Grammys 2018: Britain's reign comes to an end as diversity flourishes | Ben Beaumont-Thomas

With Ed Sheeran, Calvin Harris and various One Direction members snubbed, it paves the way for one of the most ethnically diverse Grammys ever – though female musicians have been sidelined

The iconic moment of the 2017 Grammys was Adele beating BeyoncĂ© for album of the year, and the former acknowledging what a force of nature the latter is. “The way that you make me and my friends feel, the way you make my black friends feel, is empowering,” she said. “And you make them stand up for themselves. And I love you.” She vocalised what everyone else already knew: that BeyoncĂ©, and indeed black American music, had become culturally dominant in the US.

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