FEBRUARY 24/MARCH 3, 2017 EW.COM 13THE 59TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
on Feb. 12 represented another
career peak for Adele, who took
home three of the night’s four major
awards—Song, Record, and Album of the
Year—for 25 and its smash hit “Hello.”
During her acceptance speech for Album,
she dedicated her win to Beyoncé, and min-
utes after the telecast, the 28-year-old Brit-
ish pop star told reporters, “My album of
the year isLemonade. What the f--- does she
have to do to win Album of the Year?”
Beyoncé, who was nominated in an
impressive nine categories, won in onlyEXAMINING THE
GRAMMYS’ RACE ISSUE
No artist of color has scored an Album of the
Year Grammy since 2008. With Adele’s triumph
over Beyoncé, EW explores an issue
that’s long dogged the ceremony.By Eric Renner Brown
News+Notes
2017EW02.24 03.Beyoncé performing at this year’s Grammys