S Johns

Here are all the times black artists were nominated for the “Album of the Year” at the Grammys and lost to white artists. “No Jacket Required” Phil Collins won over “Whitney Houston” by Whitney Houston (1986). “Graceland” by Paul Simon won over “Control” by Janet Jackson (1987). “The Joshua Tree” by U2 won over “Whitney” by Whitney Houston, “Bad” by Michael Jackson, and “Sign o’ the Times” by Prince (1988). “Time Out of Mind” by Bob Dylan won over “The Day” Babyface (1998). “Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones won over “Nellyville” by Nelly (2003). “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” by U2 won over “The Emancipation of Mimi” by Mariah Carey (2006). “Raising Sand” by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss won over “Year of the Gentleman” by Ne-Yo and “Tha Carter III” by Lil Wayne (2009). “Fearless” by Taylor Swift won over “I Am…Sasha Fierce” by Beyoncé (2010). “21” by Adele won over “Loud” by Rihanna (2012). “Babel” by Mumford & Sons won over “Channel Orange” by Frank Ocean (2013). “Morning Phase” by Beck won over “Beyoncé” by Beyoncé and “G I R L” by Pharrell Williams (2015). “1989” by Taylor Swift won over “Beauty Behind the Madness” by The Weeknd and “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar (2016). “25” by Adele won over “Lemonade”by Beyoncé and “Views” by Drake (2017). “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars won over “Invasion of Privacy” by Cardi B, “Scorpio” by Drake, “H.E.R.” by H.E.R., and “Dirty Computer” by Janelle Monae (2018). “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” by Billie Eilish won over “Used to Know Her” by H.E.R., “7” by Lil Nas X, “Cuz I Love You” by Lizzo, and “Good Morning Gorgeous” by Mary J. Blige (2020). “Harry’s House” by Harry Styles won over “Renaissance” by Beyonce,
“Special” by Lizzo, “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers” by Kendrick Lamar, “Good Morning Gorgeous” by Mary J. Blige (2023). “Midnights” by Taylor Swift won over “SOS” by SZA, “World Music Radio” by Jon Batiste, “The Age of Pleasure”by Janelle Monae (2024)."