The 65 Annual Grammy Awards recently took place in Los Angeles. Legendary American musician Beyoncé broke the record, after she won, her 32 Grammy Award. However, the host Trevor Noah sparked controversy with one of his statements during the award show. The South African comedian was hosting the ever-famous award show. During the show, Noah called Beyonce the ‘GOAT’ and then went on to list a few renowned sports players’ names.
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The fans from the soccer universe were shocked after hearing this line.
Trevor Noah’s bold statement; Messi fans react!
While Beyoncé broke the all-time record for most Grammy Awards, every fan’s attention was elsewhere. Trevor Noah is a popular comedian who often does not shy away from putting his bold opinions out there. In the recent Grammy Awards, the comedian praised Beyoncé calling her the greatest of all time.
The problem with that was Noah compared her to the sports world, although he did that in a light-hearted manner. He called out Lionel Messi, Tom Brady, Michael Jordan, and LeBron James in the next line.
That was mainly what triggered the fans. Let’s have a look at how the fans reacted to Noah’s controversial remark.
Tell Beyoncé to put her WC on the table and then we can talk
— WeTalkFacts (@Relish_Juniper) February 6, 2023
Messi is 10x bigger than Beyoncé https://t.co/8eUt8sBI0z
— Demigod (@ORlSHA) February 7, 2023
Shut up, pls. https://t.co/WoHIl3ymiP
— Messi Szn 🇦🇷🇦🇷 #LM8 (@Peperenpe26) February 7, 2023
I’m beginning to think Beyoncé and Ronaldo have the same PR team, because how the both of them get sneaked into the GOAT conversations is really criminal.
Kudos to all the persons behind their PR. https://t.co/SCsqqkQtAY— Will Turner (@iam_epicc) February 7, 2023
"Beyonce"
😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/7lEq20HD4i— Sir Yonko (@Yonko_Red) February 7, 2023
Where's Beyonce's world cup then?? 🤷
There is only one 🐐 https://t.co/jJ2YdMoi4Z
— DZCO (@dzco_music) February 7, 2023
Why is Beyoncé goat? Y’all just worshipping her for nothing https://t.co/iQ6VHok6nq
— Era Wera (@SiyadEzra) February 7, 2023
Who tf is that slag?? Beyo what? https://t.co/giEAhAGEiK
— A¹⁰ (@FCB_AH10) February 6, 2023
It seems like the comedian’s statements hurt Lionel Messi’s fans the most. This reaction could be considered obvious because the Argentine has recently won the FIFA World Cup. The Messi fans simply asked Beyoncé put her World Cup on the table to prove her ‘GOAT’ status. Many of the other fans were just left bemused after hearing Noah’s statement.
Apart from the Noah controversy, it was a special day for Beyonce and all her fans. The renowned American singer has now definitely entered a new level of elitism after breaking this record.
Beyoncé gets emotional during her acceptance speech!
Beyoncé was emotional from the get-go. She won her 32 Grammy Award for the best dance music album for ‘Renaissance’. Queen B walked onto the stage and gladly accepted her monumental achievement. As transcribed by PEOPLE, Beyoncé said, “Thank you so much. I’m trying not to be too emotional. I’m trying to just receive this night. I want to thank God for protecting me. Thank you, God”. She then went on to thank her family and gave a special shoutout to her Uncle Johnny.
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“Beyoncé earned the 2023 Album of the Year award for a work of art that defines a culture. SHAMEFUL that the industry is still not properly recognizing her for this.” —USA Today pic.twitter.com/WYEf1mdXkP
— RENAISSANCE Updates 🪩 (@B7Album) February 6, 2023
The Halo singer wrapped up her acceptance speech by surprisingly giving a mention to the queer community. Beyoncé concluded, “I’d like to thank the queer community for your love, and for inventing this genre. God bless you. Thank you so much to the Grammys. Thank you”. The fans also remembered the American singer for her collaboration with Shakira back in 2006. That collaboration helped Shakira kick-start her career, and she currently sits at #7 as the Top Global Artist on Spotify.
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