Jay-Z has the identical query as all of us: how the hell has Beyoncé by no means gained Album of the Year?!
During the 2024 Grammys on Sunday night time, the Empire State of Mind rapper obtained the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award for his profession success. But one of many greatest awards an artist can obtain is Album of the Year — and whereas on stage, he took a second to name out the truth that his spouse has by no means gained it regardless of being probably the most Grammy-awarded artist in historical past:
“I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won album of the year. The most Grammys — never won Album of the Year. That [math] doesn’t work.”
Say it louder for the individuals within the again!!
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Queen Bey wasn’t up for any Grammys this yr, however final yr she misplaced out on the AOTY award to Harry Styles — the fourth time shedding after beforehand falling to Taylor Swift, Adele, and Beck. But that didn’t cease HOV from shading a few of the artists with out naming names:
“Some of you gonna go home tonight and feel like you’ve been robbed. Some of you may get robbed. Some of you don’t belong in the category … when I get nervous I tell the truth.”
OOP!!
The 54-year-old smiled as daughter Blue Ivy, 12, joined him on stage and Beyoncé appeared on from the viewers. Speaking to the Recording Academy, he mentioned that sooner or later he hopes to see them “get it right or at least close to right.” We hope so too! Watch his full speech (beneath):
He went IN!! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Sound off within the feedback!
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