Beyonc : thank you to the queer community for inventing this genre Beyonc thanks the queer community as she becomes the most Grammy-awarded artist of all time with her album Renaissance.
by Obakeng Pholo
06-02-2023 07:05
in LGBTQIA+
Beyonc accepts Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for Renaissance onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy/AFP. Photo: Emma McIntyre / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Beyonc has just made history with her album Renaissance making her the most Grammy-awarded artist of all time.
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She wins her 31st and 32nd Grammy for Cuff It as Best R&B Song and Renaissance for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album.
The record was held by classical musician Georg Solti for the most-awarded Grammy artist with 31 trophies, he set that record in 1997.
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Beyonc accepting 32nd Grammy award Beyonc accepting her record-breaking 32nd Grammy for her 7th studio album, RENAISSANCE #GRAMMYS pic.twitter.com/Q5AaprpwLx
RENAISSANCE Updates (@B7Album) February 6, 2023
In her emotional acceptance speech, she thanked her late uncle for inspiring this album who was part of the queer community,
She also took time to credit the queer community for inventing the genre and for their love for her, saying:
Thank you to the queer community for your love and for inventing the genre,
This comes after years of criticism of the artist for not acknowledging one of her largest fan base, the queer community.
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Three Grammy Awards In an Instagram post, she thanks her team for the three awards she has received so far:
Best R&B Song ( Cuff It ),
Best Traditional R&B Performance ( Plastic Off the Sofa )
Best Dance/Electronic Recording ( Break My Soul )
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Beyonc : thank you to the queer community for inventing this genre Beyonc thanks the queer community as she becomes the most Grammy-awarded artist of all time with her album Renaissance.
