Beyoncé is joined by her daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, as she accepts the album of the year Grammy on Sunday. Sonja Flemming/CBS
Beyoncé has won more Grammy Awards than anyone in history, but there was always one big category missing from her trophy case: album of the year.
That changed Sunday night, as her genre-bending “Cowboy Carter” took top honors and gave her that elusive win.
Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar, meanwhile, completed a victory lap after last summer’s beef with Drake. His song “Not Like Us” took home wins for best rap performance, song of the year and record of the year.
Some of the other major winners Sunday included Chappell Roan, who won best new artist; Sabrina Carpenter, who won best pop vocal album (“Short n’ Sweet”); and Doechii, who won best rap album (“Alligator Bites Never Heal”).
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Former One Direction member Liam Payne is seen on screen at the start of the In Memoriam segment. Payne died last year at the age of 31. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars accept the Grammy for best pop duo/group performance (“Die with a Smile”). Gaga spoke out in support of the LGBTQ community. “Trans people are not invisible,” she said. “Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love.” Kevin Winter/Getty Images
Benson Boone flips while performing his popular song “Beautiful Things.” JC Olivera/WireImage/Getty Images
Doechii accepts the Grammy for best rap album (“Alligator Bites Never Heal”). She is only the third woman, after Lauryn Hill and Cardi B, to ever win in the category. During her emotional acceptance speech, she had some inspirational words for young Black girls who were watching. “Anything is possible,” she said. “Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you that tell you you can’t be here, that you’re too dark or that you’re not smart enough or that you’re too dramatic or you’re too loud. You are exactly who you need to be to be right where you are, and I am a testimony.”