Dear Beliebers (and His Manager), Justin Bieber Was Not Snubbed By The Grammys, and Here's Why

Was Justin Bieber paid dust
by the Grammys?

Last night, the 2013 Grammy nominations were announced, with notable mentions of Frank Ocean, Fun., Miguel, Kelly Clarkson, or more.

Of course, with everyone who is nominated for the most prestigious music awards on the planet, there are people who are snubbed.

One of the most obvious absences from the nominee list is Justin Bieber, who released his third album Believe this past year to considerable first week sales and two huge hits, "Boyfriend" and "As Long As You Love Me". Bieber's absence from the Grammys has led his fans into a virtual maelstrom via Twitter. Even Scooter Braun, Bieber's manager, took to Twitter to criticize the Grammy board for snubbing the teenager.

Newsflash, though: he wasn't snubbed. Bieber didn't deserve a Grammy nod this year.

While Justin Bieber received credit from critics for attempting to mature his sound, Believe is nothing more than a decent pop album in a year filled with them. Braun argued that Bieber really worked hard on this album, but a lot of artists work hard, and have produced much stronger efforts. "Boyfriend" has some of the most eye-rolling lyrics in recent pop memory, while "As Long As You Love Me" is standard dubstep-lite fare. Nothing on the album was terribly exciting or pushed any musical boundaries for the year. For example, Bieber's mentor Usher scored a nomination for "Climax", one of the most interesting R&B singles he has ever released. Although it was predictable, Katy Perry's "Wide Awake" is one of the strongest pop ballads of the year. And then there is labelmate Carly Rae Jepsen, who released not only the year's most inescapable hit, but also one of the most charming. Sorry, but there is nothing charming about sitting by the fire, eating fondue.

Then there is his public behavior, which has a lot more weight than you would expect. I'm sure the Grammy committee wouldn't take kindly to an artist who wouldn't even change his clothes to meet the head of state of his own country. Although certainly not the defining factor, the committee takes notice of an artist's behavior. Essentially, he needs to stop acting like a brat.

At the end of the day, there was nothing about Believe that would justify it replacing any of the other nominees. He may have worked hard on it, but that doesn't guarantee a nod, especially if the material just isn't strong enough. Bieber just needs to take stock in the fact that he has indeed been a Grammy nominee before.

Better luck next time.

Hot Mess Alert (Thanksgiving Edition): Justin Bieber in Overalls, One Direction vs. The Wanted, and Rihanna Instagrams Shirtless Chris Brown!

Time for some good heaping servings of ratchet!

Honestly, any of these moments of hot messery deserve their own post, but considering we just celebrated the day of the turkey, why not stuff a whole bunch of turkeys into one post?

HOT MESS #1: One Direction's Zayn Fights With The Wanted's Max George

It's the battle of the boybands! One Direction member Zayn Malik got snippy on Twitter yesterday, calling The Wanted's Max George a "geek" for posting a picture with Usher on his Twitter. Max quickly responded, and it all went to hell from there, featuring cameos from Tom Parker and Louis Tomlinson. Some of the zingers? Zayn: "Mate, if I had a face like yours my hair would be the last thing I'd worry about" and "Let's not chat about vocal ability, boys." I have to say, as someone who enjoys a dragging session or two, Zayn took this one hands down. Can't we all just get along? Check out the Twitter beef below.

HOT MESS #2: Rihanna Instagrams a Shirtless Picture of Chris Brown

She may claim her relationship with Chris Brown is "nobody's business", but she obviously feels its the business of her followers on Instagram. Just a few hours ago, she posted a photo of her on-off boyfriend lying on a bed, shirtless, with his ass in the air, surrounded by Simpsons memorabilia. Seriously? It's pretty much an open secret that the two superstars are at least friends with benefits, but to flaunt it, especially after all the claims to leave them alone (and the Oprah interview). Then, to post this the week of her album release? It all screams "publicity stunt", and a tacky one at that! Here's some advice to Rihanna: if it's nobody's business, you might want to consider hopping off all kinds of social media, because then you are begging us to care.

HOT MESS #3: Justin Bieber Wears Overalls to Meet The Prime Minister of Canada

No, just no!

No, I didn't type this out wrong. Yes, you are looking at a picture of Justin Bieber wearing overalls to meet the highest government official of Canada. Overalls. I'm sorry but do they have even have farms in Canada? Is Justin Bieber a six-year old, because that's the last time I wore overalls? Is this the 90's, where overalls as a fashion statement was partially acceptable? Is he seriously trying to emulate Chris Brown, who wore recently overalls in Brandy's "Put It Down" video? So many questions, not enough time to drag him for the answers.

Quote of the Day: Justin Bieber on His "Swagger Coach"

I swear to God, it is not on purpose that Justin Bieber has two quotes of the day back-to-back. I just couldn't let this one go.

Apparently, the Canadian teen has a "swagger coach", as he told the Kansas City Star earlier this year. I'll let him explain:

“I have a swagger coach that helps me and teaches me different swaggerific things to do… He has helped me with my style and just putting different pieces together and being able to layer and stuff like that.”

Wow.

Quote of the Day: Justin Bieber on Disney-backed Performers

"I like hop-hop a lot. I'm really glad they've taken a liking to me. Having [Ludacris] and having Lil Wayne give me shout me out on UStream, you know - it's cool. I think it's because I didn't go through the Disney route. I didn't go corny, but, like, at the same time I've been cool and collected."

- Justin Bieber to MTV on how he became accepted by the hip-hop community.

The irony is just too obvious to state, but I'll do it anyway.

Silly string house parties?

Dance battles in bowling alleys?

Seriously? That is not corny?

Ok, Justin.