Grammys sparks online conversations

One of the most talked-about award shows in the modern-day music industry, the Grammys, took place on Feb. 5, hosted by former “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah.

Fans awaiting the announcements and performances from the top recording artists know how big these awards can impact a career. And the 65th annual award show was a surprising night in many ways.

Beyoncé had a record-breaking evening, becoming the person with the most Grammys ever won. She got this title when she won Best Dance/ Electronic Music Album, along with three other awards this year. She has had 88 nominations and now, 32 wins, at the Grammy’s; over 30% of the Grammys she has been nominated for, she has won.

Harry Styles was nominated for six awards and won three of them, including Album of the Year for his newest album, “Harry’s House.”

In his acceptance speech, Styles said, “This doesn’t happen to people like me very often.” He quickly received backlash for it online. People responded on Twitter, viewers writing “saying that when a Black woman hasn’t won the award since 1999 is crazy lol” and “says the white man who uses queer aesthetics to sell records and won album of the year over a Black woman.”

Some people came to Style’s defense, saying that it was just a bad choice of words in the moment. While it seemed a well-deserved award, however, clearly not everyone saw it that way; a fan in the Grammys audience yelled “Beyonce should’ve won” in the middle of his speech.

Taylor Swift was nominated for four Grammys and she won Best Music Video/ Short Film for her 10-minute version of her “All Too Well” (Taylor’s Version) video starring Sadie Sink and

Dylan O’Brian. Swift has won 12 of her 46 Grammy nominations during her career. What is unique about Swift’s Grammy nominations is that she has won them across the spectrum of the music industry, in categories ranging from Country to Pop.

Song of the Year is one of the most debated awards each year at the Grammys because it can be from any genre of music, so winning this award is a huge honor. The nominees this year were mostly pop songs, including “As It Was” by Styles, “About Damn Time” by Lizzo, and “Easy on Me” by Adele. They all were beat out by blues singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt, with her song “Just Like That.” This came as a surprise to most pop music and pop culture fans, shocked that one of the many pop songs did not win this title.

All the live performances were unique and well done. In my opinion, Lizzo had one of the best performances of the night. She opened with an a cappella, slowed-down version of her hit “About Damn Time.” Then she transitioned to her song “Special,” where she was accompanied by a gospel choir – making everyone watching feel special.

The Grammys this year had an estimated 12.4 million Americans watching the show, everything from the outfits the musicians were wearing to the interactions with fellow artists and all the amazing performances. In reality, Styles put it best when in his acceptance speech he said, “It’s obviously so important for us to remember that there is no such thing as ‘best’ in music.” Every artist always has something unique to bring to the industry, where people are truly being themselves and we (as listeners) are just lucky enough to be able to enjoy it.