The 67th Grammys aired on February 2, with stunning (and scandalous) outfits, captivating performances, and unxpected awards. Many people tuned into this famous awards show in hopes of seeing their favorite artist win the award that they should deserve, but ended up turning the TV off in disappointment at the end of the night.

Why? Beyoncé brought home 3 Grammys that night, two for her album “Cowboy Carter” and one for a Best Country Duo/Group Performance. 

When Beyoncé won Best Country Album, the look of shock on her face was inevitable, as was the look on everyone else’s face. Many thought her album was undeserving of the win because it isn’t regarded as a “true” country album, especially against the other nominees like Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves, and Lainey Wilson. 

Yes, having Dolly Parton featured on the album was pretty cool, but I didn’t know all you had to do to make a country album was mention Texas.

Then comes the most anticipated award of the night, Album of the Year. Everyone held their breaths waiting to see which album would win. As the placard was opened, one word rang out into the arena. Beyoncé. The award went to the one and only Beyoncé. 

This aggravated many viewers (even me), to the point that everyone wondered if the Grammys this year were rigged. Rumors circled around if the “13,000 voting members of the Recording Academy” were true to their vote and Beyoncé truly deserved this award, as this would be her first Album of the Year Grammy Award, or if she bought votes just to win, seeing as she obviously has the influence to. 

I’m not sure how she won the award (congratulations I guess), but I feel like the album didn’t transcend the year as much as other albums have. Maybe the voting members really loved the line “This ain’t Texas (whoo!)” so much that it deserved the win. Who knows.

Personally, there were so many deserving albums nominated for Album of the Year, and the top two contendors that most fans predicted would win were “Hit Me Hard and Soft” by Billie Eilish and “The Tortured Poets Department” by Taylor Swift. Both are known to be lyrically beautiful and complete masterpieces that became popular and stayed popular all throughout the year. 

Billie Eilish was nominated for seven awards, but ended up getting none of them, and as the cameras panned over her face, with each award she lost, you could see the hurt on her face. Taylor Swift was also nominated for six awards, but came home with zero Grammys. 

Despite these losses, there were some wins. Chappell Roan won the Grammy for Best New Artist, as she should, because 2024 really was her year. With performing at Lollapalooza and her songs gaining popularity, Roan accepted the award with grace, but also with candor. Her acceptance speech not only was filled with thankfulness, but transparency towards music labels and treatment of artists, advocating for artists to have livable wages.

Sabrina Carpenter also brought home her first two Grammys for Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance. Along with these major awards, Carpenter had the chance to perform her hit songs “Espresso” and “Please Please Please,” a performance with a stunning new showgirl vibe. 

Kendrick Lamar took home many (and I mean many) awards for his song “Not Like Us,” being one of the first artists to bring Grammys home for a diss track. The whole crowd singing the “A minor” line was embarrassing enough for Drake that he stayed home for good reason.

The 67th Grammys was more rigged than one of those mini carnival games. Honestly, a sad ceremony for a tremendous year of music. Better luck next year, Grammys.