Beyonce, Taylor Swift make history, as women dominate Grammys

Beyonce sets social media alight as she appears on stage with Megan Thee Stallion. Swift wins best album for a third time.

Female performers dominated contemporary music’s top awards on Sunday night as Beyonce and Taylor Swift made Grammys history and 19-year-old Billie Eilish took home the record of the year award. Beyonce broke the record for the most wins by a female artist, while Swift’s surprise lockdown record folklore was named album of the year and Eilish’s Everything I Wanted won record of the year. Sunday’s win made Swift, 31, the first woman to take home album of the year three times. Rapper Megan Thee Stallion, known for promoting women’s empowerment, was named best new artist as she claimed three awards at the socially distanced ceremony.