At last, Beyoncé has arrived to the 2023 Grammys.
The singer shared photos of her jaw-dropping look to Instagram. In the pictures, she poses with her Grammy awards while wearing a custom Balmain creation: a peachy cream velvet gown with a deep V-cut that exposed a metallic gold bustier underneath. The gown included plenty of unconventional details, like the off-the-shoulder neckline that rose into a structured cone that encapsulated the singer, a thigh-high leg slit that revealed matching velvet leggings and wedge heels underneath, plus opera-length gloves. The kicker was Beyoncé's golden topper— a flat disc-like hat washed in gold, which nearly resembled her golden gramophone statuettes.
"We won 3 y’all!" Bey captioned the photo. "To my Hive, thank y’all so much for all of your love and loyalty! Big thank you for the BREAK MY SOUL and CUFF IT wins!!!”
The singer made a quick outfit swap for her fashionably late arrival to the ceremony, where she looked gorgeous in a corset Gucci gown featuring a champagne-colored bodice and a metallic silver skirt with a high leg slit and ruffled hem. She paired the look with black leather opera gloves, silver strappy heels, and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry.
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Finally, she changed into an all-black look for her third outfit of the night. The strapless dress included a structured pointed bodice made of reflective black material, as well as a body-hugging black velvet floor-length skirt. She coordinated with velvet black opera gloves.
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Tonight, Beyoncé made Grammys history.
She broke the record for the artist with the most Grammy wins ever after winning the awards for Best Dance/Electronic Album, Best R&B Song, Best Dance/Electronic Recording, and Best Traditional R&B Performance. The title was previously held by Georg Solti, a prolific conductor who won 31 awards. (Bey now has 32 Grammys.)
After scooping up nine nominations for this year's ceremony, Bey also became one of the most-nominated artists ever, tying with her husband, Jay-Z, who holds 88 nominations.
She is nominated tonight in the categories of Album of the Year for Renaissance, Record of the Year for "Break My Soul," Song of the Year for "Break My Soul," Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for Renaissance, Best Dance/Electronic Recording for "Break My Soul," Best R&B Performance for "Virgo's Groove," Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Plastic off the Sofa," Best R&B Song for "Cuff It," and Best Song Written for Visual Media for "Be Alive" from King Richard.
The mogul previously hinted at the album's release in an interview for Harper's BAZAAR's September 2021 cover story.
"With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again. I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible," she said at the time. "I've been in the studio for a year and a half. Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare. One chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies. Still, there's nothing like the amount of love, passion, and healing that I feel in the recording studio. After 31 years, it feels just as exciting as it did when I was nine years old. Yes, the music is coming!"
As an associate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey keeps a finger on the pulse on all things celeb news. She also writes on social movements, connecting with activists leading the fight on workers' rights, climate justice, and more. Offline, she’s probably spending too much time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 version, of course), or buying yet another corset.
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