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Whoopi Goldberg Shuts Down Republican Outrage Over Beyoncé’s Grammy Win for Best Country Album: ‘She Earned It. People Voted for It. Sit Down!’

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Whoopi Goldberg passionately defended Beyoncé’s Grammy wins on “The View” (via Entertainment Weekly) after conservative figures expressed outrage over the singer winning such major categories as best country album with “Cowboy Carter,” which also took home the prize for album of the year.

Conservative author Raymond Arroyo notably went on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” the night after the Grammys and ripped Beyoncé’s wins as a “ridiculous outcome.” “The country artists are not really happy about this,” Arroyo claimed to host Laura Ingraham. “I’m gonna put this in some context Laura: Dolly Parton has 10 Grammys.

Frank Sinatra had 11 Grammys. Beyoncé has 35. How is that possibly commensurate with that talent? I mean come on.” Goldberg shut down Arroyo on “The View” the morning after, taking issue with his claim that Beyoncé won best country album and other Grammys because “Lady Gaga’s cat sitter votes for best reggae and best country albums.” “Sir, are you aware that you have to be in the music industry to be a Grammy voter?

So, the cat sitter can’t just vote,” Goldberg said. “Are you aware that when the Grammys began in 1959, there were only 28 categories, now there are 94?

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