Beyoncé is not the most commercially successful artists of our age but she might be one of the most culturally significant

By Adrian York, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Music Performance, University of Westminster

There is always a flurry of media excitement at this time of year surrounding the Grammys, the American music business’s peer-recognised music awards delivered by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
But away from the gossip about who deserved to win, the outfits on display and the racial and gender politics surrounding the awards, this year there is one thing that stands out. In 2023, Beyoncé won the Grammy for best dance/electronic album and in the process became…

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