(S2, E7) And The Winner Is…
This week on Pop Culture Boner we’re taking a look at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Specifically, we’re looking at its looking-standing, oft-discussed, never-rectified racism probem. When your race-related scandals are so well-known they have their own Wikipedia page, you know it’s a problem. We’re looking at the Awards’ checkered past, their ongoing issues with race and why we’re so invested in awards ceremonies as a concept.
You can find some references here:
Ira Madison III (The Daily Beast, 2018) - The Grammy Awards Are Racist As Hell
Kelsey McKinney (Vox, 2016) - The Grammy voting process is completely ridiculous
Ann Powers (NPR, 2017) - The Problem With The Grammys Is Not A Problem We Can Fix
Anastasia Tsioulcas (NPR, 2020) - The Grammys Changed Some Categories. Will They Make Any Difference?
Jared Richards (Junkee, 2020) - “You Owe Me”: The Weeknd Calls The Grammys “Corrupt” After Nominations Snub
Grammy Award (Wikipedia)
Accusations of racial bias in Grammy Awards Wikipedia)
You can download the full transcript here.