<![CDATA[One Irritating Song Is All It Takes To Get An Award These Days - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[One Irritating Song Is All It Takes To Get An Award These Days - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:15:23 EDT Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:15:23 EDT http://idolator.com/367386/one-irritating-song-is-all-it-takes-to-get-an-award-these-days <![CDATA[One Irritating Song Is All It Takes To Get An Award These Days]]> http://idolator.com/367386/one-irritating-song-is-all-it-takes-to-get-an-award-these-days#c4719315 I believe the award goes to an ASCAP-affiliated artist (one that writes their own songs) who had a songwriting/publishing deal before they had a recording deal, and then validated the publishing company's investment in them and ASCAP's early support. That would explain the Rejects (who were placing songs on MTV's Undressed years before their debut album) and Bareilles.

MrStarhead

]]> 33:367386:c4719315 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:15:23 EDT <![CDATA[One Irritating Song Is All It Takes To Get An Award These Days]]> http://idolator.com/367386/one-irritating-song-is-all-it-takes-to-get-an-award-these-days#c4717342 I just got her album in the last couple days and I must say for someone who doesn't have any formal training of any kind, her album is really one of those albums that is a good listen from end to end. There are much better songs on the CD than the the single "Love Song." I really think that she going to be the artist of the month for me personally.

weirdnjfan1

]]> 33:367386:c4717342 Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:46:18 EDT <![CDATA[One Irritating Song Is All It Takes To Get An Award These Days]]> http://idolator.com/367386/one-irritating-song-is-all-it-takes-to-get-an-award-these-days#c4682734 would you have preferred it go to Vampire Weekend? (see, now am I insulting Vampire Weekend, Sarah for being as bad as Vampire Weekend, or idolator for spending way too much time hating Vampire Weekend?? Could it be a three-fer?!?!?!?!?)

TheRunningboard7

]]> 33:367386:c4682734 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:45:47 EDT <![CDATA[One Irritating Song Is All It Takes To Get An Award These Days]]> http://idolator.com/367386/one-irritating-song-is-all-it-takes-to-get-an-award-these-days#c4682344 @tigerpop: Yeah, good call. Supposedly the award is "for a new artist who releases, during the eligibility year, the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist" (thanks, Wikipedia!) so I guess it's a technicality anyway.

Gumboots

]]> 33:367386:c4682344 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:31:49 EDT <![CDATA[One Irritating Song Is All It Takes To Get An Award These Days]]> http://idolator.com/367386/one-irritating-song-is-all-it-takes-to-get-an-award-these-days#c4681800 @Gumboots: Ask Fountains of Wayne and Imogen Heap for starters.

tigerpop

]]> 33:367386:c4681800 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:10:11 EDT <![CDATA[One Irritating Song Is All It Takes To Get An Award These Days]]> http://idolator.com/367386/one-irritating-song-is-all-it-takes-to-get-an-award-these-days#c4679800 I'm not really surprised. Didn't the same thing happen with Leslie Feist? Her single and album blew up after that iPod commercial, and then she got nominated for 4 Grammys.

*Still not sure how someone who has released 4 albums (and another 4 with Broken Social Scene) is considered a "new artist". Love her music though.

Gumboots

]]> 33:367386:c4679800 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:50:46 EDT <![CDATA[One Irritating Song Is All It Takes To Get An Award These Days]]> http://idolator.com/367386/one-irritating-song-is-all-it-takes-to-get-an-award-these-days#c4679341 @Al Shipley: Jack Johnson and Bat For Lashes are also previous recipients, but it would appear that they might hand out the thing to anyone who's willing to play the (non-televised?) award show.

Dan Gibson

]]> 33:367386:c4679341 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:30:42 EDT <![CDATA[One Irritating Song Is All It Takes To Get An Award These Days]]> http://idolator.com/367386/one-irritating-song-is-all-it-takes-to-get-an-award-these-days#c4679099 Yeah, I'm not sure what this 'Vanguard Award' signifies, the only previous winner I can find is the All-American Rejects last year, so maybe it's geared towards new/emerging artist? ASCAP's big award, Songwriter Of The Year, usually goes these days to someone in R&B or hip hop who's had a ton of hits in the space of one year (Stargate, the Neptunes, 50 Cent, etc.)

Al Shipley

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