Nov 18, 2016

Musician blasts racism in speech, after receiving 'brown people' award


New Zealand RnB artist Aaradhna doesn’t want your ignorantly-labelled award.


Aaradhna Jayantilal Patel was awarded the Best Album in the Urban and Hip Hop category at Grammy Awards equivalent Thursday, for her album Brown Girl. Problem is, she’s not a hip hop artist; she’s a soul singer.


But upon taking the podium, the artist drew attention to the fact that she was being put in a box based on race — declining the award and giving it to her well-deserving nominees, Swidt.


“So this song is ‘…


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Musician blasts racism in speech, after receiving 'brown people' award

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