Beyoncé accepts the Best Country Album award for “COWBOY CARTER” onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Beyoncé and Lady Gaga were leading the charge as set women set historical benchmarks and broke records on Sunday, as predicted.
The big picture: Among the breakthrough moments, Beyoncé became the first Black artist to win Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter.”
- The Houston native also nabbed her very first Album of The Year win.
- The wins extended her lead for the most Grammy awards won by an artist.
With five wins, Kendrick Lamar’s hit record “Not Like Us” is the most awarded rap song in Grammy’s hisotry.
- What’s next: Lamar will play the Super Bowl Halftime show.
Maine native Amy Allen is the first woman to be awarded Songwriter of the Year.
- Allen was considered for writing Sabrina Carpenter’s Grammy-winning song “Espresso” in addition to songs by Justin Timberlake, Tate McRae and Olivia Rodrigo.
The record for wins in the Best Pop/Duo Performance category was broken by Lady Gaga, who now has three.
- She won this year for “Die With A Smile,” a collaboration with Bruno Mars.
- Her previous wins were for “Rain On Me” with Ariana Grande (2021) and “Shallow” with Bradley Cooper (2019).
