She is one of the most successful stars worldwide. With 32 awards, US singer Beyoncé now sets the record for the most Grammys to date. The German Kim Petras is also making history: she is the first trans winner in the pop duo category.
US singer Beyoncé has once again cleared the Grammy Awards and set a new record with 32 trophies. The 41-year-old superstar received four of the gramophones at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles – and is alone in first place in the all-time best list. Previously, the British-Hungarian conductor Georg Solti had held the record for the musician with the most awards with 31 Grammys.
Beyoncé won Best Dance Recording, Best Dance Album, Best Traditional R at the 65th Grammy Awards
Beyoncé is one of the most successful musicians in the world – and one of the richest – with tens of millions of records sold and seven studio albums, all of which reached number one in the US. She has already set several records in the charts. After a six-year break, she released her seventh studio album “Renaissance” in the summer. Beyoncé once again managed to capture the spirit of the times on the danceable record – especially with her hit single “Break My Soul”.
The Brit Harry Styles received the award for the best album for the record “Harry’s House”. German Kim Petras made history as the first trans winner in the pop duo category. The Cologne-born singer and the British singer Sam Smith were awarded a Grammy for their club hit “Unholy”. This makes the 30-year-old German the first trans person in the history of the Grammys to be honored in the best pop duo category.
“I just want to thank all of the incredible transgender legends ahead of me who opened these doors for me to be here tonight,” said Petras. “I grew up on a Autobahn in the middle of nowhere in Germany. And my mother believed I was a girl. Without her I wouldn’t be here.”
A short time later, Petras and Smith performed “Unholy” on the Grammy stage – Petras in a cage, Smith and the dancers dressed as devils. “Unholy” peaked at number one in the US and UK in the fall of 2022. The song is about a family man having fun in a strip club.
Another American awards night winner was rapper Kendrick Lamar, who debuted in 2022 with “Mr. Morale
Musician Lizzo was honored with the recording of the year for her song “About Damn Time”. The atmosphere in the hall reached its peak with a song medley on the occasion of the “50th anniversary of hip hop”. A number of artists, including Busta Rhymes, Ice-T, Missy Elliott, Nelly and LL Cool J, performed music on stage through the history of the genre. 1973 is generally considered to be the year of birth of today’s globally popular genre of music.
The Grammy Music Awards ceremony was held in LA that night. The gala was again moderated by comedian Trevor Noah – First Lady Jill Biden in a golden dress announced the winner in the Song of the Year category and also honored a protest song from Iran against the oppression of women. Harry Styles performed his hit ‘As It Was’ in a glittery silver outfit, looking a bit like a tinsel tree. According to the organizers, Grammys were awarded in 91 categories this year.
