And sure enough, when the nominations for the 2016 awards were announced yesterday, there were those same gaping holes: not a single UK grime or rap artist appears anywhere.
The townspeople of the Borough are a totally dysfunctional community, fuelled by religious bigotry, who have singled out Grimes as their scapegoat.
No individual is self-made; by observing collectives of lipids triumphing over single molecules of dirt and grime, we remind ourselves of the myth of the individual, and hope for capitalism's soapy demise.
It would have been completely unthinkable as recently as two years ago, but the Radio 1 playlist this week features singles by five different grime MCs – four on the priority A-list.
Like it or not, you'll be hearing a lot about her this year, and if the idea of an Essex version of Katy Perry and Lady Gaga makes you shudder (the grime-pop single Do It Like a Dude, at number two this week, gives you the idea), you'd better pack your bags now.
The song rides with a peppy fury that recalls Grimes' 2015 single "Kill V. Maim"—a cheer squad anthem you can headbang to.
This gives me hope; hope that other forgotten 90s stars - your Buchanans, your Benson-Phillips', your Sharps and your Forbes', your Rustie Lees and your Mr Blobbys, Otis the Aardvark, Dick off of Dick and Dom - can also forge a single song career with UK grime artists.
He's yet to release a single that isn't faultless 140BPM grime.
Just have a listen to their remix of their 2008 single "Tupac Robot Club Rock," featuring grime star Wiley, above for evidence.
Throughout the interview, hear remixes of his first single off the album, "Conditioning," by Grimes, Doldrums, and finally the original banger.
