A lip reader has revealed what Jay Z allegedly told Beyoncé after she won Best Country Album at the 2025 Grammys.
Beyoncé reigned victorious on Sunday (February 2) night after taking home three wins out of her eleven nominations.
The 43-year-old secured Album of the Year after years of being overlooked – a decision many music fans have long disagreed with – and also made history as the first Black woman to win Best Country Album.
As the ‘Crazy in Love’ hitmaker rose to accept her award, cameras captured a heartwarming moment between her, her daughter Blue Ivy, and her husband Jay-Z – who leaned in and whispered something in her ear.
Fans quickly flooded social media, speculating about what the ’99 Problems’ rapper had said to his wife. Now, lip-reading expert NJ Hickling has finally revealed the answer.
Speaking to The Mirror, the ‘Empire State of Mind’ rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, turned to his wife and excitedly whispered: “Woah woah woah. Bout time! You’re a top girl.”
While Beyoncé looked genuinely surprised by the win, it seems her supportive spouse had never doubted she would take home the night’s biggest honor.
Fans were also buzzing about her success at the award show on social media, with one user writing that Beyoncé deserved the accolade because she has “constantly and consistently put out better bodies of work than all her peers”.
Another person shared that “no one was more deserving of Album of the Year than Beyonce,” adding that it was “So incredibly overdue”.
Once on stage, Queen Bey delivered a heartfelt speech, expressing her gratitude and encouraging artists to break free from genre restrictions.
“Wow, I really was not expecting this,” she admitted. “I want to thank God, oh my God, that I’m able to still do what I love after so many years.”
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She took a moment to recognize the country music community and thanked those who embraced Cowboy Carter, an album that explores the Black roots of country and the overlooked contributions of Black artists to the genre.
“I’d like to thank all of the incredible country artists that accepted this album. We worked so hard on it,” the ’16 Carriages’ vocalist said.
The mom-of-three also addressed the industry’s often rigid genre classifications, saying: “I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists. And I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about, and to say, Stay persistent.’”
With 35 Grammy wins and 99 nominations since her first nod with Destiny’s Child in 2000, Beyoncé remains the most awarded artist in Grammy history.
Yet, despite her record-breaking success, she lost every Album of the Year nomination until now. Before her win, only three Black women had ever won Album of the Year, with Lauryn Hill being the last to do so 26 years ago for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
The award was presented by members of the Los Angeles Fire Department, and Beyoncé took the stage alongside her 13-year-old daughter to accept the honor for her chart-topping album, Cowboy Carter.
Expressing her gratitude, Beyoncé told the audience: “I feel honored. It’s been many, many years and I just want to thank the Grammys, every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer, all the hard work.”
She then went on to dedicate her win to Linda Martell, the first commercially successful black female artist in Country music.
Congratulations, Beyoncé!
