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Let’s talk about music.

Rather, let’s talk about music awards and competitions. Music should never be competitive in my opinion, if you’re in this business solely to win a Grammy or (God forbid) an MTV or Muchmusic video award, then you are a shallow, soulless being. But it is fine to get into the music business to sell records and make money at shows, anyone that tells you they are simply in it for the art is a liar. Unless these people are charging zero dollars for shows and records, they are filthy liars. But sometimes awards go to decent hard working folk. Sometimes they get that recognition that they need. In Canada, our equivalent to the Grammy Awards is the Juno Awards. Held every April, we base our nominations on album sales and charts, not on artistic merit. This is why Nelly Furtado walked away with a veritable bounty of statues this spring (as well as annoying the piss out of us by hosting the show). But it wasn’t so bad when Buck 65 hosted a year prior (actually, Pam Anderson hosted but Halifax’s Tom Waits did most of the talking and all of the DJing).