“I’ve to commend the Academy that in essentially the most racist instances with all of the stress being placed on everybody to eliminate or not have fun excellence or the distinctive accomplishments of Black individuals they stepped up and did the suitable factor,” Tina wrote following the wins of her daughter, Beyoncé, and different Black artists at Sunday night time’s present.
Tina Knowles is giving props to the Grammys.
Following the 2025 Grammy Awards, Tina took to Instagram to commend the Recording Academy for honoring Black artists following main wins from her daughter, Beyoncé Knowles, Kendrick Lamar, Doechii and extra.
Tina, who admitted she sat out the present in earlier years, gave credit score the place credit score was due after she says the recording academy did the “proper factor” in essentially the most “racist instances” by honoring a big selection of Black expertise throughout Sunday night time’s present.
“In years previous, not that anyone cared I made a decision to not attend the Grammys. Not simply due to my daughter, however as a result of I felt like there was not equal respect or honest remedy for black artist. that they might carry out there, use the unimaginable expertise, and make the Grammys have nice rankings, or they might put the digicam of their faces after they misplaced as leisure. Give them a consolatory award to appease them. However I’ve to commend the Academy that in essentially the most racist instances with all of the stress being placed on everybody to eliminate or not have fun excellence or the distinctive accomplishments of Black individuals they stepped up and did the suitable factor,” Tina wrote.
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“It took lots of braveness and integrity to try this,” she added.
Tina additionally applauded Recording Academy CEO Harvey Jay Mason Jr. for addressing the adjustments the Grammys have made after going through criticism over time for the dearth of variety amongst its nominees and voting physique.
“I used to be moved by the speech of the top of the Academy Mr. Harvey Mason and his candidness concerning the want to alter. So thanks, Grammys for being daring for being courageous and for doing the suitable factor,” she continued. “❤️❤️❤️ that there’s a saying that God comes not at all times on our time however on the proper time. Grammys this occurred on the proper time!!!!”
Along with taking house the trophy for Greatest Nation Duo/Group Efficiency for her tune “II Most Needed,” with Miley Cyrus, Bey walked away with a Grammy for Greatest Nation Album for Cowboy Carter and scored the Album of the 12 months award for her first nation effort after a number of nominations, and shut calls, within the class.
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Large & Wealthy’s John Wealthy Blasts Beyonce’s Nation Album Win on the Grammys
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However not everybody was enthusiastic about Bey’s nation success.
Large & Wealthy’s John Wealthy took to social media because the 2025 Grammy Awards have been airing to blast the present for giving the Greatest Nation Album to Beyoncé over Lainey Wilson.
“Beyoncé wins ‘Greatest Nation Album’ at The Grammys🤣🤣Technique to go🤣🤣,” he started, earlier than a fan responded, “After all, the Grammys needed to push their agenda as a substitute of really honoring actual nation artists. Whole joke!”
To that, Wealthy replied, “🤡present”
When somebody requested him how voting works, with the fan saying “There’s NO WAY her album was higher than Lainey Wilson’s Whirlwind, I don’t get it,” Wealthy then claimed “Report labels making offers on the votes.”
He adopted that up with extra daring claims, saying, “People are asking me ‘how do music award reveals work?’ Labels/publishers all have blocks of votes. They make offers with one another ‘you vote for mine, we’ll vote for yours’ sort factor. It has ZERO to do with who made one of the best music, thus, Beyonce with ‘Nation album of the 12 months.’ Good, proper?”
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“The identical factor is true with the CMA’s, ACM’s, Billboard, and so on…all work precisely the identical. Final night time, the Grammy’s outed themselves in an enormous method,” he added — although it ought to be famous Bey was utterly snubbed by the CMAs.
His ultimate tweet on the topic learn, “.@laineywilson > @Beyonce” — a sentiment shared by many on Wilson’s Instagram feedback as properly, although she hasn’t mentioned something about her loss. Each Wilson and Musgraves have been seen standing and clapping for Knowles as she walked to the stage.
“I feel generally I feel style is a code phrase to maintain us in our place as artists,” Beyoncé, in the meantime, mentioned throughout her acceptance speech final night time. “I simply need to encourage individuals to do what they’re keen about. To remain persistent.”
