Alvvays, Paramore, and Arctic Monkeys Nominated for Best Alternative Music Performance at the 2024 Grammys
Alvvays, Paramore, and Arctic Monkeys Nominated for Best Alternative Music Performance at the 2024 Grammys
This is from November. Got any thoughts about the nominations?
edit: tl;dr
Alvvays - Belinda Says
Arctic Monkeys - Body Paint
Boygenius - Cool About It
Lana Del Rey - A&W
Paramore - This Is Why
edit 2:
Add to be completist, here is the other "Alternative" category:
- Best Alternative Music Album. Vocal or Instrumental.
The Car: Arctic Monkeys
The Record: boygenius
Did You Know That There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd: Lana Del Rey
Cracker Island: Gorillaz
I Inside The Old Year Dying: PJ Harvey
Says a lot about the state of alternative music that two-thirds of these groups have been making music for over a decade.
Edit: actually says a lot more about the state of music awards. There's plenty of great alternative groups right now, but the industry just refuses to recognize them and keeps propping up these zombies of bands. Arctic Monkeys nominated for best act of 2023?? Are you kidding me? They aren't even the best act of their own shows.
It’s the Grammys, so that’s not unexpected!
Because I knew nothing about the nomination and award process, I looked it up. Seems reasonably cromulent, actually. Of course, there could be all sort of hidden machinations.
I saw the Arctic Monkeys at Red Rocks, for me it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. Crowd was mellow still a great performance.
For reference, this was last year's list…the first time they doled out in this category.
2022 Best Alternative Music Performance For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative Alternative music recordings.
There'd Better Be A Mirrorball: Arctic Monkeys
Certainty: Big Thief
King: Florence + The Machine
Chaise Longue - WINNER: Wet Leg
Spitting Off The Edge Of The World: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius-
I have made a playlist of the 5 track and having a listen.