{"id":294570,"date":"2017-02-15T15:43:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=294570"},"modified":"2017-02-15T15:43:10","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T15:43:10","slug":"we-arent-racist-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/02\/we-arent-racist-grammys\/","title":{"rendered":"We aren’t racist – Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"
Even Adele was shocked when she beat Beyonce in the best album category at the Grammys.<\/p>\n
“I can’t possibly accept this award,” she said as she (accidentally) broke it in two.<\/p>\n
Of course, she did accept it in the end; despite protesting that Beyonce was the more deserving winner.<\/p>\n
But the issue reignited claims the Grammys are racist – consistently overlooking black artists in favour of the white singers they inspire.<\/p>\n
In the last 10 years, only one black musician has won the coveted album of the year award: Herbie Hancock, whose 2008 album, River, was a collection of covers of songs by the white folk singer, Joni Mitchell.<\/p>\n