Beyoncé finally wins the best album Grammy: ‘It’s been many years’

Corrective, what was seen largely as a historically wrong, Beyoncé won the best album at the 67. The Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

The star was recognized for his eighth album, Cowboy Carter, celebrating and contextualizing the black roots of country music. She had previously been transferred to the main prize of the ceremony on four separate occasions.

As her name was read, Beyoncé embraced her daughter Blue Ivy, when her husband Jay-Z, before going to the stage in a gold Paisley dress to accept the trophy.

“I just feel very drunk and very honored,” she said. “It’s been many, many years.”

Singer dedicated his award to Linda Martell, one of the pioneers of black musicians in country music and the first black woman who performed solo at Grand Ole Opry (Mrs. Martell contains several of Cowboy Carter’s songs).

“I hope we just continue to push (and) open doors,” Beyoncé continued. “God bless you. Many thanks.”

The star’s victory comes 25 years after her first Grammy nomination, as part of the R&B group Destiny’s Child.

She continued to become the most assigned artist in Grammy’s story with a move of 35 trophies – but the main prize avoided her until Sunday night.

In the end, it took a switch of genre to serve the Texas-born musician for a win.

Focusing on Country and Americana, Cowboy Carter is the second part of a trilogy of albums that interrogates American musical traditions and reveals the often unshaked contributions made by black artists.

In particular, it makes Beyoncé the first black woman to win this year’s album since 1999, when Lauryn Hill’s Misseducation of Lauryn Hill took the title.

Earlier in the evening, Cowboy Carter also won Grammy for Best Country Album – to Beyoncé’s obvious surprise.

A stunned expression shot over the 43-year-old face when her name was read.

For a moment, laced with symbolism came this message from Taylor Swift – another artist who successfully changed genres and who previously beat Beyoncé for this year’s album in 2010.

“Wow, I really didn’t expect this,” Beyoncé said in his acceptance speech, thanking “All the Incredible Country Artists” who had voted for the award.

Recognition came five months after she was Snubbet at Country Music Prices – Even after she became the first black woman to get a number one hit on the Hot Country Song’s chart, with Texas hold them.

This song was also nominated for Record of the Year on The Grammys, but lost to Kendrick Lamar is not like us.

Rap-Hit, which was the knock-out beat in Lamar’s long-standing rap match with Drake, scooped all five of the awards it was nominated, including Song of the Year, Best Rap song and best music video.

It was only the second hip-hop song record for the year (after Childish Gambinos This Is America in 2019), but Lamar played the performance and instead focused on his hometown of Los Angeles, which was recently ravaged by fires.

“We want to dedicate this to the city,” he said.

“Compton, Long Beach Ingewood, Hollywood, out to the valley … This is my neck of the forest that held me down since a young puppy.”

The effect of wild fires was the main theme of the ceremony, which doubled as a collector and raised more than $ 7 million (5.7 million pounds) for those affected.

Comedian Trevor Noah, who hosted the ceremony, admitted that “just a few weeks ago we weren’t sure this show would even happen”.

“Fortunately, due to firefighters’ heroic efforts, fires are now contained, and despite all destruction, the spirit of the city has arisen,” he added to generous applause.

Firefighters’ teams were invited to the awards to honor their efforts; And they went on the red carpet and took selfies with the biggest stars in music.

The show opened with a special performance of the local band Dawes, whose home was destroyed in Inferno, where he played Randy Newman’s classic song in Love La.

Los Angele’s native Billie Eilsh was the second artist on stage and played his award -nominated songbirds of a feather on the basis of California’s natural beauty.

“I love you la,” she said as the music ended.

Later, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars delivered a busy version of California Dreamin ‘, originally by Mamas & Papas, dedicated to the first respondents who helped tackle fires.

Noah also joked that winners whose posts ran longer than one and a half minutes would be forced to donate $ 1,000 for every extra second they spoke.

Elsewhere, British pop star Charli XCX took home three prizes for his intoxicating club Opus abruptly – including best dance/pop album.

And the Beatles took the award for Best Rock Performance home, just 55 years after they split.

Their award recognized every now and then, a song collected from a demo of the late John Lennon, which was made possible by Machine Learning, a form of artificial intelligence.

Chappell Roan won the best new artist and used his speech to demand a fair salary and relationship in the music industry.

“I said to myself if I ever won a Grammy and I got up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that labels and the industry take advantage of millions of dollars out of artists would offer a habitable Wages and health care, especially for the development of artists, ”she said.

“Labels, we got you, but do you have us?”

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga was one of many artists to stand up for the LGBTQ+ community after President Trump issued executive orders that forbidden diversity, equity and inclusion in government as well as one that Recognized two gendersMan and woman.

“I just want to say tonight that transgender people are not invisible,” she said, accepting the award for best pop duo/group performance with Bruno Mars, for their duet dies with a smile.

“Transgender people deserve love, the queer -community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love. Thanks.”

The first award for the main ceremony was the best rap album that went to Florida-born rapper Doechii, for her mixtape alligator bites never heal.

She noticed that it was only the third time a woman had won the category since it was introduced in 1989, with a cry for her predecessors Lauryn Hill and Cardi B.

“There are so many black women out there looking at me right now and I will tell you you can do it,” she added.

“Anything is possible. Don’t let anyone project any stereotypes on you (or) tell you that you can’t be here, that you’re too dark, or you’re not smart enough or that you’re too dramatic or you’re Too tall.

“You are exactly who you need to be just where you are and I am a testimony. Price God.”

And in a strong year for female artists, Nykommer Sabrina Carpenter won two awards: Best Popsolo Performance for her caffeinated summer song, espresso and best pop album for Short N ‘Sweet.

Further performances came from Charli XCX, Teddy Swims, Chappell Roan, Benson Boone and Shakira; While Alicia Keys picked up a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The show also included a long tribute to Quincy Jones, who died last year at the age of 91, after producing some of the most iconic tunes in pop history for artists, including Frank Sinatra, Dizzie Gillespie, Michael Jackson and Chaka Khan.

The segment was introduced by Will Smith, which made his first performance at a television prices since he released Chris Rock on stage at Oscars in 2022.

The musician said he owed his career to Jones, who threw him in the 1990s Sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel Air and called him “one of the most pioneering and influential characters of our time”.

Then he introduced Wicked Star Cynthia Erivo and pianist Herbie Hancock, who performed Jones’ arrangement of Fly Me to the Moon.

Tribute continued with Stevie Wonder performing, we are the world, and Janelle Monaé delivers a pitch-perfect version of Michael Jackson’s not stop until you get enough, in a replica of the star’s glittery tuxedo and silver crystal tank socks.