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.
People just couldn't with this latest Beyoncé snub.
beyonce has more grammys than anyone in the history of the world but also she does not have one single album of the year award sure sure sure that makes sense that sounds right
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) February 6, 2023
YALL CHOSE HARRY STYLES OVER BEYONCÉ FOR AOTY???? #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/ScFouJfISf
— Blaise (they/them) (@blaiser8201) February 6, 2023
They play games with Beyonce' every damn year.
— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) February 6, 2023
Beyoncé not getting AOTY… pic.twitter.com/ViPUBaKlTA
— Reed🦕 (@Thibaudeau_Reed) February 6, 2023
Beyoncé is never coming to this awards show again.
— deray (@deray) February 6, 2023
Beyoncé should never show up to this awards show ever again. They don't deserve her.
— Frank Costa (@feistyfrank) February 6, 2023
Beyonce lost AOTY and DJ Khaled closing the show, I’m in my final days. pic.twitter.com/5gn5U8IXDT
— kimberly. (@problemsthots) February 6, 2023
Beyoncé not winning AOTY at the #GRAMMYs ?! pic.twitter.com/ty6fSeMRtz
— Dr. Wendy Osefo (@WendyOsefo) February 6, 2023
At least when Adele beat Beyonce she made a point to apologize
— sam greisman (@SAMGREIS) February 6, 2023
i’m so very glad Beyoncé didn’t perform tonight
— BEY-Z🐝⬢⬡ · fan account (@beyzhive) February 6, 2023
In what world did Harry make a better album than Beyonce? Not this one.
— Touré (@Toure) February 6, 2023
Beyonce really had the album of the century.
— THIQUE (@ScottieBeam) February 6, 2023
.@Beyonce, LISTEN TO ME!
DON'T COME BACK! I DON'T EVEN SUBMIT!— Jasmyn (@JasmynBeKnowing) February 6, 2023
i did love Harry’s House but i’m sorry, the only other acceptable winner for album of the year besides Beyoncé’s Renaissance was Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti. that album and tour broke every record possible!!!! i just 😩
— Arianna Davis (@ariannagdavis) February 6, 2023
Beyoncé isn’t just an incredible vocalist and live performer but a true musical visionary. To conceive something like Renaissance, assemble the necessary creative talent to birth it, and craft something that felt uniquely her own… *THAT* is a true Album of the Year
— Sam Stryker (@sbstryker) February 6, 2023
“neither beyonce nor bad bunny won album of the year” pic.twitter.com/xJFhI0CGAD
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) February 6, 2023
