Only One Woman Won a Major Grammy Award. The Internet Is Sounding Off With #GrammysSoMale. | Droolin Dog dot Net

After only one woman took home a major award at the 60th annual Grammy Awards, social media users called out the major music awards ceremony for its lack of gender diversity. Social media users began using the hashtag #GrammysSoMale to express their frustration with the male-dominated show. Alessia Cara was the only woman to win a major award at Sunday’s show, taking home the “Best New Artist” statuette. SZA, who was the most-nominated woman at this year’s Grammys, went home empty handed. Lorde, the only woman to be nominated for Album of the Year, lost to Bruno Mars who won for “24K Magic.” During the show, Kesha — flanked by a chorus of all-star female vocalists — performed “Praying,” her first single since her years-long legal battle with music producer Dr. Luke, who she accused of sexual assault. (Dr. Luke denies her allegations.) Critics called the emotional performance a highlight of the night and a powerful #MeToo movement statement — but the song lost out to Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” for Best Pop Solo Performance. Once again, #EdSheeran wins over much stronger female contenders, so instead of #kesha‘s song about overcoming sexual abuse, we reward another song by a man about a woman’s body. #GRAMMYs #metoo #timesup #grammyssomale — Anya Silver (@AnyaSilverPoet) January 29, 2018 Isn’t it great how the #GRAMMYs claims to be so current & relevant – black outfits.. Time’s Up badges.. white roses.. Kesha giving a moving performance with women on stage.. And yet Every single major award last night was won by a male artist? Speaks Volumes,#GrammysSoMale — Karl Booton (@karlbooton) January 29, 2018 4 women, 1 man…obviously the man wins #dissapointed #grammyssomale — Jason Ikeler (@jasonikeler) January 29, 2018 GAGA GOT ROBBED. KESHA GOT ROBBED. SZA GOT ROBBED. LORDE GOT ROBBED. ONLY ONE WOMAN WON IN THE MAJOR CATEGORIES — ALESSIA CARA. And the Recording Academy has the audacity to use these women as promos and advertisements for their organization?! #GRAMMYs #GrammysSoMale — Dan (@theleonpaladin) January 29, 2018 A report from the University of California published on Jan. 25 found that out of the 899 people nominated for Grammy Awards between 2013 and 2018, only 9% were women. In response to the criticism, Recording Academy President Neil Portnow told journalists after the show that women should “step up.” “I think it has to begin with women who have the creativity in their hearts and their souls — who want to be musicians, who want to be engineers, who want to be producers, who want to be part of the industry on an executive level — to step up, because I think they would be welcome,” Portnow said. The Grammys have been criticized for its lack of gender and racial diversity in the past, but this year’s nominations received praise for their inclusion. The scarcity of female winners comes amid #TimesUp, a movement launched by several Hollywood women to fight sexual harassment and gender inequality. At the Grammys, several celebrities wore white roses to Sunday’s show to show solidarity with the initiative. Source: http://time.com/5122993/grammys-so-male-reactions/ Tags: #IndieBrew, IndieBrew, Music News | #Music, news, #MusicNews

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