Whoopi Goldberg is coming to Beyoncé’s protection after a Fox Information pundit criticized the worldwide icon for successful finest nation album on the 2025 Grammys on Sunday.
Conservative creator Raymond Arroyo made an look on Fox Information’ The Ingraham Angle, hosted by Laura Ingraham, Monday evening, the place he known as Beyoncé’s Grammy wins a “ridiculous end result.” The “Texas Maintain ‘Em” singer took house the awards for finest nation album and album of the yr for Cowboy Carter, along with finest nation duo/group efficiency for “II Most Needed” that includes Miley Cyrus.
“The nation artists aren’t actually joyful about this,” Arroyo claimed. “I’m gonna put this in some context Laura: Dolly Parton has 10 Grammys. Frank Sinatra had 11 Grammys. Beyoncé has 35. How is that probably commensurate with that expertise? I imply, come on.”
Arroyo continued, “Mainly, Woman Gaga’s cat sitter voted for finest reggae and finest county album, in order that’s why you get this ridiculous end result that has nothing to do with the nation viewers or the nation musicians.”
Goldberg took a second on The View Tuesday morning to slam Arroyo for his criticism, saying, “Sir, are you conscious that it’s a must to be within the music business to be a Grammy voter? So, the cat sitter can’t simply vote.”
The EGOT winner continued, “Are you conscious that when the Grammys started in 1959, there have been solely 28 classes, now there are 94? The yr that Frank Sinatra bought six nominations regardless of having two No. 1 albums, he solely received one Grammy that evening for his album cowl — not even for his singing, for the album cowl. Hear, man. You’ll be able to’t do this. She earned it.”
Talking directing to Arroyo, Goldberg added, “You need to maintain on to nation music like white folks didn’t additionally purchase her nation album. Come on, man! Individuals voted for it. Generally you win, generally you don’t. Similar with the Oscars. Sit down! … Music doesn’t have the problems you’ve. Music is concerning the folks.”
Cowboy Carter, launched in March 2024, was not solely a historic effort from Beyoncé, nevertheless it additionally put a highlight on different Black artists within the nation music area and ignited cultural conversations about Black artists reclaiming the genres they began, together with nation music. The singer has additionally been open about not feeling “welcomed” within the nation style when she initially tried to enter the scene years in the past.
Final yr, Beyoncé was additionally infamously snubbed from the CMA Awards, regardless of Cowboy Carter being one of many prime albums of the yr and spending 4 weeks on prime of Billboard’s Prime Nation Albums chart.
On Sunday, she made historical past as the primary Black girl to win the Grammy for finest nation album.
