I remember Fountains Of Wayne being nominated for Best New Artist upon their third album as a band containing a hit single. Just...huh?

Pretty much all commentary I’ve seen yesterday and today in support of any snubbed artists has fallen along a pretty likeminded sort of observation: their artistic merit is abundantly clear because ‘look at their chart placement/how many units they’ve moved’.

And...that kinda says all you need to know about how…