So last night the Grammy's announced all the nominations. All the other music blogs on the internet exploded with the typical rant "EDM is blowing up". Now I'd love to join the bandwagon and say the Grammy's are confirmation of that. But they simply aren't.
If you take a look at all the EDM Nominations. A majority come from 2 categories that have traditionally recognized dance music. Those two being: Best Dance Recording & Best Dance Album. Is that a win for EDM?? I think not. If EDM was truly blowing up, how come levels or another beatport #1 isn't being nominated for song of the year? Where's the nomination for Producer of the Year (non-classical). Surely Afrojack, skrillex, Bennassi, geutta, tiesto, avicii, tommy trash, Axwell, Ingrosso or any of those likes should be up on the board. But they aren't.
Nevertheless, if the mighty Skrillex is able to pull off Best New Artist, I think it is a game changer. Not the other categories, which happened to also contain Skrillex nominations. That my friends would be a game changer. It would give EDM the push into the public eye on national television and create the stage for next years EDM success at the Grammys. As Skrillex even said himself. "whats is al this grammy noise about."
The hype is great but don't fall for the bogus stuff and be let down, if EDM turns out to be a fad. We really hope that doesn't occur! Skrillex is a great artist to have represent the movement this decade and I think the Grammys will display a glimmer of what's to come for EDM. With an artist (skrillex) getting attention in a category that is often nothing more then a popularity contest, the genre is showing progression. I sure hope Skrillex doesn't suffer the brunt of an edm let down if he doesn't win tho. At the end of the day the grammy's don't matter. Plenty of solid artists haven't won a grammy.
Come time next year for the grammys, I'd like to see a track nominated for best song of the year or even see a producer get some attention. That my friends will be the true showing of EDM's power and growing movement.
On another note, congrats to all the EDM artsts nominated!
http://www.grammy.com/files/54thpresslist.pdf
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