The Grammys are known for stirring up controversy with their Best Album picks, and this year’s was certainly no exception.
Rather than finally reward music megastar Beyoncé with her first Best Album award, the Recording Academy opted for British pop star Harry Styles and his album Harry’s House.
While Styles’ album earned lots of love and got plenty of airplay, Beyoncé’s unfortunate history with the Grammys’ top category resurfaced after her fourth loss in the category.
She was also nominated for groundbreaking works like 2008’s I Am… Sasha Fierce, 2013’s self-titled Beyoncé and 2016’s Lemonade.
While Beyoncé became the Grammys’ most-awarded artist of all time on Sunday night, she still couldn’t take home the show’s top honor for her 2022 album Renaissance.
It’s a bit like how the Academy Awards didn’t give Martin Scorsese the Best Directing Oscar until 2006’s The Departed. You just home the Recording Academy won’t wait that long to recognize Beyoncé for the top Grammy out there.
Congrats Album Of The Year Winner – 'Harry's House’ @harry_styles #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/AsY1s4Wohc
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023
Let’s just say there were some folks who were not happy about Beyoncé’s latest Best Album snub.