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Grammy Thoughts
BeyoncΓ© *sighs*
I'm going to be rather blunt; BeyoncΓ© did not deserve to win the award for Best Country Album or Album of the Year. It's a major insult to the other musicians who received nominations in those categories, in my opinion. I freely acknowledge that I enjoy Beyonce, but I'm not a member of the "Beehive." However, I thought "Cowboy Carter" was a mediocre album; I enjoyed three of the songs on it. Overall, the album wasn't terrible, but it wasn't the greatest thing ever.
This was the academy's attempt to compensate for the fact that BeyoncΓ© had not yet won the award for album of the year, and it's fucking horrible. Her album Lemonade gave her a chance to win in 2017, but Adele's album 25 was superior. I truly like both of those albums, and it was a very tight race. Renaissance received a nomination in 2023 and was once more up against Adele's album, 30. I still don't really understand why Harry Styles won with Harry's House that year, even though I thought it would be another contest between them.
Lainey Wilson or Kacey Musgraves, in my opinion, deserved to have won Best Country Album. Both of these women had fantastic songs on their albums that were memorable and stuck with you. Musgraves may sound more like folk/soft rock than true country, but the album was still fantastic.
I've already received a lot of criticism for my opinion, which is that as an African American woman, I should be pleased with BeyoncΓ©'s win. No, I shouldn't have when the wrong person won; it's not about skin color, it's about the music, and this is beyond unacceptable. BeyoncΓ© didn't have the best album in either category!!!!!!
Kendrick Lamar
Look, I know some people are mad. I am not one of them, I admit that I am a Kendrick Stan. Sorry, Not Sorry!
Kendrick Lamar earned Song of the Year and Record of the Year easily; Not Like Us, was everywhere for months, and there was no escape from the song. By bringing it back into the public eye with the litigation and refusing to accept the defeat,
I might make another journal post with actual music and lyrics later today, after I listen to my Discovery Weekly Playlist on Spotify. Maybe I'll find another hidden gem...
But for now, I am still fucking pissed off about BeyoncΓ©...
