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Grammys: Talent or Money?

As we witnessed the 66th Grammy awards, there is no doubt that the music industry has immense talent. But is it really about the talent now or is it about the popularity and what can make the most money? While most of the mass awaits the award show, it has been under great scrutiny in recent times. Many highlight the possibility of corruption as the winners of the awards are usually the one featuring in tabloids, rather than the one featuring in the top lists. One might argue that the Grammy features quite a variety of awards for “inclusivity” of the so-called lesser popular genres. But it cannot be unseen that the major awards of Record of the year, Song of the year, Album of the year and the Best New Artist- also known as the “General Field” -are generally won by artists whose music majorly feature “popular” genres. Genres such as classical, folk, et cetera have rarely won these sets of awards. And the vague voting/judging system adds fuel to the fire. Each genre has nominations nomi...