One of the strangest snubs in Grammys history has been music sensation Beyoncé never winning Best Album at the awards show.
While accepting a special honor for Global Impact from the Grammys on Sunday night with his daughter Blue Ivy Carter at his side, rap legend Jay-Z called out the Recording Academy for never recognizing Beyoncé in its biggest category despite making some of the definitive albums of the past decade-plus.
Everyone with a rooting interest in the Grammys has openly wondered the same thing, and her husband Jay-Z made sure to make that question known while accepting this career honor during this year’s ceremony.
It’s a very fair thing to mention!
— Renny Updates backup (@B7albumMedia) February 5, 2024
Award shows like the Grammys are fundamentally flawed when trying to parse through the breadth of music, and rarely does the Recording Academy ever “get it right” with its top honors. However, Beyoncé’s impact on the art form will always extend far, far past an awards show like this.
We’re hoping Beyoncé will take home the Best Album honor one of these days, and we’re very much with Jay-Z that it should’ve happened already.
Fans definitely agreed with Jay-Z on this one.
Not Jay Z calling out the Grammys in his speech. Wow #Grammys pic.twitter.com/pcsDlMHPSR
— Anthony (@discarnick) February 5, 2024
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JAY Z MAKING IT HOT
— Deets (@ScottieBeam) February 5, 2024
Jay Z out here standing on business for his wife! THANK YOU JAY.
“Got more GRAMMYs than everyone, but hasn’t won album of the year…”
— Symone D. Sanders Townsend (@SymoneDSanders) February 5, 2024
jay z standing on BIG BUSINESS 🤭
— zel (@denzeldion) February 5, 2024
Jay Z using this opportunity right now to remind everyone how Beyoncé not winning Album of the Year was robbery is everything. #GRAMMYs
To do it right now beside his daughter, is everything. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
— Ernest Owens (@MrErnestOwens) February 5, 2024
Jay Z using his platform to tell the Academy to get it together is ICONIC!!! 🤯
— Alex Grant (@_alexmgrant) February 5, 2024
jay z walking away after dragging the #Grammys pic.twitter.com/SrBdvMGLae
— bayareajonas✨ (@BayAreaJonas) February 5, 2024
Welp, Jay Z just called out The Recording Academy for Beyoncé being the most-Grammy winning artist of all time (32) – yet never having been awarded “Album of the Year” #Grammys pic.twitter.com/BisZZF6v6Y
— Chris Witherspoon (@WitherspoonC) February 5, 2024
A father. A husband. https://t.co/wOPgzAyki5
— Morgan Jerkins (@MorganJerkins) February 5, 2024
When I host the Grammys one day, I'mma do the exact same thing! https://t.co/BrHR4nvUr8
— Kalen Allen (@TheKalenAllen) February 5, 2024
He said this with Bey in Formation stance: https://t.co/GAKO70CmcP pic.twitter.com/0180h6PZKB
— MELISSA CARTER (@MELISSAACARTERR) February 5, 2024
You won't find me saying this often, but he's right https://t.co/EH4g91s5CF
— deethy (@deethyd) February 5, 2024
STANDING ON BUSINESS FOR HIS WIFE LMAO https://t.co/amNbru7fCq
— Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH (@GeauxGabrielle) February 5, 2024
