Beyoncé wins big at Grammys despite almost not being able to receive award because of… traffic jam
Beyoncé received the gold trophy for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album with the album Renaissance at the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA – Photo: Reuters
Among them is music superstar Beyoncé, who has nine nominations and has now won four gold trophies, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
At the 2023 Grammys , Beyoncé won Best R&B Song for Cuff It , Best Dance Recording for Break My Soul , Best Traditional R&B Performance for Plastic Off the Sofa , and especially Best Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance .
With these wins, Beyoncé’s “massive” Grammy trophy collection has reached 32.
This number also makes Beyoncé the person with the most Grammy gold trophies in the history of this award.
However, before that, when the gold trophy for Cuff It was announced, the female singer was unable to go on stage to receive the award because she was stuck in… traffic, according to host Trevor Noah.
Beyoncé received the gold trophy for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album with the album Renaissance at the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA – Photo: Reuters
“I’m trying not to get too emotional,” the singer said as she arrived to accept the trophy for Best Dance/Electronic Album.
In the category of best rap album, Kendrick Lamar won the gold trophy with the album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers .
This year’s Grammys also honored actress Viola Davis, who has just added her name to the list of EGOT winners, meaning an artist who has won all four of America’s biggest arts awards including Grammy, Emmy, Oscar and Tony.
At the 2023 Grammys, Viola Davis was awarded the trophy for her win in the audiobook recording category (Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording) for her memoir Finding Me .
She is the only female nominee in this category this year, alongside big names like Lin-Manuel Miranda, Questlove, Mel Brooks and Jamie Foxx.
According to Reuters, Viola Davis is the 3rd black female artist and the 18th person in history to achieve EGOT.
Attending this year’s Grammys, Taylor Swift also took home the Best Music Video trophy, with a 10-minute music video for her 2012 song All Too Well .
Taylor Swift attends the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA – Photo: Reuters
Meanwhile, Sam Smith and Kim Petras, the duo that has been taking music channels by storm over the past year, also won the trophy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with their hit Unholy .
Sam Smith and Kim Petras pose with the Grammy trophy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the song Unholy at the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA – Photo: Reuters
The duo beat out heavyweights like ABBA, Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and BTS, and Post Malone and Doja Cat.
British singer Harry Styles won Best Pop Vocal Album for Harry’s House .
This album also competed for and won the most anticipated Grammy category – Album of the year.
“This album, from start to finish, has been the most amazing experience of my life,” Harry Styles said upon receiving the trophy.
Harry Styles performs at the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA – Photo: Reuters
One of the awards announced near the end of the show – Best Pop Solo Performance – went to British nightingale Adele and her hit Easy on Me .
Adele received the award for Best Pop Solo Performance for the song Easy On Me at the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA – Photo: Reuters
Record of the Year went to Lizzo’s About Damn Time , while Song of the Year went to Bonnie Raitt’s Just Like That .
23-year-old singer Samara Joy was honored in the Best New Artist category.
The 65th Grammy Awards were broadcast live on CBS (USA) and the Paramount+ streaming service.
Madonna performs at the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA – Photo: Reuters
Artists present to present winners and present Grammy trophies this year include Viola Davis, US First Lady Jill Biden, Dwayne Johnson, Cardi B, James Corden, Billy Crystal, Olivia Rodrigo and Shania Twain.
Queen Latifah performs at the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA – Photo: Reuters
Previously, many of the winners of this year’s 91 Grammy categories were announced in advance at a (non-live) show held the same day.
Honorees at the awards ceremony are chosen by the approximately 11,000 members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
James Corden announces the award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album at the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA – Photo: Reuters
In recent years, the academy has made efforts to diversify its membership, after facing criticism that it has not adequately recognized the talents of people of color
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