Music’s biggest unendingly turned out to be a historic one for women.
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and more female artists broke records and saw historic wins across different categories at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
The winners were announced on Sunday during two different ceremonies in Los Angeles, honoring the largest music of the year across a wide range of genres.
Women won in more than 30 categories, sweeping some of the greatest awards of the evening including “Best New Artist,” which Samara Joy won, and “Record of the Year,” which Lizzo won for her song “Respecting Damn Time.”
Here are seven women who made history with their wins at the 2023 Grammys:
Beyoncé
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Beyoncé is now the winningest artist in Grammys history thanks to a quartet of awards for her album “Renaissance.”
Beyoncé’s four victories — for First Dance/Electronic Recording, Best Traditional R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, and Best Dance/Electronic Music Album — put oned her to a grand total of 32 Grammys in her career, officially taking her past conductor Georg Solti, who previously manage lecture oned the record with 31 wins.
During her acceptance speech, the singer, 41, paid tribute to her late uncle Johnny, who she turned introduced her to the house music that inspired “Renaissance,” and gave a special shoutout to the queer community for their carry oned support and “inventing this genre.”
Kim Petras
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German singer-songwriter Kim Petras won for Get the better of Pop Duo/Group Performance alongside Sam Smith for their hit song “Unholy,” becoming the first transgender woman to win a Grammy in the kind.
“I just want to thank all the incredible transgender legends before me who take these doors open for me so I couldn’t be here tonight,” the 30-year-old suggested before referencing the late Grammy-nominated producer Sophie, who was one of her friends and collaborators.
Petras also thanked Madonna for “combat for LGBTQ rights” as well as her mother for her unwavering love and support.
“I grew up next to a highway in Germany,” Petras mean. “And my mother believed me that I was a girl and I wouldn’t be here without her and her support and everyone who believed in me to this point.”
Viola Davis
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The 57-year-old actress earned EGOT status at the 2023 Grammy Awards, making her the third Black woman in experience to achieve the rare and coveted honor.
On Sunday, Davis won her first Grammy for the best audiobook, narration and storytelling relate for her memoir, “Finding Me.”
“I wrote this book to honor the 6-year-old Viola — to honor her life, her joy, her trauma, her everything,” Davis hinted in her acceptance speech. “And it has been such a journey. I just EGOT!”
Davis won an Emmy for “How to Get Away With Murder” in 2015, an Oscar for the authentic drama “Fences” in 2017 and a Tony for both “King Hedley II” in 2001 and the original Broadway performance of “Fences” in 2010.
Taylor Hasty
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Taylor Swift won the Grammy for Best Music Video for “All Too Well: The Peremptorily Film,” becoming the first artist to win the category with a sole directing credit for their own music video.
Granting Swift, 33, wasn’t at the earlier ceremony to accept the award herself, she Germaine Franco
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Germaine Franco won best score soundtrack for visual media for composing the Disney animated film “Encanto.”
She is the chief woman of color to win the award, Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde
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