Beyoncé has recently breathed sigh of relief after earning 11 Grammy nominations amid her husband Jay Z’s child rape scandal.
The singer was marked as the most nominated singer in the history of Grammy Awards, with sources spilling to RadarOnline that this recognition had boosted her morale after a civil lawsuit filed against her rapper husband.
An insider also revealed that the “accomplishment must taste even sweeter for Beyoncé” following her Country Music Association snub.
At the time, a CMA voting member said, “The academy was sending out a message by thumbing their nose at Beyoncé” for being an “interloper”.
The source mentioned that the singer got angry after learning she wasn’t in the running for any CMA Awards.
However, the insider noted, “It's like they feel Beyoncé wanted to show the world she could conquer country music.”
“And now it's doubtful she will ever make another country music album – and they didn't want to reward that,” said another source.
However, after the Grammy nominations, the tipster revealed, “Beyoncé has to feel vindicated by her country record being recognised by the Grammys,” especially because “it hammers home how shortsighted CMA voters were”.
Interestingly, other sources mentioned that now she’s notched most of Grammy nominations, there’s a “good chance” the singer may perform at the awards ceremony in February 2025.
It also seemed that thousands of her fans “will tune in to the TV broadcast. It'll be ratings gold”.
Meanwhile, a source spilled to US WEEKLY that Beyoncé is trying to “put on a brave face” for her children.
“She is moving forward with her life, she is still committed to her scheduled performance in two weeks, and will be there for her family as much as she can,” explained an insider.
The source added, “The singer won’t let this bring her image down.”
Jay Z reportedly responded to the allegations in a lengthy statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The rapper wrote, “What he had calculated was the nature of these allegations and the public scrutiny would make me want to settle. No sir, it had the opposite effect! It made me want to expose you for the fraud you are in a VERY public fashion. So no, I will not give you ONE RED PENNY!!”
He further said, “These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!!”
“Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree? These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case,” he added.
However, a PR expert spilled to Business Insider that the rapper's statement never incorporated "a flat unmistakable denial that he'd ever engaged in behavior like that in this case or otherwise".
"I think Jay-Z was strong in pointing out the heinous nature of the crimes and that he views them as unconscionable. But I would've liked to have seen a little bit more of a flat denial," said an expert