Black History Made at the 2023 Grammys [Updated]
Black people stay winning and the 2023 Grammys are no different.
Beyoncé makes Grammy history
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After taking home the award for best dance/electronic album for her hugely popular 2022 album, Renaissance, Queen Bey passes Hungarian-British conductor George Solti for the most Grammy awards in recording academy history with 32.
She also became the first Black woman to win in the best dance/electronic album category.
Before Sunday’s Grammys telecast hit CBS, Queen Bey took home a Grammy for best dance/electronic recording for “Break My Soul” and best traditional R&B performance for “Plastic Off the Soda.
Near the beginning of the telecast, Beyoncé also won the Grammy for best R&B song for her super viral song, “Cuff It.”
Beyoncé could add to her total as she leads all nominees with nine, and is still up for album of the year, record of the year and song of the year, so it’s safe to say that Beyoncé will add to her already large room of Grammy awards.
Viola Davis achieves EGOT status
To begin the historical night, Viola Davis became the latest member of the heralded EGOT club, taking home the award for Best Audio Book, for her memoir Finding Me. She was so excited, she couldn’t even hold it in, telling the audience, “It has just been such a journey. I just EGOT!”
Viola Davis has achieved EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) status. "It has been such a journey, I just EGOT!" pic.twitter.com/YYj4MMJvRg
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) February 5, 2023
Davis becomes just the third Black woman to achieve EGOT status and just the 18th person overall. Talking about making history.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop
The recording academy isn’t perfect, artists in the rap industry may know that more than others. But, it’s pretty freaking cool that they’ll be celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with an all-star cast of performers including Missy Elliot, Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash, Queen Latifah, Run-DMC, Lil Wayne, Rakim, Jay-Z and many others. Talk about going all out.
LL Cool J will introduce the segment that will honor the storied history of the genre and Questlove will be the musical director and producer. The Roots will also be performing and Black Thought will be narrating.
While the Grammys are meant to celebrate all artists across all genres, this night is shaping up to be a celebration of Black excellence. We love it!
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