Could ‘Homecoming’ Make Beyoncé the Grammys’ Most-Awarded Female?
Beyoncé is the Meryl Streep of the Grammys — and she’s the Glenn Close, too. Like Streep, she’s the woman with the most nominations in her field , pretty much guaranteed multiple nods every time she opens her mouth. And as with Close, a seven-time Oscar loser, one grand prize continues to elude Beyoncé, despite her merit and respect. For the 38-year-old singer, that would be the album of the year Grammy.
When nominations are announced Nov. 20, Beyoncé could conceivably be up for recognition in more than enough categories to push her over the line: best R&B performance, best traditional R&B performance, best R&B album, best rap/sung performance, best song written for visual media, best music film and, of course, album of the year.
That, however, might not be enough to offset the Academy’s historical resistance to live recordings in the album of the year category. Grammy voters only occasionally have warmed up to them since the early ’60s, when Bob Newhart, Judy Garland and Vaughn Meader all won for works recorded before a live audience.
Another hurdle standing in the way of a “Homecoming” album coronation could be mainstream radio, which in recent years has all but ignored Beyoncé. The Grammy-nominated live albums by Cash, Frampton and Clapton all spawned massive pop singles, and Harrison’s directly followed his greatest solo success, most notably “My Sweet Lord,” the first number one by an ex-Beatle.
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