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[Dee]

https://www.tmz.com/2024/02/05/mathew-knowles-beyonce-record-label-blame-grammys-album-of-the-year-snub-jay-z-speech/

Jay-Z says the Recording Academy is at fault for Beyoncé never winning the top prize at the Grammys ... but Bey's pops says her own record label is also contributing to the snub.

Mathew Knowles joined us on "TMZ Live" Monday, and we asked him about Jay's spicy speech at the Grammys, and what's holding Beyoncé back from winning Album of the Year.

While HOV pointed the finger at the voters, Mathew claims Beyonce's record label, Columbia Records, isn't doing its part behind the scenes ... suggesting it's not going to bat for her when it comes to the voting process or the lobbying involved for award shows.

As Mathew explains, record labels can only support one artist per category, which becomes an issue when artists from the same label are nominated for the same award ... as has been the case with Beyoncé at least twice.

Mathew says this exact scenario played out back in 2017 ... when Beyoncé and Adele, who is also signed to Columbia, were both nominated for AOTY. Bey's dad claims Columbia Records threw its support behind Adele, and she ended up trumping Bey for the Grammy.

Harry Styles is also on Columbia, BTW ... and last year, he beat out Beyoncé for AOTY.

Mathew says there are all sorts of reasons a record label would support one artist over another -- he broke down a few for us, while also pointing out it's not always about the music itself.

Jay-Z admitted in his speech this whole process is subjective, and Mathew's not denying that ... but he says money is a big motivator here too.

Beyoncé may very well win AOTY somewhere down the line ... but at the moment, her father seems to be implying the powers that be just aren't in her corner for the top prize.

Of course, Jay's solution was to "keep showing up," to the point where she can no longer be denied ... but Mathew's saying Beyonce's label has to show up for her.

It's an interesting conversation ... and Mathew takes us behind the curtain in the nomination and voting process.

[Stunna Gor’]

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[Barbie Dangerous]

I don't doubt this. Another issue with the Scammys is how much has to be done behind the scenes.

[Nine]

I don't doubt this. Another issue with the Scammys is how much has to be done behind the scenes.

[Lazarus]

I don't doubt this at all.

[oph.]

this actually makes A LOT of sense. bey is a cash cow at this point regardless. she can release an album of farts and it's going platinum. they support the less bankable acting for a grammy so they can bolster their profile and make them more bankable they way bey already is lolz

zamn

[JCJ]

I don't doubt this. Another issue with the Scammys is how much has to be done behind the scenes.

[Annie]

Jay is going to hate him for this comment, we will never get another DC reunion 

[JCJ]

[Nine]

[JCJ]

Yeah I'm glad Nicki doesn't have one but it's time to stop taking these awards seriously

[Nine]

The voters are so out of touch.

I remember that article from last year where someone said they didn't vote for Bey because she wins too much and someone else said that her albums are big events so it feels pretentious or something like that.

[L0NZ.]

Gross.

[Dee]

n You know what

Now I'm definitely convinced the SCAMMY's have 60 year old wrinkled yt men voting in the R&B/Hip Hop categories

[𝖘𝖖𝖚𝖎𝖉]

The committee is full of pretentious fucks who don't have a clue about music and it has been like that for decades. Why are we having this discussion every year?