Rap mogul Jay Z and his wife Beyonce have received the award for the Best International Group by BRIT.
The 2019 edition of the BRIT Awards which went down at the O2 Arena saw the group 1975 emerge as the big winners taking home the awards for best British group and album of the year, with Jay Z and Beyonce crowned as the ‘Best Group’ for their collaborative album, ”Everything Is Love.”
The musical couple were unable to attend the award ceremony, held at the O2 in London, but sent in a pre-recorded acceptance video in which they recreate a scene from their Apeshit music video.
In a scene of the video, which was filmed at the Louvre museum in Paris, Bey and Jay are standing in front of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.” Similarly, in their acceptance video the couple are standing in front of a portrait, this time, of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.
In an Instagram post Bey further explains why they included the portrait, saying: “In honour of Black History Month, we bow down to one of our Melanated Monas.”
The Formation hitmaker further congratulated the former American actress on her pregnancy.
After sharing the video, Twitter lit up with comments of praise with come believing that it was Bey and Jay’s way of showing support for Meghan in the wake of UK tabloid’s vilified treatment of her.
Rap mogul Jay Z and his wife Beyonce have received the award for the Best International Group by BRIT.
The 2019 edition of the BRIT Awards which went down at the O2 Arena saw the group 1975 emerge as the big winners taking home the awards for best British group and album of the year, with Jay Z and Beyonce crowned as the ‘Best Group’ for their collaborative album, ”Everything Is Love.”
In accepting the award, the couple who were unable to make it to the event shared a recorded video where they paid tribute to the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle by standing in front of a swapped painting of a Mona Lisa portrait with Beyonce reading out a short speech;
”Thank you so much to the BRIT awards for this incredible honor, you guys have always been so supportive, Everything is Love, Thank you.”
With Jay Z joking replying, “You’re welcome,” as they turn to admire the image of the Duchess.
The BRIT Awards which was held on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 represents the UK’s equivalent of the Grammys and also saw the likes of Jorja Smith emerge as ‘Best Female Solo Artist’ and George Ezra win ‘Best Male.’
See full list of winners at 2019 BRIT AWARDS
British group
WINNER: The 1975
British album of the year
WINNER: The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships
British female solo artist
WINNER: Jorja Smith
British male solo artist
WINNER: George Ezra
British video
WINNER: Little Mix ft Nicki Minaj – Woman Like Me
British single
WINNER: Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa – One Kiss
Critics’ choice
WINNER: Sam Fender
International male solo artist
WINNER: Drake
International female solo artist
WINNER: Ariana Grande
International group
WINNER: The Carters
Brits global success award
WINNER: Ed Sheeran
British producer of the year
WINNER: Calvin Harris
Outstanding contribution to music
WINNER: Pink
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