US rapper Jay-Z used his winner’s speech to address his wife Beyonce never winning the top prize at the Grammys.
The 54-year-old took to the stage with his daughter Blue Ivy to collect the Dr Dre Global Impact Award celebrating his achievements in music on Sunday (4 February).
Jay-Z said he was honoured to accept the prize but used his acceptance speech to encourage the Recording Academy to “get it right”.
Referencing his wife making history at last year’s ceremony winning a record 32 awards, he said: “I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won album of the year.
“Think about that. Most Grammys, never won album of the year, that doesn’t work.”
“When I get nervous, I tell the truth,” Jay-Z added.
The 54-year-old took to the stage with his daughter Blue Ivy to collect the Dr Dre Global Impact Award celebrating his achievements in music on Sunday (4 February).
Jay-Z said he was honoured to accept the prize but used his acceptance speech to encourage the Recording Academy to “get it right”.
Referencing his wife making history at last year’s ceremony winning a record 32 awards, he said: “I don’t want to embarrass this young lady, but she has more Grammys than everyone and never won album of the year.
“Think about that. Most Grammys, never won album of the year, that doesn’t work.”
“When I get nervous, I tell the truth,” Jay-Z added.
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00:00 I'm just saying we just we want y'all to get it right. We love y'all. We love y'all. We love y'all
00:05 We want y'all to get it right at least get it close to right and obviously it's objective
00:10 Y'all got a clap at everything obviously it's it
00:13 Obviously is subjective because you know, it's music and it's opinion base
00:18 But you know some things, you know, I don't want to embarrass this young lady
00:23 But she has more Grammys than everyone and never won album in a year
00:27 So even by your own metrics that doesn't work
00:30 Think about that the most Grammys never won album of the year that doesn't work
00:36 You know some of you
00:39 Some of you gonna go home tonight and feel like you've been robbed
00:42 Some of you made it wrong
00:46 Some of you don't belong in a category
00:56 Now when I get nervous I tell the truth
00:58 But outside of that outside of that, you know, we got to keep showing up and forget the Grammys for a second just in life
01:07 As I as my daughter sits and stares at me nervous as I am
01:12 Just in life you got to keep showing up just keep showing up forget the Grammys you got to keep showing up
01:21 Until you until they give you all those accolades you feel you deserve
01:25 Until they call you chairman until they call you a genius until they call you the greatest of all time
01:31 Feel me
01:34 (audience cheering)