MisplacedValidity wrote:
^ Wasn't Rihanna's album seen as R&B? I remember when it dropped people were saying she wouldn't have as many hits because so many of the songs were urban.
Unapologetic was not miscategorized. Here is the description for Best Contemporary Urban Album, the award she won:
Best Urban Contemporary Album is for albums containing at least
51 percent playing time of newly recorded contemporary vocal tracks derivative of R&B.
This category is intended for artists whose music includes the more contemporary elements of R&B and may incorporate production elements found in urban pop, urban Euro-pop, urban rock, and urban alternative.
http://www.grammy.com/news/the-recording-academy-announces-board-of-trustees-meeting-resultsSongs like Phresh Out the Runway, Numb, Pour It Up, Loveeeeeee Song, Jump, Nobody's Business, I mean get real.
Also, I live in Los Angeles and Diamonds and Stay both received significant airplay on Power 106. If you don't know the station, look it up (hint: it's not Urban AC).

The real reason Mario is still talking about this is because he's burnt his precious Tamar lost the award. He can pump up the FOMM Tamar thread all he wants but it was obvious Rihanna had this award in the bag.