Bon Iver won the Grammy for Best New Artist. The problem? He’s been around for a while. The Grammys think that they have some sort of monopoly on the music industry’s trends. According to Wikipedia, the band has been around since 2007…so they’re by no means “new.”

Bon Iver ( /boʊn iːˈvɛər/ bone ee-VAYR) is a folk band founded in 2007 by American indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. It includes Michael Noyce, Sean Carey, and Matthew McCaughan. Vernon released Bon Iver’s debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago independently in July 2007. The majority of that album was recorded while Vernon spent three months in a remote cabin in northwestern Wisconsin. Bon Iver won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best New Artist and Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for their self-titled album.[1][2] [3] The name Bon Iver is derived from the French phrase bon hiver (French pronunciation: [bɔn‿ivɛːʁ]), meaning “good winter”. - via Wikipedia

What’s really pathetic is that they mispronounced Justin Vernon’s band name and people ended up searching for Bonnie Bear. A Tumblr was also created that captures confusion and outrage about who Bon Iver is, which is pretty funny. People also seem to think that he is Bon Jovi’s son.

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