Fox News Guest Outraged Beyoncé Has More Grammy Wins Than White Stars

Beyoncé made history during Sunday’s Grammy Awards, and some folks over at Fox News aren’t too pleased with the “ridiculous outcome.”

During a Monday segment of The Ingraham Angle, author Raymond Arroyo slammed the music icon for having more awards than esteemed–and notably white–artists like Dolly Parton and blamed the Recording Academy’s voting process for the “ridiculous outcome” that saw Beyoncé winning in major country music categories.

“The country artists are not really happy about this,” Arroyo told 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.”

The Recording Academy’s website lists that Sinatra had nine Grammy wins, however that number excludes special merit awards like Lifetime Achievement awards that the singer received.

“What people don’t know about the Grammys is everybody votes in every genre,” he continued. “You can vote in up to 20 genres. So basically Lady Gaga’s cat sitter votes for, you know, Best Reggae and Best Country Album.

“So that’s why you get this ridiculous outcome that has nothing to do with the country audience or the country musicians,” he added.

Notably, when the Grammys first debuted in 1959, only 28 awards were distributed, making the chances of winning one significantly harder. New categories continued to be added to the award show’s roster over the years, with its 2025 ceremony seeing the inclusion of 94 categories. The first Grammy ceremony also took place well into Sinatra’s career who had released his first solo album 13 years before the awards ceremony’s debut in in 1959.

Alongside winning a handful of Grammys for her debut solo album Dangerously in Love, Beyoncé also received recognition for her prior work as part of girl group Destiny’s Child.

She stands as the most decorated artist in Grammy history and continued to break records Sunday when she became the first Black woman to win in the country category in 50 years for her critically acclaimed 2024 album Cowboy Carter—which Parton features on.

The singer also finally won the coveted Album of the Year award after repeated nominations (and snubs) throughout her career. At the time of Cowboy Carter’s release, Beyoncé became the first Black woman to top Billboard’s country album chart.