In the category of album of the year, there is a surprise winner in the category in which 10 candidates compete as a result of the change made this year. In a field with such a popular name, jon batiste was not the first name that came to minds of punters. as the branch's least-known album, it probably benefited from the vote split or the committee's plans for next year. As a result, since 2019, the "white pop woman" has broken the winning chain. both r&b won an album and for the first time since 2008 a black musician won this branch. although the fact that Adele will compete next year may also have an effect on this. They may have wanted to break the chain with batiste so as not to reward the white pop female singer five times in a row, but it could also be that the multitude of pop albums really split the votes. In any case, the current situation both made black singers be rewarded and gave a breath of fresh air to the recording academy.
