Beyoncé has broken the record for the most Grammy wins of all time, with 32, after earning four awards from the Recording Academy at the 65th Grammy award ceremony.
The award that put her over the top was a win for best dance/electronic album for “Renaissance.” Beyoncé was at the arena to accept this one, unlike earlier when she was not yet on the premises for the win that had her achieving a tie, when “Cuff It” got best R&B song and earned her win number 31.
“I’m trying not to be too emotional and I’m trying to just receive this night,” she said, after breaking the record a little more than two hours into the main telecast. “I want to thank God for protecting me. … I’d like to thank my uncle Johnny, who’s not here, but he’s here in spirit.” She thanked her parents, husband and three children before concluding, “I’d like to thank the queer community for your love and for inventing this genre,” she said in her acceptance speech.
Beyoncé accepts her 32nd #Grammy as she breaks the record for the most wins of all time. https://t.co/2B9c9dS1WD pic.twitter.com/5yfLlJXSv2
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Even though Lizzo and Harry Styles won album and record of the year, respectively, on Sunday night, Beyoncé’s record-breaking status will not entirely appease the beehive who believe she should have won by now. Bonnie Raitt received Song of the Year, a prize she had only ever won once before while still a member of Destiny’s Child.
