Kanye West wins first gospel Grammy for Jesus is King months after posting video peeing on award
KANYE West won Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 2021 Grammys for his album Jesus is King.
The big award show win comes just months after the rapper, 43, posted a video that appeared to show himself peeing on a Grammy Award trophy.
The strange video came after he had hit out at the record industry, and put record label Universal on blast, alleging he had signed over 10 contracts with the label and that they had tried to “bury him alive.”
To win his latest award, Kanye beat out Hillsong Young & Free, Tauren Wells, We the Kingdom, and Cody Carnes.
In the September video, someone was seen peeing on a Grammy placed in a toilet bowl, and Kanye captioned the tweet: “Trust me, I won’t stop.”
Kanye’s win for Jesus is King marks his first gospel Grammy and his 22nd win at the award show.
It’s also his first trophy from the Recording Academy in eight years.
The rapper, who is going through a nasty divorce with his wife Kim Kardashian, did not join the pre-event ceremony to give a virtual acceptance speech.
Presenter Jhene Aiko accepted the award on his behalf.
Last year’s video of Kanye seemingly peeing on his Grammy came amid a stream of Twitter rants from the father of four.
The rapper claimed that he had been trying to divorce Kim for two years – and months later she filed her own divorce paperwork – and accused the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star of having an affair with Meek Mill.
Kanye also targeted his mother-in-law Kris Jenner, 64, and accused her of being a “white supremacist.”
He also put a call out to nemesis Taylor Swift, asking for her support as he tries to obtain the masters for his music.
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“Bono can I get a retweet Love you Paul can I get a retweet love you Drake Kendrick even Taylor We need you right noooooow,” he wrote.
Kim, who filed for divorce from Ye last month, made her first public appearance since the split during a different award show over the weekend.
The 40-year-old Skims founder appeared virtually during Saturday’s Kids’ Choice Awards to premiere a clip from her new film, Paw Patrol: The Movie.