No agenda there, huh?
The RIAA and Grammys are a joke. The award to Milli Vanilli is just the start.
Brian Wilson came back from mental collapse to finish writing/compiling the SMiLE album a few years back. 40 years in the making.
He and his cowriter put their heart into the lyrics. It was his response to Sgt. Pepper (which itself had been McCartney’s response to the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds which was Brian’s response to Rubber Soul...).
The only category it got nominated for was best instrumental for a song about Mrs. O’Leary’s cow burning down Chicago. It’s just a noisy dirge. Hardly worth an award (especially when there are notable instrumental recordings every year) and it was a complete insult to the songwriters.
And this is the basis for a band getting into the RNR Hall of Fame.