We only thought BEYONCÉ would win because she seemed to have a lot of power in the industry. But of course it had nothing going for it, no genuine acclaim, no commercial success beyond the debut weeks, no hits. So its loss wasn't surprising in that regard. Just the fact that she failed to bribe enough people. Or maybe they took her money and still voted for someone else.
Pure pop albums never win AOTY, so 1989 only has an outside chance.
It's crazy how I thought Swine had the most potential from the Swinefest. It just sounded so good. Nice rock vibes and the piano interlude worked well for building the track.
We only thought BEYONCÉ would win because she seemed to have a lot of power in the industry. But of course it had nothing going for it, no genuine acclaim, no commercial success beyond the debut weeks, no hits. So its loss wasn't surprising in that regard. Just the fact that she failed to bribe enough people. Or maybe they took her money and still voted for someone else.
Pure pop albums never win AOTY, so 1989 only has an outside chance.
Daddy Matthew had power within the Grammy committee (he was on it). As soon as he leaves, her Grammy wins drop precipitously despite her last two albums being by far her most acclaimed and award-worthy.
The Grammy committee simply does not like the music on BEYONCE, they usually vote for more conservative, traditionally produced ("real" instruments) albums like Morning Phase, Raising Sand, The Suburbs (indie rock is quickly becoming a conservative genre), etc. No amount of smoke and mirrors, paid-for hype will change their minds. Her power has a limit.
Can't wait to add to Melissa McGodthy's total gross.