Spike Lee joins a mass of people who all believe Beyoncé was cheated out of Album of the Year at the Grammys.
After taking home four Grammys at the beginning of the night, she lost Album of the Year to 29-year-old Harry Styles for his album Harry House.
In turn, Oscar-winning screenwriter Lee spoke about the disappointment of Beyoncé losing while expressing his love for her to The Guardian.
“I’m not the male president of the Bey Hive, but I love and support Beyoncé. Her album is amazing. I know she’s won multiple Grammys, but four times nominated for album of the year, and she’s lost every time? No disrespect to those artists like Adele or Harry Styles who won. It’s not their fault, but that’s some straight-up bulls—,” Lee said.
“There’s a history of great Black artists who come up for these awards and don’t win. We all know their work is great because art speaks for itself. But then it always comes down to this tricky territory of validation. Do Black artists say: ‘F— it’ – or seek white validation and chase awards,” he continued.
“I just want to give a shoutout to my sister Beyoncé. We know what the deal is. It’s straight-up shenanigans, skulduggery, subterfuge. Or as the British say: it’s some poppycock!”
Even Jay Z believed his dear wife should have won Album of the Year. He referred to Beyoncé losing in 2017 for Lemonade to Adele, Beck for her self-entitled album in 2015, and in 2010 to Taylor Swift for I Am…Sasha Fierce.
“The truth is, we grew up wanting to be on the Grammys, and it was our goal. We just want them to get it right. That’s what we want,” JAY-Z told Elliott Wilson, responding to a question about his own previous losses at the Grammys. “Even with Bey, I felt like they missed the moment. Not just Lemonade; [also] when Beck won over her [for album of the year at the 2015 show]. I was like, ‘Oh, y’all missed it,” Jay Z said.
