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Drake, Mumford & Sons and Florence and the Machine were also nominated. While a lot of people will spend the wake of Bieber's Best New Artist loss figuring out who Spalding is, there's little doubt she's extremely talented.
"From the time Esperanza Spalding appeared on the scene in 2005, the dynamic singer, bassist, composer and arranger has been heralded as jazz's next big thing," the AP wrote in a lead-up to the Grammys. "Her impressive musicianship has won her White House recital dates, praise from the likes of Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock, and critical acclaim."
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They chose talent over popularity for a change.
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yea im happy to see that as well
I wouldn't say that the other candidates were not talented.
WTH! How can you even chose someone as Best New Artist who isn't even known??? I don't get it. If she was the best, shouldn't we have all heard of her???????
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YOU are not voting so what YOU know does not count. WE in the industry are voting, and WE know that SHE is better than HE, has been and always will be.
No. Justin Bieber isn't the MOST talented but everyone knows him. I am very happy that she won, because it shows that jazz still lives and is going very strong. She is VERY talented, and nobody can say she isn't.
Everyone who loves jazz knows who she is. She's very talented. May I suggest before you form an opinion, listen to her music and then draw your conclusion. This is in no way meant to disrespect your opinion. I love Justin Bieber too, but everyone can't win.
NO!.. Just because she hasn't been heard of doesn't mean she isn't the best.. Actually in reality the best rarely make it to the Grammy's. SO KUDOS TO HER!!! She may not be the most popular.. but she's definitely one of the best NEW talent out there.. No pre-packaged marketing gimmick like the rest!
For all these people defending this decision, I wonder how you can justify a best NEW artist Grammy going to someone who has been in the business for more than FOUR YEARS. Forget what defines "best" and remember that the whole point of this category is recognize who is best out of the pool of NEW talent on the scene. She may very well be the best in the group of artists nominated, but she certainly can't be considered NEW when she was releasing music as far back as 2006.
It depends on what circles you travel in. Lot's of people have heard of her. she's been on letterman, and other T.V. shows. Justin B. is very big talent. But if you go to Youtube you'll see they made the right choice.
Well, she's been famous enough to release three albums, play at the last presidential inauguration, win accolades from people like Stevie Wonder and Prince, play with some of the best jazz bandleaders, be in a Banana Republic print ad, and generally carve out a nice career for herself.
Somehow...people knew/know about her.
As far as who's new or not, Justin's been around since 2009, so he should not have been in the new category if you base the same criteria on all nominees. Whitney Houston was denied the chance for New Artist after the release of her first CD because she had recorded a track with Jermaine Jackson on his album the year before.
Honey, just because YOU haven't heard of her doesn't mean the rest of the world hasn't. That overexposed brat Justin isn't all that new and it's time to step aside for one minute, GOD. He's everywhere with his music and a movie. Newsflash, the "new" part is pretty much over. He's established. This young woman is semi-known. And depending how much music you listen to, you'd know about her. This is real talent and for once, a REAL newbie.
"Best" doesn't mean "most popular." It's a measure of quality, not quantity.
Just because no one *you* know of has heard of her doesn't mean she is an unknown. Her album topped the jazz charts for 62 weeks. She performed for President Obama (twice). She was a part of the Prince tribute at the 2010 BET Awards. She performed with Prince on his NYC dates. You could even have previewed her album on the NPR web site last year.
You are soooooo ahallow !!!!
Maybe you should listen to other music besides GAY BOY!!
Actually, just because something is popular doesn't mean it is good. Do you truly believe that the music fed to you through the radio and tv stations is ACTUAL music? Ha! I'm so glad that little Beiber brat didn't win....a real musician won for a change.
How long till she gets death threats from Beibers Army of tween twits ?
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She already has started to get threats. The Bieber Brats have attacked her Wikipedia page and they had to shut it down. Those Bieber Brats need to chill out!
Ms Spalding is talent that has not came along in a long time. It just keeps my hope up that someday that the music industry will start to bring back real talent.
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