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Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars won record of the year at the 2022 Grammys.Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
  • The 64th annualGrammy Awards took place in Las Vegas on Sunday.

  • Three out of four major categories went to the wrong people.

  • The best pop dup/group performance, alternative album, and rap song were all failures.

Jon Batiste's "We Are" won album of the year, but it should have gone to "Sour."

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Jon Batiste, left, and Olivia Rodrigo.Johnny Nunez/Francis Specker/CBS/Getty Images

Jon Batiste's "We Are" is a lovely album, but it isn't the album of the year, because it explicitly invites us to judge its quality and influence. It was the lowest-charting album nominated for the award and barely registered by critics upon its release.

The true album of the year is the one by Olivia Rodrigo, whose Sour boasts the perfect combination of cultural impact, critical acclaim, and commercial success.

Doja Cat's Planet Her, Taylor Swift's Evermore, and Lil Nas X'sMontero would all have made more.

Silk Sonic won both the record and song of the year. There were better candidates in both categories.

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Bruno Mars in "Leave the Door Open," left, and Lil Nas X in "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)."Bruno Mars/Lil Nas X/YouTube

Leave the Door Open was ranked the fifth-best song of the year by me as a Silk Sonic fan.

This is a clear case of nostalgia bait. Bruno Mars is a master of emulating old music and the voters of the grammy love his music. Silk Sonic paid tribute to Elvis and James Brown on Sunday.

Leave the Door Open is an homage to Soul Train. It lacks the innovation of other record of the year nominees such as lil Nas X'sMontero (Call Me by Your Name) and Billie Eilish's Happ.

The category of song of the year is meant to reward writing, and Leave the Door Open is almost entirely tongue-in-cheek. The lyrics are meant to be trite, like "My house clean, my pool warm, just shaved, smooth like a newborn." The obvious winner should have been Rodrigo's Drivers License.

Doja Cat and SZA were rewarded for best pop duo/group performance instead of the award for best pop duo/group performance.

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SZA and Doja Cat in "Kiss Me More," left, and BTS in "Butter."Doja Cat/HYBE LABELS/YouTube

I would have been thrilled if it had won the record of the year. It is long past time for theGrammys to acknowledge the huge role played by the group of girls in pop music.

The K-pop stars only received one nomination this year and did not deserve to be snubbed while simultaneously milked for ratings.

St.Vincent won the best alternative music album.

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St. Vincent's "Daddy's Home," left, and Halsey's "If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power."Loma Vista Recordings/UMG Recordings

The category for best alternative music album was very competitive, with nominees that ranged from Fleet Foxes to Japanese Breakfast.

If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power was the best and boldest album of their career, an industrial-pop masterpiece that explored the horrors and delights of childbirth. It was ranked the 6th best album of the year by Insider.

St.Vincent's sixth album was pretty good, but not stellar.

Tyler, the Creator, Doja Cat, or Lil Nas X would have made a better choice than Ye.

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Ye, left, and Tyler, the Creator in "Wusyaname."MEGA/GC Images; Tyler, the Creator/YouTube

Despite being banned from the ceremony for harassing his ex-wife, Ye won best melodic rap performance for Hurricane.

This is even worse when you consider his competitors: Tyler, the Creator, Doja Cat, and the man himself.

Ye won best rap song when it should have been "best friend" by Saweetie and Doja Cat.

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Ye, left, and Doja Cat and Saweetie, right, in "Best Friend."Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Saweetie/YouTube

Saweetie had a banner year thanks to her infectious collaboration with Doja Cat.

She was nominated for best new artist and should have won best rap song, but the Recording Academy didn't like Ye and didn't give her a nomination.

Louis C.K. won the comedy album.

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Louis C.K. performs at Madison Square Garden in 2016.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

It is hard to believe that Louis C.K. could win a gramophone award. He trivializes the stories of sexual harassment in this very special comedy and anyone would have been a better choice. He should not have been nominated.

The original article can be found on Insider.

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