Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck

Kanye West- classless and just plain rude.
Annie Lennox- priceless.

In general I thoght the performances at the Grammys have been much improved the last few years. Regardless of its provenance, I think Sam smith sings the hell out of that song (check out the Austin City Limits performance). OTOH, Madonna has clearly jumped the shark and who the hell dressed Taylor Swift?

Hew, he's 37. That's old enough to know better. And saying that does not make biased or closed-minded. Do you think the producers should allow each and every member to give their opinion as to who deserves the album of the year award?

+1 Hew.

It's legitimate to question West's talent and behavior, but there's another undercurrent running through this thread.

Yes, it would appear that most here do not think highly of him as a person in general. For me its based solely on his behavior. I have no issues with his talent. He obviously has some or would not be where he is.

As does his wife although they have nothing to do with music or the arts. In her case, I do not value them much at all and I find the behavior of both in general to be classless and largely reprehensible.

I have a download of Kanye's tune "Stronger". Its catchy enough and nicely produced. The lyrics are undeniably lewd and suggestive. Much like a lot of pop rock music over the years. So it is what it is and take it for that.