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Which of Beyoncé’s Wins Have the Grammys Gotten Right?
You already know what’s No. 1.
By the end of the night, the celebratory sheen of that record had worn off and the relationship between the Academy and Beyoncé didn’t look much different than it had for the past decade: still just as colored by her high-profile snubs after voters ignored first her 2013 self-titled album and later 2016’s Lemonade in the top categories. But Team Bey played the Grammys game and split their bets: “Halo” got a Record of the Year nod instead, where it lost to Kings of Leon’s arena-conquering “Use Somebody.” It’s hard to say if “Single Ladies” would’ve won there, since the Academy loves its rock and roll. It’s not even worth quibbling over the Grammys for snubbing “Drunk in Love” in Record and Song of the Year — Yoncé’s R-rated performance wouldn’t have stood a chance against saccharine, Academy-friendly competition like “Stay With Me” and “All About That Bass.”
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