One of the biggest shockers when Grammy nominations were announced was seeing how little Black Lives Matter and the continued call for wider representation in the recording academy had impacted them. The biggest front-runner before nominations was The Weeknd, but was completely shut out in favor of white artists in the general field like Coldplay and Post Malone. There’s only one Black nominee in the entire pop field (Doja Cat for “Say So”). And the only Black artists nominated for Album of the Year are Eric Burton, who’s one half of Black Pumas, and Jhené Aiko, who’s of mixed race.
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That said, a couple of songs did probably benefit from 2020’s focus on race issues. Beyoncé’s “Black Parade,” which was considered a long shot, got nominated for both...
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- 2/18/2021
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
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