While viral sensation Carly Rae Jepsen basked in the glory of her two Grammy nominations late Wednesday night, her record label's founder and Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun used Twitter to rant about Bieber not earning any nominations.
Braun congratulated Jepsen in a tweet before unleashing a series of tweets that scolded the Recording Academy for snubbing Bieber: "Grammy board u blew it," he said in one.
The Twitter rant, which garnered tens of thousands of retweets and favorites, came after the full list of nominees for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards were revealed Wednesday. Bieber previously earned nominations (Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album) for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards.
first...congrats to @carlyraejepsen . thought u deserved a best new artist nom, but proud Call Me Maybe got u 2 noms. so proud of u.— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012
second....this time there wont be any wise words, no excuses, I just plain DISAGREE. The kid deserved it. Grammy board u blew it on this one— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012
the hardest thing to do is transition, keep the train moving. the kid delivered. Huge succesful album, sold out tour, and won people over...— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012
...this time he deserved to be recognized and I dont really have any kind nice positive things to say about a decision i dont agree with.— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012
so to all those nominated...you do deserve it. You worked hard and u earned it. Just feel like so did JB.— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012
To his fans...looks like we get to stay the underdog a little longer. #BRINGIT— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012
I got a lot more I can say but for now....Im gonna leave it at that. Congrats to all those who got nominated including our own CRJ— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012
life is long, with many ups and downs, but we get to keep going, everyday brings a new opportunity. NOTHING GREAT EVER CAME EASY.— Scooter Braun (@scooterbraun) December 6, 2012
Bieber, who just surpassed 31 million followers on Twitter, seemingly addressed the snub Thursday:
onward and upward. BOSTON today. WE READY!— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 6, 2012
His fourth album, Believe, came out in June and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart, while the songs "Boyfriend" and "As Long As You Love Me" both peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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