the award was for āalbum of the yearā, not āartist who plays the most instrumentsā or āresume of the yearā. beck has absolutely been successful in the past, no oneās denying that, but his album did not sell even CLOSE to as well as beyonceās album sold, which is truly amazing because beyonce literally dropped the album with no notice and had zero advertising, yet it sold over 300k in three days. his album did not contain incredibly empowering messages about womanhood, feminism, sexuality and race in an industry that tends to not encourage such concepts, especially when theyāre coming from a middle-aged & married black mother. i mean, his album didnāt literally change the game the way beyonceās āiām not gonna use any prior advertising or social media or hints before i drop this digitallyā album, and honestly, it was barely talked about in comparison. look at the hits beyonceās music videos got. look at how many times her songs were played on the radio. look at how many people have begun thinking critically about feminism and sexuality and motherhood.
for an industry that consistently uses āthe numbersā as a way of denying black female artists their awards, iād say kanye was rightfully upset that now, these same numbers were being ignored and suddenly, beyonceās loss was about the āmusicā, and a white manās irrelevant past accomplishments.Ā besides, someone playing 14 instruments doesnāt mean they somehow have more artistry than a woman who uses 4 writers for one song (an idea that demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of how the R&B music industry even works), so really, thereās no reason why kanye west defending one of his closest friends in the music industry should be a shameful thing. like, if even beck can admit that beyonce should have won, which he did, i think yall should get your heads out of your asses.
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