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Beyonce tearfully thanks husband, children and her late gay uncle as she makes history with most Grammys wins ever (Video)
Beyonce got tearful as she thanked her husband, children, and late gay uncle as she broke the all time record for most wins ever with 32 at the 65th Grammy Awards after arriving fashionably late to a night where Adele and Lizzo also won big but it was Harry Styles who shocked by scooping up the top honor.
The 41-year-old A-lister had missed her previous wins and even the star-studded red carpet but she did not miss the milestone moment where she took home her 32nd gold gramophone trophy at the gala event held at the Crypto.com Center in Los Angeles, California.
The stunner – who earned four trophies total – tried to stop her tears as she expressed her gratitude toward her loved ones as she said: ‘Thank you so much. I’m trying not to be too emotional. And I’m trying to just receive this night. I want to thank god for protecting me. Thank you, god. I’d like to thank my uncle Jonny, who’s not here. But he’s here in spirit.’
She looked gorgeous as ever as she sported a dazzling silver dress and finished her speech by saying: ‘I’d like to thank my parents, my father, my mother, for loving me and pushing me. I’d like to thank my beautiful husband, my beautiful three children who are at home watching.
‘I’d like to thank the queer community for your love. And for inventing this genre. God bless you. Thank you so much to the Grammys. Thank you.’
Beyonce had previously dedicated her album Renaissance to her late gay uncle Johnny as she called him her ‘godmother’ and ‘the first person to expose me to a lot of the music and culture that serve as inspiration for this album.’
Earlier in the night the 41-year-old A-lister was not in attendance at the event as she was announced as the winner of Best R&B Song bringing her to total of 31 wins and tying the original record.
Host Trevor Noah explained Beyonce’s absence as he said: ‘So, for real, Beyonce is on her way. But you know the upside of hosting the Grammys in L.A. Is that everyone can be here. The downside of hosting in L.A. Is the traffic.’
Music legend Nile Rodgers ended up accepting the honor on Beyonce’s behalf as he was one of the writers on the hit track alongside Nova Wav, Morten Ristorp, Raphael Saadiq and The-Dream.
The Queen Bey beat out stiff competition including: Jazmine Sullivan – Hurt Me So Good, Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous, Muni Long – Hrs & Hrs, and PJ Morton – Please Don’t Walk Away.
Beyonce did eventually show up about half an hour later as host Trevor place her shiny new gold gramophone trophy on her table and said: ‘Welcome back to the Grammys, everybody. You know, when you equal a record, there’s no way you get to hold your Grammy in your hand and celebrate that.
‘And the queen is officially in ladies and gentlemen, Beyonce Knowles. Thank you so much. I was shocked to find out that traffic could stop you.
I thought you traveled through space and time, but I’m glad that you could be with us right.’
She also earned two more even before the telecast began as she won Best Traditional R&B Performance for Plastic Off The Sofa and Best Dance/Electronic Recording for Break My Soul before the awards show aired live coast-to-coast.
The wins put her at 31 Grammys throughout her storied career which leaves her tied with late orchestral conductor Sir Georg Solti, who won 31 in total before he passed in 1997, and one to earn the all-time record.
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