Brandi Carlile receives a kiss from her wife, Catherine Shepherd, backstage at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.
Posted on 02/11/2019 12:00:47 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
LGBTQ artists dominated Sunday night’s 61st Grammy awards with history-making wins and a number of memorable performances.
Pop icon Lady Gaga and country singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile both broke records after becoming the first out winners in their categories.
Gaga, who identifies as bisexual, took home three awards on Sunday. Not only is she the first openly LGBTQ artist to win the Grammy in the Best Pop Solo Performance category for her song “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?),” but she also won awards for Best Song Written for Visual Media and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Shallow".
Carlile, who identifies as a lesbian, also took home three awards. Sunday night, she became the first openly LGBTQ person to win in the Best Americana Album and Best American Roots performance categories for her album “By the Way, I Forgive You” and song “The Joke.” She also won a Grammy for Best American Roots Performance.
Other award winners included queer artist St. Vincent, who won in the Best Rock Song and Best Recording Package categories for her track and album - both titled “Masseduction” - and gay songwriters Benj Pasek and Shane McAnally, who were honored for their collaborations on “The Greatest Showman” soundtrack and Kacey Musgrave’s “Golden Hour,” respectively.
LGBTQ artists didn’t just scoop up Grammys last night, they also performed throughout the awards show. Janelle Monáe sang a medley from her album “Dirty Computer” - which included her switching up the lyrics to her song “Make Me Feel” to make them more LGBTQ-inclusive - while Ricky Martin sang alongside Camila Cabello during her “Havana” rendition.
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Brandi Carlile receives a kiss from her wife, Catherine Shepherd, backstage at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.
I’m sure the 1.8% of the population that cares about this stuff can keep the entire Music industry flush with cash [/s]
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Really?
Is that why Moochelle showed up?
No wonder Moochie was such a hit there.
Didn’t have to bother trying to tuck her penis
“Also honored were Irish folk artists Michael FitzPatrick and Patrick FitzMichael for their record breaking single - i got yer back, laddie”
J/K
CC
So this is supposed to be some giant step forward for “gay rights”??? Is that what they are trying to say??
Well played sir!
All 5 people that watched it were completely thrilled.
Yes, yes they did.
Why do women always get celebrated and awards for doing actions that men have been doing for millennia?
Not coincidentally, Michelle Obama put in an appearance to raucous celebration. Ba’al is pleased.
Ain’t Affirmative Action wonderful.
Does Alicia Keys have cancer, or is that just her “look”?
I saw a pic of her at the gayrammies. I swear to God, Moochie is looking more and more like a dude every Day.
And if you think this is the first time a sexually confused alphabet person has won a Grammy, I have a bridge to sell you.
Little Richard won a lifetime achievement Grammy in 1993.
Barry Manilow won a Grammy in 1978.
David Bowie has won 5 Grammys.
Melissa Etheridge won one in 1993.
I could go on, but you get the idea. The only difference is that today they are a deviant first, and an artist second.
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