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Kelly Rowland thinks Jay-Zs now-viral speech at the Grammys last weekend was just what artists needed to hear.

The Motivation singer told Entertainment Tonight in a red carpet interview on Tuesday that she was proud of the rap mogul, who called out The Recording Academy for never awarding her former Destinys Child bandmate, Beyonc, with the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.

Shawn Carter [Jay-Z] is one of the greatest men I know and his words ring so loud to me, she said. I couldnt be more proud of him.

Im just really happy for a lot of things that he said, she continued. I think that he made a lot of artists feel very seen and very heard in those minutes that he took on stage.

While accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the ceremony on Sunday, Jay-Z called out the fact that Beyonc has yet to win Album of the Year, despite having the most Grammys in history .

Think about that, the most Grammys, never won Album of the Year that doesnt work, he said onstage about his superstar wife, who watched his speech from the audience.

Rowland later celebrated Beyonc whom she considers a sister telling ET that the Renaissance singer is an icon.

She starts trends, she is innovative, her thoughts are big and bright and she just jumps for them and does it, she said. Her albums are a reflection of that. It should be really celebrated in that way, Album of the Year, a couple of times.

Im not saying that because its my sister, Im saying it because its the truth, she added.

Kelly Rowland is standing by Jay Z and his GRAMMY speech. #OneLoveMovie pic.twitter.com/K0Ihoc1UKU

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Kelly Rowland is standing by Jay Z and his GRAMMY speech. #OneLoveMovie pic.twitter.com/K0Ihoc1UKU
Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) February 7, 2024

The Grammys have been called out over the years for snubbing Beyonc and other Black artists out of winning top awards such as Album of the Year.

Many viewers were shocked when Harry Styles album Harrys House beat out Beyoncs Renaissance at the Grammys last year.

The Break My Soul singer has been nominated for the top award four times.

In 2017, Adele famously dedicated her acceptance speech for Album of the Year for her record 25 to Beyonc, who was nominated for her album Lemonade.

My artist of my life is Beyonc, and this album for me, the Lemonade album, so monumental, Beyonc, so monumental, Adele said onstage at the time while looking directly at Beyonc in the audience.

You are our light, she added.

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