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Will the Grammys do a tribute to Irene Cara?

"What a Feeling" was indeed a big hit. I remember being into the fitness craze of the early 80's, where "What a Feeling" was played very frequently in a lot of high impact aerobics classes at my gym.

I looked at the Billboard information for the upcoming Grammys on Sunday, Feb. 5. The article said that the "in memoriam" tributes would be for : Migos co-founder Takeoff, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, and country singer Loretta Lynn.

However, IMO, Irene Cara certainly deserves recognition for her artistry.
Here's the link to the Grammy information:

www.billboard.com

Here Are All the Performers & Presenters Announced So Far for the 2023 Grammys

2023 Grammys: All the performers and presenters that have been announced so far.
www.billboard.com www.billboard.com
 
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Fleetwood Mac and Loretta Lynn were more significant figures in rock and country music than Cara was in pop, IMO. I'm of the wrong generation to make any judgment on Takeoff or Migos, whatever he/she/they is/are. (Puzzled Boomer scratches head.)
 
Daryl Lynn L.A. said:
"What a Feeling" was indeed a big hit. I remember being into the fitness craze of the early 80's, where "What a Feeling" was played very frequently in a lot of high impact aerobics classes at my gym.

I looked at the Billboard information for the upcoming Grammys on Sunday, Feb. 5. The article said that the "in memoriam" tributes would be for : Migos co-founder Takeoff, Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac, and country singer Loretta Lynn.

However, IMO, Irene Cara certainly deserves recognition for her artistry.
Here's the link to the Grammy information:

www.billboard.com

Here Are All the Performers & Presenters Announced So Far for the 2023 Grammys

2023 Grammys: All the performers and presenters that have been announced so far.
www.billboard.com www.billboard.com
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From Wiki:
She also starred in D.C. Cab and had earned a Grammy Award nominations in 1980 for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance [for Fame)], as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical.

She won the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance,[30] 1984 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and American Music Awards for Best R&B Female Artist and Best Pop Single of the Year [ For “ What a feeling”].
 
CTListener said:
Fleetwood Mac and Loretta Lynn were more significant figures in rock and country music than Cara was in pop, IMO. I'm of the wrong generation to make any judgment on Takeoff or Migos, whatever he/she/they is/are. (Puzzled Boomer scratches head.)
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I know it’s an unforgiving business but who makes these decisions at the Grammys?

I would say that Loretta Lynn/Fleetwod Mac had a more enduring trajectory in her/their career.

But in my neck of the woods in 1984 through 1986 I never heard one song from them.

I did hear “What A Feeling” on repeat everywhere I went.

That might be one of the reasons I remember this song so vividly.

They’re honoring Takeoff and Migos, no disrespect to them, I doubt they had the same impact or will still be remembered in 2063.

But it’s more recent so that makes sense to remain current with the trends.
 
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From Wiki:
She also starred in D.C. Cab and had earned a Grammy Award nominations in 1980 for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance [for Fame)], as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical.

She won the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance,[30] 1984 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and American Music Awards for Best R&B Female Artist and Best Pop Single of the Year [ For “ What a feeling”].
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Five years of significance, again paling in comparison to the Mac and Loretta. I know one does not speak ill of the dead, but a full Grammy tribute should be reserved for a performer with a lengthier resume than Cara's.

I haven't watched the Grammys in years. Do they have a roll call of the past year's dead, as the Oscars do? Cara's omission on such a list would be a big mistake, of course.
 
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I know it’s an unforgiving business but who makes these decisions at the Grammys?
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The producer of the TV show. There is usually a segment in the show when they run through all of the academy members who died during the year. I've read that there will be an individual tribute to Loretta Lynn.

tasteofcountry.com

Kacey Musgraves Will Honor Loretta Lynn at 2023 Grammy Awards

Grammy-winning country star Kacey Musgraves has been tapped on to perform a tribute to Loretta Lynn at the 65th Grammy Awards, happening this Sunday, Feb. 5.
tasteofcountry.com tasteofcountry.com

Additionally, Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood and Bonnie Raitt will honor Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie with "Songbird,” and Maverick City Music and Quavo will remember rapper Takeoff with a performance of "Without You.”
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CTListener said:
I haven't watched the Grammys in years. Do they have a roll call of the past year's dead, as the Oscars do? Cara's omission on such a list would be a big mistake, of course.
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Below is last year's Grammy in Memoriam. Most of those being remembered get their name, profession, and photo. Drummer Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters got the special tribute that year.

 
Daryl Lynn L.A. said:
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Larry said:
I’m kind of surprised (although maybe I shouldn’t be) that they are not also including Olivia Newton John in their tributes. But I also know they will get criticized regardless who they pay tribute to for not including (fill in the name) in their tributes.
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I have no idea why my quoted text show three different posters. As I only try to quote you, I do agree that Olivia Newton John deserves some sort of tribute.

I guess winning a Grammy is really insignificant if it’s not recent.
 
I used to watch all of the Grammys in the 70's and 80s'. Then I went to recording it and watching the performances I was interested in, mainly the pop, rock, and Christian segments. But as more of what I was interested in went to being in the "Awards presented earlier" and being very little or none on the live show I stopped watching and checked the news the next day. Now I check the Grammy website and on most of what I'm interested in the winners are already posted before the show even starts. So I almost never watch the live show now, and I usually check the in memory of section at the same time.
 
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They also played a tribute to Whitney Houston at Clyde Davis’ pre-Grammy party
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Hard to believe, but it's been 11 years since her tragic death. Feb 11, 2012, the day before the Grammy Awards.

Davis signed Whitney to her first record contract and oversaw all of her biggest hits.
 
Kacey Musgraves seemed to be emphasizing "In the summer we didn't have shoes to wear".

I couldn't see anything more than the name in a lot of cases. They needed to do close ups of everyone's photo so that if I never heard of the person, I could see what they were known for.
 
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