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Grammys 2021: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make history

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Grammys 2021: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make history

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé both attended the socially-distanced ceremony in Los Angeles

Beyoncé has set a new record at the Grammy Awards with her 28th win.

The star is now the most-awarded woman in Grammys history, overtaking bluegrass singer Alison Krauss.

“I am so honoured, I’m so excited,” she said while accepting her record-breaking trophy, for best R&B performance.

Taylor Swift also made history at Sunday’s ceremony, by becoming the first female artist ever to win album of the year three times.

The star was rewarded for her lockdown album Folklore – after previously winning with Fearless in 2010 and the pop opus 1989 in 2016.

Only three other artists have ever won the album of the year prize three times: Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.

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Grammy Awards – Main winners

  • Album of the year: Taylor Swift – Folklore
  • Record of the year: Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
  • Song of the year: H.E.R. – I Can’t Breathe
  • Best new artist: Megan Thee Stallion

More winners and nominees

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Beyoncé’s 28th Grammy was presented in honour of Black Parade, a celebration of black power and resilience, which she released on Juneteenth last year.

“As an artist, I believe it’s my job to reflect the times, and it’s been such a difficult time,” she said as she collected the award.

“So I wanted to uplift, encourage, celebrate all of the beautiful black queens and kings that continue to inspire me and inspire the world”.

The star was also part of another historic moment – when Megan Thee Stallion became the first female artist to win the best rap song award, for the strident hip-hop anthem Savage (Remix), on which Beyoncé delivers a guest verse.

H.E.R
H.E.R. also won best R&B song for Better Than I Imagine

Black Parade was not the only award-winner song to reflect the Black Lives Matter movement. R&B Singer H.E.R. won song of the year for I Can’t Breathe, which quotes the last words of George Floyd as he died in police custody in Minneapolis last year.

His death, along with that of Breonna Taylor, sparked a global wave of protests over .

Accepting the prize, H.E.R. said she never imagined “that my fear and my pain would turn into impact”.

“That’s why I write music,” she added, “and I’m so, so grateful”.

The singer, whose real name is Gabriella Wilson, was accompanied by her co-writer Tiara Thomas, and she recalled how they’d written I Can’t Breathe “over FaceTime” last summer.

“I recorded this song by myself in my bedroom at my mom’s house,” she said. “And I want to thank my dad – he cried, he was in tears when I wrote the song and I played it for him. He was the first person I played it for.”

“But remember,” she concluded. “We are the change that we wish to see and you know that fight that we had in us the summer of 2020, keep that same energy. Thank you.”

‘Bringing the concert to you’

Aside from the awards, the four-hour ceremony deliberately put the focus on live music.

“I know that you haven’t been able to go to a concert in a long time,” said host Trevor Noah. “So tonight we’re bringing the concert to you.”

Harry Styles
Harry Styles was the first performer of the night

The show kicked off with three back-to-back performances from Harry Styles, Billie Eilish and Haim, who performed from a circle of stages that recalled the set-up of Jools Holland’s BBC TV show.

Styles raised the curtain with his hit single Watermelon Sugar, sporting a lime green feather boa and an open-chested leather jacket.

The song went on to win best pop solo performance later in the ceremony, making him the first member of One Direction to win a Grammy – either as a solo artist or as part of the group.

“It’s crazy to think someone that talented and handsome is from the same place as Boris Johnson,” joked Noah as Styles’ performance ended.

Billie Eilish, who dominated last year’s ceremony, followed with her ballad Everything I Wanted; while Haim played The Steps from their album-of-the-year nominated Women In Music Pt III.

Earlier in the day, Eilish was awarded best song written for visual media, for her Bond theme No Time To Die.

“It was a dream to make the song,” said the singer. “I have no words. I can’t believe this is real. I couldn’t believe it was real then…”

Billie Eilish
Elish won the “big four” Grammy prizes last year: Album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist

The majority of the ceremony was held in a marquee outside the LA Convention Center, with nominees sitting at socially-distanced tables.

“So there’s more tension in that tent than at a family reunion at Buckingham Palace,” joked Noah, who added: “Tonight is going to be the biggest outdoor event this year, besides the storming of the capital”.

Other prize-winners included Dua Lipa, who picked up best pop vocal album; and Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, who became the first female duo to win best pop collaboration for Rain On Me.

 

Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion’s speech for best new artist was interrupted by passing traffic

One of the most emotional speeches came from Megan Thee Stallion, who dedicated her best new artist prize to her mother, who died of a brain tumour in 2019.

“She couldn’t be here with me tonight,” she had said on the red carpet earlier in the night. “But she always knew that I would be at the Grammys, and I would be like, ‘Oh mom, that’s so far away’ but it came so quick.

“And I’m just so appreciative that I’m here.”

Performance highlights included Taylor Swift, who sang a medley of songs from her lockdown albums Folklore and Evermore, from an enchanted forest set.

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion got together for the first ever TV performance of their X-rated single WAP. While Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak unveiled their new “supergroup” Silk Sonic, channelling the 70s soul sounds of Earth, Wind And Fire.

Source: BBC 

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