Boygenius and Lana Del Rey are also in the running for the Grammy Award

This is from November. Got any thoughts about the nominations?

edit: tl;dr

Alvvays - Belinda Says

Arctic Monkeys - Body Paint

Boygenius - Cool About It

Lana Del Rey - A&W

Paramore - This Is Why

edit 2:

Add to be completist, here is the other “Alternative” category:

  1. Best Alternative Music Album. Vocal or Instrumental.

The Car: Arctic Monkeys

The Record: boygenius

Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd: Lana Del Rey

Cracker Island: Gorillaz

I Inside The Old Year Dying: PJ Harvey

  • PP_GIRL_@lemmy.world
    122·
    7 months ago

    Says a lot about the state of alternative music that two-thirds of these groups have been making music for over a decade.

    Edit: actually says a lot more about the state of music awards. There’s plenty of great alternative groups right now, but the industry just refuses to recognize them and keeps propping up these zombies of bands. Arctic Monkeys nominated for best act of 2023?? Are you kidding me? They aren’t even the best act of their own shows.

      • Aesecakes@aussie.zoneOP
        2·
        7 months ago

        Because I knew nothing about the nomination and award process, I looked it up. Seems reasonably cromulent, actually. Of course, there could be all sort of hidden machinations.

    • Raab@lemmy.world
      3·
      7 months ago

      New arctic monkeys is super interesting artistically if you haven’t given it a chance.

      • PP_GIRL_@lemmy.world
        12·
        7 months ago

        Strongly disagree. They’re The Strokes 2.0 without any teeth and an even worse habit or making shitty radio rock singles

        • Raab@lemmy.world
          2·
          7 months ago

          Have you listened to Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino front to back? It’s a great story to listen to that flows super well with a ton of underlying tones.

          • MuffinMangler@lemmy.world
            2·
            7 months ago

            Tranquility Base… & The Car are best listened to all the way through. The songs are good, but somehow better with the whole album around them.

            • Raab@lemmy.world
              1·
              7 months ago

              Yeah it’s a full experience, and that’s how it was meant to be listened to. At least someone gets it.

          • PP_GIRL_@lemmy.world
            11·
            7 months ago

            You mean the album where three creatively bankrupt artists try to do David Bowie with a bargain bin Portishead knock off in the middle?

    • CaptnKarisma@lemmy.ml
      2·
      7 months ago

      I saw the Arctic Monkeys at Red Rocks, for me it was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. Crowd was mellow still a great performance.

  • Aesecakes@aussie.zoneOP
    2·
    7 months ago

    For reference, this was last year’s list…the first time they doled out in this category.

    2022 Best Alternative Music Performance For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative Alternative music recordings.

    There’d Better Be A Mirrorball: Arctic Monkeys

    Certainty: Big Thief

    King: Florence + The Machine

    Chaise Longue - WINNER: Wet Leg

    Spitting Off The Edge Of The World: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius-