Justin Bieber, you are not alone. Madonna was also totally shut out of the 2013 Grammy Awards. The middle aged sexpot’s latest album, “MDNA,” was snubbed by the Grammy committees in all categories. “MDNA” didn’t get any kind of album nomination. And no single from the album managed to elicit a nomination. Madonna didn’t even get a nom in the Dance Music category. “MDNA” was kind of a bust from the beginning. It opened so-so at number 1, then dropped the most of album from the top spot in its second week. Ouch! It also had the strange situation of being included in Madonna’s concert ticket sales– so the first week numbers were pumped by that inclusion. The real sales were very small. At one point vendors couldn’t give it away. It was selling from between 41 cents and $4.99. By the time Madonna’s tour started, “MDNA” was gone from any charts, barely remembered. And apparently the Grammys didn’t remember it either. The Grammys also omitted Bieber’s new album, “Believe,” going for substance this year in a big way over marketing. Very wise.
http://www.showbiz411.com/2012/04/03/madonna-pumps-up-album-sales-artificially-mdna-is-doa
