The writer is apparently unaware that blacks constitute 13 percent of the US population and an even smaller percentage of the world from which the Grammy nominees are drawn.
A lot of people are saying Beyoncé was snubbed somehow because of her race?? Also that her album was transformative???
I am going to need an explanation. Maybe my white privilege is getting in my way. I love Billie Holliday, who sang great stuff as a black woman almost a century ago, who experienced racism for real. You know, like not being allowed to sleep in hotels on her tour, sometimes having to sleep in cars etc. who had to use the SERVICE ENTRANCE at clubs where she performed because someone with her skin color WASNT ALLOWED in the front doorway.
Many of Billie’s self-written songs were about how her man was abusive or cheated on her but she took him back because Love.
Beyoncé’s “transformative” album appears to have been about her husband Jay Z cheating on her and lying to her, and she took him back because Love.
So I need an explanation of the transformative and why we must give the award to her. Anyone?
Wow! That little episode was oozing white guilt. “I’m white, I’m British, I have black friends which are segregated from my regular friend list. But if I make this entire speech about you, Beyoncé who should have won and fake a whiny voice, I won’t feel so bad about winning and being white.
The author of this crap has to be white. It smells of white guilt and white knight syndrome.
My wife is a jazz singer and Grammy voter, so we had to listen to every nominee in the top categories. 99% of them were pure garbage. We both hated Adele’s song “Hello,” but she still voted for it for Song of the Year because it was the only thing nominated that we thought even qualified as an actual song rather than just a production job. For Album of the Year, she voted for Sturgill Simpson. We didn’t like it all that much, but it was better than the other choices. It did win for Best Country Album, but it wasn’t even in her top three in that category. BTW, all the really good music is relegated to the non-televised afternoon ceremony.
Beyonce turns out overproduced, overpraised, tuneless crap that requires her being propped up by 20 different producers and “songwriters” on every track to try to make it sound like something worth listening to, which it never, ever is (and that opinion has nothing to do with race; I’d say the same about Katy Perry and any number of other generic white pop stars). If “Lemonade” was the most influential, moving musical experience of your lifetime, or even of the past year, then I feel truly sorry for you. Someone needs to introduce you to real music.
The only possible reason that a black person doesn’t get something of value is because of racism. Case closed.
OK, how many white artists have won the R&B album of the year? Now there's some racism.
Perhaps Beyoncé would be better served if the Grammys were held in Cuba.
Wait, aren’t these artists and the members all enlightened liberals? And yet they still claim racism...
Aside from being a tease for men who like overweight women, Bouncy has no talent.
The entertainment awards shows have been playing politics for many years. Now identity politics are creeping in and they are beginning to devour their own. Pathetic. If Adele had failed to gush over Beyoncé, then what?
A blatant racist becomes the victim of racism?
I’m becoming confused.
Never heard of them. From the video, couldn’t see much of anything. An indication they should have kept their pants on.
Who watches these shows?
Anyone of any race, creed or color could have enjoyed Adele’s album.
The same can’t be said for Beyonce’s album.
I guess, the author either
(1) artistically likes Beyonce’s 2016 album accomplishments more than Andele, though a majority of Grammy award voters disagreed,
or
(2) thinks Grammy awards should be based on: let’s see, home many of “your race” have already won, and how many haven’t, instead of just last year’s artistic accomplishments.
I know who The Bee Gees were.
Bebouncy loses to an actual singer. Blacks butthurt.
Yawn.