Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar had been the large winners on the 67th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday at a ceremony that celebrated the thrills of chart-topping pop and likewise sought to lift aid funds for Los Angeles after its damaging wildfires.
Beyoncé seized key wins with “Cowboy Carter,” her high-concept, multigenre album that put nation music and American traditions at its heart. It took album of the yr, the most important award of the night time, and gave Beyoncé her first win within the class after 4 conspicuous losses. She turned the primary Black artist to ever win greatest nation album, and the primary Black lady to win album of the yr since Lauryn Hill in 1999.
Lamar’s “Simply Like Us,” a vicious takedown of a rival rapper that turned a No. 1 hit, received each file and tune of the yr — a notable double victory for any tune and a uncommon win for rap within the Grammys’ two most prestigious tune classes.
“Simply Like Us” — which isn’t solely directed at Drake however goes as far as to name him a pedophile — was a cultural sensation final yr that additionally turned the middle of a lawsuit when Drake sued the file label the 2 males share for defamation.
Producers of the present, which was hosted by Trevor Noah, tried to strike a stability between celebratory spectacle and somber recognition of the fires. Listed here are some takeaways from the night time:
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Los Angeles was a main character within the present, with an ensemble model of Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” opening the night time. The Grammys made repeated fund-raising appeals to viewers, and a workforce of firefighters offered the album of the yr class.
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Younger ladies in pop made large splashes. Chappell Roan, the Missouri-born singer who broke out final yr with subversive, catchy dance pop, received greatest new artist, cementing her rise as a significant star. And Sabrina Carpenter, an actress and singer who lastly broke by final yr together with her sixth studio album, “Brief n’ Candy,” received pop solo efficiency and pop vocal album.
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Lamar, a Pulitzer Prize winner, dominated rap, with “Not Like Us” successful all 5 classes during which he was nominated, together with rap efficiency, rap tune and music video.