The last Grammy Awards, in addition to various viral moments, consolidated Beyoncé as the artist who has won the most awards in history, adding a new record to her long list of achievements.
Once again, this year the 65th Grammy Awards ceremony was held in its original format, that is, in person, making it clear that Covid-19 and its most lethal effects are in the past, but not into oblivion.
Since the previous year, in 2022, it seemed that everything would return to normal, where massive meetings would begin to permeate various parts of the world, Mexico included. Even in our country, 2022 became the year of the return of various massive activities, including major awards.
Today, at the start of 2023, the industries have not only reactivated, but are gradually recovering and, in some cases, the situation has evolved considerably.
In this sense, today, the music industry is not the same since smartphones and digitization became the main consumption habits of people.
To this day, we talk about the streaming it has become the main business model for artists; the likes, the streams and the views mark, today, their popularity. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)the music in streaming it accounted for 65 percent of total music revenue.
Beyoncé, the queen of the Grammys
Last weekend, just a week before a new edition of the Super Bowl takes place, the 65th Grammy Awards ceremony was held, where artists of the stature of Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Kim Petras and Sam Smith.
However, the night was taken by the singer Beyoncé, who added a new record to her already long list of successes and achievements. And it is that the former member of Destiny’s Child took four Grammy awards, adding a total of 32 trophies in the most prestigious award ceremony that the music industry has to offer.
As shown in the chart above, Beyoncé has surpassed the likes of Quincy Jones, Alison Krauss, Stevie Wonder, John Williams, Jay-Z, and Kanye West.