Let's call a thing a thing and take bey out of the equation. Stats wise Rihanna is amongst the most popular pop artists of the last 10 years. Now explain why she hasn't won 1 pop award.
Why mega hits like umbrella, don't stop the music, we found love and diamonds didn't snatch a SOTY or ROTY mess out.
Why are Alicia and bey the only ones who won SOTY. As big as rnb was last decade?? Or even the late 90s. The boy is mine, say my name, crazy in love, irreplaceable...why have none of these won.
Now let's dive into AOTY.
Technically Lauryn is the only black female who won. Whitney won for a soundtrack that was crafted by a white man and Natalie's album is a cover album.
Y'all saw the legion of old white men that got on stage with Adele to accept AOTY. Bey and her black collaborators will never get that honor.
ROTY only 5 black females. Last one being in 1994. Even tho black females are the tastemakers of the music industry.
I don't even feel bad or disappointed.
I wish I had looked at these numbers before hand. It's been an eye opening experience.
