Music’s Biggest Night Includes Controversial Winners, Big Performances and Powerful Acceptance Speeches

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The annual Grammy Awards brings together the best singers, songwriters and producers to recognize their work in the music industry.

Each year, viewers are eager to see who will take home the gold, shiny gramophone for each of the 94 categories. This year, the 67th Annual Grammy Awards were no different; they were filled with thrilling performances, one-of-a-kind outfits and history-making moments that captivated fans.

The award show took place on February 2nd, and comedian Trevor Noah hosted for the fifth straight time. This year’s telecast raised nine million dollars for MusiCares Fire Relief, a campaign dedicated to providing aid to those affected by the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, according to CNN.

As for awards, Kendrick Lamar completed a clean sweep of all four of his nominations for “Not Like Us,” including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Beyoncé, who is the most-awarded and most-nominated artist in Grammy history, also won big for her album “Cowboy Carter.” After six nominations in the category, she finally took home the award for Album of the Year, which was possibly the most controversial win of the night.

Some viewers, including sophomores Merritt Feldner and Tabitha Cutler, believe that Eilish should have won the award instead.

Beyoncé also became the first Black woman in Grammy history to win Best Country Album. Chappell Roan won Best New Artist, and Becca Bash ’27 said she was “very happy to see Roan using her power to advocate for less fortunate artists in her acceptance speech.”

Like Roan, many artists were first time winners, including Carpenter, Charli XCX and Doechii, who became the third female artist to win Best Rap Album.

Doechii also took the stage for a performance, followed by many others like Shakira and Cynthia Erivo.

Heidi Klum and Nikki Glaser helped Benson Boone tear off his clothes to reveal a sparkly bodysuit before he sang his smash hit “Beautiful Things.”