Well,
it’s that time again! You know the
Carolina Beach Music Award Sham. You
heard me! Sham!! Why Shame? The answer
is very simple. Just look around at the
REAL award shows and see how many times these same folks repeat in the same category
nearly every year or every other year.
How many of those folks are selected to receive those awards by folks
other than their contemporaries within the industry? How many of them are awarded awards for
nothing but covers or at least mostly covers? In short what feat justifies these folks being
held up as the Best and Brightest in Carolina Music? Nothing no One that has professional credentials
that would at very least mimics the Grammys and other such national awards except perhaps fan loyalty and endurance. But in the grand scheme of things thos two attributes mean nothing as related to awards. But hey it does mean something as related to
income and perhaps that is what the CBMA’s are all about; An award for simply surviving, not growing or
improving the music from a large center stage.
Yep, that’s it. It’s all about saving face by presenting ones self as a
Big Fish in a somewhat small polluted pond! Oh, well I guess I’ve said enough for
now. I just get really distressed when I
see all the hype over an event that does nothing to improve or enhance the real
artists who performed, are continuing to perform and contribute to the bigger
picture on a national basis. As a friend
of mine and many of you who read my commentary says “CMBA’s are a self directed
at a boy for a select few by a select few”.
I think that pretty much says it all.