Beyoncé receiving her 28th Grammy Awards, in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. -
Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Time
Sunday night, the Grammy Awards crowned two queens: Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.
While the former broke the record for awards for a female artist in this competition, the latter became the first female artist to win the Album of the Year trophy three times, tied with giants like Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra and Paul Simon.
The evening, which took place in Los Angeles almost a year to the day after the first closings of American concert halls under the threat of the coronavirus, was surrounded by strict health precautions, with masked stars and keeping their distance.
Meghan Thee Stallion 'revelation of the year'
In a competition that gave pride of place to women, the artist HER was awarded for her title
I Can't Breathe
, inspired by anti-racist protests.
Meghan Thee Stallion for her part received the prestigious Grammy for the revelation of the year, the first rap artist to triumph in this category since Lauryn Hill in 1999. This award comes after a year marked by the release of her first studio album
Good News
and her hit
Savage
with Beyoncé's participation on a remix, which earned both artists the awards for best rap performance and best rap song.
The event of the evening is mostly for "Queen B.".
With 28 Grammys in total, Beyoncé made history by breaking the record for a female artist in the competition, and that for a singer, male or female.
In solo, she received the trophy for best music video for
Brown Skin Girl
and above all was voted best R & B performance for her title
Black Parade
.
Double blow for Billie Eilish
Other artists still managed to shine on Sunday evening.
Double blow for example for Billie Eilish who won, with
Everything I Wanted
, the Grammy for recording of the year for the second consecutive year.
She also received an award for
No Time To Die
, the theme of the upcoming James Bond, written with her brother.
Yet given a favorite by many critics, Dua Lipa had to settle for the prize for best pop vocal album for
Future Nostalgia
.
The whimsical Harry Styles received the Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance.
A first for Nas
Britanny Howard took home the award for best rock song while Fiona Apple took home two awards for her album
Fetch The Bolt Cutters
.
In a rock category where female artists were still present in force, The Strokes managed to win for the best rock album with
The New Abnormal
.
Old man of rap, Nas also won a first victory Sunday after 14 nominations for
King's Disease
, crowned best rap album.
Nigerian star Burna Boy won the World Music Album category while Kanye West won his 22nd Grammy Award for his evangelical record
Jesus Is King
, voted best contemporary Christian music album.
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