Whoopi Goldberg passionately defended Beyoncé’s Grammy wins on “The View” (by way of Leisure Weekly) after conservative figures expressed outrage over the singer profitable such main classes as finest nation album with “Cowboy Carter,” which additionally took dwelling the prize for album of the yr. Conservative writer Raymond Arroyo notably went on Fox Information’ “The Ingraham Angle” the night time after the Grammys and ripped Beyoncé’s wins as a “ridiculous consequence.”
“The nation artists will not be actually comfortable about this,” Arroyo claimed to host Laura Ingraham. “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.”
Goldberg shut down Arroyo on “The View” the morning after, taking problem together with his declare that Beyoncé received finest nation album and different Grammys as a result of “Woman Gaga’s cat sitter votes for finest reggae and finest nation albums.”
“Sir, are you conscious that it’s important to be within the music business to be a Grammy voter? So, the cat sitter can’t simply vote,” Goldberg stated. “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 received six nominations regardless of having two No. 1 albums, he solely received one Grammy that night time for his album cowl — not even for his singing, for the album cowl. Hear, man. You may’t do this. She earned it.”
Sinatra truly had 4 nominations on the 1959 Grammys, however Goldberg’s level stays. She criticized the writer for holding “on to nation music like white folks didn’t additionally purchase her nation album” when “Cowboy Carter” was launched final yr.
“Come on, man! Individuals voted for it. Generally you win, generally you don’t. Identical with the Oscars,” Goldberg added. “Sit down!”
