Grammy Win for Unofficial Bridgerton Musical

[soulmistin]

Posted: 4/3/22 at 8:43pm

Am I the only one who feels astonished and a little horrified at this? In my opinion it was clearly the academy trying to garner attention. I am a Bridgerton super fan (20+ guilty pleasure binges) and I could not even bring myself to finish this in one sitting. The only song of merit was the one that went viral, and even that was… okayish?

I can’t imagine an academy member actually sitting down and justifying why a breathy, ill constructed borderline pop album solely for teenagers to use as a Tiktok audio deserves more esteem than a Sondheim, Dylan, or any other score. 

[MemorableUserName]

Posted: 4/3/22 at 8:45pm

There's some discussion of the win in the main thread:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1126654

And yes, people seem...unimpressed.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 4/3/22 at 8:58pm

Popularity over actual talent. Pathetic. 

[soulmistin]

Posted: 4/3/22 at 9:01pm

Sutton Ross said: "Popularity over actual talent. Pathetic."

You and I disagree over many things, but I’m fully with you on that. I do think the main vocalist (who is also one of the two writers) does have substantial talent to be honed, and frankly this makes me sad for her because it will potentially stunt very real growth she could have as an artist and composer. With real criticism she could have developed this over time and made it something really worth knowing about.