NEW YORK (AP) – Beyoncé and Taylor Swift spent a historic night at the Grammys, where the top four awards were won for women’s acts.
Swift became the first female performer to win the album of the year three times and Beyoncé, with her 28th victory, became the most decorated woman in Grammy history. It also ties Quincy Jones in second place among all Grammy winners.
HER won Song of the Year and Billie Eilish set the record for the year, telling the audience that Megan Thee Stallion, winner of Best New Artist, deserved the honor.
Although women have won the top four awards in the past, including Eilish’s bet last year – marked the first time that four women separated and alone won the four best honors.
“We just want to thank the fans,” said Swift, who won the top prize with “folklore.” and previously won the album of the year with his albums “Fearless” and “1989”.
Beyoncé entered the show with 24 wins and four honors, including Best R&B Performance for “Black Parade,” Best Music Video for “Brown Skin Girl,” as well as Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. for “Savage,” with Megan. Your Stallion.
“As an artist, I think it’s my job, and all of our work, to reflect time and it’s been such a tough time,” Beyoncé said on stage as she won Best R&B Performance for “Black Parade,” which premiered on June 19th.
He said he created the song to honor the “beautiful black kings and queens” of the world.
She added, “I’ve been working my whole life … This is such a magical night.”
Beyoncé is only behind the late conductor Georg Solti, who is the most decorated Grammy winner with 31 victories.
But Beyoncé didn’t just make history, her whole family did. The royal family of music won all the honors on Sunday: Jay-Z won his 23rd Grammy, sharing the best rap song with his wife since he wrote “Savage.” And Blue Ivy Carter, 9 years old -We won the best music video with his mother- became the second youngest act to win a Grammy in the 63-year history of the show. Leah Peasall was eight years old when The Peasall Sisters won the album of the year on the 2002 show for her appearance on “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, Produced by T Bone Burnett. soundtrack.
Megan Thee Stallion, who won three honors, also made history and became the first female rapper to win the best rap song. It is also the fifth rap-based act to win the best new artist.
Beyoncé was the top candidate of the night with nine nominations. She didn’t act but Swift did.
He sang “cardigan” and “august” from “folklore”, as well as “willow” from “evermore”, and was joined by collaborators who helped him make the albums, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, who win album of the year with Swift.
Silk Sonic, also known as Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak, also performed and gave a touch of R&B to the show with their new single “Leave the Door Open”. Dua Lipa, who won the best pop vocal album, demonstrated her status as a pop star with the performance of her hits “Don’t Start Now” and “Levitating”, where she was accompanied by DaBaby, who be a star during its history. interpretation of his rap hit with guitar tones “Rockstar”, turning the song around for an exceptional live performance with R&B singer Anthony Hamilton, an expert violinist and background singer.
Country singer Mickey Guyton, the first black woman nominated for best country solo performance, made an impressive rendition of her song “Black Like Me,” which she released last year as police brutality continued to devastate families. blacks and the coronavirus devastated disproportionately in Black America. Lil Baby, along with Killer Mike and activist Tamika Mallory, gave a political performance that impressed.
“Black Parade” joined a list of songs in honor of the black experience it gained Sunday, including Herson’s protest anthem “I Can’t Breathe” and Anderson Paak’s “Lockdown,” which published the Juneteenth as “Black Parade”.
On Sunday, other performers included Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Bad Bunny, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris and Harry Styles, who won the best solo pop performance for the hit “Watermelon Sugar.”
“To everyone who made this record with me, thank you so much,” said Styles, the first Grammy-winning member of One Direction.
Host Trevor Noah kicked the ball out of the program telling jokes about the coronavirus pandemic and the year it was 2020. It was live from downtown Los Angeles, with attendees wearing masks and sitting, socially distanced, at small round tables.
Double winners included HER, Fiona Apple, Kaytranada and performers John Prine and Chick Korea.
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