“In Beyoncé’s case, each of the four times she has been nominated for album of the year, she has lost to a white artist whose album many argued was less culturally significant than hers.

At the 2024 Grammys, Beyoncé debuted a genre change. Styling a white cowboy hat with a custom Louis Vuitton leather studded skirt suit, the singer’s Western-inspired outfit nodded to her hotly ...