Adele took out Album of The Year at the Grammys this week with 25, and it's got people questioning if Beyoncé's Lemonade was just "too black" for the voting panel which decides the winners.
Recording Academy president Neil Portnow doesn't think so.
While he might not agree with the outcome, he says the Grammys are becoming "more inclusive by not consistently awarding folks like Beyoncé 'urban' trophies, while giving the top prizes to the white artists".
Mr Portnow says there's no denying American music wouldn't be what it is without the influence of people of colour, but the awards don't necessarily reflect that.
He isn't the only person a little unsure about Adele's win for Album of The Year- even she's stumped.
The British songstress said the "monumental" Lemonade deserved to win, and snapped her award in half to give part of it to Beyoncé.
Writer Kevin Powell, who often comments on music and race, says Adele's album was strong but it wasn't nearly as groundbreaking.
"Lemonade made a lot of people uncomfortable because it is so political, so spiritual, so unapologetically black, and so brutally honest about love, self-love, trust, betrayal," said Powell, calling it "too black" to win the top award.
Jem Aswad, senior editor for Billboard Music, says the Grammys quite often play it safe, but choosing Adele isn't that out of the blue.
25 had three hit singles and wider exposure, as Lemonade was only available on Tidal, a streaming service owned by Beyoncé's husband, Jay-Z.
The voting panel has been previously criticised for being out of touch, but six-time Grammy award-winner Harvey Mason Jr says while it might be being worked on, they have the final say.
"Most people don't care who sings what," Mason said. "There is no 'black music' or 'white music.' Make good art and people will listen to it."
Only three black women have won Album of the Year in the Grammys' 59-year history: Natalie Cole in 1992, Whitney Houston in 1994 and Lauryn Hill in 1999.
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