SubscribeIs Beyonce Knowles doomed at the next Grammys?
Considering how well Beyonce Knowles has done at the Grammys in the past, it's hard to imagine she won't sweep next for "I Am . . . Sasha Fierce." But that's what our resident Grammy expert, Darrin "DoubleD" Dortch, believes.
"Beyonce's camp submitted her in record of the year, song of the year and pop female vocal for 'If I Were a Boy' and submitted her in R&B female vocal and R&B song for 'Single Ladies,' " Darrin says. "Beyonce's singles barely made the eligibility period and I think her label made a mistake by submitting her work this year. No doubt Beyonce will have more buzz next year and could really have a big Grammy year if she sustains her commercial success. However, the field this year is competitive, and I just don't see Beyonce scoring any nominations for 'If I Were a Boy.' The single hasn't been out long enough to make a real impact. Beyonce may get filler nominations in R&B female vocal and R&B song, but Alicia Keys, who will surely be nominated for album of the year, is poised to win those categories in February."
Early reviews of Beyonce's new release are strong. Billboard describes "If I Were a Boy" as "the first taste of Beyonce's newfound love for powerful ballads, as she croons about reversing gender roles." USA Today hails the whole double-disc album, noting, "There are strength and defiance in 'I Am's' tender ballads, and unfulfilled yearning in 'Sasha Fierce's' funkier, more flamboyant fare."
Beyonce has won seven Grammys, including five in one year (in 2003 — tying the all-time record among female vocalists) when the music from "Dangerously in Love" swept the R&B races. She's been nominated for 16. Three of those bids were in the top races: best record of the year for "Crazy in Love" and best record and song for "Say My Name."
Photo credit: Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times
Beyonce is the biggest fraud screeching. She has built her career tearing others down because she is money-hungry. THere is no genuine passion in her delivery, just a blank empty slate standing on stage with dollar signs blazing in her eyes. Beyonce is 34 years old and it is showing. Her age is finally catching up to her, just like her lack of creativity. Look at her solo history after DIL, there is nothing original about Beyonce, only her marketing team, but even that has suffered a flat tired and sitting on the side of the road. Beyonce has been given far too much credit for too long. She is an average singer, with shaky vocals. SOngs like SL and Diva are simply childish, and not evolutionary. She had dreams of selling a million copies and failed (losing fans), and she has a fantasy of becoming an Icon, judging the pop & fluff, R&B ghetto track she's releasing, Beyonce is well on her way to obscurity...she's part way there.
Posted by: bOH | December 28, 2008 at 06:14 AM
Totally agree with Lexi. And as for "GLoke", please refrain from the name calling (idiot); when you were writing your tasteless remark, Beyonce's CD had already been out a full day here in the U.S.!
Posted by: Ace | November 20, 2008 at 04:20 PM
Don't forget she was also up for Record of the Year this year for "Irreplaceable".
Posted by: Charles | November 20, 2008 at 02:03 PM
I'm not that impressed with I AM.....Sasha Fierce. I think that she has done better in the past.
Posted by: Andrea | November 20, 2008 at 06:35 AM
!. Beyonce didn't even write if I were a Boy, so comparisons to Alicia who writes all her songs aren't really fair.
2. Besides Alicia Keys, there is also Erykah Badu, Jazmin Sullivan, Estelle, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige and Leona Lewis are just a few she would have to contend with just in the Rand B field.
3. Her work is pedestrian compared to the ladies as far as powerful vocals and lyrics (that she didn't write)
Posted by: LoveSpike | November 19, 2008 at 09:32 PM
I think Beyonce song " If I were a Boy" will grab the grammy. I love Alicia's song and the cd is phenomenal, however, I'm so moved by how the video portrays the meaning of the song, it's not often that we get to see that. Personally, I am... Sasha Fierce, shows Beyonce's growth vocally and as an independent artist, and offers subliminal expression of her inner life.
Posted by: Lexi | November 19, 2008 at 07:33 PM
How would you even know about the "I am...Sasha CD if it hasnt even come out yet! huh! you are an idiot! and I like Beyonce but personally think Alicia is more artistic with the music! musc more soulful and different! Beyonce is great dont get me wrong! I love Beyonce so either one is good enough for me!
Posted by: GLoke | November 19, 2008 at 12:36 PM
Please when Alicia can create 1/2 of a CD like I am...Sasha Fierce then we can talk. Beyonce deserves every Grammys she gets. If I were a boy is a great song for her to recognize for vs Alicia's No one. Come on now think about.
Posted by: Noelle | November 19, 2008 at 09:09 AM