What if there were a Critics Choice Awards for music?

[Goldwing Joined: Dec 9th, 2021 Topics: 2 Posts: 328 View Predictions]

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The idea came to me after the anonymous voter ballots were revealed. Popguy suggested I make the thread and in light of other people making their “What if?” threads I decided to write this one as well.

To make things easier I relied on the results of Metacritic’s Top 10 lists and the AOTY page. I decided to use the same eligibility period as the Grammys so I replaced some albums with others released late last year that had very high scores. I probably overlooked some albums, sorry about that, reviewing every album has been difficult.

 

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[Goldwing Joined: Dec 9th, 2021 Topics: 2 Posts: 328 View Predictions]

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With all that said, these are the (hypothetical) nominees for the Critics Choice Music Awards:

 

Álbum of the Year:

30 by Adele

Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny

Renaissance by Beyonce

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You by Big Thief

Skinty Fia by Fontaines D.C.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

Motomami by Rosalia

Prioritise Pleasure by Self Esteem

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

I Don’t Live Here Anymore by The War on Drugs

 

Best Pop Álbum:

30 by Adele

Harry’s House by Harry Styles

Caprisongs by FKA twigs

Hold the Girl by Rina Sawayama

Dawn FM by The Weeknd

 

Best Rap Álbum:

Aethiopes by Billy Woods

Cheat Codes by Danger Mouse & Black Thought

Drill Music in Zion de Lupe Fiasco

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar

It’s Almost Dry by Pusha T

 

Best Alternative Álbum:

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You by Big Thief

Ants From Up There by Black Country, New Road

Preacher’s Daughter by Ethel Cain

Prioritise Pleasure by Self Esteem

Wet Leg by Wet Leg

 

Best R&B Álbum:

age/sex/location by Ari Lennox

Angels & Queens – Part I by Gabriels

Hypnos by Ravyn Lenae

Natural Brown Prom Queen by Sudan Archives

Gemini Rights by Steve Lacy 

 

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[Crandon Joined: Sep 10th, 2022 Topics: 0 Posts: 141 View Predictions]

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Mercury Prize in the UK is similar. H’s H got a nom and 30 didn’t.

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[jarg Joined: Feb 18th, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 202 View Predictions]

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i wish this was actually a thing honestly, it would be great to see some precursor awards for the grammys, also a great way to campaign for it!

anyways, uh, rosalia or beyonce sweep probably.

fyc :

- everything everywhere all at once (best picture)
- daniel scheinert, daniel kwan (best director)
- michelle yeoh (best actress)
- ke huy quan (best supporting actor)
- stephanie hsu (best supporting actress)
- jamie lee curtis (best supporting actress)
- daniel scheinert, daniel kwan (best original screenplay)
- paul rogers (best editing)

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[jarg Joined: Feb 18th, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 202 View Predictions]

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Goldwing wrote:

With all that said, these are the (hypothetical) nominees for the Critics Choice Music Awards: Álbum of the Year: 30 by Adele Un Verano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny Renaissance by Beyonce Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You by Big Thief Skinty Fia by Fontaines D.C. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar Motomami by Rosalia Prioritise Pleasure by Self Esteem Wet Leg by Wet Leg I Don’t Live Here Anymore by The War on Drugs

i know it’s a critics award but self esteem wouldn’t get that nomination, maybe even the war on drugs too. dawn fm or harry’s house would instead, maybe even fossora, ants from up there, red tv…yeah.

fyc :

- everything everywhere all at once (best picture)
- daniel scheinert, daniel kwan (best director)
- michelle yeoh (best actress)
- ke huy quan (best supporting actor)
- stephanie hsu (best supporting actress)
- jamie lee curtis (best supporting actress)
- daniel scheinert, daniel kwan (best original screenplay)
- paul rogers (best editing)

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[Goldwing Joined: Dec 9th, 2021 Topics: 2 Posts: 328 View Predictions]

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jarg wrote:

i know it’s a critics award but self esteem wouldn’t get that nomination, maybe even the war on drugs too. dawn fm or harry’s house would instead, maybe even fossora, ants from up there, red tv…yeah.

I made the list according to the highest scores on the Metacritic tops. I too disliked the idea of snubbing Björk, Florence or Denzel Curry but I also saw it unfair to overlook underground acts.

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[yoseligo Joined: Jan 28th, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 86 View Predictions]

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Critics Choice should be encouraged to have their music awards to be the first serious precursor for the grammys, because AMAs, VMAs, etc trying to influence is really funny even pathetic considering most of them are fan-voted. They could really influence if they happen during voting at the grammys, having the most influential people voting there, have the same structure: AOTY, ROTY, SOTY and BNA. In the first years, present it alongside the film and tv awards, at the end of the day, the critics choice happens before the grammys.

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[JennyLewisFan Joined: Sep 3rd, 2019 Topics: 9 Posts: 1652 View Predictions]

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It’s called Pitchfork, I believe. Among the mainstream music review sites, they seem to be about the most serious.  Their lists are their only headscratchers.

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[PopGuy Joined: Sep 27th, 2011 Topics: 41 Posts: 4472 View Predictions]

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I with the AMAs And VMAs were voted by the industry.

Congratulations 12 Time Grammy Winner Taylor Swift!

All Too Well (The Short Film) -BEST MUSIC VIDEO!

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[JennyLewisFan Joined: Sep 3rd, 2019 Topics: 9 Posts: 1652 View Predictions]

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Indie Heads is a great community-voted resource on reddit too.

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[King Iantuition Joined: Feb 6th, 2023 Topics: 0 Posts: 53 View Predictions]

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At this point, I’d like such an award to replace the Grammys.

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[AuxPlayer Joined: Sep 19th, 2019 Topics: 1 Posts: 155 View Predictions]

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Best Pop Song (2022)

Anti-Hero – Taylor Swift

Bad Habit – Steve Lacy

Billions – Caroline Polachek

Part of the Band – The 1975

Used to Know Me – Charli XCX

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[Deemy Joined: Feb 20th, 2015 Topics: 3 Posts: 2888 View Predictions]

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People would just buy votes from “critics”. Plus they are not musicians so the show wouldn’t have the same prestige. Just accept the fact that even though the Grammys has it faults, no other voting body matters more than your peers. I wish the AMAs would go back to just industry voters.

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[stilloverit Joined: Nov 22nd, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 191 View Predictions]

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Deemy wrote:

People would just buy votes from “critics”. Plus they are not musicians so the show wouldn’t have the same prestige. Just accept the fact that even though the Grammys has it faults, no other voting body matters more than your peers. I wish the AMAs would go back to just industry voters.

Obviously it wouldn’t be a replacement but it would be nice to have a precursor for the Grammys, especially when it could boost lesser known works. The Grammys are WAY too mainstream-focused instead of quality-focused, especially when compared to the Oscars and Emmys

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