Grammy nominations were announced this morning, and while that’s all well and good, sometimes the real story is the snubs. So, let’s take a quick moment to run through some of the artists who were snubbed and, more importantly, artists we totally thought shouldn’t have been snubbed.

Pop

For starters, Carly Rae Jepsen. This young fire cracker was completely shut out even though her album, Emotion, was in some circles, a contender for at least an Album of the Year nod. A good number of people whose opinions I trust are all sorts of up and arms about Jepsen getting denied, and I am nothing but not a follower at times. But still, both Jepsen and her album had a decent amount of buzz surrounding them, so it seems strange to see her being shut out. At the very least, she could’ve been thrown a bone in one of the Pop categories.

R&B

And how are you going to snub Rihanna, Grammy people? I mean, “fourfiveseconds” was by no means songwriting rocket science, but one would have thought it was Grammy catnip: Three Grammy-winners on one track! Dude, you liked it so much that you had them perform it at last year’s show! Rihanna didn’t even get a nomination for “B*tch Better Have My Money.” Man. Tough crowd. I’m about four, maybe five seconds from also wildin’ out.

Hip-Hop

My first reaction would be to wonder why the heck “Hotline Bling” wasn’t included. But then, seeing as how I’m somewhat of an amateur problem solver, I’d do a quick Google search and learn that Drake didn’t formally submit it. That’s cool. It’s not like Drake is going completely unnoticed here. However, my man Action Bronson is. Same for young buck Vince Staples, both of whom released albums that could totally have been considered in the hip-hop categories. I’d give an edge to Staples’ Summertime ’06 over Bronson’s Mr. Wonderful, but would ultimately be happy with either one being nominated. Bronson should have at least been nominated for “Baby Blue,” his track with Chance the Rapper.

Rock

Our man Beck, whose song “Dreams” was a contender for Song of the Summer, was also left out in the cold, failing to earn a single nod for the track, even though he would have fit nicely in any of the rock categories. “Dreams” is a great song and a fun left turn after his last album, which won big at last year’s Grammys. Plus, if it’s good enough for Ms. Taylor Swift, then how is not good enough for the Grammy voters? Don’t they know that we, as a country, have all decided that Swift is our cultural barometer? This is madness. I bet even Kanye West thought “Dreams” was dope, and West hasn’t been Beck’s biggest supporter in recent years, let alone someone who is even aware of his existence. I have one word for you, Grammys. Actually, make that three.