The excuses for her NOT winning are even worse coming from y'all. "Were they racist when Beyoncé won 23 grammys!!!?" - Which were all in R&B and other minor categories except for one? "The Grammys appreciate REAL talent!!1" - So why did 1989 win last year? To Pimp A Butterfly is the most critically acclaimed album of the decade so far. "B-but Chance won!!1" - because he literally begged them to change the rules so he could get a nom. See how very little other independent artists were nominated, if any. "Black people only cry racism when their queen Bey doesn't win!!1" - Actually, the hip hop community has been complaining about the Grammys since the 80s, and they still did this year. Look at the upset when Hotline Bling won Best Rap Song. And the overall point is that if damn Beyoncé can't win for the best album of her career, then there's basically no chance whatsoever of smaller black artists winning the general field, period.