After being overlooked, the mother of four began to reconsider where she places value and “validation” as an artist.
Ciara said she “literally checked off every box” she believed would position “Body Party” for a nomination. After she failed to receive the nod, Ciara began to reconsider where she places value and “validation” as an artist.
“I never want to feel like the validation of my success is within any tool, anything physical or material. You have to have your own success meter in your mind and as long as I’m doing what I love and it’s making me happy…I decided, I don’t want to put too much weight or merit in things that I can’t control,’ she said on the ZeZe Millz Show.
Grammy nominations often reflect a combination of artistic merit, voting patterns, and competition in a given year, and not all commercially successful tracks secure nominations. (No single verifiable news outlet beyond Complex and chart history found specific commentary on this point.)
The mother of four isn’t the only singer the Grammys have failed to acknowledge despite great music and great success. One of the most successful singers in history Mariah Carey has too felt snubbed by the academy. Despite being nominated for 34 Grammy Awards over more than three decades, Carey has won only five.
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Source: Black Enterprise
