Totally agree with you Marilyn, it's time the industry put a stop to these vote-as-many-times-as-is-humanly/inhumanly-possible-on-the-internet type awards and categories, it's got beyond a joke now. I mean...Rick Astley!!!! Great voice and all, and he had his moment..but what a joke. And all because of that silly rick rolling thing (yes, I was 'had' by it on one occasion , here on MFC of all places!!!).
I remember last year, the Record Of The Year vote thing, I voted till my fingers bled to try to make Grace Kelly win so I have been as guilty as anyone in the past of supporting such polls but now I see them for what they actually are...completely worthless, and not really valued by the artists concerned.
Much much better to get an Ivor, a Mercury Prize, or an award for sales, or even a Brit (to a lesser extent).
Better still, let's not bother with awards at all and just enjoy the music!