2023 Grammy Awards & Performers

[TheBigA]

It's 12.4 million, and that pales to the show that consistently drew 20 to 30 million viewers between 1976 and 2019. Between 2010 and 2017, the Grammys consistently delivered in the mid-20 millions or better. In 2012, nearly 40 million tuned in.

That was before the explosion of streaming video. The rise of Netflix and other services has further diluted the audience for real-time linear TV. The 12 million figure only includes those who watched the show live. It doesn't include people who DVR'd it for viewing at their own convenience. It also doesn't include all of the people who watched clips from the show on social media.

The challenge for Nielsen moving forward is that they're counting an ever-shrinking number of people who still watch TV in real time. In 2021, Nielsen reported that the amount of streaming viewership exceeded the amount of traditional viewership. They will have to find a way to incorporate that change in viewing to their methodology.

Streaming Viewership Surpasses Cable For First Time, Nielsen Says

See the shows that helped platforms like Netflix and Hulu capture the most television viewers in July.

www.forbes.com

 

[vchimpanzee]

Album of the Year Award to Harry Styles for "Harry House". All these nominees were very deserving, and that must have been a challenging decision. JMO.

I was surprised I liked the music from that album that was played as he went up to the stage.

Samara Joy was constantly being mentioned on WLML Monday afternoon because it's rare that a best new artist is known for music of that style. WLML plays "The Great American Songbook" which means vocalists who perform music from the big band era or The Rat Pack. That's more specialized than "adult standards".

Doo-wop as a genre may be gone, but "Tears of a Clown" will remain a true classic, IMO. 😊

Depends on what radio station you listen to. 63 Big WAYS was playing doo-wop on Tuesday.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Bad Bunny wins for "Musica Urbana" - "Un Verano Sin Ti". ( A Summer Without You). He says he is dedicating the award to Puerto Rico.

I liked the music performed by his band that Taylor Swift dancing to. Bad Bunny himself I don't know.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Kendrick Lamar wins "Best Rap Album" award for Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers.

I don't recall liking any nominees this year but as for the rap performance which started with the early years and ended with the present day, I liked a lot of the early stuff but not really anything recent.