Jay-Z Slams Grammys For Never Giving Wife Beyonce ‘Album Of The Year’

When speaking at the 2024 Grammy awards, Jay-Z did not hold back in giving the Recording Academy a piece of his mind about never giving his wife Beyonce Album of the Year.

Beyonce had been nominated for that award four times.

He made his remarks while accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award.

The New York Post reports,“I don’t want to embarrass this young lady,” Jay-Z said, referring to Knowles, who was standing in the audience at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

“But she has more Grammys than everyone and never won Album of the Year,” he said. “So even by your own metrics that doesn’t work. Think about that. The most Grammys, never won Album of the Year. That doesn’t work.”

The story continued:

Adding fuel to the fire, earlier the rapper said, “Some of you may feel like you were robbed … Some of you don’t belong in the category.” 

Jay-Z, 54, was accompanied onstage by the couple’s 12-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. He has been publicly supportive of Knowles’ music after major Grammys losses before

Knowles, 42, first lost Album of the Year in 2010 when her “I Am … Sasha Fierce” fell to Taylor Swift’s “Fearless.” 

In 2015, her “Beyoncé” was beaten by Beck’s “Morning Phase.” Adele’s “25” topped Knowles’ “Lemonade” in 2017.

Beyonce is All Time Top Grammy Winner

Again, despite never winning Album of the Year, Knowles holds the record for most Grammys ever.

32 Grammys.

That’s an amazing record anyway you look at it.