Beyoncé Breaks Record for Most Grammy Wins

Beyoncé Breaks Record for Most Grammy Wins

American music star Beyoncé broke the record for most career Grammy wins at the National Recording¹ Academy's awards ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles.

The singer added four Grammy awards to her collection, bringing Beyoncé's lifetime total to 32. This broke the old record held by music conductor Georg Solti.

"I'm trying not to be too emotional," Beyoncé told the crowd after her historic win. The singer thanked her late uncle, her parents, husband Jay-Z and her children for supporting her. "I'm just trying to receive this night. I want to thank God for protecting me. Thank you, God," she said.

During the show, Beyoncé was nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year for her latest work, Renaissance². But she lost in that category to British singer and actor Harry³ Styles. Styles took home the Album of the Year award for Harry's House, and also won two other Grammys.

It was the fourth time Beyoncé had been nominated for Album of the Year, an award she has never won.

On Sunday night, the artist won Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for Renaissance, Best Dance/Electronic Recording for Break My Soul, Best R&B Song for Cuff⁴ It and Best Traditional R&B Performance for Plastic Off the Sofa.

Among the other top Grammy winners were hip-hop star Lizzo, who went home with the Record of the Year award for her single About Damn Time.

She dedicated⁵ the award to Prince, saying the late artist had a big influence on her to make positive music. Lizzo also thanked Beyoncé for helping⁶ guide her career. She noted⁷ a time she missed school in fifth grade to see Beyoncé perform in concert. "You clearly are the artist of our lives," Lizzo told the singer.

Blues⁸ singer Bonnie Raitt won the award for Song of the Year for Just Like That, a single about organ donation. Raitt, who also won two other awards, said, "I'm so surprised. I don't know what to say."

In other categories, Bad Bunny took home the award for Best Música Urbana Album for Un Verano Sin Ti. "I want to dedicate this award to Puerto Rico, the cradle of reggaeton," Bad Bunny said in a mix of English and Spanish.

Kendrick Lamar won for Best Rap Performance for The Heart Part 5, as well as the award for Best Rap Album for Mr. Morale⁹ & the Big Steppers.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance for their song Unholy. Petras said Smith wanted Petras to give the acceptance speech because, "I'm the first transgender woman to win this award."

The show included a dedication¹¹ to 50 years of hip-hop music with performances by an all-star group of artists. Among the performers were Public Enemy, Grandmaster Flash, Ice-T, Run DMC, Busta Rhymes, Queen Latifah and Missy Elliott.

American jazz singer Samara Joy won the Grammy for Best New Artist. She told the crowd, "I've been watching you all on TV for so long. All of you are so inspiring to me."

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conductor – n. someone who leads a group of musicians or singers and controls their performance

category – n. a group of people or things of a similar kind

dedicate – v. to say that something you have made or done was meant to show love or respect for someone else

positive – adj. having a good effect

cradle – n. the place where something started

transgender – adj. used to describe someone whose gender¹⁰ does not match the body they were born with

inspire – v. to make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 renaissance   

n.复活，复兴，文艺复兴

参考例句：

• The Renaissance was an epoch of unparalleled cultural achievement.文艺复兴是一个文化上取得空前成就的时代。
• The theme of the conference is renaissance Europe.大会的主题是文艺复兴时期的欧洲。

3 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

4 cuff   

n.袖口；手铐；护腕；vt.用手铐铐；上袖口

参考例句：

• She hoped they wouldn't cuff her hands behind her back.她希望他们不要把她反铐起来。
• Would you please draw together the snag in my cuff?请你把我袖口上的裂口缝上好吗？

5 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

8 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

9 morale   

n.道德准则，士气，斗志

参考例句：

• The morale of the enemy troops is sinking lower every day.敌军的士气日益低落。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

10 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

11 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。