Every time someone presented one of the show’s major prizes — album of the year, record of the year, song of the year, best new artist — he or she rattled off the line before revealing the winner. It was a small but telling detail that demonstrated how the academy wants to be perceived after years of being portrayed as a shadowy record-industry cabal.

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter made history during Sunday’s Grammys, becoming the first Black woman to win the category for Best Country Album. But even history-making moments can have hiccups — in this case,