yessir321 said:

Not everyone, I know a TON of people who can’t stand Taylor’s music. I mean shoot just look at this board whenever she’s on tv!

I personally would be bored to tears watching her parade around shouting ‘She wears short skirts, I wear T shirts!’

Give me Kendrick every day of the week and twice on Sunday before I have to sit through a Taylor show.

Again man, it’s ok if you personally don’t like rap, but don’t sit here and act like it’s not the most popular form of music modern day in America.

People tuned in just for Kendrick, the only people who would be excited for Bon Jovi were tuning in anyway

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yessir321 said:

Not everyone, I know a TON of people who can’t stand Taylor’s music. I mean shoot just look at this board whenever she’s on tv!

I personally would be bored to tears watching her parade around shouting ‘She wears short skirts, I wear T shirts!’

Give me Kendrick every day of the week and twice on Sunday before I have to sit through a Taylor show.

Again man, it’s ok if you personally don’t like rap, but don’t sit here and act like it’s not the most popular form of music modern day in America.

People tuned in just for Kendrick, the only people who would be excited for Bon Jovi were tuning in anyway

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ashokan said:

The 2025 Grammy's had the lowest ratings in years despite the Lamar, Beyonce, Carpenter hype. If the Jay-X army loses ratings on free TV during Super Bowl week I can't see it helping at the SB itself much. People watch the SB mostly for the game.

I think a reason for preponderance of rap is the ease of creating it. Its easier and cheaper for labels to find some kid who plays no instrument to rhyme his way over a bass track. Most lyrics are about the same things with some word play and double entendres taken to mean deep intelligence. The boy bands that created earnings are suspiciously gone and girls are big on K-Pop music and TV series

I see new rock is mostly dead and to be honest I was never a rocker so I'm not upset. However the money in music biz is in tours and the top grossing tours all-time and for 2024 have no rappers. Truth is there isn't much money in rap itself and rappers use their image to sell overpriced stuff. They are just influencers really. Bruce, Taylor and Elton dont need to sell clothes and sunglasses to be rich - the music does it.

I watched Travis Scott and his voice is all electronic with a bunch of CG and animation - empty calories. I confess I do like listening to Tekashi 6ix9ine talk ("Only things I fear are God and the FBI") but the rap is same ole slurs and posturing with puppies and rainbows braids.

Despite Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar, ratings for the Grammys fall

Ratings for the Grammy Awards dipped from last year, despite the nail-biting tension of whether Beyoncé would win album of the year and a surprise appearance by The Weeknd.

apnews.com

These were the top 10 highest-grossing music world tours of 2024 – and how much they earned

The Top 10 highest-grossing music world tours for this year have been revealed, along with how much they made. Check it out here.

www.nme.com

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jsol_05 said:

So you are saying that will get us to 8 or 9 wins

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rutgersal said:

Transfer DLs are at least average and can contribute something.

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jsol_05 said:

What do u consider good shape?

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rutgersal said:

What does this post have to do with our prospects for 2025? While we’re probably not getting superstars from the bargain bin, as long as these kids give us competitive reps, we’ll be in good shape.

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zappaa said:

I don’t want it to be a racial thing, i want it to be a music form everyone likes,
Everyone likes Taylor Swift and Beyoncé because they have talent

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zappaa said:

You’re a smart guy….Im curious what you think about rap culture?
Hippies of the last century were very aware a commune life style, peace and love didn’t translate to the business world and raising a family.
Yes, how do you think the denigration of women, the grooming, the clothing, the language of hip hop translates to life off the streets?
I’m speaking about both black and white kids.

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S.W.A.I.N said:

We are starting 4 freshman and people are acting like Pike makes them ride the pine until their 4th year. I love how we credit Pike for the development of someone like JMike, but don't believe that practices have anything to do with said development.

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yessir321 said:

Beyoncé played the halftime show in 2013 and did the Christmas Day halftime show this year. Dr Dre performed the halftime show just a couple years ago… But again what does any of this have to do with skin color?

Again, very important distinction, a ‘White Head’ is an OLD PERSON. It has NOTHING to do with race. It’s a reference to how when you get older, your hair turns white. That happens to everyone, white, black, Asian, Hispanic, etc.

Please stop trying to make this a racial thing when it has nothing g to do with race

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