Teyana Taylor tears up Recording Academy after all Grammy nominees for Best R&B album are men

Teyana Taylor took to Twitter after the Grammy nominations announced on Tuesday, wondering why the five nominees in the R&B Album category were men.

“ You better just say the best male R&B album because all I see is cock in that category, ” said the 29-year-old, who released the album last June. .

The nominees in the category were Giveon (for his album Take Time), Ant Clemons (Happy 2 Be Here), Luke James (To Feel Love / D), John Legend (Bigger Love) and Gregory Porter (All Rise).

The singer-songwriter, reacting to a story written about her tweets, clarified that she was not angry with the men vying for the award, but rather with the Recording Academy for snubbing all the female artists with their nominations in the category.

“I don’t blow up male nominees,” she said. “ I castigate @RecordingAcad for failing ALL the women who have worked. Women are clearly overlooked here. WOMEN PLAY A LARGE PART IN THE REACH OF R&B. ‘

Artist Lose Each Other responded to another user pointing out that another category is dominated by women.

She said, “My point is MY POINT. I said what da f *** I said. It should have been WAP in the R&B category. Instead, it was filled with a bunch of [males]Now stay out of the business of black women.

The New York native concluded her series of tweets on the topic by listing a series of influential female artists.

She wrote, “Brandy. HER Kehlani. Summer walker. Victoria Monet. Jhene. Jojo. Ari Lenox. SZA. Tinashe. The list is lengthened increasingly. But know that you are loved and appreciated here. Goodnight Brown heart #RB. ‘

The lack of female nominees marks the first time such a situation has occurred since the R&B award was first awarded in 1995, Complex said.

The Grammys are scheduled to take place on January 31.