2024 Grammys Recap, Reaction and TikTok Breaks Up with UM...

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Demar and Adriel recap the Grammys and breakdown why the award continues to lose relevance. Also the duo catch up on the TikTok and UMG negotiation breakdown, independent artists are up! P.S. Hard times for Drew Walls and his content with the UMG negotiations, keep him in your prayersTIMECODES:0:58 - Grammys who cares8:10 - Rod Wave should be considered a mainstream artist9:58 - Understanding Drake and The Weeknd frustrations11:16 - Never nominating anything off after hours12:52 - They don't understand people that who win the awards are saying your award sucks 14:19 - Someone's auntie that smokes cigarettes14:54 - Ludacris story and JT15:21 - Aligning yourself with blackness as a white artist vs doing the opposite17:45 - Billie Eyelish case study18:48 - Tik-tok UMG26:49 - Schoolboy QFollow us:YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@AlbumModeTikTok:Album Mode: https://www.tiktok.com/@albummodepod Adriel: https://www.tiktok.com/@adrielsmileydotcom Démar: https://www.tiktok.com/@godkingdemi Instagram:Album Mode: https://www.instagram.com/albummodepod/ Adriel: https://www.instagram.com/adrielsmileydotcom/ Démar: https://www.instagram.com/demarjgrant/ Twitter:Album Mode: https://twitter.com/AlbumModepod Adriel: https://twitter.com/AdrielSmiley_ Démar: https://twitter.com/DemarJGrant

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Demar and Adriel recap the Grammys and breakdown why the award continues to lose relevance. Also the duo catch up on the TikTok and UMG negotiation breakdown, independent artists are up! P.S. Hard times for Drew Walls and his content with the UMG...

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