Beyoncé simply made historical past turning into probably the most embellished musical artist in Grammys historical past.
Together with her fourth win of the day, and thirty second over her two decade plus profession, the pop star grew to become the largest winner within the award present’s 64-year historical past, breaking the 31-win document beforehand held by conductor Georg Solti since 1997. In the beginning of the day, she was tied with Quincy Jones in second place with 28 lifetime wins. The award that pushed her excessive on Sunday evening was for finest dance/digital music album for Renaissance. Earlier that night, she additionally gained finest R&B music for “Cuff It” off her newest album Renaissance, beating out Mary J. Blige, Muni Lengthy, Jazmine Sullivan and PJ Morton for the prize. And throughout the afternoon pre-show, she gained as properly for finest dance/digital recording for “Break My Soul” and finest conventional R&B efficiency for “Plastic Off the Couch.”
Beyoncé was not in attendance to simply accept her first three awards of the nights, nevertheless, the present’s host Trevor Noah assured her followers after she gained finest R&B music that the musician was nonetheless on her option to the ceremony however had simply gotten caught in some severe Los Angeles visitors. As an alternative, The-Dream collected her finest R&B music trophy on her behalf as one of many eight writers credited on the observe, telling the viewers, “Beyoncé thanks y’all.”
When placing this album collectively, the pop star instructed Harper’s Bazaar in August 2021 that she hoped her music can be a respite for the turbulent instances we’re residing by means of. “With all of the isolation and injustice over the previous yr, I feel we’re all prepared to flee, journey, love, and giggle once more. I really feel a renaissance rising, and I wish to be a part of nurturing that escape in any means attainable,” she stated. “There’s nothing like the quantity of affection, ardour, and therapeutic that I really feel within the recording studio. After 31 years, it feels simply as thrilling because it did once I was 9 years previous. Sure, the music is coming!”
Beyoncé acquired her first Grammy in 2001 again when she was nonetheless a member of the R&B trio Future’s Youngster. Whereas she has been celebrated quite a few instances by the Recording Academy over time in varied genres, she has gained just one main award class, receiving music of the yr in 2010 as the author of “Single Women (Put a Ring On It).” The singer has misplaced album of the yr 3 times and document of the yr six instances, and is probably the most nominated artist of all time with 88 nominations, tied solely together with her husband, Jay-Z.
