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Girl” aswellbestrapperformanceandsong for “BlackParade,”bestmusicvideo“BrownSkin picked upfourhonors,includingbestR&Bperformance and “1989.” She previouslywonalbumoftheyearwith“Fearless” alternative albumshereleasedasasurpriselastyear. album, saidbackstage. feel thatenergy,”DuaLipa,whowonbestpopvocal been absolutelyamazingtojustbealongsideallthat, and lotsofwomenwinningawardstonight.Andsoit’s four honors. the fi past —includingEilish’ssweeplastyearitmarked Thee Stalliondeservedtheaward. telling theaudiencethatbestnewartistwinnerMegan up hersecondconsecutiverecordoftheyearhonor, history. win —becamethemostdecoratedwomaninGrammy album oftheyearthreetimes.Beyoncé—withher28th ing Swift,whobecamethefi ly absentduringthepandemicera. socially distancedshowhighlightedbylivemusicsore- night atthe2021GrammyAwards,ajam-packedbut cluding BeyoncéandTaylorSwifthadarecord-making NEW YORK,March15,(AP):Femaleperformersin- Beyoncé, Taylor Swiftmakehistory the bestrapsongwinwithhiswifesinceheco-wrote Sunday: Jay-Zpickeduphis23rdGrammy,sharing family did.Theroyalofmusicallwonhonors who isthemostdecoratedGrammywinnerwith31wins. ners. SheisonlybehindthelateconductorGeorgSolti, Quincy JonesforsecondplaceamongallGrammywin- This issuchamagicalnight.” “beautiful Blackkingsandqueens”intheworld. for “BlackParade,”whichwasreleasedonJuneteenth. yoncé saidonstageasshewonbestR&Bperformance “As anartistIbelieveit’smyjob,andallofourjobs, Beyoncé walkedintotheshowwith24winsand Swift wonthetopprizewith“folklore,”folky, “I feellikethere’sbeenalotoffemaleempowerment Though womenhavewonalltopfourawardsinthe H.E.R. wonsongoftheyearandBillieEilishpicked Four womenwonthetopfourprizesSunday,includ- But Beyoncédidn’tonlymakehistory,herwhole Beyoncé nowtiesproducerandmulti-instrumentalist She added:“Ihavebeenworkingmywholelife... 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The night’shost,TrevorNoah,showedupforthepared-downcarpet Due topandemicprecautions,the“redcarpet”wasnotusual hoodie sweatshirt,”saidLeeds,afi slid offhersilverheelstoshowoncamera. really goodpictures.” walked theredcarpetandwehadaphotographerheretooksome porters duringavirtualnewsconferencebeforetheshow.“Weall thing similaratadistancefromhomeinNewYork. “Just becausewe’revirtualthisyear,Iwasn’tgoingtowearmy Leeds woreamulticolorsequinedgownbyNicoleMiller,andshe “I actuallycreatedastepandrepeatredcarpet,”shetoldre- cult time,”Be- nished offthelook. Ladies night:Fourwomenwintop4prizes protest anthem“ICan’tBreathe”andAndersonPaak’s Black experiencethatwonSunday,includingH.E.R.’s lory, gaveapoliticalperformancethatimpressed. Baby, joinedbyKillerMikeandactivistTamikaMal- navirus ravishedBlackAmericadisproportionately.Lil ity continuedtodevastateBlackfamiliesandthecoro- Like Me,”whichshereleasedlastyearaspolicebrutal- — gaveatopnotchperformanceofhersong“Black woman nominatedforbestcountrysoloperformance linist andbackgroundsingers. featuring R&BsingerAnthonyHamilton,askilledvio- star,” fl own performanceofhisguitar-tingedraphit“Rock- was joinedbyDaBaby,whoanall-starduringhis her hits“Don’tStartNow”and“Levitating,”whereshe Lipa provedherpopstarstatuswithaperformanceof with theirsmoothnewsingle,“LeavetheDoorOpen.” performed, bringingathrowbackR&Bvibetotheshow tanced, atsmallroundtables. with attendeeswearingmasksandsitting,sociallydis- was 2020,appearinglivefromdowntownLosAngeles Noah toldjokesaboutthepandemicandyearthat not-so-easy featduringaglobalpandemic.HostTrevor helped thenearlyfour-hourshowrunseamlessly—a the yearwithSwift. Antonoff andAaronDessner,whobothwonalbumof the collaboratorswhohelpedhermakealbums,Jack well as“willow”from“evermore,”andwasjoinedby Precautions “Black Parade”joinedalistofsongshonoringthe Country singerMickeyGuyton—thefi Silk Sonic,akaBrunoMarsandAndersonPaak,also The Grammysfeaturedpre-tapedperformancesthat She sang“cardigan”and“august”from“folklore,”as nominations. Shedidn’tperformbutSwiftdid. best newartist. best rapsong.She’salsothefi made historyandbecamethefi er, WhereArtThou?”soundtrack. appearance ontheTBoneBurnett-produced“OBroth- Sisters wonalbumoftheyearat2002showfortheir 63-year history.LeahPeasallwas8whenThe second youngestacttowinaGrammyintheshow’s best musicvideoalongsidehermother—becamethe “Savage.” And9-year-oldBlueIvyCarter—whowon Beyoncé wasthenight’stopcontenderwithnine Megan TheeStallion,whowonthreehonors,also ipping thesongforanexceptionalliverendition rst-time Grammywinner. at Mattel. 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Chick Corea,whowontwoGrammysonSundayonly standard “You’llNeverWalkAlone.” ed thetributewithastirringversionofBroadway backed upbyColdplay’sChrisMartinonpiano,end- hit, adding,“ImissyouKenny”asheended. sang “Lady,”theballadhewroteandRogersmadea tle Richard’s“GoodGollyMissMolly”andRichie he’s there.” performing forJohnPrine.It’sjustJohn,andIknow demic-restricted Grammysbecause“thistimeI’mjust her tobeperformingwithoutanaudienceatthepan- achievement awardattheGrammys. roots performance,ayearafterreceivinglifetime mys forbestAmericanrootssongand Lopez andmanyothers. cian andcomposerAdamSchlesinger,folksingerTrini country singersCharleyPrideandK.T.Oslin,musi- of themusicalartistslosttocoronavirus,alongwith Carlile sang“IRememberEverything”forPrine,one names andfacesinthemontageofpastyear’sdead, demic. long listofnamesafterayearthecoronaviruspan- day night’sGrammyAwardsthatfeaturedanespecially Kenny RogersduringaninmemoriamsegmentonSun- celebrated LittleRichardandLionelRichiehonored Corea. 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