I've done some reading about this year's award ceremony and it appears U2 are the frontrunner for album of the year.
The nominees:
Mariah Carey: "The Emancipation of Mimi"
Paul McCartney: "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard"
Gwen Stefani: "Love, Angel, Music, Baby"
U2: "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"
Kanye West: "Late Registration"
Most people look at the list and shrug-off the band because it was undoubtedly NOT the most popular album this past year; that honor goes to Mariah or Kanye (and most people probably heard more about Stefani than U2 in the past year).
So what gives?
The odds makers in Vegas, as well as music journalists predict that while others may have set the charts on fire, the three most profitable albums belong to one genre of music (R&B) and, therefore cancel each other out. This would be a valid theory considering what happened in 2002, when U2 and Bob Dylan split the rock-fan vote and handed the country-tinged "O Brother Where Art Thou" a surprise win.
So, questions:
1) Will U2 win as a result of this R&B-saturated nominee list?
2) Objectively speaking, does U2 deserve to win ALBUM of the year?
3) If U2 doesn't win, who do you 'hope' will win?
The nominees:
Mariah Carey: "The Emancipation of Mimi"
Paul McCartney: "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard"
Gwen Stefani: "Love, Angel, Music, Baby"
U2: "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb"
Kanye West: "Late Registration"
Most people look at the list and shrug-off the band because it was undoubtedly NOT the most popular album this past year; that honor goes to Mariah or Kanye (and most people probably heard more about Stefani than U2 in the past year).
So what gives?
The odds makers in Vegas, as well as music journalists predict that while others may have set the charts on fire, the three most profitable albums belong to one genre of music (R&B) and, therefore cancel each other out. This would be a valid theory considering what happened in 2002, when U2 and Bob Dylan split the rock-fan vote and handed the country-tinged "O Brother Where Art Thou" a surprise win.
So, questions:
1) Will U2 win as a result of this R&B-saturated nominee list?
2) Objectively speaking, does U2 deserve to win ALBUM of the year?
3) If U2 doesn't win, who do you 'hope' will win?
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