Last night at the Grammys, Kanye West staged a
silent protest that didn't stay silent for long,
stepping on stage for a split second while Beck was
presented with the Album of the Year Grammy .
Later in the evening, he called for the Grammys to
"respect artistry" and give his award to Beyoncé.
We're used to Kanye shouting down awards-show
injustices, but he's had a history of placing
corrections and asterisks on even his own trophies,
too. Whether you (or Variety ) think Beck or Bey
had the better record, watching Kanye recast
envelope results in the clips below shows that
Yeezus is truly for the people.
Kanye gives his Video of the Year BET Award
to Big Boi & UGK
"I wanna give this award right here to Big Boi and
Brian Barber, 'cause in my opinion, I feel like this
the best video."
Kanye gives his Best Rap/Hip-Hop Male AMA
Award to Lil Wayne
"I want to give this award to Wayne for this year.
If this was last year, it would be my award, this
year it's Wayne's award, we'll see what happens
next year."
Kanye gives Album of the Year Grammy Award
to Amy Winehouse and Mark Ronson (kind of)
"For Mark Ronson and Amy Winehouse, if I don't
get back up here for Album of the Year, you
deserve it just as much as me. I deserve it, too."