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CMAs Who? Beyoncé’s Triumphant Grammy Wins Happened at the Right Place at the Right Time

Queen Bey’s historic victories during Black History Month couldn’t have been any better.

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Ernest Owens
Feb 03, 2025
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On Sunday night, when it was announced that Taylor Swift would be handing out the Grammy for Best Country Album, I presumed it was a trap. Here goes the Recording Academy setting us (read: Black people) up for another embarrassing moment. In the academy’s pursuit to create a “Grammy moment,” would it just be Swift honoring another …

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