I don’t know how it was in other countries, but I was a kid in Lima, Peru, when the Macarena first came out. I might be misremembering things, but I don’t recall learning the Macarena dance from the music video. It was more of a thing you were taught at parties by your friends, relatives, or kid party entertainers.

In fact, I remember…[Read more]

Agreed. I think they’re hoping for a show similar to the Latin Grammys (no audience, only limited personnel at hand), but the way things are in LA right now, even that kind of show would be impossible/irresponsible.

Maybe they’re thinking things will be a bit better in March with people getting vaccinated, but who knows?

In terms of production, it’s hard to argue against “Natural Blues,” but if it’s about also being a danceable song, then “Let’s Get Loud” is my top choice. That said, “Be with You” is no slouch, either; it’s one of Enrique’s best and sadly also one of his most underrated.

Hell, even “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” would’ve been a better choice. At least…[Read more]

Aloe Blacc was easily the biggest surprise. The clues didn’t come together for me until he mentioned people listening to his music in the supermarket and not knowing his name (it immediately eliminated all my guesses lol).

Some songs that I think could’ve been nominated post-2004:

* P!nk, “Dear Mr. President” (feat. Indigo Girls)
* Orianthi, “According to You”
* Elle King, “Ex’s and Oh’s”
* Melissa Etheridge, “Breathe” (solo nominee in its year)
* Michelle Branch, “Breathe” (would it have been eligible a year later for its single release in Nov. 2004?)
* Avril…[Read more]

Surprised not to see “La gozadera” in either list. That song was HUGE when it was released.

“Despacito” is arguably the most impactful one, but I voted for “Latinoamérica” because it’s 1000% the best one of the bunch.

I don’t hate it, but I’m kinda glad to see that I’m not the only one who isn’t super impressed with this song. It’s on so many people’s lists of top Janet songs!

But compared to her other Rhythm Nation singles (esp. “Miss You Much” and “Love Will Never Do (Without You)”), it just feels a bit lackluster to me. En Vogue did the rock crossover…[Read more]

They did NOT make Pete Davidson look exactly like Machine Gun Kelly at the VMAs for a 5-second spot XD

Also, as someone who watched Auntie Dionne’s season of the Celebrity Apprentice religiously, I have to say that I liked Ego’s impression, but she needed to talk a little more through her teeth (and say “I got your number, hussy” to at least one…[Read more]

Some of my all-time favorite songs have won this award, such as “Better Be Good to Me” (Tina Turner), “Shadows of the Night” (Pat Benatar), and “Uninvited” (Alanis Morissette).

I also must admit that I was happy that P!nk’s “Trouble” won this award. It’s not necessarily the best song in her discography, but that album (Try This!) was unfairly…[Read more]

Radiohead. All three of their nominated albums were excellent, but the fact that Kid A lost in 2001 to that Steely Dan album is particularly preposterous…

BNA would be the only one they could do that with. For all others, people could be nominated for them multiple times in a row.

In fact, the Oscars have to swap the genders for these presentations for the same reason, which is why the winning actresses present the male awards and vice versa. That’d be impossible to do with the Grammys’ Big 4.

MTE. If it had been Leona’s “Better in Time,” it’d be a different conversation for me. Out of the actual nominees, though, I was definitely rooting for Adele or Sara Bareilles.

Lol more like 2008, which is when will.i.am says they first recorded this song.

All in all, the song is fine, but Shakira’s part is an acquired taste, to say the least. I commend them for trying something different, but it takes a while to get used to her part.

That Morgan Wallen at the bar skit was kinda the turning point for me (for the worse, that is). It didn’t feel that funny (rare for a segment with Bowen Yang as a main character, at least for me), and I couldn’t really tell what they were trying to convey through it…

As much as it doesn’t scream “current,” I’m not gonna act like I didn’t enjoy the concept of a skit about Eminem’s “Stan” lol

That’s exactly how I felt when I watched Seal’s first performance on this show. I even remember texting my dad (who also watches) and telling him that it had to be him; he sounded just like he did on his ’90s records.

The only other person I’ve ever felt like that about (so far) is Corey Glover from the band Living Colour. You’d think voices…[Read more]

Yeah, the last episode will definitely be to determine who are 2nd and 3rd, because the Sun really has no competition.

That said, it’s all about song choice. Patti Labelle should’ve won (or at least made the finals), but then she had to do “Eye of the Tiger” as her smackdown song, and that didn’t suit her voice AT ALL…

I think Anastacia is…[Read more]

What were they thinking pitting the Seahorse against the Crocodile?? And she lost!? *facepalm*

If The Weeknd were to perform (lol), he would HAVE to go first. It’s not like there’d be any point to him being present for any other part of the ceremony…

Definitely co-signing this. And I’d add The Killers’ Christmas singles (the ones they did for Product RED), which are on the “less traditional” end of the Christmas song spectrum.

Finally, I would strongly recommend Erasure’s “She Won’t Be Home,” which is my favorite Christmas song right now. I first heard it during the Christmas episode of…[Read more]