Alessia Cara defends best new artist Grammy win amid backlash
Alessia Cara
Alessia Cara defended  herself  for winning the Grammy for best new artist after critics said  she  didnât deserve the award over  her  fellow nominees.
The 21-year-old was criticized because many people argued  she  shouldn't be considered a ânewâ artist.  Cara  won the Grammy Sunday night  beating out Khalid  Lil Uzi Vert  Julia Michaels and SZA.
In a lengthy Instagram post   Cara  responded to the backlash and said  she  wasnât âgoing to be upsetâ about winning an award  she  âworked really hard for.â
âTo address the apparent backlash regarding winning something I had no control over: I didnât log onto grammy.com and submit myself. thatâs not how it works. I didnât ask to be submitted either because there are other artists that deserve the acknowledgment â  she  wrote.
âBut I was nominated and won and I am not going to be upset about something Iâve wanted since I was a kid  not to mention have worked really hard for  â Cara  added.
 She  referenced  her  acceptance speech where  she  said every artist deserves a chance to be noticed and slammed the music industryâs focus on popularity rather than a singerâs talent and hard work.
 Cara  continued  âIâm aware that my music wasnât released yesterday  Iâm aware that  yes  my music has become fairly popular in the last year. but Iâm trying very hard to use the platform Iâve been given to talk about these things and bring light to issues that arenât fair  all while trying to make the most of the weird  amazing success Iâve been lucky enough to have.â
âI will not let everything Iâve worked for be diminished by people taking offence [sic] to my accomplishments and feeling the need to tell me how much I suck. hereâs something fun! Iâve been thinking I suck since I was old enough to know what sucking meant. Iâve beat u to it. And thatâs why this means a lot to me â  Cara  said.
 The singer  said  her  musicâs reach has shown that  her  dreams of being a successful artist âhave paid offâ and that  she  is still processing the moment.  She  ended the post by thanking  her  fans for supporting  her  early on in  her  career.
[TGT]  defended   [TGT]   for winning the Grammy for best new artist after critics said   [TGT]   didnât deserve the award over   [TGT]   fellow nominees.
The 21-year-old was criticized because many people argued   [TGT]   shouldn't be considered a ânewâ artist.   [TGT] won the Grammy Sunday night  beating out Khalid  Lil Uzi Vert  Julia Michaels and SZA.
In a lengthy Instagram post    [TGT] responded to the backlash and said   [TGT]   wasnât âgoing to be upsetâ about winning an award   [TGT]   âworked really hard for.â
âTo address the apparent backlash regarding winning something I had no control over: I didnât log onto grammy.com and submit myself. thatâs not how it works. I didnât ask to be submitted either because there are other artists that deserve the acknowledgment â  she  wrote.
âBut I was nominated and won and I am not going to be upset about something Iâve wanted since I was a kid  not to mention have worked really hard for  â  [TGT] added.
  [TGT]   referenced   [TGT]   acceptance speech where   [TGT]   said every artist deserves a chance to be noticed and slammed the music industryâs focus on popularity rather than a singerâs talent and hard work.
  [TGT] continued  âIâm aware that my music wasnât released yesterday  Iâm aware that  yes  my music has become fairly popular in the last year. but Iâm trying very hard to use the platform Iâve been given to talk about these things and bring light to issues that arenât fair  all while trying to make the most of the weird  amazing success Iâve been lucky enough to have.â
âI will not let everything Iâve worked for be diminished by people taking offence [sic] to my accomplishments and feeling the need to tell me how much I suck. hereâs something fun! Iâve been thinking I suck since I was old enough to know what sucking meant. Iâve beat u to it. And thatâs why this means a lot to me â   [TGT] said.
 The singer  said   [TGT]   musicâs reach has shown that  her  dreams of being a successful artist âhave paid offâ and that  she  is still processing the moment.  She  ended the post by thanking  her  fans for supporting  her  early on in  her  career.