5 hours Ago By Nisha Joshi
Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar emerged as the biggest winners at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Women dominated the event, with Beyoncé, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Doechii securing major honours. Beyoncé made history by winning Album of the Year for the first time with ‘Cowboy Carter’, an album that explores the Black roots of country music.
Already the most decorated artist in Grammy history, she added to her record-breaking tally by also winning Best Country Album for and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for ‘II Most Wanted’, a collaboration with Miley Cyrus. Speaking about her genre-defying project, she said, “Sometimes the genre is just a code word to put us in our place as artists.” The night belonged to Kendrick Lamar as well, as he won all five awards for which he was nominated.
His track ‘Not Like Us’, widely regarded as a diss song aimed at fellow rapper Drake, took home Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best Music Video. Accepting his awards, Lamar dedicated his victories to Los Angeles, stating, “This is my neck of the woods that’s held me down since I was a young pup. We are going to restore the city.
” The show took place in the aftermath of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, with a special focus on first responders. A fundraising component was included in the event, successfully raising over $4 million for fire relief efforts. Other major winners included Chappell Roan, who won Best New Artist and used her speech to advocate for better wages and healthcare for musicians.
Sabrina Carpenter secured Best Pop Solo Performance for ‘Espresso’, while Doechii’s ‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ won Best Rap Album. A major highlight of the night was the return of Canadian artist The Weeknd to the Grammy stage after years of boycotting the awards due to concerns over voting transparency. The Recording Academy has since implemented changes to its voting process, with CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
stating, “We have listened, we have acted and we have changed.”.
