Artist sets new GRAMMY record

AAlast Sunday, the GRAMMY Awards were presented in Los Angeles for the 65th time. Among others, Harry Styles and Kendrick Lamar went home with the prestigious gramophone statuette. History was also made, as one artist dragged in her 32nd one, giving her a GRAMMY record. MASTERS lists the winners of the most GRAMMYs in history. 

5. Chick Corea

Musician/composer Chick Corea is the artist with the most jazz GRAMMY wins. In total, he has 27 GRAMMY Awards to his name as a solo artist. His victories span a remarkable six decades, beginning with Best Jazz Group Performance in 1975 and ending with his most recent wins: Best Improvised Jazz Solo and Best Latin Jazz Album in 2022, more than a year after he died at age 79.

4. Alison Krauss 

Alison Krauss is the second most awarded, female artist in history. Krauss won the most awards in the country and bluegrass categories, but she also won Album of the Year twice . For her work, the singer and violinist received 27 GRAMMYs in total. Her debut album was released when she was only 16 years old. 

3. Quincy Jones

Quincy Jones has been active in the music industry both on and behind the stage for more than 60 years. Although originally a jazz musician, he also garnered success as an arranger and producer in 1951. Jones was nominated for an Award 79 times in his career and won 28, including a GRAMMY Legend Award in 1991.

 

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2. Georg Solti 

The late conductor and pianist Georg Solti was - with 31 GRAMMYs - the record holder for a long time, but was removed from the throne on Sunday. In addition to the 31 awards, he won another six in collaboration with other musicians and, even after his death, was nominated a total of 74 times. 

1. Beyoncé

With the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album, Beyoncé broke Georg Solti's 26-year-old record. The American won Sunday's awards for Best Dance/Electronic Recording, Best Traditional R&B Performance, Best R&B Song and Best Dance/Electronic Album. During an emotional acceptance speech, she thanked God, her parents and her Uncle Johnny, to whom she dedicated her album Renaissance: "I want to thank my beautiful husband, my three beautiful children watching at home. I want to thank the queer community for your love and for inventing the genre. God bless you. In total, the American's tally now stands at 32.

 

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