Grammys 2021: Megan Thee Stallion wins big, Beyonce sets record

Megan Thee Stallion was the big winner at the 63rd Grammy Awards winning three trophies in a night when Beyonce broke the record for most number of Grammy wins Scoring an individual haul that stands at 28 Grammys Beyonce has now surpassed the record previously held by Alisson KraussTaylor Swift also entered the record books With her Grammy for Album of the Year for Folklore she became the first singersongwriter to win the prize three times and overall fourth musician to achieve this featMegan won three Grammys Best New Artist Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance at the inperson livevirtual ceremony hosted by Trevor Noah on Sunday night Monday according to India time that had as a highlight an extended intribute section honouring those who died in the last one yearTheres going to be stages that are intricately designed to be socially distanced but at the same time engaging with the people so itll feel like youre there at some sort of musicfestivalmeetsawardsshowmeetsspecialconcert just for you at home Noah said in his opening monologueWearing an open jacket and boa drawing a joke from host Noah about the same Harry Styles opened the ceremony with his hit Watermelon sugar which also saw him win the Best Pop Solo performance category this yearThe opening act also included performances by Billie Eilish joined by her brother and collaborator Finneas who performed All I ever wanted Haim performed The stepsFollowing the first award DaBaby and Roddy Ricchs performance of their song Rockstar joined by a choir of older white people in what looked like judges robes laid the foundation for what was going to be a vocal night for Black musiciansPerhaps the strongest voice at this years Grammy Awards was that of Atlantabased rapper Lil Baby who once again raised the issue of treatment of the Blacks in the US with a powerful performance of his song lsquoThe bigger picture which was released amid the nationwide Black Lives Matter demonstrations last yearThree awards presented during the telecast went to protest songs Lockdown released by Anderson Paak which was inspired by the Black Lives Matter demonstrations won for Best Melodic Rap Performance I cant breathe by HER won Song of the Year Black parade Beyonces own release from her Black Is King film won Best RampB Performance and saw her become the singer with most number of GrammysBeyonces recordbreaking win came after her wins in the Best Music Vdeo category for Brown skin girl which she shared with daughter Blue Ivy and Best Rap Performance which she shared with Megan Thee Stallion for their song Savage remix Apart from sharing the award with Beyonce Megan also won the inaugural award of the night Best New ArtistI dont want to cry Its been a hell of a year and we made it said Megan while accepting her awardShe also set the stage on fire with her performances of her songs Body Savage and Up and with three wins out of four she was the star of the night till Ringo Starr announced that Billie Eilish won the Record of the Year making it her second consecutive win in the same category Even Eilish couldnt believe she had won the awardI was going to write a speech about how you deserve this but then I was like theres no way theyre going to choose me Eilish said I was like its hers You deserve this You had a year that I think is untoppable You are a queen I want to cry thinking about how much I love you she added The list if winnersRecord of the year Everything I Wanted by Billie EilishAlbum of the year Folklore by Taylor SwiftSong of the year I cant breathe by Dernst Emile II HER and Tiara ThomasBest pop solo performance Watermelon sugar by Harry StylesBest pop duogroup performance Rain on me by Lady Gaga and Ariana GrandeBest RampB album Bigger love by John LegendBest RampB performance Black parade by BeyonceBest traditional RampB performance Anything for you by LedisiBest progressive RampB album It is what it is by ThundercatBest RampB song Better Than I imagined by Robert Glasper Meshell Ndeogeocello and Gabriella WilsonBest new artist Megan Thee StallionBest rap performance Savage by Megan Thee Stallion featuring BeyonceBest rap song Savage by Megan Thee Stallion featuring BeyonceBest rap album Kings disease by NasBets melodic rap performance Lockdown by Anderson PaakBest traditional pop vocal album American standard by James TaylorBest music video Brown skin girl by BeyonceBest song written for visual media No Time to Die by Billie EilishBest compilation soundtrack for visual media Jojo RabbitBest score soundtrack for visual media Joker by Hildur GuonadottirBest global music album Twice as Tall by Burna BoyBest dance recording 1037 by Kaytranada featuring Kali UchisBest danceelectronic album Bubba by KaytranadaBest contemporary instrumental album Live at the Royal Albert Hall by Snarky PuppyBest rock performance Shameika by Fiona AppleBest metal performance BumRush by Body CountBest rock album The new abnormal by The StrokesBest rock song Stay high by Brittany HowardBest alternative music album Fetch the bolt cutters by Fiona AppleBest country solo performance When my amy prays by Vince GillBest country duogroup performance 10000 Hours by Dan Shay and Justin BieberBest country album Wildcard by Miranda LambertBest country song Crowded table by Brandi Carlile Natalie Hemby and Lori McKennaBest new age album More Guitar Stories by Jim Kimo WestBest jazz vocal album Secrets are the best stories by Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo PerezBest improvised jazz solo All blues by Chick CoreaBest jazz instrumental album Trilogy 2 by Chick Corea Christian McBride and Brian BladeBest large jazz ensemble album Data Lords by Maria Schneider OrchestraBest Latin jazz album Four Questions by Arturo Ofarrill amp The Afro Latin Jazz OrchestraBest gospel performancesong Movin On by Jonathan McReynolds and Mali MusicThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability 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