I suspect it will surprise no one who read “The Grammys: Adele Sang and Won; Beyoncé Performed and … Reigned?” February 13, 2017, that I took a lot of flak.
You were probably among those who thought I was crazy in love with Adele because I heaped so much praise on her for shutting Beyoncé out. And Adele only made me look even more so. Because she spent the night heaping so much praise on Beyoncé, all that was left was for Adele to sing – I’m crazy for you, Bey.
Well, having no less an authority than Carlos Santana affirm my sanity felt like having an everlasting balm soothe the virtual stings the Beehive inflicted.
The overwhelming consensus since Sunday night is that Beyoncé was robbed at the Grammys. But according to legendary guitarist Carlos Santana, Queen Bey deserved the surprising upset that saw Adele’s 25 beat Beyoncé’s Lemonade to win Album of the Year. …
‘I think that Adele won because she can sing, sing,’ Santana told the Australian Associated Press. …
He added, ‘With all respect to our sister Beyoncé, Beyoncé is very beautiful to look at and it’s more like modeling kind of music – music to model a dress – she’s not a singer, singer, with all respect to her.’
(Yahoo! News, February 14, 2017)
What’s more, Santana’s unimpeachable assessment completely undermines reflexive claims that Adele’s Grammy wins had more to do with racism than talent.
Grammys President Neil Portnow has hit back at the suggestion that the awards show has a ‘race problem,’ following Beyoncé’s snub over the weekend.
(Huffington Post, February 15, 2017)
Or, as Tina might say, what’s race got to do with it!
Enough said?
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