Beyoncé became the most crowned artist of all time at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, but the supreme prize for best album still eluded her, in favor of British popstar Harry Styles. With four new gramophones, including the best R&B song (“Cuff it”) or the best dance/electronic album (“Renaissance”) “Queen B” will leave with her arms full and she will have to make room on her shelf for it. lay out the 32 awards of his entire career, an absolute record, one more than conductor Georg Solti in the 1990s.
“I try not to be too moved”, she launched, thanking in turn her parents, her “beautiful husband” Jay-Z, her “three beautiful children” and “the queer community” who support her. always supported. Beyoncé therefore enters the story. But once again, a major reward eludes him: as in 2017 with “Lemonade”, which has become a classic, “Renaissance”, his latest house and dance opus, failed to obtain the prize for best album.
On the glowing stage of the Crypto.com Arena, pop sensation Harry Styles took the prize, thanks to “Harry’s House,” which also won him the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. Dressed all in sparkly fringe, he performed his hit “As It Was” at a night that was packed with stars, from Jay-Z to Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre, to Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Lizzo and Mary J. Blige.
The Bonnie Raitt Surprise
Another surprise, blues, folk and country veteran Bonnie Raitt, 73, won the song of the year award with “Just Like That”, an award presented to her by American first lady Jill Biden. However, the competition was fierce with the hits of Beyoncé (“Break my soul”), Adele (“Easy on me”) or Taylor Swift (“All too well”).
Lizzo won Recording of the Year for ‘About Damn Time’, while British star Adele had to settle for Best Pop Solo Performance. In 2017, the “Hello” singer crushed her competitors in the main categories, winning five awards with her album “25”, at the expense of Beyoncé, whose album “Lemonade”, had to settle for the Grammy Award of the “best album of contemporary urban music”. The Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which hands out the awards, had once again been accused of relegating artists of color to the background.
Other stars shone, such as rapper Kendrick Lamar who won three awards with best rap performance and best rap song for “The Heart Part 5” and best album, with “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers”. American folk-rock star Brandi Carlile, who had seven nominations, turned three into gramophones, including best rock song and best rock performance with “Broken Horses.”