{"id":1057178,"date":"2021-11-26T12:14:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-26T17:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057178"},"modified":"2021-11-26T12:14:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T17:14:22","slug":"despite-calls-for-their-cancellations-dave-chappelle-louis-c-k-both-nominated-for-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-calls-for-their-cancellations-dave-chappelle-louis-c-k-both-nominated-for-grammys\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite Calls For Their Cancellations, Dave Chappelle, Louis C.K. Both Nominated For Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdespite-calls-for-their-cancellations-dave-chappelle-louis-c-k-both-nominated-for-grammys%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1057178&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Woke mobs may be calling for Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K. to be cancelled, but it appears Grammy voters feel differently.<\/p>\n<p>When the Recording Academy announced the nominations for 64th annual Grammy awards on Tuesday, the two comedians, who have both faced criticism and controversy for different reasons, were among the honorees.<\/p>\n<p>Chappelle, who has been targeted by trans activists over jokes they deem \u201ctransphobic,\u201d received a \u201cBest Spoken Word Album\u201d nomination for his Netflix special \u201c8:46,\u201d a comedy set he delivered in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio, immediately following George Floyd\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Other nominees in the category also touch on the subject of racial strife.<\/p>\n<p>LeVar Burton is included for his narration of \u201cAftermath,\u201d his dystopian novel that imagines a new civil war in the future. Don Cheadle is nominated for his reading of \u201cCarry On: Reflections for A New Generation From John Lewis,\u201d a biography on the late senator and civil rights activist. Black poet J. Ivey made the cut with, \u201cCatching Dreams: Live At Fort Knox Chicago\u201d Finally, Barack Obama received a nod for \u201cA Promised Land,\u201d a memoir of his time in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that his sexual conduct with younger, female comedians and entertainment executives left Louis C.K. largely unwelcome on major streaming platforms and in some comedy clubs, his latest release, \u201cSincerely Louis CK,\u201d nevertheless received a nomination for \u201cBest Comedy Album.\u201d The rest of the category includes offerings from Kevin Hart, Chelsea Handler, and Lewis Black.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by Hollywood trade publication, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/grammys-chief-on-noms-for-marilyn-manson-louis-ck-we-wont-look-at-peoples-history\/\">The Wrap<\/a>, about the controversial nominees, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said the Recording Academy does not \u201clook at people\u2019s history\u201d when considering nominations, but added that doesn\u2019t mean all nominees will be invited to attend the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe won\u2019t restrict the people who can submit their material for consideration,\u201d Mason said, \u201cWe won\u2019t look back at people\u2019s history, we won\u2019t look at their criminal record, we won\u2019t look at anything other than the legality within our rules of, is this recording for this work eligible based on date and other criteria. If it is, they can submit for consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mason went on:<\/p>\n<p><em>What we will control is our stages, our shows, our events, our red carpets. We\u2019ll take a look at anyone who is asking to be a part of that, asking to be in attendance, and we\u2019ll make our decisions at that point. But we\u2019re not going to be in the business of restricting people from submitting their work for our voters to decide on.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many Grammy experts were watching to see how the organization would respond should cancelled country star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/awards\/morgan-wallen-grammy-2022-situation-analysis-9648248\/\">Morgan Wallen<\/a> receive a nod. But despite having the best-selling country album of the year and being submitted in eight categories, the 28-year-old did not receive any nominations<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 Grammys are scheduled to air on January 31, on CBS.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woke mobs may be calling for Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K. to be cancelled, but it appears Grammy voters feel differently.When the Recording Academy announced the nominations for 64th annual Grammy awards on Tuesday, the two comedians, who have both faced criticism and controversy for different reasons, were among the honorees.Chappelle, who has been targeted by trans activists over jokes they deem \u201ctransphobic,\u201d received a \u201cBest Spoken Word Album\u201d nomination for his Netflix special \u201c8:46,\u201d a comedy set he delivered in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio, immediately following George Floyd\u2019s death.Other nominees in the category also touch on the subject of racial strife.LeVar Burton is included for his narration of \u201cAftermath,\u201d his dystopian novel that imagines a new civil war in the future. Don Cheadle is nominated for his reading of \u201cCarry On: Reflections for A New Generation From John Lewis,\u201d a biography on the late senator and civil rights activist. Black poet J. Ivey made the cut with, \u201cCatching Dreams: Live At Fort Knox Chicago\u201d Finally, Barack Obama received a nod for \u201cA Promised Land,\u201d a memoir of his time in the White House.Despite the fact that his sexual conduct with younger, female comedians and entertainment executives left Louis C.K. largely unwelcome on major streaming platforms and in some comedy clubs, his latest release, \u201cSincerely Louis CK,\u201d nevertheless received a nomination for \u201cBest Comedy Album.\u201d The rest of the category includes offerings from Kevin Hart, Chelsea Handler, and Lewis Black.Asked by Hollywood trade publication, The Wrap, about the controversial nominees, Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said the Recording Academy does not \u201clook at people\u2019s history\u201d when considering nominations, but added that doesn\u2019t mean all nominees will be invited to attend the ceremony.\u201cWe won\u2019t restrict the people who can submit their material for consideration,\u201d Mason said, \u201cWe won\u2019t look back at people\u2019s history, we won\u2019t look at their criminal record, we won\u2019t look at anything other than the legality within our rules of, is this recording for this work eligible based on date and other criteria. If it is, they can submit for consideration.\u201dMason went on:What we will control is our stages, our shows, our events, our red carpets. We\u2019ll take a look at anyone who is asking to be a part of that, asking to be in attendance, and we\u2019ll make our decisions at that point. But we\u2019re not going to be in the business of restricting people from submitting their work for our voters to decide on.Many Grammy experts were watching to see how the organization would respond should cancelled country star Morgan Wallen receive a nod. But despite having the best-selling country album of the year and being submitted in eight categories, the 28-year-old did not receive any nominationsThe 2022 Grammys are scheduled to air on January 31, on CBS.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":112,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1057178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1057178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1057178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1057178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1057178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1057178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}