Over the span of her career, Diana Ross has proven time and time again why she is a music icon and her efforts will pay off at the upcoming Grammy Awards.
The diva is being honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her many contributions to the music industry. Ross’ early career with The Supremes set a new blueprint for girl groups and her impact as a solo artist paved the way for some today’s biggest stars (i.e. Beyonce).
Over her career, Ross has been nominated for 12 Grammys (although never winning), received an Oscar nomination for “Lady Sings the Blues,” churned out 18 No.1 records and released 67 albums!
Other honorees include Gil Scott-Heron, Glen Campbell, the Allman Brothers Band, George Jones, Antonio Carlos Jobim and the Memphis Horns.
The 54th annual Grammy Awards will air live from Los Angeles on Feb. 12th, 2012.
It is about time! What a monumental oversight! The incomparable Ms. Diana Ross is the Boss — period! Her iconography, and her status in the Ballroom (or the Big Room — where exit signs are clearly marked) does not require apologies, explanations, or justification. She is it. She ‘got’ legs — long legs!
That the music industry did not ‘grace’ her with Grammys was not about talent, or competition, genre, category, money, or pay-offs. It was un-pure politics!
Alas, Ms. Ross is too much of a lady to tell the Grammys where to shove that award! She was slighted, but that does not define who she is and what she’s done for the industry and her poly-psycho-macro-micro-sociological impact on the 20th Century. Comparing ‘talent’ to The Boss is ridiculous. Not ridiculous in a dull sense, ridiculous like irrational, uninspired and frankly uninformed.
PS: When she’s gone — work will cease, hearts will stop and tears will tilt the earth — so savor the tribute (and there better be a tribute). You don’t reach out to Diana Ross — The Boss unless you plan on showing love — on a grand scale.
Can you believe I had a crush on this beatiful woman for over 40 years, she’s one of those divas that never grows old. She deserves a lifetime acheiver award. It still boggles my mind that she never won a Grammy or an Oscar.
about time,i cant believe that this incredible women has been overlooked for so long,the grammys should be ashamed of themselves,diana ross is a real living legend and a giant in popular culture,viva miss ross.