Beyoncé won her 28th Grammy on Sunday — making her the most-awarded woman in the history of the awards.
The win places her just ahead of former record-holder Alison Krauss.
Classical conductor Sir George Solti still holds the all-time record with 31 Grammys.
via Variety:
She jumped from sixth place among all winners coming into the awards to second place during the prime-time telecast, accepting an award with Megan Thee Stallion for “Savage (Remix)” for best rap song and then one on her own for “Black Parade” for best R&B performance.
“I wanted to uplift, encourage and celebrate all the beautiful Black queens and kings that continue to inspire me and inspire the whole world,” she said in accepting the R&B performance award for “Black Parade.”
To her daughter Blue Ivy, credited as a collaborator on the song, she said, “Congratulations, you won a Grammy tonight.”
“I’m honored that you asked me to be a part of the song,” Beyonce told Megan in brief acceptance remarks earlier as they jointly accepted for “Savage.”
That Beyonce and Jay-Z even appeared at the ceremony was a surprise, since she had turned down an opportunity to perform and the couple has sat out other recent Grammy telecasts.
The Grammys have always been a mixed bag for Beyonce, who is on a soon-to-be unparalleled run with the awards, but has only won one of the top all-genre awards once, when she picked up song of the year for “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” in 2010.
Congrats Bey!
