many people respect and admire the
Grammy Awards yet others think they are
fundamentally flawed welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
artists who have criticized the Grammys
[Music]
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re focusing on
notable musicians who have either
boycotted the annual Grammy Awards or
made negative public statements about
the event 10 50 cent in 2003 Curtis
Jackson became a pop culture superstar
his debut album get rich or die tryin
was a commercial success featuring the
hit singles in 2 Club and 21 questions
[Music]
and he even later made a biopic in which
he played himself at the 2004 grammys
however 50 received a big surprise when
Evanescence won for best new artist and
he actually strolled across the stage as
a silent protest
six years later enough for 13 losses
50-cent won his first Grammy for crack a
bottle but didn’t attend the event as
he’s been on record about his distaste
for what he referred to as the quote
Beyonce and Taylor Swift show
[Music]
number nine Eddie Vedder
by 1996 Pearl Jam had been nominated for
five Grammy Awards but lost every time
apparently this wasn’t a big deal to
them as lead singer Eddie Vedder was
less enthusiastic when the group won for
best hard rock performance at the 30th
annual Grammy Awards we just came to
relax I just want to walk to show while
his speech is a little rock star 101 it
does fall in line with bettors attitude
and outlook he’s maintained throughout
the years it would be another 19 years
before Pearl Jam won again after losing
in 1999 2001 2010 and 2011
unsurprisingly Eddie Vedder did not
attend for his 2015 win
[Music]
number eight Trent Reznor
throughout his career this Nine Inch
Nails performer has never been afraid to
speak his mind but at the 2014 Grammy
Awards it wasn’t a loss for Best
alternative music album that got Trent
Reznor fired up but rather his show
ending performance that was interrupted
by on-air advertisements Reznor had
already performed two songs with Queens
of the Stone Age Dave Grohl and Lindsey
Buckingham and the broadcast was cut
short because of the late running time
within the hour
Reznor used Twitter to blast the Grammys
with some heartfelt cussin number 7
Snoop Dogg this legendary hip-hop artist
is not known for his Grammy success in
fact Snoop Dogg has never won a single
one of these awards at least as of 2017
but he is known for something else
high on his agenda in 2016 snoop used
Instagram to weigh his priorities on
Grammy night this coming one year after
he refused to attend after years and
years of invitations and losses he also
used the same blunt and profane phrasing
as Trent Reznor to blast the Grammys and
suggested that Macklemore was perhaps
not the most logical emcee to be chosen
to represent hip hop as a whole
[Music]
number six Drake since 2010 this
musician has been nominated for Grammy
Awards on a yearly basis still Drake’s
success rate is anything but spectacular
at the 2017 event though he earned two
Grammys hotline bling won both Best
rap/sung performance and best rap song
categories Drake wasn’t there to accept
however as he didn’t believe that this
iconic song should have been categorized
as rap to show his respect for the genre
Drake stated that he didn’t even want
the awards as someone else was certainly
more deserving 5jz he’s no Idol please
don’t like them Pete oh right boom over
the years this rap icon has embraced the
Grammys but also boycotted them at
opportune times back in 1999
Hova won Best Rap Album for volume two
hard-knock life but he refused to attend
reportedly because DMX wasn’t
acknowledged by the awards for his music
[Music]
as jay-z’s career progressed his voice
became more prominent in pop culture and
he used his influence by publicly
boycotting the show again in 2002 then
again in 2018 jay-z will be accepting
the Grammy salute to icons award so he
may have 99 problems but the Grammys are
sometimes not won
[Music]
number four Kanye West while some
musicians shy away from the spotlight
this musician has famously embraced it
in a bear hug since 2005
kanye west has won many many grammy
awards but he often criticizes the
process now there’s a shock in 2012 he
didn’t show up at all along with jay-z
again when the pair won for Best Rap
performance five years later he spoke up
about boycotting the 2018 awards in
support of Frank Ocean more on that
shortly
Yeezy clearly has a love-hate
relationship with the Grammy Awards but
at least he hasn’t rushed the stage like
he did at the VMAs
[Music]
number three Public Enemy and company in
1989 the Grammy Awards caught up with
the times by introducing the Best Rap
performance category but they weren’t
ready to televise the award presentation
to DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
which prompted all of the nominees to
boycott the event that alone was a
strong statement made even more powerful
with the support of artists like Public
Enemy and Slick Rick since hip hop was
becoming increasingly prominent within
mainstream pop culture this gesture was
a pivotal moment for the genre two years
later
Public Enemy once again protested when
the Grammys failed to televise the award
presentation for Best Rap performance by
a duo or group number two Frank Ocean
[Music]
in 2017 this boundary-pushing musician
who had a less than stellar performance
at the 2013 cram ease declined to submit
his acclaimed album blonde for award
consideration he called the show’s
producers old and criticized the Grammys
for being out of touch with young
diverse demographics his decision was
connected to a larger cultural movement
as ocean stated that his boycott was his
Colin Kapernick moment considering the
makeup of the 2017 nominees for album of
the year and record of the year later
that year perhaps his message got
through somewhat
number one Sinead O’Connor
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
in 1991 this Irish singer who had
performed live at the 1989 Grammys was
nominated for four Grammy Awards and won
best alternative music performance for
her acclaimed album I do not want what I
haven’t got the album’s title speaks
volumes as O’Conner then became at that
time the first artist in 33 years to
refuse a Grammy Award she protested what
she said were false materialistic values
that valued industry success rather than
the music itself this act of rebellion
sparked pop culture discussions about
the Grammys and the music industry in
general that clearly still reverberate
today
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
Grammy Awards yet others think they are
fundamentally flawed welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
artists who have criticized the Grammys
[Music]
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re focusing on
notable musicians who have either
boycotted the annual Grammy Awards or
made negative public statements about
the event 10 50 cent in 2003 Curtis
Jackson became a pop culture superstar
his debut album get rich or die tryin
was a commercial success featuring the
hit singles in 2 Club and 21 questions
[Music]
and he even later made a biopic in which
he played himself at the 2004 grammys
however 50 received a big surprise when
Evanescence won for best new artist and
he actually strolled across the stage as
a silent protest
six years later enough for 13 losses
50-cent won his first Grammy for crack a
bottle but didn’t attend the event as
he’s been on record about his distaste
for what he referred to as the quote
Beyonce and Taylor Swift show
[Music]
number nine Eddie Vedder
by 1996 Pearl Jam had been nominated for
five Grammy Awards but lost every time
apparently this wasn’t a big deal to
them as lead singer Eddie Vedder was
less enthusiastic when the group won for
best hard rock performance at the 30th
annual Grammy Awards we just came to
relax I just want to walk to show while
his speech is a little rock star 101 it
does fall in line with bettors attitude
and outlook he’s maintained throughout
the years it would be another 19 years
before Pearl Jam won again after losing
in 1999 2001 2010 and 2011
unsurprisingly Eddie Vedder did not
attend for his 2015 win
[Music]
number eight Trent Reznor
throughout his career this Nine Inch
Nails performer has never been afraid to
speak his mind but at the 2014 Grammy
Awards it wasn’t a loss for Best
alternative music album that got Trent
Reznor fired up but rather his show
ending performance that was interrupted
by on-air advertisements Reznor had
already performed two songs with Queens
of the Stone Age Dave Grohl and Lindsey
Buckingham and the broadcast was cut
short because of the late running time
within the hour
Reznor used Twitter to blast the Grammys
with some heartfelt cussin number 7
Snoop Dogg this legendary hip-hop artist
is not known for his Grammy success in
fact Snoop Dogg has never won a single
one of these awards at least as of 2017
but he is known for something else
high on his agenda in 2016 snoop used
Instagram to weigh his priorities on
Grammy night this coming one year after
he refused to attend after years and
years of invitations and losses he also
used the same blunt and profane phrasing
as Trent Reznor to blast the Grammys and
suggested that Macklemore was perhaps
not the most logical emcee to be chosen
to represent hip hop as a whole
[Music]
number six Drake since 2010 this
musician has been nominated for Grammy
Awards on a yearly basis still Drake’s
success rate is anything but spectacular
at the 2017 event though he earned two
Grammys hotline bling won both Best
rap/sung performance and best rap song
categories Drake wasn’t there to accept
however as he didn’t believe that this
iconic song should have been categorized
as rap to show his respect for the genre
Drake stated that he didn’t even want
the awards as someone else was certainly
more deserving 5jz he’s no Idol please
don’t like them Pete oh right boom over
the years this rap icon has embraced the
Grammys but also boycotted them at
opportune times back in 1999
Hova won Best Rap Album for volume two
hard-knock life but he refused to attend
reportedly because DMX wasn’t
acknowledged by the awards for his music
[Music]
as jay-z’s career progressed his voice
became more prominent in pop culture and
he used his influence by publicly
boycotting the show again in 2002 then
again in 2018 jay-z will be accepting
the Grammy salute to icons award so he
may have 99 problems but the Grammys are
sometimes not won
[Music]
number four Kanye West while some
musicians shy away from the spotlight
this musician has famously embraced it
in a bear hug since 2005
kanye west has won many many grammy
awards but he often criticizes the
process now there’s a shock in 2012 he
didn’t show up at all along with jay-z
again when the pair won for Best Rap
performance five years later he spoke up
about boycotting the 2018 awards in
support of Frank Ocean more on that
shortly
Yeezy clearly has a love-hate
relationship with the Grammy Awards but
at least he hasn’t rushed the stage like
he did at the VMAs
[Music]
number three Public Enemy and company in
1989 the Grammy Awards caught up with
the times by introducing the Best Rap
performance category but they weren’t
ready to televise the award presentation
to DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
which prompted all of the nominees to
boycott the event that alone was a
strong statement made even more powerful
with the support of artists like Public
Enemy and Slick Rick since hip hop was
becoming increasingly prominent within
mainstream pop culture this gesture was
a pivotal moment for the genre two years
later
Public Enemy once again protested when
the Grammys failed to televise the award
presentation for Best Rap performance by
a duo or group number two Frank Ocean
[Music]
in 2017 this boundary-pushing musician
who had a less than stellar performance
at the 2013 cram ease declined to submit
his acclaimed album blonde for award
consideration he called the show’s
producers old and criticized the Grammys
for being out of touch with young
diverse demographics his decision was
connected to a larger cultural movement
as ocean stated that his boycott was his
Colin Kapernick moment considering the
makeup of the 2017 nominees for album of
the year and record of the year later
that year perhaps his message got
through somewhat
number one Sinead O’Connor
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
in 1991 this Irish singer who had
performed live at the 1989 Grammys was
nominated for four Grammy Awards and won
best alternative music performance for
her acclaimed album I do not want what I
haven’t got the album’s title speaks
volumes as O’Conner then became at that
time the first artist in 33 years to
refuse a Grammy Award she protested what
she said were false materialistic values
that valued industry success rather than
the music itself this act of rebellion
sparked pop culture discussions about
the Grammys and the music industry in
general that clearly still reverberate
today
[Music]
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
[Music]
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