With Blue Ivy: Beyoncé shows up fashionably late for Grammys
The six-year-old sat in the front row with her parents Beyoncé and Jay-Z.
Jay goes on to describe how DMX’s exclusion from the Grammys left a sour taste and turned him off from the music’s biggest night.
People on Twitter were unhappy that the 21-time Grammy Award victor and hip-hop icon didn’t win in a single category, despite being the most nominated artist of the evening. For all fans know, Jay-Z may even become the king of hip-hop financially by the end of 2018. Remember the wide-brimmed accessory she had for her Formation music video?
It comes a year after The Recording Academy was heavily criticized when Adele won album of the year over Beyonce.
Instead, Hov’s moment of glory during Grammys weekend came when he was honored with the President’s Merit Award at Clive Davis’ pre-Grammy gala on Saturday.
“For us, we chose to fight for our love, for our family”, the rapper said during his appearance on The Van Jones Show. “We care ’cause we’ve seen the most incredible artists stand on that stage and we’re inspired to be that, so I was like, I have to be here'”.
“Congratulations to #BlueIvy who takes the crown for most tweeted about celebrity during the 2018 #GRAMMYs”, added Shady Music Facts.
Trump told Jay-Z that African American unemployment had fallen to an all-time low. “It doesn’t. That’s missing the whole point”, said Jay-Z, no stranger to his material wealth.
The 48-year-old musician is now leading the Grammy Awards with eight nominations to boot.
So Lamar ended up dominating his genre categories. That award went to U2 for “Walk On”, while Album of the Year was awarded to the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack, leaving Arie with no awards.
Luis Fonsi is nominated for Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Vocal Pop Duo for his hit “Despacito”.
Mars gave an energetic and colorful performance of “Finesse” with breakthrough rapper Cardi B; Pink was a vocal powerhouse while she sang “Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken”; and Rihanna, DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller teamed up for a vibrant performance of “Wild Thoughts”.
Keys swept nearly all of her categories, losing only Record of the Year.
After Camila Cabello performed with Kesha, she made a moving speech about her Cuban roots.