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Was it right for adele to win the grammys?

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First, laying the cards on the table… I listen to Adele much more frequently than I listen to Bey. Adele is more my taste. I listened to the most of the songs on Lemonade, Beyonce put out a different kind of work, tried out a different style. read more

I’d give award to Beyonce for it would be a different album winning Grammys this time but I can’t say Adele didn’t deserve any of it. She worked hard and improved herself a lot. She also tried something new with songs in addition. read more

But Adele’s act of solidarity and her calling out of the continued racism of the Grammys constitutes a significant blow to the exclusionary racial politics of an institution that only rewards black aesthetic genius when they see it embodied in a white artist. read more

Adele won her first two GRAMMYs at the 51st GRAMMY Awards in 2009: Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her hit"Chasing Pavements." That same year, Adele made her GRAMMY stage debut performing"Chasing Pavements" with Sugarland. read more

Beyoncé and Adele performing at the Grammys. Credit Left: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Naras; right: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters Before the show began, the Recording Academy, the organization behind the Grammys, handed out prizes in a nontelevised ceremony hosted by the comedian Margaret Cho and held at the smaller Microsoft Theater nearby. read more

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