Beyoncé won several awards, including the Best R&B song for the song Black Parade celebrating black culture, reaching a record 28 Grammys. She also participated in the song Savage, which earned her and rapper Megan Thee Stallion victory in the category of the best rap song.
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Meghan Thee Stallion won the prestigious Discovery of the Year award, as the first rapper since 1999, writes the AFP agency. “I don’t want to cry. All nominees in this category are so great, “commented the victory rapper. “It’s been a challenging year, but we’ve done it,” the rapper said.
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HER singer
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For the 23-year-old R&B singer HER, real name Gabriella Wilson, this year’s victory is already her third Grammy Award. The words in the title of the song I Can’t Breathe were repeated before his death by the black American George Floyd, who died last May when a policeman knelt on his neck for a few minutes. His death sparked a strong wave of protests against police violence and racism in the United States and around the world. In the music video for the song, HER recalls these demonstrations, the names of other blacks who died in police action, and the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Taylor Swiftová
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Only nineteen-year-old Billie Eilish, who dominated the award last year with victories in all four main categories, won the award for best record for the second time in a row this year. However, upon acceptance, she stated that the award would belong more to Meghan Thee Stallion for the mentioned Savage recording.
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Taylor Swift, who unexpectedly released her eighth studio album Folklore last summer due to a forced break caused by a pandemic, matched today’s third giant in the album of the year category with music greats such as Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra and Paul Simon. The only four-time winner in this category is a man from behind the scenes of Tom Coyne’s music production, who has participated in a number of stars, including Swift and Beyoncé.
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A celebration under strict measures
The several-hour ceremony on Sunday night local time in Los Angeles was triggered by performances by singers Harry Styles and Billie Eilish. The award, which was postponed from the original January date due to the covid-19 pandemic, was accompanied by strict hygiene measures. The stars of the American music scene had to keep their distance and cover their mouths and noses with veils.
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Billie Eilish
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Before the very beginning of the ceremony, several winners in the minor categories were announced. Among others, singer Kanye West with the album Jesus Is King in the category for the best Christian album and only nine-year-old Blue Ivy Carter, daughter of Beyoncé and her husband Jay-Z, who was one of the awards for the music video of the year for the song Brown Skin Girl, won grams.
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The Grammy is one of the most important music awards in the world. 13,000 members of the American Academy of Music decide on nominations and awards. The award is given in approximately 80 categories.
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