Current:Home > MarketsWhoopi Goldberg counters Jay-Z blasting Beyoncé snubs: 32 Grammys 'not a terrible number!' -Visionary Wealth Guides
Whoopi Goldberg counters Jay-Z blasting Beyoncé snubs: 32 Grammys 'not a terrible number!'
View
Date:2025-04-12 13:46:14
Whoopi Goldberg isn't too bothered about Beyoncé never winning album of the year.
The comedian and talk show host weighed in Monday morning on "The View" after Jay-Z criticized the Recording Academy during Sunday night's Grammys for never awarding his wife with an album of the year award, despite multiple nominations ("I Am… Sasha Fierce," "Beyoncé," "Lemonade" and "Renaissance").
"Well, she's got (32 Grammys). So I kind of appreciate all of that. And they're not for just one thing. So for me, it doesn’t matter if they give her" the album of the year award, Goldberg told her co-hosts. "It's subjective. People are voting. You can't determine who's doing it, unless you're the person voting."
She added, "So I think (32) is kind of not a terrible number!"
Whoopi Goldberg calls Beyoncé, Taylor Swift 'superhuman women'
During his acceptance speech for the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award, Jay-Z – joined on stage by 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy – addressed Grammy voters, saying, "We love y'all. We want y'all to get it right. At least get it close to right."
As Beyoncé was seated right in front of center stage, he continued, "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 your own metrics, that doesn't work."
When she won the Grammy for best electronic/dance album at last year's ceremony, Beyoncé made history by bringing her total trophy count to 32. In 2021, she became the most-winning female artist in Grammys history.
Step up? Done.Women dominate all aspects of the Grammys this year
Goldberg, a one-time Grammy winner for best comedy recording with "Whoopi Goldberg: Direct from Broadway," praised the fact that so many female artists got their flowers during the 66th annual Grammy Awards, which saw all nine televised awards go to women.
"Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, they are these superhuman women who do this extraordinary thing. So I’m not mad at anybody for anything that’s happening because we’re taking these women; we’re not hiding them. We’re saying, 'Here’s what women are doing,'" she said. "So I’m grateful. I know what it takes to do what you got to do."
"Thirty-two Grammys, where does she keep 'em?" Goldberg went on to joke. "Where do you keep 'em, Bey?"
'We want y'all to get it right':Jay-Z calls out Grammys over Beyoncé snubs
veryGood! (867)
Related
- Toyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
- TikToker Taylor Odlozil Shares Wife Haley's Final Words to Son Before Death From Ovarian Cancer
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Roast Me (Freestyle)
- Oklahoma judge accused of shooting at his brother-in-law’s home
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Rapper NBA YoungBoy is held on $100K bail in Utah prescription fraud case
- An education board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
- Specialty lab exec gets 10-year prison term for 11 deaths from tainted steroids in Michigan
- Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump
- Generation Alpha is here, how will they affect the world? | The Excerpt
Ranking
- North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID
- Missouri Legislature faces 6 p.m. deadline to pass multibillion-dollar budget
- Three-time MVP Mike Trout opted for surgery instead of being season-long DH
- Post Malone, Morgan Wallen's awaited collab 'I Had Some Help' is out. Is a country album next?
- Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
- Truck driver who fatally struck 3 Pennsylvania highway workers fell asleep at the wheel
- A look at the growing trend of women becoming single parents by choice
- Biden campaign ramps up outreach to Black voters in Wisconsin as some organizers worry about turnout
Recommendation
Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
Storms slam parts of Florida, Mississippi and elsewhere as cleanup from earlier tornadoes continues
Luka Doncic bounces back, helps Mavericks hand Thunder first loss of NBA playoffs
Bucks veteran Patrick Beverley suspended by NBA for throwing ball at fans
Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
Is decaf coffee bad for you? What to know about calls to ban a chemical found in decaf.
Apple apologizes for iPad Pro Crush! commercial after online criticism
Virginia budget leaders reach compromise with governor on state spending plan