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Grammy awards 2021: women rule as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé break records

  • Grammy awards 2021: women rule as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé break records
    The Covid-restrained Grammys were a mostly female-fronted affair, with wins for Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Grammy awards 2021: women rule as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé break records


The Covid-restrained Grammys were a mostly female-fronted affair, with wins for Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift

 

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.

The winners of the 63rd Grammy Awards have been announced at a star-studded hybrid in-person and online event in Los Angeles. Here are the winners and nominees in the key categories.

Album of the year

WINNER: Folklore - Taylor Swift

Chilombo - Jhené Aiko

Black Pumas - 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

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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 (Remix) - Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé

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Song of the year

WINNER: I Can't Breathe - H.E.R

Black Parade - Beyoncé

The Box - Roddy Ricch

Cardigan - Taylor Swift

Circles - Post Malone

Don't Start Now - Dua Lipa

Everything I Want - Billie Eilish

If the World Was Ending - JP Saxe and Julia Michaels

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Best new artist

Winner: Megan Thee Stallion

Ingrid Andress

Phoebe Bridgers

Chika

Noah Cyrus

D Smoke

Doja Cat

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"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 has now equalled super-producer Qunicy Jones' total of 28 Grammys. Only classical conductor Sir Georg Solti has more, with 31.

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.