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Beyoncé Breaks Record for Most Grammy Wins by a Singer

Beyoncé beat out Alison Krauss to achieve the record for most Grammy Award wins by a singer. The Texas-born musician now has a total of 28 Grammy Awards.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 14: Beyoncé accepts the Best R&B Performance award for 'Black Parade' onstage during the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Los Angeles Convention Center on March 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
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Beyoncé has made Grammy Awards history by winning 28 times.

The Texas-born artist has beat out bluegrass-country musician Alison Krauss, who has 27 awards, to achieve the record for most Grammy Award wins by a singer.

The person with the most Grammy wins is the late conductor Georg Solti with 31. Producer Quincy Jones, like Beyoncé, has 28 Grammy wins.

“As an artist, I believe it’s my job and all of our jobs to reflect the times and it’s been such a difficult time,” Beyoncé said while accepting the Best R&B Performance award for her “Black Parade” track. “So I wanted to uplift, encourage and celebrate all the beautiful Black kings and queens that continue to inspire me and inspire the whole world.”

She continued, “This is so overwhelming. I’ve been working my whole life since 9 years old and I can’t believe this happened. This is such a magical night. Thank you so much.”

In addition to winning Best R&B Performance on Sunday night, Beyoncé also won the Best Music Video award for “Brown Skin Girl” and Best Rap Performance for “Savage Remix” with Megan Thee Stallion. The Lemonade singer entered the night with a total of nine nominations, the most of any other artist.

Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter also won a Grammy award for the “Brown Skin Girl” music video. Blue Ivy is now the second youngest person to ever win a Grammy.

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