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The hottest artist at the Grammy Awards this year is Skrillex. He is nominated for five grammy awards. Its the first time in history a DJ / producer is ever nominated in the category of “Best New Artist”. He’s up against the likes of Nicki Minaj, J. Cole and Bon Iver. I really hope Skrillex wins it, even if I'm pretty sure he doesn't really give a shit about the Grammys, but if he does win he blasts open the Grammy doors for the next generations of electronic musicians.
I love him because he’s turning music industry upside down, proving that he doesn’t need a major record deal to become popular, it’s more like the majors labels are the ones that need him. He’s an artist who is re-writing the music industry rules.
As Diplo said in a recent Billboard Magazine interview: “I know one thing -- the major labels, the A&Rs, are very frightened now," "They see that things are in our hands in a lot of ways."
Burn down the house boys!
Alex D
Interesting Paradox.
ReplyDeleteThe Grammys are voted on annually by credited music industry professionals who belong to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (aka the Recording Academy).
Dubstep's roots are sampling and file sharing.
Cheers to Skrillex and good luck!