Beyoncé: Officially Queen of The Grammys

Beyoncé broke the record for the most Grammy wins in history after winning best dance/electronic music album for her record “Renaissance.” But the superstar was overlooked for the most prestigious prizes at the 65th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Pop-rock phenom Harry Styles scored album of the year, the most coveted Grammy, for “Harry’s House”—an outcome that represents an upset, yet one that some Grammy watchers had expected. His blockbuster album also won other awards, including best pop vocal album.

.@Harry_Styles accepts the GRAMMY for Album of the Year at the 65th #GRAMMYs 🎶 pic.twitter.com/hD3UoBiJMo

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023

Other major awards also delivered surprises. Blues-rock elder stateswoman Bonnie Raitt, who for decades has been respected as a deft interpreter of others’ songs, won song of the year—a songwriter’s award and one of the four biggest trophies—for her composition “Just Like That.” 

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And just like that, @TheBonnieRaitt has won the GRAMMY for the Song of the Year. 🎶 #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/bEi2rD047R

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023

“I’m just totally humbled,” she said. Ms. Raitt beat out songs by artists including Adele, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Mr. Styles and Kendrick Lamar. Another unexpected turn came, though it was in line with the classic tastes of many Grammy voters: Traditional jazz singer Samara Joy, from the Bronx, won best new artist. She also won best jazz vocal album for “Linger Awhile.”

Lizzo won record of the year, which goes to performing artists, producers and engineers, for “About Damn Time.” In her speech, she called Beyoncé “the artist of our lives.”

.@Beyonce made history tonight! #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/TvkTBDaMVB

— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023

Whether or not Beyoncé would break the record was one of the biggest questions on Sunday night.

“I’m trying not to be too emotional,” Beyoncé said in accepting the award that made her the most-decorated artist in Grammy history. She thanked her parents, uncle and husband, Jay-Z. “I’d like to thank the queer community for your love—and for inventing the genre.”

With 32 awards amassed over the course of her career, she surpassed the late classical conductor Georg Solti, according to The Wall Street Journal.