Jazmine Sullivan Will Not Be Wronged By You

noah | December 4, 2008 9:30 am

I’d been meaning to post about Jazmine Sullivan’s sinewy breakup lament “Bust Your Windows” since I saw its destructoporn clip on some of MTV’s digital-cable outlets a few weeks back; now I have an excuse, thanks to her nabbing five Grammy nominations last night. She was nominated for Best New Artist, and “Bust” got a nod for Best R & B Song; she also got nods for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (for the Missy Elliott-produced “Need U Bad”), Best Contemporary R & B Album, and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance. (Generation-spanning!) The 21-year-old Philly native’s Fearless came out back in September, and I especially dig “Bust” because of its simultaneous reveling in breaking stuff and admission that said destruction isn’t as cathartic as one might think when one first picks up that crowbar. I know, honey. I know. [MTV / YouTube / MySpace]