Social Media Reacts To SZA Losing Album Of The Year At 2024 Grammys
By Jovonne Ledet
February 5, 2024
The winner of the Grammy's Album of the Year award was once again a controversial one.
On Sunday (February 24), SZA fans took to social media to share their frustration after the SOS artist wasn't awarded Album of the Year at the 2024 Grammys.
Taylor Swift's Midnights nabbed the night's most coveted award over SZA, Jon Batiste, boygenius, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monáe, and Olivia Rodrigo. Swift set a new record for the most Album of the Year wins in Grammy history after taking home her fourth trophy in the category.
Earlier in the night, SZA won Grammys for Best Urban Contemporary Album, Best R&B Song ("Snooze"), and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance ("Ghost in the Machine").
However, social media users said SZA's SOS was robbed of Album Of The Year after it topped the charts for 10 weeks, which was longer than any of this year's nominees. Fans also pointed out how a Black woman hasn't won the category since 1999 when Lauryn Hill took home the award for her album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Jay-Z even shaded the Recording Academy for snubbing his wife Beyoncè and other Black artists of the award in previous years during his acceptance speech for the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award.
"Another year and another Black woman robbed. I feel so bad for SZA. I feel so bad for Beyoncè. I feel bad every Black woman who has to go above and beyond to put out beautiful art to be overshadowed by mediocre talent. Taylor has had AOTY 4 times?" one social media user tweeted.
Another year and another Black woman robbed. I feel so bad for SZA. I feel so bad for Beyoncè. I feel bad every Black woman who has to go above and beyond to put out beautiful art to be overshadowed by mediocre talent. Taylor has had AOTY 4 times? GTFOH! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/HJo7g5MThQ
— Follow @RNBRundown on Instagram (@ItsMicahB) February 5, 2024
"They had a chance to break the 25-year AOTY drought since Lauryn Hill, and Sza’s SOS truly was worthy. But if Bey couldn’t do it with Lemonade, it’s hard to see others triumphing," another user said.
They had a chance to break the 25-year AOTY drought since Lauryn Hill, and Sza’s SOS truly was worthy. But if Bey couldn’t do it with Lemonade, it’s hard to see others triumphing.
— Professor J - Janell Hobson (@JProfessor) February 5, 2024
See more reactions to SZA losing Album of Year below.
At this point , I wonder what it takes for a black woman to win AOTY again after +25 years. Beyoncé, SZA, and others brought different attempts and none could against white mediocrity.
— Tacos & Prada (@tacosandprada) February 5, 2024
I’m a CTRL girl, but the versatility and lyricism of SOS is leaps and bounds above Midnights. Like, the gap is embarrassingly wide.
— Kimberly Nicole Foster (@KimberlyNFoster) February 5, 2024
I don’t know why I thought sza was gonna break the twenty five year anti black woman aoty campaign when beyoncé, the icon and most awarded grammy winner in history, didn’t…I don’t know why I thought that would happen but I did pic.twitter.com/Ex8GyIl85E
— jay | gen v era (@stormbxrnbaby) February 5, 2024
SZA LOST ALBUM OF THE YEAR??!?? ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH!?!?!? pic.twitter.com/biKHRJ6ruq
— brandon (@108Brandon) February 5, 2024
sza had the most insane run w this album it got the hits it got the numbers it got everything and they gave it to this corny ass woman talking about karma is her friend pic.twitter.com/0b7nx9QCSJ
— 😵💫 (@winegingerale) February 5, 2024
they said bey doesn't win bc she uses co-writers and samples. sza writes a lot on her own, had the sales and acclaim. so what's the new excuse this year? I wonder pic.twitter.com/xaboGWz1BZ
— . (@fcknlisa) February 5, 2024
that award belonged to sza & sza ONLY, like how did sos not win that pic.twitter.com/R1oDRDu9IO
— lele🎀 (@belairdontmiss) February 5, 2024
Once again the talented black woman is snubbed 😞pic.twitter.com/qLaPjCOhgp
— Laila ♡ (@SeekingSza) February 5, 2024
SZA deserved Album Of The Year. #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/BtULrYL2rL
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) February 5, 2024
sza spent 5 (FIVE) years on sos. the true album of the year.
— 💋 (@AG7Source) February 5, 2024
Swifties don’t wack me… but let’s be real that award should’ve been SZA’s.. and it’s okay to feel that way!!! I still love my mother!! I love midnights!! It’s like top 4 for me!! But we can also be honest 🫶
— Dawn 🌙 (@upuntil_dawn) February 5, 2024
i know the grammys ain’t shit but they really took aoty from sza after sos was a cultural a moment, a beautifully versatile work that showed sza’s range and took her five years to make and give it’s to taylor swift’s worst album…pic.twitter.com/rGecsBXFAv
— jay | gen v era (@stormbxrnbaby) February 5, 2024
everybody and their mom know sza deserved that. sos still charting in the top 10 after a year later.
— fati (@taeskordei) February 5, 2024
“SOS” was crowned Album of the Year by MANY notable music outlets, including Rolling Stone, but SZA gets denied the accolade from the #Grammys. Extremely disappointed, but never surprised. pic.twitter.com/EUAxXx8RRi
— AD III 👑 (@anseldeangelo) February 5, 2024
well, SZA wins the award for OUR album of the year
— speedy (@SpeedyMorman) February 5, 2024
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