2021 Grammy Awards: Dance to women’s tunes!

H.E.R and Megan Thee Stallion were among the big winners of the night. Pics/AFP

Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, HER, Beyonce and Taylor Swift swept some of the biggest titles at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Hosted by The Daily Show's Trevor Noah, the part-socially distanced, part-virtual affair took place from across the country, as well as in a tent just outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Billie Eilish took home the Record of the Year title for the second consecutive time

Eilish continued her winning streak at the Grammys by bagging the Record of the Year for Everything I Wanted. Her win comes in the aftermath of the adulation she has been receiving for an Apple production based on her life. The singer, 19, beat Black Parade (Beyonce), Colors (Black Pumas), Rockstar (DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch), Say so (Doja Cat), Don't start now (Dua Lipa), Circles (Post Malone), and Savage (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyonce).

Taylor Swift with her gong

Stallion, however, took home the Best New Artist trophy. She also won the Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Performance titles for the remix of Savage, featuring Beyonce. In her emotional acceptance speech, the rapper thanked her mother, Holly Thomas, who passed away in 2019 from a brain tumour. A series of previously recorded power-packed performances enhanced the virtual experience.

Firsts

Beyonce Knowles

. Beyonce earned her 28th Grammy title, this one for Black Parade, and made history by breaking the all-time record for the most Grammy wins by a female artiste.

. Taylor Swift became the first woman to win the award for Album of the Year three times. After Fearless, in 2010, and 1989, in 2016, she won the title for Folklore this year.

. For the first time, a track created for an unreleased film earned a title at the gala. Eilish and her brother Finneas won the Best Song Written for Visual Media for the forthcoming James Bond film, No Time to Die.

. Harry Styles won his first Grammy. He won the Best Pop Solo Performance title.

Political voice

The Grammys made several references to the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests against police violence that erupted across the US in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. Rapper Lil Baby re-enacted the scene. Tamika Mallory called on President Joe Biden to heed the protesters' call for change.

Lilly makes a case for Indian farmers

Indo-Canadian YouTube star Lilly Singh wore a ‘I stand with farmers' mask to reiterate her support to the farmers' agitation in India. "Here you go media. Feel free to run with it," she shared online.

All things weird

All American florists seem to have catered to Taylor Swift to make this attire a reality.

If Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion's performances are anything to go by, either the Grammy committee paid the choreographer for only one piece, or the artiste takes floor work very seriously

The curious case of Lizzo's all-too-similar changing outfit! Let us know when you've figured it out!

Winners are

Record of the Year: Everything I wanted by Billie Eilish
Album of the Year: Folklore by Taylor Swift
Song of the Year: I Can't Breathe by H.E.R
Best New Artist: Megan Thee Stallion
Best Pop Solo Performance: Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Rain On Me - Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: American Standard -James Taylor
Best Pop Vocal Album: Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
Best Rock Performance: Shameika by Fiona Apple
Best Metal Performance: Bum-Rush by Body Count
Best Rock Song: Stay high by Brittany Howard
Best Rock Album: The New Abnormal by The Strokes
Best Alternative Music Album: Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple
Best R&B Performance: Black Parade by Beyonce
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Anything For You by Ledisi
Best R&B Song: Better than I imagined by Robert Glasper
Best R&B Album: Bigger Love by John Legend
Best Rap Performance: Savage by Megan Thee Stallion, featuring Beyonce
Best Melodic Rap Performance: Lockdown by Anderson .Paak
Best Rap Song: Savage by Megan Thee Stallion, featuring Beyonce

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