At the 2023 Grammy Awards on February 5, Beyoncé became the most awarded artist of all time, winning a staggering 32 Grammy Awards during her career. But she didn't win one major award: Album of the Year. Instead, Harry Styles won the top prize at the 2023 Grammy Awards for his third studio album , Harry's House . The Beyhive wasn't happy considering this was Beyoncé's fourth consecutive loss for Album of the Year.
Beyoncé is nominated in the category for her seventh studio album "Renaissance," which earlier in the night won Best Dance/Electronic Album and gave Bey a Grammy record . The singer was previously nominated in 2010 for "I Am...Sasha Fierce" but lost to Taylor Swift's "Fearless "; in 2015 Beyoncé lost to Baker's "Morning" Phase ; 2017's "Lemonade" lost to Adele's "25" . "Harry's House" marks Styles' first album of the year nomination.
Beyoncé and Lemonade 's Losses The album sparked backlash from audiences and the Beyhive after critics and pundits generally predicted both albums would win. Even Adele was upset about winning Lemonade , initially trying not to accept the award before dedicating her speech to Beyoncé, calling her "the artist in my life." The protest set the stage for Bey to eventually win the award on a record-breaking night at the Grammys, but plans were derailed by Styles' win, which gave Bey her third straight Grammy win. Disappointed with the award.
Some fans also thought they heard the audience yelling at Beyoncé when Styles accepted the award.
Many fans also complained about Styles winning over Beyoncé during Black History Month, with one Twitter user even asking the Grammys to be moved to March if they continue to deny her the Album of the Year award.
Beyoncé didn't seem as outraged by the snub as her fans, giving Styles a standing ovation as she accepted the award. After all, he still only had three Grammys after winning Album of the Year, compared to her achievement of winning the most Grammys ever.
