Awards Shows Are Still Pigeonholing Black Artists

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'The Grammys have historically shown a similar lack of acknowledgement and care for the Black community in genres outside of R&B and hip-hop.' iamntyrell

has become a bonafide super-star. Despite beginning his career in the realms of introspective alternative R&B, he has straddled the parameters of pop since the release of his breakthrough album. In merging his early sound with the mainstream, he entered the A-list stratosphere, while retaining the hallmarks of an experimental artist.

The problem with this terminology — beyond its dilution — is that it refuses to accurately acknowledge acts that genre-blend or simply exist outside of the parameters of either R&B and hip-hop. Ivan Barias, the award categories creator, out in 2017 that there had only been two Black"Album Of The Year" winners since 1997 , which is startling considering the expansive and quintessential bodies of work released by the likes of Whitney Houston, Beyonce, Usher, Rihanna, Mariah Carey in that timeframe.

 

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iamntyrell Huh So what about Beyonce? Stop being bitter he’s not that good

iamntyrell Wasn't Black Pumas just nominated in the ROTY and AOTY category?

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