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Empty Seats and Epstein Files: The Grammy Autopsy

Empty Seats and Epstein Files: The Grammy Autopsy

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"The lights were bright, the diamonds were borrowed, but nobody was watching."

This week, I'm performing a cultural autopsy on the 2026 Grammys. With viewership plummeting by over a million viewers and double-digit drops in the younger demographics, I have to ask: Is the "Music’s Biggest Night" slogan officially gaslighting us?

I'm deconstructing why the "Prestige Award" is dying in real-time.

From the "ICE OUT" protests on stage to the cringe-inducing attempts at "relatability," the Grammys have become a 20th-century solution to a 21st-century world. Are we finally breaking up with the Cult of Celebrity, or are we just moving our worship to smaller, more "vetted" gods?

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