The Top 5 most acclaimed albums this decade are all by black artists. The top two most acclaimed female albums this decade are also by black artists. We are 6 (or 7 depends on how you count) Grammy ceremonies into the decade, yet all AOTY awards went to far less acclaimed albums by white acts.
Why?
Albums in the OP
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
Channel Orange - Frank Ocean
Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City - Kendrick Lamar
To Pimp A Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar
Black Messiah - D'Angelo
BEYONCE - Beyoncé
The ArchAndroid - Janelle Monae
Damn, and I love all of these albums. Goes to show the AOTY awards this decade have little meaning behind it for me when it comes to actual music quality. It also seems like the Grammys don't want to award black excellence for that specific category.
Disappointing really. But it doesn't take away the quality these albums have.
It's not really surprising when the committee is made up of old straight white men.
I remmeber Kanye tried to point this out and people shut him up reminding him he has 21 Grammys.... mainly in urban categorises... barely winning against a white person
The winners are usually flops anyway so it doesn't matter.
Taylor is an exception. I do find it interesting that no one calls her out for knowing various voters when Beyonces Grammys were supposedly bought by her dad according to this forum.