Beyonce and Taylor Swift make history at the Grammys
Beyoncé and Taylor Swift didn’t just win big at the Grammys on Sunday, they made history. Beyoncé became the first singer, male or female, ever to win 28 Grammys, the record breaker coming for Best R&B Performance for her song “Black Parade,” which was released on Juneteenth last year. Her 27th came earlier in the day when she and Megan Thee Stallion won Best Rap Song for “Savage,” becoming the first female artists to win in the category, garnering a Guinness world record in the process.
After receiving the record-breaking Grammy, a grateful Beyoncé collected herself and said, “As an artist, I believe it's my job, and all of our jobs, to reflect the times, 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.”
Swift made history when she won the Album of the Year Grammy for Folklore, becoming the first woman ever to win the award for a third time. In doing so, Swift joins legends Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon.
“Mostly, we just want to thank the fans,” Swift said 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. Thank you so much.”
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- OK, wait a minute. History has just been made, breaking the all time record for the most Grammy wins ever by any female artist, or any singer, male or female, the Grammy goes to Beyoncé.
- Beyoncé made history Sunday night, winning her 28th Grammy award. The queen bee collected her 27th earlier in the night when she and Megan Thee Stallion won for "Savage," becoming the first female artists to win Best Rap Song, garnering a Guinness World Record in the process. Beyonce's record-breaking Grammy was for Best R&B Performance for her song, "Black Parade," which was released on Juneteenth last year.
BEYONCE: I believe it's my job and all of our jobs to reflect the times. 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.
- Beyoncé went on to give a shout out to her children, including Blue Ivy, who appeared in Beyoncé's Grammy-winning video for "Brown Skin Girl."
BEYONCE: I know my daughter is watching. Two daughters and my son, y'all are all watching. Blue, congratulations, she won a Grammy tonight. I'm so proud of you. And I'm so honored to be your mommy, all of your mommies.
BEYONCE: But Beyoncé wasn't the only one making history. Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for "Folklore," becoming the first woman ever to win the award for a third time. In doing so, Taytay joins legends Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, and Paul Simon.
TAYLOR SWIFT: Mostly, we just want to thank the fans. You guys met us in this imaginary world that we created. And we can't tell you how honored we are forever by this. Thank you so much. And thank you to the Recording Academy. We'll never forget that you did this for us. Thank you so much.
