The 65th annual GRAMMY awards

Emma Callahan, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2023

On Sunday, February 5th, celebrities and their fans celebrated the 65th annual GRAMMY Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, California. This year, history was made in a variety of different ways. This year, the GRAMMYs were dedicated to celebrating the first 50 years of hip hop, leading these broken records to hold even more significance. 

After the premier ceremony, where categories like ‘Best Engineered Album’ and ‘Best Music Video’ were announced, the red carpet took place. To open up the main ceremony, Bad Bunny performed, and ‘Best Pop Vocal Album’ was announced. Brandi Carlile, Stevie Wonder, Chris Stapleton, Lizzo, and Harry Styles also performed in the first half of the ceremony.  

After officially breaking the record, Beyoncé thanked her parents, husband, children, and the queer community for inventing the genre.

After winning ‘Best R&B Record,’ Beyoncé tied the number of GRAMMYs ever won by one person with Georg Solti, the famed Hungarian-British conductor, at 31 awards.  However, once the ‘Best Dance/Electronic Album’ was announced, the international phenomenon officially broke the record and has now won the most GRAMMYs ever by a single person with a staggering 32 awards. During her acceptance speech, she thanked her parents, husband, children, and then went on to thank “the queer community for [their] love and for inventing this genre.”  

The GRAMMYs also spent time honoring musical legends who have passed within the last year like Olivia Newton John. During this time, Kacey Musgraves, Migos’ Quavo, Sheryl Crow, and Bonnie Raitt performed. 

Kim Petras officially became the first transgender woman to win in this award and gave special thanks to Madonna and her late friend Sophie.

Additionally, after the ‘Best Pop Group/Duo’ category winners were announced, Kim Petras made history when her and Sam Smith’s song “Unholy” won by becoming the first ever openly transgender woman to win in this category. Lastly, after delivering an electrifying performance of her hit ‘Special,’ Lizzo won a GRAMMY for the song under the ‘Record of the Year’ category. The artist became the first ever black woman to win in this category. 

The 65th annual GRAMMY awards were monumental for so many people. From global superstar Beyoncé, to ‘Best New Artist’ Samara Joy, to their fans all over the world, this year’s ceremony was certainly one that will go down in history.