Posts tagged "award nominations"
The Carter Family Leads The BET Award Nominations This Year

The Carter Family Leads The BET Award Nominations This Year

Maybe they should change the name of the BET Award to the BEY Award?

Popblerd's Grammy Preview & Predictions 2012: Pop Category

Popblerd’s Grammy Preview & Predictions 2012: Pop Category

There’s been a fair amount of bitching and moaning about the omission of several categories from the Grammy repertoire, and heavies like Jesse Jackson (what the fuck does he have to do with music?) and Carlos Santana (what the f…oh, never mind) have made their grievances known. Hey, has anyone noticed that they cut categories from ALL genres of music? Even pop categories are missing. The best pop collaboration category has been jettisoned, and as with Rock and R&B, the […]

Handicapping the Emmy Award Nominations: Another Round for Team Conan & the Gleeks!

The first step was made towards television’s biggest night, as the 2010 Emmy Award nominations were announced this morning. I’m not really knowledgeable enough to be able to call whether the right folks were picked-at least for the drama categories. I do know that “Breaking Bad”, “Made Men” and “True Blood” are all highly-regarded shows, so I would assume that they deserve their nominations. It’s always nice to see Mariska Hargitay get nominated for her work as Olivia Benson on […]

Um…How the Hell Does Justin Bieber Get Nominated for a BET Award??

Nothing gets my goat quicker than the announcement of award nominations. It seems like the older I get, the more I realize how much awards are based on political considerations and not based on actual talent or even common sense. To wit-the nominations for the BET Awards were announced this week. Most of the nominations go according to what you’d typically expect for a BET-endorsed award show-Alicia Keys, Jay-Z and Beyonce are among the key nominees-hell, it seems like they’re […]