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Beyoncé’s Grammy loss is about more than just the music

As I watched the 59th Annual Grammy Awards telecast, and waited for Album of the Year (AOTY) to be announced, I knew deep down in my gut that Beyoncé’s Lemonade was not going to win. Despite being the most nominated woman in Recording Academy history with 62 nominations, winning 22 of those nominations, and her 20-plus incredibly powerful years in the music industry, Beyoncé has yet to win the biggest award of them all. And as AOTY winner Adele herself said, “What the fuck does she have to do to win. . .?” In order to even be acknowledged, people…

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