Last night at the Grammy Awards, Alessia Cara took home the award for Best New Artist. She beat out SZA, Lil Uzi Vert, Khalid, and Julia Michaels. People criticized her win, and the singer responded on her Instagram.
She wrote:
“I didn’t log onto grammy.com and submit myself. that’s not how it works. I didn’t ask to be submitted either because there are other artists that deserve the acknowledgment. but I was nominated and won and I am not going to be upset about something I’ve wanted since I was a kid, not to mention have worked really hard for.”
Furthermore, Alessia raises some good points about being more respectful towards others’ hard work. Because telling an artist that she doesn’t deserve to win is, after all, a bit out of line.
See her post and full message below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeixI5uHfmz/?hl=en&taken-by=alessiasmusic