Grammys 2022: Jazmine Sullivan Didn’t Believe She’d Won Best R&B Album When She Was Announced As the Winner
Grammy-winning singer Jazmine Sullivan has been making music for over a decade. Throughout that time, she’s established herself as a leading voice in contemporary R&B, with hit songs like “Bust Your Windows” and “Need U Bad.” When she won her first two Grammy Awards in 2022, she didn’t believe that she’d actually won.
Jazmine Sullivan won her first 2 Grammys at the 2022 Grammy Awards
Prior to the 2022 Grammy Awards, Jazmine Sullivan had been nominated 12 different times, including in categories such as Best New Artist, Best R&B Album, and Best R&B Performance.
In January 2021, Sullivan released her fourth album Heaux Tales, complete with collaborations with the likes of H.E.R., Anderson .Paak, and Ari Lennox. At the 2022 Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, Sullivan took home her first two golden gramophones: Heaux Tales won Best R&B Album, while the hit single “Pick Up Your Feelings” won Best R&B Performance.
Her Grammy wins were over a decade in the making, and fans of the “On It” singer were thrilled that she’d finally been recognized by the Recording Academy. Sullivan was just as surprised when she was announced as the winner — so much so that she didn’t believe she’d actually won.
Jazmine Sullivan didn’t realize she’d won Best R&B Album when she was announced as the winner
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight following her win, Sullivan confessed that she thought Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. had won Best R&B Album instead of herself.
“I thought they said H.E.R,” she said honestly. “I heard an H, and I was like, ‘Oh, they said H.E.R.’ And my manager was like, ‘That’s you, that’s you!'”
“It was amazing. I’m so happy right now,” she continued. When asked to describe how it felt to win, she had no words.
“I can’t even explain it. I can’t explain it, but I know it feels very special with this project,” she said. “It’s so much bigger than just me; it’s a haven for Black women to tell their stories and that’s what we did in the project, that’s what we did on Instagram. Every time I see women on tour, we just come together, we laugh, we love and work together.”
“[It’s like] having a safe place to come where you’re not being exploited but you can share your stories and tell it in its entirety,” she went on. “It’s a beautiful thing and that’s what I’m most proud of.”
“I’m just super grateful that I’m able to do my thing and not change for the industry and finally get recognition.”
She released a deluxe version of ‘Heaux Tales’ in February 2022
In February 2022, a year after Heaux Tales‘ release and two months ahead of the Grammys ceremony, Sullivan released a deluxe edition of the album, Heaux Tales, Mo’ Tales: The Deluxe. The project contained additions including an interlude featuring Issa Rae.
