Jay Z Calls Out Grammys For Never Giving Beyoncé Album Of The Year
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“When I get nervous, I tell the truth,” the hip-hop legend told the crowd.
Jay-Z had some pointed words for the Recording Academy at the 66th annual Grammy Awards ceremony.
While accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, the rapper called out the academy for snubbing his superstar wife, Beyoncé, for Album of the Year.
During his passionate speech, which he delivered beside his 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, Jay-Z pointed out Beyoncé’s 32 Grammy victories and questioned why she hasn’t won one of the awards show’s biggest honors, despite scoring the most Grammys in history.
Looking over at Beyoncé, who sat in the audience dressed like a glamorous cowgirl, he said, “I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than anyone and never won album of the year.”
“So even by that your own metrics that doesn’t work. Think about that, the most Grammys, never won album of the year, that doesn’t work,” Jay-Z continued.