Everything You Missed from the 2021 Grammy Awards
Last night's 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were full of breathtaking fashion moments, highly-anticipated live performances, and historic wins, particularly for black female artists. While the evening was shrouded in controversy after The Weeknd's controversial lock out, some of your favorite names in music took to the stage for an evening honoring the power of music, its artists, the live performances we didn't get to see in 2020, as well as the smaller venues that have gone a full calendar year without shows due to the coronavirus pandemic. If you didn't get a chance to tune in, here's a round-up of some of the ceremony's biggest moments.
Kicking off the ceremony, Harry Styles took to the stage for a performance of one the past year's biggest songs, "Watermelon Sugar." The always-fashionable musician took to the stage in a custom leather Gucci suit, complete with his prefered style of flared trousers and a green boa from Gucci's Resort 2021 collection.
The "Adore You" singer was nominated for three awards, and took home his first Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance.
Dua Lipa performed a medley of her biggest hits from her album Future Nostalgia in glittering pink Versace numbers (yes, there were multiple!). The record won Best Pop Solo Album, while the singer was nominated for a total of six awards.
After a whirlwind year, Megan Thee Stallion took home three awards for Best Rap Performance, Best New Artist, and Best Rap Song. However, one of the biggest moments of the night was a TV-censored performance of her song "WAP" with Cardi B.
During her speech for Best Rap Performance with Beyoncé for their song "Savage," the young artist praised her fellow Houston native for being a driving force of inspiration for her as she pursued her career. The "Body" singer was also the first female rap artist to win Best New Artist in 22 years after Lauryn Hill, making her the first in the 21st century.
In one of the biggest moments of the night, Beyoncé's four wins for Beyoncé's 28th Grammy win for Best R&B Performance for her song "Black Parade" made her the most-awarded female artist ever, as well as the most-awarded singer ever in Grammy history.
The Lemonade singer walked away with four awards, including Best Music Video, for which she was nominated alongside her daughter Blue Ivy, making her the second-youngest Grammy winner ever.
Following her sweep of last year's show, Billie Eilish and her brother/writing partner/producer Finneas O'Connell each walked away with two awards, including Record of the Year for their song "Everything I Wanted." However, while on stage, the "Bad Guy" singer pulled an Adele circa 2017, praising Megan Thee Stallion, who was nominated for her song "Savage," as having an "unstoppable" year."
"You are a queen. I'm going to cry thinking about how much I love you. You're so beautiful. You're so talented. You deserve everything in the world. I think about you constantly. I root for you always. You deserve it, honestly," said Eilish before prompting the audience to give her fellow nominee a round of applause.
For more on all the big wins of the night, here's a list of all the winners:
