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On the other side of the coin, you can have situations like in 1989 when Jethro Tull beat Metallica for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance at the Grammy's.


That’s not critics, though. Grammy voters are people who work in the music industry. To qualify you even need creative or technical credits.

I bet that critics in 1989 overwhelmingly preferred Metallica’s album to Jethro Tull’s, which at this point was kind of a has-been.


The Grammys have notoriously been considered out-of-touch for some time, even when you compare them to the other big awards shows (Tonys, Emmys, Oscars).


Or when Macklemore beat… basically anyone else that was nominated. But I’m not sure the Grammy’s represent critical consensus?




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