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Finally, Beyoncé wins Album of the Year at the Grammys

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Finally, Beyoncé wins Album of the Year at the Grammys
After 99 nominations and 35 Grammy wins, Beyoncé finally bags the prize that has eluded her for many, many years. Her Cowboy Carter, an epic take on country-western music laced with pop, soul and hip-hop, is the Album of the Year at the 67th Annual Grammy awards.

Isn’t it great that after vacillating for a while, “to postpone or not, to postpone or not… etc.” because of the raging wildfire in Los Angeles, the organizers of the Grammy Awards finally decided to go on with the show? And what a show it was.

Held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles last Feb. 2, the 67th Annual Grammy awards once again honored the best accomplishments in music from Sept. 16, 2023 to Aug. 30, 2024. And after 99 nominations and 35 Grammy wins, Beyoncé finally bagged the prize that has eluded her for many, many years.

Kendrick Lamar gets both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for his diss recording Not Like Us.

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter, an epic take on country-western music laced with pop, soul and hip-hop was named Album of the Year. I say, there was no way anybody could beat that. Not all the late-night musings of Taylor Swift or the angst of Billie Eilish could have sidelined the amazing Cowboy Carter. And doubly amazing, after all that controversy about whether Beyoncé is country or not, she also bagged the Best Country Album.

Well-earned and well-deserved achievement by Bey. Everybody seemed so happy for her and also for Kendrick Lamar who got both Record of the Year and Song of the Year for his diss recording Not Like Us.

I do not think fellow rapper Drake was happy about that, but for recording quality, execution and creativity even if it was dissing Drake, Not Like Us deserved the Grammy.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars win Best Performance by a Duo for Die With a Smile.

I wanted more nominations and of course, more wins for Die with a Smile, the wonderful duet by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars but Best Pop Performance by a Duo is okay. Besides, these two decided to use their Grammy stint to issue a love letter to Los Angeles. Their duet of California Dreaming by the Mamas and the Papas sounded truly heartfelt.

Truth to tell, it felt like there was so much love at the Crypto last Sunday. Love was in the opening number, Randy Newman’s I Love L.A., in the firefighters who presented the Record of the Year trophy, in Swift presenting the Country Album Grammy to Beyoncé, in Janelle Monae making like Michael Jackson in a tribute to the great Quincy Jones.

Take note, too, that the Grammys also served as a fundraiser for music professionals in need and for the LA Wildfire Relief Efforts.

And now the honor roll:

Record of the Year: Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar.

Album of the Year: Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé.

Song of the Year: Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar.

Best New Artist: Chappel Roan.

Pop Vocal Album: Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter.

Pop Solo Performance: Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter.

Pop Duo/Group Performance: Die with a Smile, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.

Rock Performance: Now and Then, The Beatles.

Rock Album: Hackney Diamonds, The Rolling Stones.

R&B Performance: Made for Me, Muni Long.

Traditional R&B: That’s You, Lucky Daye.

R&B Song: Saturn, SZA.

R&B Album: 11:11 Deluxe, Chris Brown.

Rap Performance: Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar.

Melodic Rap Performance: 3:AM, Rapsody ft. Erykah Badu.

Rap Song: Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar.

Rap Album: Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii.

Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Visions, Norah Jones.

Country Solo: It Takes a Woman, Chris Stapleton.

Country/Duo Performance: II Most Wanted, Beyoncé ft. Miley Cyrus.

Country Song: The Architect, Kacey Musgraves.

Country Album: Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé.

Musical Theater Album: Hell’s Kitchen, Alicia Keys, composer and lyricist.

Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein.

Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Dune: Part Two, Hans Zimmer.

Song Written for Visual Media: It Never Went Away from “American Symphony,” Jon Batiste.

Music Video: Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar.

Music Film: “American Symphony,” Jon Batiste.

Recording Package: BRAT, Charli xcx.

Boxed or Special Edition Package: Mind Games, John Lennon.

For the other winners, do check out the Grammy site.

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