Anyone who has to go up against Beyonce, Adele, or Taylor Swift should be doomed, as they are powerhouses at the top of their game. That statement is true for Adele (she has never lost a Grammy), and sometimes true for Taylor Swift, but not true for Beyonce.
Another thought: her three album-of-the-year losses were to Taylor Swift, Adele, and Beck. That's two equals and one "lifetime achievement award."
Another thought: Is rock to blame? Taylor Swift is currently in the middle of a venn diagram linking Rock and Country and Pop. Adele is between Rock and R&B and Pop. Beyonce is between R&B and Pop. That might make the slightest difference. Old fogies seem to like rewarding those who give a passing nod to rock. Going back 20 years, a non-guitar-based album is hard to find. Even the last major R&B album to win, Outkast's Speakerboxxx/Love Below, was full of guitars (eg. the acoustic-guitar driven "Hey Ya"). Electronica favs Daft Punk album is full of Nile Rodgers' guitar.
Note: I have not listened to Lemonade so I do not know if there are rock songs on it, but it wasn't in her previous album.
Back to the it's not Beyonce's race and gender, I wouldn't be surprised if Esperanza Spalding wins Best Album before she does. Maybe even Solange, whose album was just as acclaimed as hers. Then again, those two talented black women were not nominated.
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Also, before yesterday, Taylor Swift was the only female solo artist to have two album wins. Now Adele joins her. This is progress, in some ways... in one way.Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:47 pm
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