Recording Academy Shocks Fans With Unexpected Defense of Beyoncé Grammy Wins on Instagram

The Recording Academy surprised many Beyoncé fans online after they came to the singer's defense in her Instagram comments.

Following the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, which aired in early February 2025, music listeners worldwide shared their bold thoughts about Beyoncé winning the show's Best Country Album and Album of the Year (AOTY) awards for her genre-bending project, "Cowboy Carter."

Online, the official Grammy Instagram account defended Beyoncé against the criticism, which surprised most of the BeyHive.

On February 2, after winning three Grammys, Beyoncé uploaded photos of herself holding her new gramophones while shining in a body-fitting gold dress.

The caption of her photo featured a lyric from a song on her album, "Sweet Honey Buckin'," which mentioned being passed up for the AOTY award in 2022 for her chart-topping seventh album, "RENAISSANCE."

"Come back and [f-ck] up the pen," she wrote, referencing the songwriting throughout the 27-track LP.

Many fans loved the photo, with one writing, "Beyoncé, I am so proud of you."

The Recording Academy clearly agreed, commenting that the 35-time Grammy winner earned the show's highest honor fairly.

"On behalf of our 13,000 members and Recording Academy staff that listened to 'COWBOY CARTER': This ain't Texas, this is a Best Country Album and Album of the Year GRAMMY winner!" they wrote in the comments.

The Academy's defense of Beyoncé comes just days after Billie Eilish fans heavily criticized the mother of three and her most recent album online.

On social media, Eilish fans felt the singer's latest project, "Hit Me Hard and Soft," was snubbed at this year's ceremony after losing all seven categories for which she earned nominations.

The album was released in May 2024 and featured many popular hits, including Spotify's most streamed song of the year, "BIRDS OF A FEATHER."

After Beyoncé was presented with the AOTY award, Grammy producers cut to Eilish crying in the audience.

"I'm so mad," one user wrote. "She deserved at least one award."

Another fan agreed, writing, "[Zero] Grammys for this album and for Billie is the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever seen," with another saying she "definitely at least deserved AOTY and Song of the Year."

Beyoncé fans know that the singer's journey to winning AOTY at the Grammys has been a long time coming. The singer earned previous nominations for past albums between the years of 2008 and 2022. However, she lost to Taylor Swift, Beck, Adele, and Harry Styles, respectively.

The losses have been a big deal in the music industry. Beyoncé's husband, Jay Z, called the Grammys out during an acceptance speech in 2024, saying they don't follow their "own metrics" when deciding who should win. "The most Grammys; never won Album of the Year. That doesn't work," he said.

So, when BeyHive members noticed the Recording Academy's comment, they couldn't help but share their stunned reactions.

"Since when do they comment?" someone asked. "They [have] been on my sh-t list since "Lemonade," but I can officially say [that] I'm no longer mad."

Someone else also chimed in, saying the Grammys were telling everyone to "stop disrespecting the queen."

Beyoncé's Grammy win for Album of the Year isn't the only award that surprised people on February 2. The singer also won an award for Best Country Album, which was nominated against Post Malone, Chris Stapleton, Kacey Musgraves, and Lainey Wilson.

When Taylor Swift announced the winner as "Cowboy Carter," the camera panned to the singer, who jumped in her seat before looking around to make sure she heard it correctly.

Later, Beyoncé's daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, directed the "Single Ladies" singer to stand up so that she could go on stage.

"Oh my God," Beyoncé mouthed to those around her. Jay Z was also seen saying, "Wow."

Since then, the short clip has become a viral meme shared across popular social media accounts like IHeartRadio and even Beyoncé's personal website.

The day before the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, Beyoncé alerted her fans that the "Cowboy Carter Tour" would commence sometime in 2025.

After winning the coveted Album of the Year award, the singer updated her website to announce the official tour locations, which include nine stops from Inglewood, California, to Paris, France.

As of now, the official tour start date is April 28 and will conclude in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 11.

On social media, fans have expressed their excitement about the batch of upcoming performances; however, some have expressed feelings of concern.

"So, we about to be fighting for tickets?" someone asked.