Latina queen Rosalía also made the headlines beating nominees such as Bad Bunny and iLe to win the award for Best Latin Rock, Urban, or Alternative Album with her 2018 LP ‘El Mal Querer’. The pair have now totalled six Grammy wins in their career so far with previous accolades including Best Dance/Electronic Album in 2005 with ‘Push The Button’, and again in 2007 with ‘We Are The Night’. “Half of me feels like the rap nomination was a backhanded compliment,” he added.īritish electronic duo The Chemical Brothers also had a night of success winning awards for Best Dance Recording with their track ‘Got To Keep On’ and Best Dance/Electronic Album with their 2019 record ‘No Geography’, which we sat down with the boys to discuss last year. But also-it sucks that whenever we-and I mean guys that look like me-do anything that’s genre-bending or anything-they put it in a rap or urban category.” However, when asked backstage by a reporter about the controversy surrounding the Grammy Awards and the accusations of racial prejudice when it came to voting, Tyler reportedly said: “On one side I’m very grateful that what I made can be acknowledged in a world like this. Having previously been nominated for the same award with his 2017 album ‘Flower Boy’ as well as Album of the Year for his contributions to Frank Ocean’s ‘Channel Orange’, Tyler finally walked home with the top spot after beating the likes of 21 Savage’s ‘i am > i was’ and Meek Mill’s ‘Championship’ records.
Watch Tyler’s full backstage message down below.On a night that saw pop star Billie Eilish clear up shop with five separate awards including Album of the Year and Record of the Year, Californian-born artist Tyler, the Creator also had a successful night as his 2019 record ‘IGOR’ earned him his first ever Grammy for Best Rap Album. Hopefully, The Grammy’s will get their s*** together sometime soon, but don’t hold your breath. Tyler’s friend and fellow artist Frank Ocean even slammed the award show’s writers in the past.Įven when confined to just the urban categories, sometimes The Grammys still choose to give the award to a white artist like Macklemore, which caused the outrage between hip-hop and The Grammys to reach even higher with Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and even Macklemore himself to speak out against the discrimination. Once he made his way backstage, Tyler went on to voice his frustration with the Grammys and their use of the word “urban,” which he feels is “a politically correct way to say the N-word.” He also expressed his thoughts about The Grammys not allowing black artists to blossom and be pop stars or anything other than “urban.” This very problem has been visible in the Hip-Hop community for a long time now, with other artists like Kanye West, Jay-Z, Diddy, and many others boycotting the Grammys and expressing the same feelings Tyler did last night. While giving his speech Tyler also expressed that he never fit in with the rap crowd, saying Pharell helped him find his way–which is something he would elaborate on backstage. Two People Arrested In Connection To The Murder Of Slim 400ĭuring his acceptance speech, Tyler’s mother joined him on stage as he thanked her and many others who helped him along the way.Lauren London Says Diddy Gave Her The Strength To Speak At Nipsey Hussle’s Funeral, Says She Might Leave LA Because It’s Too ‘Heavy’.Yikes: A$AP Rocky Officially Charged After Allegedly Shooting Former Friend A$AP Relli During Argument.