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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Didn’t watch.
Well played sir!
No kidding. Ellen Degeneres came out on TV 22 years ago. It's not like we're breaking boundaries here.
Bisexual women also are disproportionately common in porn (from what I gather). For the same reason. To titillate men, not to strike a blow for equality.
I only watched to see the tribute to Dolly Parton.
However, this thought came to me:
How many dollars of welfare money are spent by ‘the poor’ to buy this kind of trash ‘music’???
Tell them to use a different moisturizer...
They cannot sing or play music very well but gosh darn they can “shine”!
Shine on sister! shine on!
Thank you!
“2019 Grammy Awards: LGBTQ women shine at 61st annual music event”
I did read that Michael Robinson was quite the hit.
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