Grammy Awards

Last year, three of the five nominees in the Grammys' children's music category withdrew their names from consideration, outraged the list was all-white. But the slate is very different this year.

His album Benton County Relic was nominated for a Grammy this year in the Best Traditional Blues category and features lyrics about his poor upbringing in Mississippi.

Adele swept the major categories over Beyoncé, David Bowie posthumously won every award he was nominated for and the Grammys sometimes obliquely addressed a charged political climate.