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Phenomenon1 WhiteGrammysinaMultiracialSociety
Only 10 black singers have won the Album of the Year category in the
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general field since 1959, when the Grammys began. Also, from 2010 to
now,theonlyartistsofcolorwhohavewonthegeneralfieldsareBeyonce,
Djansezian/Getty
the singer of Single Ladies, and Bruno Mars, who was featured in Uptown
Funk. The works of musically acclaimed black artists continue to fail to
win awards. The Grammys’ racism became more controversial in 2015.
ⓒKevork
Beyonce’s 5th album, BEYONCE, was well recognized musically and had
excellent commerciality. The media and critics had predicted that Beyonce
wouldwintheAlbumoftheYear,butwhitesingerBeck,whosangMorning
Phase, won the award. Since then, controversy over the Grammys’ racism
▲Adelesplitsthetrophy.
begantointensify.
Metacritic, a website that aggregates reviews of music albums and films, gives a score according to music critics, and
Beyonce’s album Lemonade, released in April 2016, received a very high score of 92. In addition, her album, which
contains social messages on issues such as black human rights and feminism, has been recognized for its musicality by
variousmedia.Intermsofcommerciality,itrecordedtwomillioncopiesintheU.S.exclusivesales,andallofthesongson
the album were listed on the Billboard singles chart. As a result, Beyonce was nominated for nine categories at the 2017
GrammyAwards.Atthattime,however,Adelereleasedheralbum25,achievingjustasmuchasBeyonce,andshealsowas
nominatedforfivecategoriesatthe2017GrammyAwards.
What was the result? Adele won three of the four general field awards, winning all nominations. However, Beyonce did
not win any of her general field awards, and she only won two genre field awards. Adele said that the true owner of the
award was Beyonce, and she split her trophy in half and gave it to Beyonce. Criticism of the Grammys’ racism became
moreintense.Sofar,theGrammyshavebeenundercontroversyoverracismeveryyear.
Phenomenon2 RigorousGrammysforhip-hop
Frank Ocean and Justin Bieber criticized the Grammys’ discrimination against hip-hop, saying, “The Grammys do not
represent young artists.” Also, during the 2017 Grammy Awards, several artists such as Drake, Kanye West, and Justin
BieberboycottedtheGrammysbecauseofitsgenrediscriminationandconservatism.Thereasonwhythosewhodeserve
thegenrefieldwouldnotattendtheGrammyAwardswasduetotheoutstandinggenrediscriminationofthe2016Grammy
Awards. The most promising nomination for Album of the Year of the 2016 Grammy Awards was To Pimp A Butterfly
by Kendrick Lamar because it received the highest score of 96 in Metacritics, and authoritative music magazines such as
Pitchfork,RollingStone,andSpinrecognizeditsmusicality.Inaddition,consideringthespecificityofahip-hopalbum,his
albumsaleswereimpressive.ThepublicpredictedthattheGrammywouldgotohim.However,becausetheGrammysdo
notfavorhip-hop,TaylorSwiftwonAlbumoftheYear.
TheGrammys’discriminationagainsthip-hopbeganinthe1990s.RollingStone,aprestigiousAmericanmusicmagazine,
selectedthemostimportanteventofthe1900sasthepopularizationofhip-hop.InAmericanpopmusicsociety,therewere
popular hip-hop artists such as Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and they also symbolized American youth culture at that time.
However, the Grammys, a pop music award, did not give the hip-hop artists the general field awards. In 1996, the newly
establishedBestRapAlbumcategorynominatedJay-ZandEminemascandidates.Theyhavemadegreatachievementsnot
onlyinhip-hopbutalsointheAmericanmusicindustry.However,theGrammysonlygavethemtherapfieldawards
andneverthegeneralfieldawards.Eveninthe2010s,KanyeWestandKendrickLamar,whoarehip-hopstars,
did not win the general field. Among the hundreds of general field awards in the 60-year history of the
Grammys,theonlyhip-hopartiststhatwontheawardswereOutKastin2004andChildishGambinoin
2019.
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MARCH 2021
Phenomenon1 WhiteGrammysinaMultiracialSociety
Only 10 black singers have won the Album of the Year category in the
Images
general field since 1959, when the Grammys began. Also, from 2010 to
now,theonlyartistsofcolorwhohavewonthegeneralfieldsareBeyonce,
Djansezian/Getty
the singer of Single Ladies, and Bruno Mars, who was featured in Uptown
Funk. The works of musically acclaimed black artists continue to fail to
win awards. The Grammys’ racism became more controversial in 2015.
ⓒKevork
Beyonce’s 5th album, BEYONCE, was well recognized musically and had
excellent commerciality. The media and critics had predicted that Beyonce
wouldwintheAlbumoftheYear,butwhitesingerBeck,whosangMorning
Phase, won the award. Since then, controversy over the Grammys’ racism
▲Adelesplitsthetrophy.
begantointensify.
Metacritic, a website that aggregates reviews of music albums and films, gives a score according to music critics, and
Beyonce’s album Lemonade, released in April 2016, received a very high score of 92. In addition, her album, which
contains social messages on issues such as black human rights and feminism, has been recognized for its musicality by
variousmedia.Intermsofcommerciality,itrecordedtwomillioncopiesintheU.S.exclusivesales,andallofthesongson
the album were listed on the Billboard singles chart. As a result, Beyonce was nominated for nine categories at the 2017
GrammyAwards.Atthattime,however,Adelereleasedheralbum25,achievingjustasmuchasBeyonce,andshealsowas
nominatedforfivecategoriesatthe2017GrammyAwards.
What was the result? Adele won three of the four general field awards, winning all nominations. However, Beyonce did
not win any of her general field awards, and she only won two genre field awards. Adele said that the true owner of the
award was Beyonce, and she split her trophy in half and gave it to Beyonce. Criticism of the Grammys’ racism became
moreintense.Sofar,theGrammyshavebeenundercontroversyoverracismeveryyear.
Phenomenon2 RigorousGrammysforhip-hop
Frank Ocean and Justin Bieber criticized the Grammys’ discrimination against hip-hop, saying, “The Grammys do not
represent young artists.” Also, during the 2017 Grammy Awards, several artists such as Drake, Kanye West, and Justin
BieberboycottedtheGrammysbecauseofitsgenrediscriminationandconservatism.Thereasonwhythosewhodeserve
thegenrefieldwouldnotattendtheGrammyAwardswasduetotheoutstandinggenrediscriminationofthe2016Grammy
Awards. The most promising nomination for Album of the Year of the 2016 Grammy Awards was To Pimp A Butterfly
by Kendrick Lamar because it received the highest score of 96 in Metacritics, and authoritative music magazines such as
Pitchfork,RollingStone,andSpinrecognizeditsmusicality.Inaddition,consideringthespecificityofahip-hopalbum,his
albumsaleswereimpressive.ThepublicpredictedthattheGrammywouldgotohim.However,becausetheGrammysdo
notfavorhip-hop,TaylorSwiftwonAlbumoftheYear.
TheGrammys’discriminationagainsthip-hopbeganinthe1990s.RollingStone,aprestigiousAmericanmusicmagazine,
selectedthemostimportanteventofthe1900sasthepopularizationofhip-hop.InAmericanpopmusicsociety,therewere
popular hip-hop artists such as Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, and they also symbolized American youth culture at that time.
However, the Grammys, a pop music award, did not give the hip-hop artists the general field awards. In 1996, the newly
establishedBestRapAlbumcategorynominatedJay-ZandEminemascandidates.Theyhavemadegreatachievementsnot
onlyinhip-hopbutalsointheAmericanmusicindustry.However,theGrammysonlygavethemtherapfieldawards
andneverthegeneralfieldawards.Eveninthe2010s,KanyeWestandKendrickLamar,whoarehip-hopstars,
did not win the general field. Among the hundreds of general field awards in the 60-year history of the
Grammys,theonlyhip-hopartiststhatwontheawardswereOutKastin2004andChildishGambinoin
2019.
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MARCH 2021
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