Beyoncé's bittersweet triumph at the Grammys

Is it possible for a man to triumph and be robbed at the same time? Judging by the recently passed 65th ceremony for the "turntables" of the American National Recording Academy - the most prestigious music awards, and what happened to the singer Beyoncé, the answer is "Yes" Queen B, as the superstar is known, took her place on the Grammys throne as the most awarded artist in their history, but for the second time in her long successful career, she missed out on the top prize for album of the year.

Beyoncé added four "turntables" to her collection, bringing her total of US National Recording Academy Awards to 32 The previous record for the most awarded artist with 31 honors was held by the British-Hungarian classical conductor George Solty (1912-1997).

About an hour and a half after her triumph with the new record, Queen B was "robbed" according to many observers and especially according to her fans, when the award for album of the year - one of the top honors of the Grammys along with record of the year, song of the year and Best New Artist went to Harry Styles Styles himself, whose album "Harry's House" was preferred to the so-called.

from the connoisseurs "an incredible sound masterpiece", namely Beyoncé's "Renaissance" album, did not hide its surprise, writes BTA A line in the young Brit's acceptance speech sparked serious outrage among those who felt Beyoncé should have won and that she was once again overlooked.

"It doesn't happen to people like me," said Harry Styles, which led many to question what a white successful man meant by these words Some interpreted them as an attempt to express how far he had come despite his youth.

Others, however, took what he said as an example of "white" privilege The irony is that "it" doesn't actually happen to Beyoncé, a talented and successful but black woman.

Despite her 32 Grammys, many are troubled by the fact that she has yet to win an album of the year award and that every time she has been nominated, she has lost to white musicians In a Washington Post op-ed titled "Beyoncé Just Made Grammy History," critic Chris Richards wrote, "Why do I feel like she's still losing?", adding that her historic achievement feels somehow " hollow".

" the last time Queen B won in one of the top four categories was in 2010, when she won song of the year for co-writing the dance hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) " The artist also has no award in the record of the year category, in which she has been nominated eight times.

That means Beyoncé had to smile politely 17 times when someone else was preferred over her in the top categories Above all awards, the Grammy is for Album of the Year - the musical equivalent of the Oscar for Best Picture.

Beyoncé has been nominated for it four times, losing all four times to a white artist - Taylor Swift, Beck, Adele and now Harry Styles According to many, in all four cases her "overlooked" album was more culturally significant.

Even in 2017, when she won with her album "25", Adele declared from the stage that Beyoncé should have won with "Lemonade" In the 65-year history of the Grammy Awards, only three black women have won the top honor for album of the year, with Lauryn Hill last winning it for "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" in 1999.

Before Hill, Natalie Cole was honored for "Unforgettablewith Love" in 1992, and Whitney Houston for the soundtrack to the film "The Bodyguard" in 1994 Beyoncé's career, dating back to her days with the popular girl group Destiny's Child, continues to be successful even without the recognition of the American National Recording Academy.

And while she doesn't really need a turntable, the Grammys do This year's awards show's ratings jumped 30 percent from 2022, at least in part due to expectations that Beyoncé would break the all-time record.

More importantly, analysts say, the show needs a superstar whose ambition and adventurousness make her a beacon for other performers If you lose those who lead the way, you risk losing those who come after them.