Friday, May 22, 2026

Grammys: Someone Doesn’t Like Justin Timberlake, Plus Gaga, Paul Simon, DNCE All Snubbed

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The Grammys are famous for their snubs, but this year seems worse than ever.

First of all Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” number 1 all summer, was relegated to category 61– music for a visual medium. Huh? It should have been Record of the Year nominee at least. Timberlake can now officially feel like someone doesn’t like him at the Grammys. His “20/20 Experience” album, the best seller of 2014, was also ignored.

Also missing: “Cake by the Ocean,” by DNCE. It was a huge hit, a great record, and should have been in Dance music at least.

Lady Gaga was snubbed for her single, Perfect Illusion. Likewise Sting, for I Can’t Stop Thinking About You.

Paul Simon’s album Stranger to Stranger, a beautiful record, was completely blanked. So was Van Morrison’s Keep on Singing.

David Bowie’s final album, Blackstar, was sent to “alternative.” Ridiculous.

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Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009 and previously edited Fame magazine and wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. is articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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