If you want to come for Alessia Cara, go ahead and try, because she has no problem shutting down her haters. After the “1-800-273-8255” singer took home the best new artist trophy at the Grammys on Sunday night, her win was met with shock for a few reasons.
In addition to many believing fellow best new artist nominee SZA was robbed, there was a more general sense of confusion about how Cara could have qualified for a “new” artist award to begin with. Although Cara is an incredibly talented vocalist, her first album came out in 2015. Shouldn’t the best new artist trophy honor a musician who’s actually . . . new?It turns out the rules for winning this particular category are incredibly complicated. A few years ago, the Grammys website actually released a statement about how the decision process for best new artist goes down, since fans were so confused: “Our Best New Artist category probably has the most complicated set…
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