CURSE of the Best New Artist Grammy (1990-1994)

On this episode we'll be cover the infamous CURSE of the Best New Artist Grammy. Many claim that artists who win Best New Artist at the Grammys are cursed to failure throughout the rest of their career. Is it true?
Let's put it to the test and gauge artist by artist, year by year, and see what we get. We're starting with the first 5 years of the 90's because.... WHEW do we have a lot of material for this.
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The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1960.[1] Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967. The official guidelines are as follows: "For a new artist who releases, during the Eligibility Year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist." Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist; for example, Shelby Lynne won the award in 2001 after having already released six albums over 13 years.[2]
The Best New Artist award has a reputation for being given to artists whose music industry success ends up being short-lived; it is sometimes asserted, with varying degrees of sincerity, that the award itself brings a curse.[3][4] This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders: "We got two of the five Grammys - one was Best New Artist. So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who's gotten it since."[5]
The category is also notable for being the only category in which a Grammy Award was vacated; this occurred in 1990 after it was revealed that winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their album, Girl You Know It's True.[6] The award was not then given to another artist.[7]

[@TheCamSays]

Cannibal Corpse getting nominated for a Grammy is like Evil Dead getting nominated for an Academy Award.

[@eliasmg9144]

It would be great yeah, but like if that's ever gonna happen

[@crystal95405]

It would be awesome, but he'll would have a better time freezing over.

[@mattirealm]

At least Chris Barnes could still growl like a wild madman back in those years. The Bleeding and Tomb of the Mutilated are badass. Butchered at Birth is not too shabby either.

[@de132]

You don't remember SWV? Moment I saw them I belted out "I GET SO WEAK IN THE KNEES, I CAN HARDLY SPEAK, I LOSE ALL CONTROL AND SOMETHING TAKES OVER ME"

[@Jayfive276]

Thing is with Milli Vanilli - in Europe we'd been doing the whole "session singer or sample for vocals, put a pretty model out front to pretend to sing it" for years before and continued to do so afterwards. Most europop and eurodances acts were like this, especially in the 80s and 90s. We Euro-folks were over here wondering what you Americans were making such a fuss about. The big question is how they won Best New Artist in the first place. Their songs were crap. However, don't be talking no smack about Neneh Cherry, "Buffalo Stance" is a banger.

[@CrashThompson]

Nah, Neneh was pretty good. Buffalo Stance is in fact a banger.

[@Chelaxim]

@@CrashThompson There's is controversy about if Baltimora (Tarzan boy) even sang on the record but he died of AIDS so we'll never know. Also fun fact, Rob and Fab's dreadlocks were fake too.

[@0sarah0911]

I never got it either, and im american. thats what dance records were back then, and not just european ones. a lot of latin freestyle songs, for example, changed out session vocalists. in the 1960s, it was also pretty common in american pop music with all those vocal groups. sometimes a song would be credited to a completely different group than who performed it.

[@nikeneon3188]

They were extremely successful commercially. Album soend 7 week at first place. 5 song from album was in top 5 of billboard, with 3 of them being 1 hit

[@freakfoxvevo7915]

I'm guessing why Milli Vanilli got the shit they did is because no one in America really attempted such a trick before. Most American "fake bands" before 1989 like The Monkees and The Partridge Family at least had the actual people playing and singing music. Milli Vanilli was trying something bold for Americans, and it failed when they were found out

[@AdequateEmily]

In honor of this video, I nominate Crash for best new youtuber! Which has its own curse that is so evil it goes beyond human comprehension.

[@DestinyKiller]

What do you mean?

[@RockedNet]

It's shocking that "Achy Breaky Heart" hasn't been remixed like crazy by now.

[@kokotheclown2588]

In Mexico we got the Spanish version No Rompas mas mi pobre Corazon

[@1rhpsfan]

Wait a minute, you mean that wasn't "Old Town Road"? (Note: I'm 100% Not serious here.)

[@DurradonXylles]

So to add what you said about the 1993 award, as Todd in the Shadow pointed out in his Trainwreckord episode on Zingalamaduni: what's probably most unfortunate with Arrested Development's particular getting cursed is that they were a group out of Atlanta, Georgia, a city now known for being the center of southern hip hop. Not only did the love for their debut record disappear, their initial landmark achievement of putting the ATL on the map went with it. Outside of any sources talking about the group or their lead, Speech, directly, the history of the 90s hip hop scene has been rewritten to pretty much remove all mention of them or their impact on rap, Outkast is now being given credit for getting Atlanta known.

[@Jayfive276]

Also Speech was, and continues to be, a massive tool.

[@DurradonXylles]

@@Jayfive276 And how, he sadly chose the perfect name to demonstrate his general demeanor and likability, which is respectively shitty and none.

[@cessxiii]

Outkast deserves the credit. Andre at the Source awards did more for Atl than Arrested Development at the Grammys. Outkast repped Atl to the fullest. AD just happened to be from there.

[@DurradonXylles]

@@cessxiii That is absolutely fair.

[@pabloaguirre7472]

Zingalamaduni is the ultimate Trainwreckord. Not the only career killer covered by Todd but wow, Arrested Development blew it so bad that now a TV series with the same name is more well known that the band. Really a case for deep research.

[@BrandonCroker]

The Grammys seem more fascinating to talk about than they do watch. Granted, they can have moments of goodness.

[@rattailtony2900]

Rob and Fab really got a raw deal. That album they made with their real voices is actually fantastic, and had it not been for the controversy, I think it could've been a big hit. Imo it proved that all they needed was a little more time for vocal lessons and practice in order to hit their full potential. I wish retellings of the Milli Vanilli story didn't constantly treat it like an afterthought.

[@mastasexyrobotblasta4790]

That SWV album is FULL of bangers. One of my favorite albums of the 90s! Why you do dem girls like that, crash? 😅😅😅

[@lilmissebbz116]

I was thinking the same. It's About Time is one of the most lauded albums from that era in R&B at least. "Weak" is a song that seems to never disappear. Yes, they were not as notable but I am thinking label politics are the only reason that they didn't fully break through. "Anything", "You're Always On My Mind", and "Weak" speak for themselves and are way bigger indicators of why they were there. My personal favorite from their debut is "It's About Time" . And at that, Toni's self-titled album was a great project as well. "Spending My Time With You", "Another Sad Love Song", "Love Shoulda Brought You Home"., and the original "How Many Ways" are some great songs. I do agree with it being a safe choice to a degree though.

[@SANTANA0910]

Yes!!!! We’re still bumping SWV (Sisters With Voices)

[@khyron1144]

I remember Color Me Badd for one reason only, a stupid joke circulating among my peers of the time: "You're so stupid, you brought crayons to a Color Me Badd concert."

[@Neevie-Styx]

LOL! My bf once jokingly signed my website’s guestbook with “I could design a better website than this using crayons!” Lmao 😂

[@collectibleasmr]

Love Takes Time and Vision of Love were massive hits. How can anyone not remember those songs off her first record???

[@BallparkHunter]

Soul II Soul was legit in 1989! Back to Life and Keep on Moving were my jams!

[@sirterryratchett]

10:52 Neneh Cherry worked behind the scenes for Massive Attack's debut album Blue Lines, which is a landmark in UK music. That alone puts her far above Milli Vanili.

[@camilaibarra1929]

The fact that Nevermind, Ten, Blood Sugar Sex Magic or Badmotorfinger didn't even get a nomination in 1992 when they are practically the albums that MADE 1991 is just crazy. That year alone have to be enough to know that Grammys are garbage.

[@prometheustv6558]

Or the black album for that matter

[@theroguecybersoldier2629]

​@@prometheustv6558If anything I thought that album would of won with how insanely popular it was right out of the gate

[@flippy7035]

I blame the awkward timing of its release for Nevermind, specifically and for the other two I don’t think they really blew up until Nevermind did anyway. Plus, by 93 it would’ve been too late

[@camilaibarra1929]

@@flippy7035 Yeah, I guess you're right.

[@brennenparker4781]

As a Canadian it’s my patriotic duty to comment and like the video since you mentioned the tragically hip 🇨🇦

[@CrashThompson]

Absolute crime they couldn't find live down here. Wonderful group.

[@andysorensen1737]

It is I, the unicorn American Hip fan. I can take you to where I heard Ahead by a Century streaming that last Kingston show…and I cried. I cried that Gord made it despite every sane medical opinion. I cried it was all over.

[@SomeSong2]

If you want a severe stomach ache go to the comment section of any Arrested Development music video and you’ll see thousands of comments saying “this is when rap was real music not talking about sex or money or violence this actually has a message.”

[@carybeweary7209]

I'd just be in there making GOB Bluth jokes or something lol

[@kostajovanovic3711]

Yeah, just terribly bad times

[@ArtemyMusha]

18:37 Nooooo! Crash! Don't defrost Mariah, it's only just reached Spring!

[@eliasmg9144]

Remind me to come back on November 1st to defrost the queen

[@FMAkers-jq2kh]

Milli Vanilli's big album, GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE, is actually pretty enjoyable if you accept it for what it is: pure, uncut Europop designed in a lab to be fun. Music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote an excellent review of the album, and this sums it up pretty well: "Anytime Milli Vanilli had to be before the cameras, there they were, since producer/songwriter/musician/all-around mastermind and mad genius Frank Farian knew damn well that nobody would want to buy the record after seeing him or the middle-aged studio vocalists that sang on the records. So, he did what any self-respecting Euro-dance producer would do - made his record the best he could, then got somebody to act as frontman. Farian wasn't doing something unprecedented here, since there have been many acts throughout Europop history that either didn't sing or didn't sing well - they were just figureheads. The problem is, he did this at a time when acts were more visible than they ever were [due to MTV]... "As soon as the news spread, America was shocked - shocked, I tell you, shocked! - that those pretty German boys weren't actually soulfully singing in flawless English on those impeccably constructed dance tracks, and immediately shunned the duo, burning the records in some cases. Which is sort of like gazing longingly at a Playboy centerfold and then being so horrified when you learn the photo is airbrushed, you lose all interest in sex. The fact is, with dance-pop (especially Euro-dance!), just like Playboy, artificiality is the name of the game, and that's what is good about it. It's the distinguishing characteristic, its identity, the core of its being. On that level, it's hard not to listen to GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE and marvel at the level of Farian's studiocraft, since it doesn't even sound like he programmed a computer to make this music; it sounds like something the machine wrote on its own accord..."

[@RexVergstrong]

People love Boney M and it's the same thing by the same guy.

[@jordashi]

I think that's the funny thing about europop, especially Eurodance is how easy it was for many DJ's to have breakout hits but couldn't follow the traditional model for what an artist was (at least at the time). Now a days people like David Guetta, Daft Punk, Calvin Harris, and so forth can enjoy having a massive career and being able to perform their hits to millions of people, but back then it was such a novelty idea for a DJ let alone a producer to be considered an artist. I think that's the loophole a lot of them used, having a model to be the star is no different to what Gorillaz would do with their animation band. But for the average person they couldn't care less, most of europop to them (excluding ABBA) was middle of the road bubblegum pop that was easy to ignore despite how massive they were. OF COURSE and I'm laughing as I type this, but BOY hindsight is our friend ,because the entire late 90s, and early 2000s pop scene would be defined by europop, and even the past 20 plus years of pop music has been shaped by it ESPECIALLY in dance music. God it's weird to say but Mili Vanilli could had worked in this day of age more than they did back then because now people don't care how their getting the music. I mean now you really could have a act that is just a front for the real band so in a way I feel bad for Mili Vanili because even though in Europe it was normal to have models pretend to be the singers, and have session singers to do all of the work (though I guess for a europop act Milli Vanilli was bad but still), Americans were PISSED about it. But I mean to be fair we let Paula Abdul and Jennifer Lopez slide as well so honestly....on behalf of the hindsight police I want to issue an apology to Milli Vanilli for how they were treated by the American media.

[@DestinyKiller]

I'd love to see Todd cover that one Now that half the singers out there use backing tracks and auto tuned to Hell is it that weird they got one with no real singing radish to speak of. I guess to me, at this point in time that thing was overblown a tad Indigo Girls totally should have won that one though

[@overlook00]

That and Girl You Know It's True was an uncut 2 year old hip hop song totally lifted from Baltimore group Numarx without any credit or royalties given. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4Salp-EjMR7fsk

[@Guzuma]

i hope you do more of these type of documentary videos. i love seeing the weird and embarassing parts of music history. glad you’re doing more of the decade in a later vid!

[@courtneypuzzo2502]

@Guzma most of the songs on Mariah Carey's debut album were written between 1986-89 she signed to Columbia Records in late November 1988 and the album was released June 12th 1990 you must be born between later 1984 and May 1985 if you were 5 years old when her debut album was released I was the same and a couple of years later it was the first album I stole from one of my parents as a cassette tape. the first album of hers I got as a CD was Daydream

[@Chelaxim]

People were shocking naïve about Milli Vanilli. How people didn't notice how they sounded exactly like the album every time, the lady background singers who were different all sounded the same everytime and in the music video for Girl You Know It's True there's a spoken word intro and Fab has an American accent speaking fluently but in interviews Rob and Fab had heavy German and Frech accents and they barely knew English at time! With all of that people still didn't know 🤦‍♂️ It's funny because at the time people were thinking that Paula Abdul and New Kids On The Block were using other people's voices.

[@scottlarson1548]

I remember seeing footage of them actually singing for a few moments in concert on MTV News. For a minute or two they had to sing because they were serenading a woman they had dragged up on stage. Their voices were harsh and painfully off key. When they went back to lip syncing the next song surely *someone* would have noticed that their voices had made an impossible recovery.

[@Neevie-Styx]

@@scottlarson1548- People were so naïve back in those days that they didn’t even know Freddie Mercury was gay. As for lip syncing, most people can’t tell even today when someone is lip-syncing. They don’t seem to realize it’s the exact same version they’ve heard on the radio. I guess some people’s brains just don’t process the details of songs in that way. It’s easy to tell for those of us who really pay close attention to music. I don’t know if you’ve ever seen Stevie Nicks doing Solid Gold, but she’s one of the few singers that didn’t lip-sync. I don’t know how she convinced them. She probably just refused to come on the show unless they let her sing live. I adore Stevie, but she somehow escaped my close attention as a child. I didn’t realize how great she was until “The Dance” concert was released around 1998. I didn’t even know that she was in Fleetwood Mac, LOL. It didn’t help that my parents deprived me of MTV. I ended up using drugs instead. They should have just gotten cable television. I would have very likely stayed at home watching music videos if that had been a choice for me. 😊

[@scottlarson1548]

@@Neevie-Styx There's a Midnight Special compilation on the Cal Video channel that has Fleetwood Mac performing "Rhiannon" on the show. People were saying in the comments how excellent singers were back then. Well, I can't say that Stevie Nicks was an impressive singer from that performance. She wasn't really hitting any notes and often fell back on more speaking the words instead of singing them. I don't think we noticed those things back then.

[@jasonthayer1309]

I am shocked De La Soul got snubbed. I mean "3 Feet High and Rising" is easily one of my top 10 all-time favorite hip-hop albums of all time. (I'd love to see you do one of these for the 80's, btw.

[@RobLives4Love]

missing from this context is that the Grammys didn't start nominating hip Hop until 1989, and all of the nominees boycotted the ceremony because they wouldn't televise the award.

[@eliasmg9144]

Considered that they were known as the "hippies of hip hop" even tho the guys specifically told everyone not to called them that... yeah, I'm not surprised about them getting respect by the grammys

[@josephinepaquette]

For me, the biggest snub of the '91 Grammys is They Might Be Giants. Their major label debut, Flood, came out in 1990, and though I don't know if I'd wish this cursed award on them, it is my favourite album ever made and so it would have been nice to see the Grammys give it some attention.

[@robinmask1012]

I think your not really giving SWV a fairshake sure the human nature REMIX of right here one of their biggest hits from its about time but the whole album is really phenomenal especially songs like Weak and the original version of right here (which is honestly better then the human nature version)

[@travonlewis8134]

He clearly isn’t a R&B fan swv had amazing vocals

[@daffyrwt]

When you said Kiss From a Rose was from '94 I was like "surely he meant '95, it was written for Batman Forever and that was '95". I then went to wikipedia and my mind was blown open, not only was it made in '94 but it was featured in The Neverendiing Story III before it was in Batman Forever. My jaw dropped cuz I was one of those kids that bought the Batman Forever soundtrack and Kiss From a Rose was everywhere that summer, and i didn't watch a lot of MTV as a kid either.

[@missvanjie4097]

SWV's greatest cultural footprint is Taj slaying on Survivor.

[@mickeypasture5145]

I remember an In Living Color sketch where Keenen Ivory Wayans and Damon Wayans mocked the ever living hell out of Milli Vanilli. They appeared as Milli Vanilli, promoting the Milli Vanilli Do-It-Yourself Kit, where you get to be Milli Vanilli. Complete with language tapes, mop heads, terrible outfits, and basic, terrible dances to do at the nightclub.

[@BobLee-df4zh]

The fact that Mariah Carey has had 5 decades of being relevant and (hate it or love it) actually created a new Christmas classic, is amazing.

[@Neevie-Styx]

I was flipping out at this host acting like no one is going to know any songs off Mariah Carey‘s first album. WTF? Of course I know songs off the album. I know the entire album and every word of every song. It’s one of the best soft pop albums ever made. I was offended that he wasn’t giving it proper credit. The truth is, during that time of my life, which was around freshman year of high school, I was listening to more hair metal bands. But my brother’s girlfriend was listening to the Mariah Carey album and it was unbelievably beautiful. I loved those songs, not to mention Mariah’s singing. (Now I’m pissed off that my iPhone’s talk-to-text can’t spell “Mariah”. Who the f*ck do they think I’m talking about?) 😡 Mariah rules.

[@blakgumshoo]

Lots of genuine surprises and laugh-out-loud moments! I'll try to restrain myself for looking up the nominees and winners for the subsequent vid. Also I knew Vision of Love was Mariah's first song, but I would've sworn the other hits on that album (like Someday) was from her subsequent album Emotions. And after seeing Mariah Carey snubbed for so many years, I kinda would like to see your opinions on big artists who've never won or even been nominated.

[@freeparking301]

I was five years old when that first album dropped and even before Emotions her music was all over the radio. Recently “I Don’t Wanna Cry” was stuck in my head and I bought her first album and it certainly does sound like 1990 but in a charmingly dated way. Also I’m not a soccer mom!!!

[@MusicMeltdown567]

Shocked no mention of Counting Crows for 1993, I love them, but that's a big safe choice.

[@CompositionCritiques]

Even though you considered Toni Braxton's win for "Best New Artist" as a non-curse, I think that she was somewhat cursed given the fact that she filed for bankruptcy twice -- one in 1998 for a bad record deal with LaFace Records and one in 2010 as her lupus diagnosis caused her to cancel her very expensive tour.

[@raydunn8262]

Marc Cohn was shot in the head and was married to an ABCs anchor; both would be curses.

[@SincerelyTracie]

Toni has been relevant for decades 😑 I dont get this vid lol

[@RanterInShades]

This reminds me of a livestream/podcast series I used to listen to back when it ran by the animation reviewer PieGuyRulz called The Award Show Audit, where he looked at the nominations for the Emmy for best half-hour (and hour-long) animated program. Historical lookbacks of media like this have always really interested me because you get to compare the content that got this kind of recognition to other stuff that was out at the time and stuff that's remembered more today. Especially with how definitive of a moment a time like the early 90's was for pop culture.

[@josephtafur]

Oooooo, I remember those

[@GarfieldthaGreat672]

Babe wake up, Crash just posted.

[@enormouslittlethings6893]

What a great idea and execution. Absolutely loved it. Quite the trip down memory lane. Stoked for the next one!

[@JonathanLeon]

GIRL YOU KNOW ITS GIRL YOU KNOW ITS GIRL YOU KNOW ITS GIRL YOU KNOW ITS GIRL YOU KNOW ITS

[@yammerrryeet511]

To this day it makes me sad that you don’t get the much earned recognition you deserve. I have been following you crash for nearly six years now, and the amount of effort you put in should be applauded. Each video you post is engaging and entertaining. Thank you so much for this post.

[@alexddragame]

Very fascinating vid, Crash. Hyped for part 2 whenever it drops

[@BrandonCroker]

Walking in Memphis is a timeless classic. Cohn seems like a good dude.

[@lynnbowers4722]

If you're looking at music trends of the early 90s, don't forget that country music had a major pop crossover with the likes of Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, Reba McIntyre etc... I was in my 20s, was a rock lover who never listened to country before, and suddenly I was going to country -western bars and learning how to line dance. It was a moment.

[@maskofice9432]

KZbin recommended this to me randomly (probably because I watch way too much Todd in the Shadows) and I loved this video, absolutely looking forward to the rest of the series.

[@atrendlecalledreese443]

My mom had a Milli Vanilli cassette, but she eventually recorded over it with "Facelift". Definitely more than a fair trade.

[@shoryuXE10]

this was a super fun watch, definitely looking forward to pt2 :)

[@MBF78]

Kudos for name dropping Aphex Twin there. If you've heard that album, and I'm assuming you have, you know how legit it is, if not exactly perfect. For years I've been hoping that somebody would talk about Aphex Twin. Outside the electronic specific channels I mean. And Fantano.

[@ianstratton]

Trash Theory did a good video about the rise of Aphex Twin not too long ago. It's likely to be up your alley!

[@akuma_saint]

You finding out about SWV made my night.

[@robertmagin4619]

This is such a good idea for a video, and I'm so stoked for part 2!

[@jamesvwest2511]

Crash, this was a super fun video! Thanks for putting in this kind of work to make someone smile.

[@818cantfail]

Man I hope you keep this series going

[@DPerez3573]

Damn, you have no idea how much I was looking forward to this and you did not disappoint! Take your time making the next one. I'll be patient, I promise! (could we have it by next week?) I'm kidding!

[@therobotdevil2284]

Still my favorite music KZbin channel, this was a great one. Can't wait for part two.

[@DFMusic811]

Great video and it goes without saying that this would make for an excellent series in the future.

[@wouterlevering4296]

Amazing video! Can't wait for the next one

[@CountryChristmasCripple]

Yo shoutout to YOU for putting early 90s rap in a good light! So many yt’bers overlook our culture!❤️

[@jjones565]

Holy hell dude - where have you been?!! Your channel is definitely the crucial & must-have content I didn’t know I was missing!! So glad I found you & *BRAVO* 🙏🏽👍🏾🙌🏽🤘🏽

[@lRedPosion]

Really nice and informative video. Also thanks for bringing back Tom's Diner and All around the world back to our ears. We all heard it but probaly didn't knew the name.

[@EricAkif]

Mariah might have become a caricature of herself in recent years, but that first album was impeccable and I can name every single song on it. :)

[@Neevie-Styx]

Exactly, thank you. I totally agree.

[@SincerelyTracie]

Now that I am older, and I grew up, listening to the music she screams entirely too much and it gets on my nerves. I can't listen to any of her old songs.

[@LynnE507]

Thank You for mentioning Bleach. I feel like everyone forgets about that awesome raw album and Incesticide. Also, I'm Canadian....The Tragically Hip will always be special to us!

[@Ethan-og4pf]

This is an amazing video. I so agree with your points… Liked your video for mentioning The Cranberries’s debut. A childhood favourite of mine and one I still love very often… One of my favourite albums of 1993..

[@tjg121389]

Great vid! Interesting to see what all the nominees were since i was in diapers at the time for them. Indigo Girls were my first concert when I was 2 years old (and 2nd concert when I was 5), so I wouldn't be upset if they won. I also just bought tickets to see Seal for me and my mom. Those first 2 self-titlted albums got played a lot when I was a kid, and he's touring to celebrate their 30 year anniversaries.

[@abnormalcretunne927]

Within hearing your Arrested Development say'd curse, dey been doin a good streak 4me w/ their first 4 LPs and....their NEW mixtape "On the Cutting Room Floor". But cool to c your opinion upon dheir popularity. Love this video abunch!!!!

[@phillinsogood]

Crazy how big of an artist Mariah was back in the 90’s to never win a bunch of Grammys smh

[@YouCanCallMeXoe]

I'm honestly shocked that none of the big pop rappers of the Early 90's got nominated at all. Yes, Hammer and Vanilla Ice were bad, but they were HUGE. Also, 95 is gonna be interesting, to say the least, with so many artists I think actually deserved their nominations.

[@JaeKidd101]

Oooooo you tried it with SWV! "Weak" "I'm So Into You" definitely were there bigger hits aside from the granny's (see what I did there) lazy choice! Glad you got it right in the 2nd half of the decade ❤

[@marciomancono]

Him not knowing who SWV was disqualifies him from accurately discussing popular music over multiple genres in the 90s! He knew all those long forgotten, faded away, obscured White artist like Suzanne Vega, Sophie B. Hawkins and Duncan Shiek but to have NEVER have heard of SWV is a travesty and discredits hims!

[@warrior9923]

TONI BRAXTON!!!! Well Deserved, Now Legendary Queen Diva 30 years later 🏆👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯👌🏾

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love her

[@warrior9923]

@tylerhackner9731 Me-too!!! Ever since 92', 93 debut era 😁👌🏾

[@LounoirRecords]

i thought you would at some point talk about this very interesting topic and very enjoyable video :)

[@kayfimt7769]

The curse applies much better to 1995-2000 imo. All five of those were big deals who eventually drove off a cliff, whereas 1990-1995 contains Mariah Carey and Sheryl Crow who managed to have good careers.

[@collectibleasmr]

Great Video! Just found your channel and Insta subscribed!

[@NottyGurlStyle]

I love Soul II Soul and it would have been nice to see them get a Grammy. In the our community Soul II Soul is still good to play..at least I do. For Milli Villi it wasn't their fault...I feel bad for them big time. Even if they didn't sing the song I still like the two biggest tracks. At least for me as bad as you think some songs were..I love them lol Grammy or not I still enjoy this song evens today. I still love Vision of Love growing up, still one of my favorite songs. Love The Black Crows albums. I have it in my collection and still in my rotation.

[@travonlewis8134]

Bro vison of love and emotions are huge til this day wym 😂

[@benhemsworth8555]

Rust in Peace and Cowboys From Hell dropped in ‘90. Grammys surely wouldn’t touch it but definitely a better choice.

[@Skycladatdusk78]

Painkiller, Seasons In The Abyss, Souls Of Black, Facelift, Persistence Of Time, Lights Camera Revolution, the debut from Deicide and Never, Neverland by Annihilator were all great 1990 releases too. 1990 is one of my favorite metal years.

[@courtneyjohnsonhaber4591]

Justice for Neneh! She was doing that weird, like Beck-style stream of conscious rap when it wasn't cool yet.

[@geneyounkin6789]

I appreciate that The Grammys conversation pool is limited, but when you were saying that mysic in 1989 was really bad I kept screaming “What about Nine Inch Nails? Ministry? Faith No More?”

[@p.d.l7023]

Wilson Phillips album was solid. I remember friends and myself listening to it over and over whilst driving to the beach.

[@NinjaTylerBlack]

Shocked you never heard SWV. I still hear people sing Weak at karaoke pretty regularly

[@thugzman7890]

Damn u gave a mention to Todd in the Shadows!! I remember dude and that video!!! If I go back and check his page it’s because you reminded me. Lol

[@thevirtualtraveler]

Considering how huge the Indigo Girls got when College radio became mainstream "Alternative", and the fact that they are still writing/producing and touring original material now, I think they would have been not only the 'safe' bet, but the correct choice for 1990. (Also, that particular album is a masterpiece. Any young'uns reading should go check it out asap if you are into acoustic/folk/'indie' type music)

[@jamisonlamkin5576]

See now Someday was my jam back in the day, loved that song so much! Took me about 15-20 seconds though haha

[@katelynb8381]

You’re right about Mariah Carey’s self titled not being very well remembered, but she topped the billboard top 200 albums for 11 weeks and had 4 number 1 singles off of it. I think 1990 just wasn’t a memorable year; not that it wasn’t a very successful album.

[@katelynb8381]

And to promote the indigo girls as a front runner for best new artist for the 1989 group, then talk about things not being well remembered?? Hmm

[@kostajovanovic3711]

​@@katelynb8381 he has a habit of doing that

[@TheoMcAllister]

Absolute banger of a video.

[@tvestal100]

I just heard Crash say "mulletcore" and my soul left my body I laughed so hard

[@ricequin]

Living through that period in the U.K. I can definitely say that Neneh Cherry, Soul II Soul and Lisa Stansfield were all big deals here.

[@johnhermes4112]

I would have also considered Counting Crows for a nomination in 94.

[@michaelgreisinger5255]

Toni Braxton's debut album is one of my Top 3 All-time Favorite Albums Ever. It's a Classic.

[@eliasmg9144]

I missed the premiere but holy hell this was a banger, specially seeing Mariah winning the best new artist grammy

[@JadeCryptOfWonders]

I want you to know Crash, I had a really rough day and being able to laugh at the nineties put me in a much better mood.

[@g-man8031]

Almost forgot about SWV. I just remember them for the song 'I Get Weak In The Knees' because girls would sing it when I was in middle school.

[@kagaminate2923]

I wish the wiggles won the grammy

[@bunnykos9518]

Woohoo shout-out for HIM!! Very enjoyable video.

[@mjwgames9812]

Brilliant idea for a video

[@hella_lugosi]

Always nice to see Ween get some recognition, even if it's not from the Grammys. It'd be cool if you did a "How To Get Into Ween" someday :o

[@eliasmg9144]

Let's keep hoping

[@Calimbandil87]

An interesting way to handle Best New Artist Grammy would be to also hand out the "Retroactive BNA Grammy", basically give out an award for the best new artist as seen a decade later. So this year they would hand out the BNA for 2023 and the Retroactive BNA for 2013 celebrating a successful artists first decade after breaking through. They won't do it, but it would be fun.

[@travonlewis8134]

Nevermind didn’t go number one until early 92 Guns N’ Roses and metallic were the biggest names in rock that year

[@darbybiafra1933]

Love the generator cover I ur background

[@dannyinoakpark9095]

You should do a video about 90s Best New Artist from The American Music Awards and The MTV Music Video Awards and see how the compare to The Best New Grammy winners

[@twistedviewlabs]

the fact that you name checked Suede and Slowdive made this video worthwhile

[@pushon10]

Yay, you gave credit to Suede and Slowdive, two of my favourite bands.

[@emilyroberts2282]

13:49 Former Detroiter here. I agree, it's fun to wonder about a Tragically Hip who gained traction south of Toledo, Ohio.

[@miked7011]

In 1989 Guns and Roses got the top 100 MTV number 1 on the new Years Eve countdown.

[@yourfriendlybeatmaker4520]

Every year I would record all my favorite videos I didn't get to record through the year... I t was an all day event and I loved every minute of it...

[@miked7011]

@@yourfriendlybeatmaker4520 me too!

[@ClassifiedRanTom]

I wonder who the first disgraced winners will be? Girl you know it’s girl you know it’s girl you know it’s girl you know it’s Milli Vanilli.

[@marciomancono]

Lol....

[@roses1097]

Disagree, Toni’s first album is a classic.

[@JeremyLeal1695]

I could only imagine what a video on the Best Metal Performance award would look like.

[@scottlarson1548]

I'm certain every nomination was decided by who was least likely to cause trouble at the awards ceremony. Grammys are mostly about the annual TV broadcast.