Snubs&Surprises

JPZambrano’s(12)takeonthe2023GrammyAwards

2022 brought a lot of great music with many heavy hitters, including Beyonce’s Renaissance and Harry Styles’ Harry’s House. Beyond these releases, many young artists rose to the scene like Omar Apollo with Ivory

Beyonce: Album of the Year

Omar Apollo: Best New Artist

Summer Walker, Mary J Blige and DJ Khaled: Zero wins

JPZambrano’stakeonthe2023GrammyAwards

There were some surprise winners at this year’s Grammy Awards, including Bonnie Raitt and Lizzo. Beyonce had nine nominations, Kendrick Lamar had eight, and Adele and Brandi Carlile each had seven. As per usual, there was some controversy among the winners of certain awards, most notably with Bonnie Raitt winning song of the year with “Just Like That.” Many believed that Beyonce would win with “Break my Soul” or Taylor Swift with “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film).” Other arguable snubs included Omar Apollo for Best New Artist and Adele and Beyonce for Record of the Year.

Harry Styles: Album of the Year

Samara Joy: Best New Artist

Bonnie Raitt: Song of the Year

Surprises

With the controversy continuing, more and more artists are pushing against the Grammys — it seems like every year it drifts further into irrelevancy. Can the Recording Academy make a comeback next year, or will this trend continue?