A night in music brimming with shocking upsets, historic wins, tributes for artists like the and , the were back in full swing Sunday. Once again, for the top honor.

Once again, the show ended with someone else winning album of the year.

This year was widely seen as a chance for the Grammys to honor the superstar with a marquee award, especially on a night where she could have ( ) become its most decorated artist.

Instead, Harry Styles won, and a line from his acceptance speech stung those who thought Beyonc茅 should have won.

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WHATB次元官网网址橲 CONTROVERSIAL ABOUT STYLESB次元官网网址� WIN?

Styles won for his third album, and even he seemed surprised when his name was called.

The British pop star was competing against other giants in the industry: acts like ABBA, Adele, Bad Bunny, Brandi Carlile, Coldplay, Lizzo, Kendrick Lamar, and Beyonc茅.

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The line, B次元官网网址渢his doesnB次元官网网址檛 happen to people like me very often,B次元官网网址� drew criticism in the hours after his win.

Styles was born and raised in Northern England and rose to fame in 2010 when he auditioned for the Simon Cowell-led talent competition show B次元官网网址淭he X Factor.B次元官网网址� He placed third with the boyband One Direction. His solo career has earned him several Grammys and Billboard-charting albums and singles.

Styles hasnB次元官网网址檛 said what he meant by his words. Some have interpreted it as him trying to express how far heB次元官网网址檇 come from his youth. Others, however, see the remark as an example of white privilege.

WHY ARE PEOPLE MAD AT STYLESB次元官网网址� WORDS?

Many of Beyonc茅B次元官网网址檚 fans are fiercely protective of the singer. TheyB次元官网网址檙e called the Beyhive, after all.

Despite Beyonc茅B次元官网网址檚 32 Grammy wins B次元官网网址� the most of any artist in history B次元官网网址� many are troubled by the fact she has yet to win album of year and that sheB次元官网网址檚 lost to white musicians every time she has been nominated.

Washington Post pop music critic Chris Richards, in B次元官网网址淏eyonc茅 just made Grammy history. Why does it feel like she still lost?B次元官网网址� wrote that her historic achievement feels hollow.

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Similar criticism was raised in other stories and by online commenters, some of whom noted a Black woman hadnB次元官网网址檛 won album of the year since Lauryn Hill in the late B次元官网网址�90s.

Ashley Smalls, a Black feminism and pop culture doctoral student at Penn State University criticized StylesB次元官网网址� speech : B次元官网网址滲次元官网网址榯his doesnB次元官网网址檛 happen to people like me very oftenB次元官网网址� when a Black woman hasnB次元官网网址檛 won that award since 1999 is crazy lol.B次元官网网址�

WHAT IS BEYONC脡B次元官网网址橲 GRAMMYS HISTORY?

The artist is , for most nominations all-time with 88 but she has only won 32 times. Most significantly, Beyonc茅 has lost album of the year four times to Taylor Swift, Beck, Adele and now Styles.

Beyonc茅 has been nominated in each of the most prestigious categories across her decadeslong career but she has won in these categories just once for B次元官网网址淪ingle Ladies (Put a Ring On It).B次元官网网址�

A Black woman has not won album of the year since for her breakout album, B次元官网网址淭he Miseducation of Lauryn HillB次元官网网址� in 1999. The last Black person to win the award was for his album B次元官网网址淲e Are.B次元官网网址�

WHO DECIDES ALBUM OF THE YEAR?

, the Recording Academy boasts more than 12,000 voting members. The entire membership is allowed to vote in the big four categories B次元官网网址� best new artist, record, song and album of the year. Members are also responsible for nominating in their area of expertise, as well as voting on the winners this categories.

Numerous artists have criticized how the Grammys nominate artists. The Recording Academy is undergoing a campaign to diversify its membership and has a goal of having 2,500 female members by 2025.

WHATB次元官网网址橲 NEXT FOR BEYONC脡 AND STYLES?

Both are hitting the road for international tours.

StylesB次元官网网址� next show is in Thailand next week and heB次元官网网址檒l play shows in Asia and Europe into the summer.

Beyonc茅 will be in May in Sweden and will play dates in Europe and the United States.

B次元官网网址擭ardos Haile, The Associated Press