The 2025 Grammys have sparked major controversy, from Kanye West’s wife’s “outfit” to insensitive immigration jokes. Let’s dive into this messy event and the differing opinions from Journalism students:
Negative Opinions:
- Beyonce’s Album of the Year win: While Beyonce’s achievements are undisputed, her Album of the Year win for “Cowboy Carter” made the public question whether this was more of a “legacy award” rather than an actual reflection of the quality of this album.
- Clairo losing Best Alternative Music Album: Clairo’s “Charm” was well received by critics and fans, so it was a shock to find out that she lost this award.
- Trevor Noah’s Insensitive Joke: 5-time Grammy host Trevor Noah said that the Grammys 13,000 members of the Recording Academy included “20 million illegal immigrants” amid mass deportations in the US.
- Kendrick Lamar’s Song of the Year win: While “Not Like Us” was an impactful song, there were more songs that had an even bigger impact and deserved the award.
- Taylor Swift losing all nominations: Taylor Swift’s album “The Tortured Poets Department” lost everything it was nominated for despite being the most sold album of 2024.
- Sabrina losing Song of the Year and Album of the Year: Sabrina had a massive year, and her songs from “Short N’ Sweet” were inescapable all year. How did she not win something?
- Kanye West’s wife’s “outfit”: Kanye West’s wife Bianca Censori showed up to the Grammys red carpet uninvited and also naked? In front of kids?
- Grammys Cameraman: Zooming in on an emotional Billie Eilish after losing all 7 nominations. Give the woman some privacy!
- Charli XCX’s performance: It lacked effort, and she didn’t sound good–looks like the autotune couldn’t save her this time.
Positive Opinions:
- Doechii’s Win: Doechii won Best Rap Album, she’s the 3rd woman to do so, after Lauryn Hill (1997) and Cardi B (2019).
- Chappell Roan’s Impactful Speech: She stood up to record labels, stating that they need to provide better pay and insurance for “developing artists”. It’s great to see artists standing up to the extortionate ways of record labels.
- Charli XCX’s Wins: She finally wins 3 Grammys 12 years into her career.
- Sabrina Carpenter Performance Win: Won Best Pop Solo Performance
- Seating Chart: Cynthia Erivo and Taylor Swift were sat next to each other at the Grammys
- A “Short N’ Sweet” Victory: Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth studio album wins Best Pop Vocal Album.
In conclusion, the 2025 Grammys saw both celebrations and controversies, with wins for Doechii and Sabrina Carpenter overshadowed by Beyonce’s questionable Album of the Year win and Kanye West’s wife’s awkward red-carpet moment, leaving many questioning the awards’ fairness.
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