Recording Academy President Neil Portnow defended Sundayβs award show amid calls of racism after BeyoncΓ© was snubbed in the top three awards of the night.
βI donβt think thereβs a race problem at all,β he told Pitchfork.
βItβs always hard to create objectivity out of something thatβs inherently subjective, which is what art and music is about. We do the best we can. We have 84 categories where we recognize all kinds of music, from across all spectrums.β