Grammy Awards 2021: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift earn historic wins
LOS ANGELES – Music icons Beyoncé and Taylor Swift logged historic wins Sunday night at the 2021 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
According to The Associated Press, Beyoncé, 39, who previously won 24 Grammys, earned another four at this year’s ceremony to become the most decorated female artist in the award show’s history.
“As an artist, I believe it’s my job and all of our jobs to reflect the times,” the “Black Parade” singer said while accepting the award for best R&B performance. “And it’s been such a difficult time, so I wanted to uplift, encourage and celebrate all of the beautiful Black queens and kings that continue to inspire me and inspire the whole world.”
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Beyoncé also took home the awards for best music video (“Brown Skin Girl”), best rap performance and best rap song (“Savage” with Megan Thee Stallion), the AP reported.
The 31-year-old Swift, meanwhile, won album of the year for “Evermore,” becoming the first woman to claim the prize three times, according to the AP. Her albums “Fearless” and “1989” previously won the category.
“Mostly, we just want to thank the fans,” Swift said Sunday while accepting the award. “You guys met us in this imaginary world that we created, and we can’t tell you how honored we are forever by this.”
She later took to Twitter, adding: “The fans are the reason we’re floating tonight, and we’ll never forget it.”
– The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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