Beyoncé makes history at the 63rd edition of the Grammys but it is Billie Eilish to grab the main prize. With il singolo Everything I Wanted in fact, the young American singer-songwriter won for the Record of the Year category. Eilish took the win for the second time after the collection of prizes at the 2020 edition. Beyoncé, Due Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé as well as Black Pumas, DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch, Doja were also nominated for the same category. Cat and Post Malone.
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The second most important prize, “Album of the Year” was won by Taylor Swift with Folklore. Swift is the first woman to win Grammys in the category for the third time equaling records that belonged to Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon. However, it was Beyoncé who made history in this edition who won four awards, reaching a total of 28 Grammys won by a career female artist and thus surpassing the record so far held by the American violinist Alison Krauss (27 awards).
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At the 2021 edition of the music Oscars, Queen Bey won the Best Music Video Award with Brown Skin Girl, the one for “best rap performance” and “best rap song” with Savage along with Megan Thee Stallion and the one for “best R&B performance” with Black Parade. For Brown Skin Girl, the award also went to Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s daughter, Ivy Carter, nine, making her one of the youngest winners in Grammy history.
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The absolute record of prizes won belongs to the late Hungarian-born orchestra conductor Georg Solti. The 2021 edition of the Grammys took place in the sign of the pandemic, with no audience, no red carpet and with performances that were a mixture of live and pre-recorded. The evening, live from Los Angeles, was hosted by The Daily Show comedian Trevor Noah. The last great night of music will also be remembered as the night of women.
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The top four categories were all won by female artists. Oltre a Billie Eilish e Taylor Swift, I Can’t Breathe by HER was chosen as song of the year. The Grammy for the «Song Of The Year» category is awarded to whoever wrote the winning song. In this case the same H.E.R.. Megan Thee Stallion won the Grammy for Best New Artist. The rapper took home three awards as well, making history and becoming the first female rapper to win for best rap song. Satisfaction also for Harry Styles which won the Grammy for “Best Pop Solo Performance” with Watermelon Sugar. For the English artist, formerly One Direction, this is the first participation and first victory. Styles also opened the night by singing the same song.
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March 15, 2021 (change March 15, 2021 | 07:10)
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