda is just now having success, and it makes sense that the label would want to push her while she's hot. It may not be fair, but that's a big part of promotion for any artist who has a huge breakthrough and becomes massively popular. The same thing is happening with Lady A right now as well.

It's difficult to know everything that's going on, and it probably doesn't help that Carrie may purposely avoiding the spotlight so she can have a break with Mike before the new album is started.

And honestly, I think some fans are overreacting to everything that's happening to Miranda right now. She's in the spotlight when Carrie isn't; I don't think there's any reason to believe Artista isn't backing Carrie, simply because not much is going on right now.
Maybe she CHOSE to take a break.
Of course the Grammy's are going to post an Itunes link; she won an award & performed. They probably do that with all the artists. Just because Miranda has the promotion over Carrie right now doesn't mean Artista has a personal vendetta against her or something.
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Great post!
 
HuiZ

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Carrieflattsfan said:
OK, so we know the label PROBABLY backed Miranda over Carrie. That's the politics of the game, and it's a price most artists have to pay at some point. I'm sure some Artista artists were pushed aside when Carrie was the biggest success in the music; it works both ways.
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Exactly. Some people seem to keep forgetting/ignoring that. Unless Carrie owns her own label, situations like this are bound to happen.

Also, great post, Carrieflattsfan!
 
bigbluegrl23

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i agree with those saying lets move on, but i think everyone's problem isnt that someone else is being backed over Carrie. the problem is someone with less success is being backed. if miranda got all the song awards, good for her. but she was given everything. thats the problem. but yes, it doesnt matter how many times we go over it in our heads, its still happening, its better to just look to the future to all the wonderful things carrie has in store for us :cool:
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pklongbeach

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bigbluegrl23 said:
i agree with those saying lets move on, but i think everyone's problem isnt that someone else is being backed over Carrie. the problem is someone with less success is being backed. if miranda got all the song awards, good for her. but she was given everything. thats the problem. but yes, it doesnt matter how many times we go over it in our heads, its still happening, its better to just look to the future to all the wonderful things carrie has in store for us :cool:
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Agree entirely.
 
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