Taylor Swift receives four nominations for the 65th Grammy Awards
All in all, it had good nominations. `red (taylor's version)` got three nominations for a re-record which is so good. It is normal that an album that was nominated for both album of the year and best country album in 2014 cannot be nominated for a re-recording this year. moreover , he returned to country branches after five years with i bet you think about me , which is a pleasant surprise.
Red is probably Taylor's most controversial album in terms of Grammys. It's a scandal for Taylor that such a top album has never won a Grammy. but here half of the blame lies with the recording academy and the other half with taylor.
When we look at the grammy history of the album, we see that it won four nominations in total between 2013 and 2014:
- album of the year (red)
- record of the year (we are never ever getting back together)
- best country album (red)
- best country song (begin again)
In the process where swift sent Red to the Grammys in 2014, the biggest controversy revolved around the genre of the album. Taylor insisted the album was country, but many critics emphasized it was pop. As a result, Taylor managed to get a nomination, but did not win. The album probably wasn't found "country enough". Another mistake he made during this period was to send begin again, which was two years ago. Even back then, All Too Well was a critically acclaimed and fan favorite song. He should have made this song a single and sent it.
On the other hand, for the nominations for best country solo performance (begin again), best pop solo performance (i knew you were trouble), song and record of the year (i knew you were trouble), you should check the recording academy.
As a result, red competed in a very strong year in 2014. If the album was sent to the pop branches and all too well was given a chance, there would be a chance to win a Grammy.
The most interesting point here is that eight years later, Taylor made the same mistake for the second time. He sent Red, who was supposed to compete in the pop categories, back to the country majors, while he sent all too well, which was supposed to compete in the country majors, to the pop majors.
Let's sit down and talk straight now. It was highly unlikely that red would be nominated as an album. They weren't going to give the same nominations for the album they had given two album nominations for 2014, but all too well, with a country remix, it could be nominated for best country solo performance and song. The nomination i bet you think about me received clearly shows that the country members like taylor more than the pop members.
Let's take a look at the nominations he received this year.
song of the year [all too well (taylor's version)]
Since the song was not accepted with the version on the album, they later had to release and send the music video version. While it received zero nominations from the pop categories, it managed to get nominations in the general categories, which usually happens the other way around. All too well has many disadvantages in this branch where it competes with very strong opponents. While the albums including other songs have been nominated and most of the singers have more nominations than taylor, all too well is trying not to collapse alone in defense. After all, even the number of nominations they receive shows that other singers are getting more support. Moreover, All Too Well doesn't just represent a singer, it also represents Taylor's rebellion against the system. Many members who do not approve of his rerecording move may refuse to vote for all too well just because of it. In addition, The members may think that this “ghost” song that was released 10 years ago, regardless of the reason, should not compete in 2023 and ignore it. But come on, 10 years after its release, All Toll Well is competing for song of the year. This in itself is miraculous. why not someone else?
best music video [all too well (taylor's version)]
In this category, where he competes with another strong candidate, all too well he has more chances than the previous branch. whether it's the song or the actors, it stands out more than other videos. If the members don't just vote for the name, if they stop and think, swift might win the best music video category 7 years later, which he managed to be nominated for, but this branch is more of a category we call name-check. While the members are voting for the name x in their head quickly, they also boil this branch in between.
best country song (i bet you think about me)
Getting a Grammy nomination for a bonus song from rerecordings is the biggest award for her. When we look at his chances of winning, competing against the year's big country hits like til you can't and doin' this doesn't give him an advantage. moreover, there is a bigger surprise candidate like i'll love you till the day i die in the branch. Still, it's good that Taylor is back in country after five years.
best song written for visual media (carolina)
Carolina, the last song from Taylor's folk music period, managed to be nominated for many movie awards, although the movie it was used did not make any noise. Being nominated for the music award is a great success, but the branch he competes in is like the star parade. Let's think how much luck it has against billie eilish, beyoncé, lady gaga and disney songs. not even in such fierce competition for movie awards. heart wished that Carolina would win this branch. Although it's a very good song, it didn't get the attention it deserved from the fans. If he wins, maybe they'll realize the value of the song.
maybe best pop duet performance for nothing new or best americana performance for carolina could come along with these nominations, but considering that taylor and his company didn't bother for both songs, it's not too surprising.
let's come to the main topic: swift has had very different problems with recording academy in recent years.
He doesn't get the same treatment as singers of his level. even though it is more successful than them, it does not receive half as many nominations. While singers with his peers can get 7-8 nominations even in their spare years, Taylor only gets 3-4 nominations. While other singers increase the number of grammys by collecting 1-2 awards every year from sub-branches, taylor constantly draws zeros from both sub-branches and secondary branches. for this reason, the number of grammys does not increase. the last time it was able to win awards from sub-branches in 2016. Don't think that he always wins from general branches. the number of general branches won during the same period is 1 (one).
A name like taylor swift should have already won album of the year, record of the year, singer of the year, and pop solo performance. While other singers managed to leave the night by winning all the awards two or three times in their career, taylor leaves the ceremony by leaving most of his nominations. “So everybody has to win?” you will say. For someone who is more successful than their peers when they have done it a second or even third time, the answer is yes. should have won.
They've been trying to tag Taylor with "he's just a songwriter" for the last few years and kick them out of performance branches. no, swift is both a songwriter and vocalist. such a lousy allegation cannot explain why she didn't receive and win a performance nomination. Let's get to the other side of the coin. Even if he's just a songwriter. How many times do you think he won song of the year? 0. zero with text and number. They don't just push Taylor into album and songwriting and they don't give it away. meanwhile, her peers are gaining both vocal and singing branches in pairs.
some just say "pop members don't like it, other members don't have a problem" but swift can't win other branches either. no need to go very far. Just this year, Jack Antonoff was nominated for the “Best Producer of the Year” category with his production performance at All Too Well, while the song that had the production in question was not nominated for the production category. what diet is this, what sauerkraut? You know, the so-called members think that taylor is just a "songwriter", so he should be nominated for only songwriting. well, do you think they will give this branch to “songwriter” swift? They have never given.
No one else would compete with an album like 1989 in 2016 and lose the record of the year, song of the year and pop solo performance categories. If their peers had competed with such a successful album, they would have won all the nominations. With albums that were not as successful as the half of 1989, they managed to win all the branches they were nominated for two or three times. This tariff only applies to Taylor.
no one should say “Well, grammy doesn't mean success, it's the quality of the album that matters” because we have an example of folklore in front of us . Likewise, if the folklore was another singer's album of the year, it would have won the best pop vocal album and technical branches as well. A legendary song like Cardigan would be nominated for record of the year, song of the year, and pop performance and win all three. taylor drew zero with cardigan. The song wasn't even nominated for record of the year. You know, taylor "just a songwriter".
All that aside, nothing can explain the failure of a song like exile to win the pop duet performance category. Taylor's Grammy adventure may have ended the day this song was lost. If he didn't win this, what else would he gain?
He's not nominated for other majors simply because he's supposedly "accepted" as an album singer and songwriter. however, no awards are given when nominated for these branches. moreover, her vocals as a singer are completely ignored. some years are thrown aside as they are, assuming it's been "on the market" for too long (who can explain the hit with reputation and evermore?), but singers who are their peers can get many nominations every year/every album without exception. The fact that some singers are not on the market for a long time is not a problem for the academy. If we say that he should receive a nomination from the success quota, he watches the songs that have barely earned half of their success, despite their historical success every year, receiving five nominations and winning.
He loses when he is in the market, and when he takes a break, he loses when he returns. Even if it comes with a quality song, it loses, even if it comes with a pop song, it loses. it comes with both a quality and pop song, it loses again. He can't show the expected performance in the year he was the five most successful singers of the year, and he can't show directly when he is the most successful. When she's claimed to be a songwriter and kicked out of half of the branches, she can't win the other half.
What kind of hole is this, I couldn't figure it out.
