Grammys 2024: Following a humiliating performance in which he refused to give wife Beyonce Album of the Year, Jay-Z drinks cognac out of his award and had a wild night.
On Sunday, Jay-Z drank cognac out of his Grammy Award after criticizing the event for never awarding Album of the Year to his wife Beyonce.
The legendary rapper, 54, dismissed the commotion as he poured alcohol into his Dr. Dre Global Impact Award and took a gulp, saying, “Some nominees were robbed tonight.”
When he rang in the night with Beyonce, 42, and her 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy, who was onstage for his contentious acceptance speech, the celebrity appeared to be in high spirits.
During his Grammy victory speech, Jay-Z criticized the Academy for not presenting his wife Beyoncé with the best album trophy, despite her 32 wins in other categories.
The Dr. Dre Global Impact Award was given to the rapper from Brooklyn in recognition of his contributions to the music business.
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After criticizing the event on Sunday for never having given his wife Beyonce the Album of the Year honor, Jay-Z drank cognac out of his Grammy honor.
He looked like he was having a whale of a time as he drank his cognac
The music mogul celebrated his win by pouring his own-brand D’ussé cognac into his Grammy
Holding the trophy in his palm, he appeared rather pleased as he posed for pictures.
Jay-Z talked about the value of ambition, desire, and dreams while his 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy stood next to him on stage and his wife Beyoncé watched from a table in the audience. Beyoncé was wearing Louis Vuitton by Pharrell Williams that had just come off the runway.
Noting that Grammy awards were arbitrary and that his superstar wife had never won best album, he declared that there were more meaningful things in life than winning awards.
“She has more Grammys than anyone and has never won Album of the Year, and I don’t want to embarrass this young lady,” Jay-Z remarked. Therefore, even by your own standards, that is ineffective. Consider that. most Grammy Awards, but no Album of the Year honors. That is ineffective.
The audience saw Beyonce looking a little nervous as the camera cut to her.
Twenty-four of the 88 competitive Grammy Awards that Jay-Z has been nominated for have been won. He has been nominated six times for Album of the Year.
In addition, Beyoncé received 32 of the 88 competitive Grammy Award nominations she received.
Beyoncé, like her spouse, has received six nominations for Album of the Year but has never taken home the trophy.
When Beyoncé lost out to Beck for Album of the Year in 2015, Kanye West staged a protest by storming the stage.
The incident bore similarities to what West did in 2009 when he famously interrupted Swift to tell her, “Yo, Taylor, I’m really happy for you.. but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time,” as she won the Best Female Video award at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Jay-Z raised a Grammy to his own success, sipping from the award as he joked his daughter did
Jay-Z is seen delivering a passionate rebuke of the Grammys for failing to give his wife Beyonce a best album award
Jay-Z, 54, is seen with his 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy on stage at the Grammy Awards
Beyonce looked rather apprehensive as her husband spoke
Jay-Z is seen delivering his acceptance speech as Blue Ivy looks on
Kanye West is seen in 2009 storming the stage to protest at Taylor Swift winning the Best Video award at the MTV Video Music Awards. West said Beyonce should have won
West is seen in 2015 with Beck, pretending to protest Beck winning Album of the Year instead of Beyonce
West left the stage as Beck said to him: ‘Come back!’ After, Beck said: ‘Absolutely I thought she was going to win. You can’t please everybody. I still love him and think he’s genius. I aspire to what he does. How many great records has he put out in the last five years, right?’
