Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Megan Thee Stallion had a historic night at the Grammys, where top four awards were won by female acts.
On Sunday night, Beyoncé became the most-decorated woman in Grammys history at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony on Sunday night.
This year’s edition of the Grammys was earlier scheduled for January but postponed amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
Due to the pandemic, there was no live audience for the Grammys this year, except for a limited number of performers and nominees.
The iconic singer, who had nine nominations, the most of any artist in 2021, made history with her 28th win.
“Black Parade”, a celebration of black power and resilience, which she released on Juneteenth last year, took Best R&B Performance honors, overtaking bluegrass singer Alison Krauss.
The star has now equalled super-producer Qunicy Jones‘ total of 28 Grammys. Only classical conductor Sir Georg Solti has more, with 31.
“I am so honoured, I’m so excited,” she said while accepting her record-breaking trophy, for best R&B performance.
Beyoncé was also part of another historic moment – when Megan Thee Stallion became the first female artist to win the best rap song award.
The Houston musician picked up the prize for her breakout hit Savage (Remix), on which Beyoncé delivers a guest verse.
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.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé’s 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.
The 46-year-old died while being arrested by police in Minneapolis last year. His death, along with that of Breonna Taylor, sparked a global wave of protests.
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, “andI’m so, so grateful“.
Additionally, Billie Eilish picked up record of the year, telling the audience that best new artist winner Megan Thee Stallion deserved the honor.
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.
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion got together for the first ever TV performance of their X-rated single WAP. While Bruno Mars andAnderson .Paak unveiled their new “supergroup” Silk Sonic, channelling the 70s soul sounds of Earth, Wind And Fire.
John Prine and Chick Corea were both awarded posthumous Grammys in the pre-ceremony. Both were honored in the ceremony’s In Memoriam segment, which honored the performers and behind-the-scenes talent who have died in the last year.
Trevor Noah of “The Daily Show” hosted the ceremony from the Los Angeles Convention Center, and as with other award shows held during the pandemic, there was no audience for the Grammys this year.
Performers at the event included Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion.
Below is the full list of winners, including Beyoncé who picked up the 28th Grammy win of her career, breaking the record for the most Grammy wins ever by a female artist and most Grammy wins ever by a singer.
Check out the list of winners below (see exhaustive here);
RECORD OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
“Black Parade” — Beyoncé
“Colors” — Black Pumas
“Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
“Say So” — Doja Cat
“Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
“Circles” — Post Malone
“Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: “Folklore” — Taylor Swift
“Chilombo” — Jhené Aiko
“Black Pumas” (Deluxe Edition) — Black Pumas
“Everyday Life” — Coldplay
“Djesse Vol. 3″ — Jacob Collier
“Women in Music Pt. III” — Haim
“Future Nostalgia” — Dua Lipa
“Hollywood’s Bleeding” — Post Malone
R&B PERFORMANCE:
WINNER: “Black Parade“ — Beyoncé
“Lightning & Thunder“ — Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
“All I Need“ — Jacob Collier Featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla Sign
“Goat Head“ — Brittany Howard
“See Me“ — Emily King
POP VOCAL ALBUM:
WINNER: “Future Nostalgia” — Dua Lipa
“Changes” — Justin Bieber
“Chromatica” — Lady Gaga
“Fine Line” — Harry Styles
“Folklore” — Taylor Swift
RAP SONG:
WINNER: “Savage” — Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)
“The Bigger Picture” — Dominique Jones, Noah Pettigrew & Rai’shaun Williams, songwriters (Lil Baby)
“The Box” — Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Laugh Now, Cry Later” — Durk Banks, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Ron LaTour & Ryan Martinez, songwriters (Drake Featuring Lil Durk)
“Rockstar” — Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, Ross Joseph Portaro IV & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch)
SONG OF THE YEAR:
WINNER: “I Can’t Breathe” — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Black Parade” — Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“The Box” — Samuel Gloade & Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Roddy Ricch)
“Cardigan” — Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
“Circles” — Louis Bell, Adam Feeney, Kaan Gunesberk, Austin Post & Billy Walsh, songwriters (Post Malone)
“Don’t Start Now” — Caroline Ailin, Ian Kirkpatrick, Dua Lipa & Emily Warren, songwriters (Dua Lipa)
“Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“If the World Was Ending” — Julia Michaels & JP Saxe, songwriters (JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels)
LATIN POP OR URBAN ALBUM:
WINNER: “YHLQMDLG” — Bad Bunny
“Por Primera Vez” — Camilo
“Mesa Para Dos” — Kany García
“Pausa” — Ricky Martin
“3:33” — Debi Nova
MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE:
WINNER: “Lockdown” — Anderson .Paak
“Rockstar” — DaBaby, featuring Roddy Ricch
“Laugh Now, Cry Later” — Drake, featuring Lil Durk
“The Box” — Roddy Ricch
“Highest in the Room” — Travis Scott
POP SOLO PERFORMANCE:
WINNER: “Watermelon Sugar“ — Harry Styles
“Yummy“ — Justin Bieber
“Say So“ — Doja Cat
“Everything I Wanted“ — Billie Eilish
“Don’t Start Now“ — Dua Lipa
“Cardigan“ — Taylor Swift
COUNTRY ALBUM:
WINNER: “Wildcard” — Miranda Lambert
“Lady Like” — Ingrid Andress
“Your Life Is a Record” — Brandy Clark
“Nightfall” — Little Big Town
“Never Will” — Ashley McBryde
NEW ARTIST:
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL:
WINNER: Andrew Watt
Jack Antonoff
Dan Auerbach
Dave Cobb
Flying Lotus
COUNTRY SONG:
WINNER: “Crowded Table” — Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
“Bluebird” — Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby & Miranda Lambert, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
“The Bones” — Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
“More Hearts Than Mine” — Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis & Derrick Southerland, songwriters (Ingrid Andress)
“Some People Do” — Jesse Frasure, Shane McAnally, Matthew Ramsey & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Old Dominion)
COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE:
WINNER: “10,000 Hours” — Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
“All Night” — Brothers Osborne
“Ocean” — Lady A
“Sugar Coat” — Little Big Town
“Some People Do” — Old Dominion
COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE:
WINNER: “When My Amy Prays” — Vince Gill
“Stick That in Your Country Song” — Eric Church
“Who You Thought I Was” — Brandy Clark
“Black Like Me” — Mickey Guyton
“Bluebird” — Miranda Lambert
ROCK ALBUM:
WINNER: “The New Abnormal” — The Strokes
“A Hero’s Death” — Fontaines D.C.
“Kiwanuka” — Michael Kiwanuka
“Daylight” — Grace Potter
“Sound & Fury” — Sturgill Simpson
ROCK SONG:
WINNER: “Stay High” — Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
“Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers, Morgan Nagler & Marshall Vore, songwriters (Phoebe Bridgers)
“Lost in Yesterday” — Kevin Parker, songwriter (Tame Impala)
“Not” — Adrianne Lenker, songwriter (Big Thief)
“Shameika” — Fiona Apple, songwriter (Fiona Apple)
MUSIC VIDEO:
WINNER: “Brown Skin Girl,” Beyoncé — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, video directors; Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, video producers
“Life Is Good Future,” featuring Drake — Julien Christian Lutz, video director; Harv Glazer, video producer
“Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak — Dave Meyers, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
“Adore You,” Harry Styles — Dave Meyers, video director; Nathan Scherrer, video producer
“Goliath” — Woodkid Yoann Lemoine, video director
NEW AGE ALBUM:
WINNER: “More Guitar Stories” — Jim “Kimo” West
“Songs From the Bardo” — Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
“Periphery” — Priya Darshini
“Form/Less“ — Superposition
“Meditations” — Cory Wong & Jon Batiste
DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM:
WINNER: “Bubba” — Kaytranada
“Kick I” — Arca
“Planet’s Mad” — Baauer
“Energy” — Disclosure
“Good Faith” — Madeon
MUSIC FILM:
WINNER: “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” — Linda Ronstadt
“Beastie Boys Story” — Beastie Boys
“Black Is King” — Beyoncé
“We Are Freestyle Love Supreme” — Freestyle Love Supreme
“That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” — ZZ Top
ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM:
WINNER: “Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album)” — Fisk Jubilee Singers
“Beautiful Day” — Mark Bishop
“20/20” — The Crabb Family
“What Christmas Really Means” — The Erwins
“Something Beautiful” — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM:
WINNER: “Jesus Is King” — Kanye West
“Run to the Father” — Cody Carnes
“All of My Best Friends” — Hillsong Young & Free
“Holy Water” — We the Kingdom
“Citizen of Heaven” — Tauren Wells
GOSPEL ALBUM:
WINNER: “Gospel According to Pj” — Pj Morton
“2econd Wind: Ready” — Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
“My Tribute” — Myron Butler
“Choirmaster” — Ricky Dillard
“Kierra” — Kierra Sheard
GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM:
WINNER: “Twice as Tall” — Burna Boy
“FU Chronicles” — Antibalas
“Agora” — Bebel Gilberto
“Love Letters” — Anoushka Shankar
“Amadjar” — Tinariwen
REGGAE ALBUM:
WINNER: “Got to Be Tough” — Toots & the Maytals
“Upside Down 2020” — Buju Banton
“Higher Place” — Skip Marley
“It All Comes Back ro Love” — Maxi Priest
“One World” — The Wailers
REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM:
WINNER: “Atmosphere New Orleans” — Nightcrawlers
“My Relatives Nikso Kowaiks” — Black Lodge Singers
“Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours” — Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours
“Lovely Sunrise” — Nā Wai ʽehā
“A Tribute to Al Berard” — Sweet Cecilia
COMEDY ALBUM:
WINNER: “Black Mitzvah” — Tiffany Haddish
“I Love Everything” — Patton Oswalt
“The Pale Tourist” — Jim Gaffigan
“Paper Tiger” — Bill Burr
“23 Hours to Kill” — Jerry Seinfeld
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM:
WINNER: “Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, tnd the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth” — Rachel Maddow
“Acid for the Children: A Memoir” — Flea
“Alex Trebek: The Answer Is…” — Ken Jennings
“Catch and Kill” — Ronan Farrow
“Charlotte’s Web” (E.B. White) — Meryl Streep (& full cast)
CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM:
WINNER: “All the Ladies” — Joanie Leeds
“Be a Pain: An Album for Young (and Old) Leaders” — Alastair Moock and Friends
“I’m an Optimist” — Dog on Fleas
“Songs for Singin’” — The Okee Dokee Brothers
“Wild Life” — Justin Roberts
R&B ALBUM:
WINNER: “Bigger Love” — John Legend
“Happy 2 Be Here” — Ant Clemons
“Take Time” — Giveon
“To Feel Loved” — Luke James
“All Rise” — Gregory Porter
PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM:
WINNER: “It Is What It Is” — Thundercat
“Chilombo” — Jhené Aiko
“Ungodly Hour” — Chloe X Halle
“Free Nationals” — Free Nationals
“F*** Yo Feelings” — Robert Glasper
R&B SONG:
WINNER: “Better Than I Imagine” — Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper, featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
“Black Parade” — Denisia Andrews, Beyoncé, Stephen Bray, Shawn Carter, Brittany Coney, Derek James Dixie, Akil King, Kim “Kaydence” Krysiuk & Rickie “Caso” Tice, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Collide” — Sam Barsh, Stacey Barthe, Sonyae Elise, Olu Fann, Akil King, Josh Lopez, Kaveh Rastegar & Benedetto Rotondi, songwriters (Tiana Major9 & Earthgang)
“Do It” — Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Anton Kuhl, Victoria Monét, Scott Storch & Vincent Van Den Ende, songwriters (Chloe X Halle)
“Slow Down” — Nasri Atweh, Badriia Bourelly, Skip Marley, Ryan Williamson & Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Skip Marley & H.E.R.)
RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE:
WINNER: “Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion, featuring Beyoncé
“Deep Reverence” — Big Sean, featuring Nipsey Hussle
“Bop” — DaBaby
“What’s Poppin” — Jack Harlow
“The Bigger Picture” — Lil Baby
“Dior” — Pop Smoke
TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM:
WINNER: “American Standard” — James Taylor
“Blue Umbrella” — (Burt Bacharach &) Daniel Tashian
“True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter” — Harry Connick Jr.
“Unfollow the Rules” — Rufus Wainwright
“Judy” — Renée Zellweger
POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE:
WINNER: “Rain on Me” — Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
“Un Día (One Day)” — J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
“Intentions” — Justin Bieber, featuring Quavo
“Dynamite” — BTS
“Exile” — Taylor Swift, featuring Bon Iver
COUNTRY ALBUM:
WINNER: “Wildcard” — Miranda Lambert
“Lady Like” — Ingrid Andress
“Your Life Is a Record” — Brandy Clark
“Nightfall” — Little Big Town
“Never Will” — Ashley McBryde
NEW ARTIST:
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Chika
Noah Cyrus
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
