Beyoncé accepts the award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for “Renaissance” at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. , Photo Credit: AP
Beyoncé stands alone on her Grammy throne: With her fourth win, she has become the most decorated artist in the show’s history, surpassing a 26-year-old record once held by the late Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti. Was near
“I’m trying not to get too emotional,” said the superstar. The singer thanked her late uncle, her parents, Jay-Z and her children for supporting her. “I’m just trying to get through this night. I want to thank God for saving me. Thank you God.”
Best R&B Song for “Cough It”, Dance-Electric Music Recording for “Break My Soul”, Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Plastic Off the Sofa” and Dance-Electric Music for her seventh studio album After winning, Beyoncé has now collected 32 awards. The album “Renaissance”, which is also nominated for Album of the Year. He’s still up for several top honors.
Beyoncé missed out on matching Solti’s record, which has stood since 1997. Host Trevor Noah said she was going to the ceremony, but blamed Los Angeles traffic for not being there in person to accept it. The song was written by multiple writers including Beyonce, The-Dream, Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq.
Once Beyoncé finally arrived, Noah presented her with the award for Best R&B Song at his table.
Bad Bunny opened the Grammy Awards with a festive, high-energy performance that wowed many in the audience, including Taylor Swift, who rose to her feet and danced near her table at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
By the time the show debuted on CBS, Beyoncé had already won two Grammys. Beyoncé entered the ceremony as one of the major nominees, including album, song and record of the year. If she wins in either of those major categories, it will be her first since taking home Song of the Year honors for “Single Ladies” in 2010.
This year’s show returned to Los Angeles after it was delayed by the pandemic, then forced the Grammys to move to Las Vegas last year. Noah also hosted the ceremony, with Jon Batiste taking home Album of the Year.