The Awards Show According to John
I think the Grammys and the CMAs are the two most important shows to real country music fans. Yes, we will watch anything if we get to see our country music heroes doing their thing. But any other awards shows, to me, are just something to capitalize on the popularity of music, even country music, and put some money in someone's pocket.
I have never particularly cared for the ACM awards. I view it as a vehicle for Dick Clark to make more money. Maybe there is someone there who likes country music, but I haven't heard any twang lately, and so it should be renamed the Academy of Country Pop Music Award Show.
This is not to say that the CMAs are much better. They aren't.
And the Grammys even cater to the country pop culture too much to suit my taste.
I think Kenny Chesney probably got his dander up for no reason.
What do you think? Everybody has an opinion.
I have never particularly cared for the ACM awards. I view it as a vehicle for Dick Clark to make more money. Maybe there is someone there who likes country music, but I haven't heard any twang lately, and so it should be renamed the Academy of Country Pop Music Award Show.
This is not to say that the CMAs are much better. They aren't.
And the Grammys even cater to the country pop culture too much to suit my taste.
I think Kenny Chesney probably got his dander up for no reason.
What do you think? Everybody has an opinion.
posted by John at 9:32 PM
2 Comments:
I missed it. What was Kenny's problem?
Chesney won the Entertainer of the Year award, but he opined afterward that the award should not have been fan-voted because it is the most prestigious award given on the show and should not be about who can convince fans to vote for them. (Rascal Flatts was at one point giving away song downloads for votes.)
I do not think Chesney should have won the award. But I agree with him for a bunch of politically incorrect reasons I won't go into here.
The CMA has become just as bad as the ACM. They are essentially one and the same. The difference is the geography and the person making the money off the deal.
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