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Grammy Ratings Fall From 2017 As Politics Dominate Music’s Biggest Night
Deadline: Hollywood ^

Posted on 01/29/2018 6:41:16 AM PST by Strac6

Back in New York City for the first time since George W. Bush’s first term and drenched in the politics of the Donald Trump era, last night’s Grammy Awards tanked in the all-important ratings, was rockin’ with multiple wins for a very non-political Bruno Mars and a very very political Kendrick Lamar.

The more than three-hour long CBS show also had an audio book audition cameo by Hillary Clinton a use or two of the censor button, a lot of U2 and Sting, a powerful Time’s Up speech by Janelle Monáe and an equally powerful performance by Kesha and a chorus of supporters.

There was a “Jay for President” shout out from Lamar for a Trump scrapping,

With a 12.7/21 in metered market ratings, the Recording Academy’s big hootenanny was way down from the early numbers for the LA-based February 13, 2017 59th annual show. By way down, I mean a just over 20% decline from last year to what looks to be an all-time low for the ceremony.

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TOPICS: Education; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: grammy; grammyawards; grammys; ratings; tvratings
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To: FatherofFive

Teenagers. They’re smart kids. Boo-ed the Hillary skit and caught on to what was being said. They knew what was going on.


21 posted on 01/29/2018 7:06:33 AM PST by BBQToadRibs
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To: Strac6

The biggest loser at the Grammys last night was HR Clintoonie. She loses everywhere she goes.


22 posted on 01/29/2018 7:06:43 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (#NotARussianBot)
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To: Strac6

You would have to pay me at least $3 million to watch a 3-hour grammy show on television.


23 posted on 01/29/2018 7:09:06 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: Strac6
Grammy Ratings Fall From 2017 As Politics Dominate Music’s Biggest Night.

Why is that a surprise?

I don't EVER watch Rap Crap, or so-called "entertainment," but I did hear a barely literate female african scream, lecturing us who actually work for a living "time's up for the abuse of power!!"
After pausing in my laughter, I thought to myself...

Perhaps this parasite should look at the biggest abuser of power of the 21st century, the unindicted, unpunished, Criminal, Ugly, Fat, smelly Cow, what'shername wife of Monica's boyfriend... the stealer of hundreds of millions$, the "almost" president, the loser, shrieking historical abuser of American culture and politics!

24 posted on 01/29/2018 7:28:39 AM PST by publius911 (Am I pissed? You have NO idea...)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
I feel so grateful I don't even feel the need to ask,
What's an Andrew Zimmern???

IDGAS!!

25 posted on 01/29/2018 7:34:51 AM PST by publius911 (Am I pissed? You have NO idea...)
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To: Strac6
I miss my Granny too...

...oh

"GraMMy"

...is that an award for coMMies?

...ratings fall

...sorry, garbage night around here is Thursday...probably why I missed it.

26 posted on 01/29/2018 7:37:05 AM PST by RckyRaCoCo (FUMSM)
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To: Strac6

I was binge-watching “Humans” last night on Prime. If I’m gonna live in a make-believe land...at least the fake humans are gonna be beautiful.


27 posted on 01/29/2018 7:38:36 AM PST by moovova
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To: Strac6

Those “award” shows are nothing more than arrogant people patting themselves on the back, thereby getting more attention than any of them deserve.


28 posted on 01/29/2018 7:42:43 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: moovova

I was binge watching Six Feet Under. lol


29 posted on 01/29/2018 7:47:44 AM PST by sheana
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To: freedumb2003
Bruno Mars is cotton candy. The few songs I hear are meh.

I will give credit where it's due, he is pretty talented. I was shocked to see he can actually play guitar pretty well...he's no Prince, but not bad at all.

30 posted on 01/29/2018 7:51:44 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: DaveA37

What this country truly needs is an award show that honors the people in our military, our police, the fire fighters, our great doctors and surgeons, our nurses and medics, public servants, etc. Those are the people I would want to see awarded for what they do, NOT those self important fools that pat themselves on the back for acting, singing or playing a sport.


31 posted on 01/29/2018 7:52:45 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: sheana

We recorded it, fast-forwarded through the PC/Trump-hating BS, caught the few decent songs (Little Big Town, the Fats Domino/Chuck Berry tribute, etc). Otherwise this was the BET Hip-Hop awards. Rock awards weren’t even on the main stage. Shame on the Grammys.


32 posted on 01/29/2018 7:53:01 AM PST by rstrahan
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To: RckyRaCoCo

During trivia when the category is grammar, I loudly proclaim “both of my grammars are dead.”


33 posted on 01/29/2018 7:55:40 AM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: Strac6

I have no idea why anyone celebrates such people.


34 posted on 01/29/2018 8:08:54 AM PST by chris37 (Take a week off racist >;-)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

As I scan my library collection, the compilations of today’s “hits” draw a yawn. Who are these idiots, and you call this “music”?

Dad...Is that you? I know you passed a decade ago, but I heard these same words from you in the sixties...Now I say the same thing to my kids.


35 posted on 01/29/2018 8:10:57 AM PST by Imnidiot (This space for Rent)
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To: Imnidiot

LOL, but this time it’s REALLY TRUE

Heck, even my Big Band/Hit Parade parents listened with me to Top 40

NO parent in their right mind would listen to today’s (c)rap


36 posted on 01/29/2018 8:14:20 AM PST by A_Former_Democrat (Another Islamic terrorist event, and no “outrage” from the “Muslim community”. Again)
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To: rstrahan

They’ve been trashed out by racial politics . . . just like Hollyweird’s aiming for


37 posted on 01/29/2018 8:16:52 AM PST by A_Former_Democrat (Another Islamic terrorist event, and no “outrage” from the “Muslim community”. Again)
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To: Strac6

“And the award for village idiot goes to...”

It never ceases to amaze me that some Americans actually care what “famous people” have to say on the issues of the day simply because they’re famous. What a turnaround from the days when people like Charlton Heston were marching with Dr. King without making a big deal of it.


38 posted on 01/29/2018 8:17:53 AM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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Why dont they have 50 different awards shows for science and engineering? You know the people who help make civilization possible rather than simply making air vibrations that mimic the sounds of mating cats?


39 posted on 01/29/2018 8:18:13 AM PST by dsrtsage (For Leftists, World History starts every day at breakfast)
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To: Strac6

Jay-Z & Hillary Clinton...two known criminals. Only thing any objective fair viewer can say is.....Them “Grammies” is Dumb, Dumber and Dumbest. These folks gotta be stoned with reefer or, just simply totally insane.

Jay-Z, Maxine Waters, Joe Kennedy, etc., will all comment on the POTUS, Trump SOTU speech, Tuesday night. Trump will be heeded and watched by tens of millions of supporting, Americans, etc. and these three buffoons, will be heeded and watched by a few hundred nutcases, just like they are. LMAO!!!


40 posted on 01/29/2018 8:26:33 AM PST by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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