Beyonce, Taylor Swift and More Stars Who Have Broken Grammy Records Through the Years

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Beyonce, Taylor Swift and More Stars Who Have Broken Grammy Records Through the Years

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are just a few of the big names who have broken Grammy records over the course of the awards show's history. In 2023, Beyoncé became the most-awarded artist in Grammys history with the 32nd trophy of her career, taking home the trophy for Best Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance. It was her fourth win of the 2023 ceremony. Two years later, Beyoncé added even more Grammy wins to her resume thanks to Cowboy Carter, becoming the first Black woman to win Best Country Album. She also won Album of the Year and Best Country/Duo Group Performance for "II Most Wanted" with Miley Cyrus. Another Grammys favorite, Billie Eilish, swept the 2020 awards show with wins in the biggest categories of the night, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist, when she was just 18 years old. [sendtonews type="float" key="mBOvv7rizz-3116771-14453"] “[Billie] was very grateful, obviously, and a lot of her friends were there,” her brother, Finneas O’Connell, told Vogue in February 2020. “She has more ‘go with the flow’ than I do, but we were both kind of embarrassed to win so much; you hope that it will be kind of equal, but after the third in a row … Well, we love all our fellow nominees.” The producer noted that he was pulling for Lizzo or Lil Nas X. “If I’d bet on anyone, I would have lost money in us winning everything,” he said. Scroll down for a look back at the most historic wins in Grammys history:

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Beyonce, Taylor Swift and More Stars Who Have Broken Grammy Records Through the Years

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are just a few of the big names who have broken Grammy records over the course of the awards show's history. In 2023, Beyoncé became the most-awarded artist in Grammys history with the 32nd trophy of her career, taking home the trophy for Best Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance. It was her fourth win of the 2023 ceremony. Two years later, Beyoncé added even more Grammy wins to her resume thanks to Cowboy Carter, becoming the first Black woman to win Best Country Album. She also won Album of the Year and Best Country/Duo Group Performance for "II Most Wanted" with Miley Cyrus. Another Grammys favorite, Billie Eilish, swept the 2020 awards show with wins in the biggest categories of the night, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist, when she was just 18 years old. [sendtonews type="float" key="mBOvv7rizz-3116771-14453"] “[Billie] was very grateful, obviously, and a lot of her friends were there,” her brother, Finneas O’Connell, told Vogue in February 2020. “She has more ‘go with the flow’ than I do, but we were both kind of embarrassed to win so much; you hope that it will be kind of equal, but after the third in a row … Well, we love all our fellow nominees.” The producer noted that he was pulling for Lizzo or Lil Nas X. “If I’d bet on anyone, I would have lost money in us winning everything,” he said. Scroll down for a look back at the most historic wins in Grammys history:

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1st Black Woman to Win Best Country Album

Beyoncé made history during the 2025 Grammys when she won the Best Country Album category for her album Cowboy Carter. 

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Oldest Posthumous Winner

President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100 in December 2024, received his fourth Grammy posthumously. He took home the Best Audiobook award for his 2024 book Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration. 

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First Winner Using AI

The Beatles took home the award for Best Rock Performance trophy in 2025 for their song "Now and Then," which used AI to enhance the late John Lennon’s voice from a demo from the '70s. 

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Most Awarded Artist of All Time

Beyoncé won her 32nd Grammy Award in February 2023. The trophy for Best Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance broke the record for most Grammy wins by one artist. “This is an honor — because we are witnessing history,” James Corden said while presenting the category.

Two years later, Beyoncé received three more Grammy wins during the 2025 awards show, upping her total to 35. She also took home her first Album of the Year trophy.

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Most Album of the Year Wins for a Female Artist

Taylor Swift earned her third Album of the Year Grammy during the 2021 ceremony for her eighth studio album, Folklore. The achievement made her the first female artist to win the award three times.

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Most Decorated Female Artist

Beyoncé accepted her 28th Grammy in 2021, making her the female artist with the most career wins.

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Youngest Artist to Win Big

At 18, Billie Eilish walked away with five Grammy awards during the 62nd annual ceremony in January 2020. Eilish won for Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Pop Vocal Album. 

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First Openly Gay Black Rapper to Win

When Lil Nas X attended his first Grammys at 20 in January 2020, he won two awards for Best Music Video and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for his hit “Old Town Road.” 

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Youngest Grammy Winner

When the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack won Album of the Year in 2002, Leah Peasall was just 8 years old as she and her sisters accepted trophies for their song “In the Highways.”

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Youngest Solo Album of the Year Winner

Taylor Swift was 20 when her album Fearless won the Album of the Year honor in 2010. However, 10 years later, Billie Eilish broke the record at 18 when she won for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

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Most Grammys Won by a Producer

Not only has legendary R&B and soul producer Quincy Jones won 27 Grammys but he also holds the record for most Grammy nominations with 80 nods.

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Artists With the Most-Honored Albums

U2’s How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and Santana’s Supernatural both received a record nine Grammy wins. In fact, the U2 album won three in 2005 and another six the following year.

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Most Consecutive Grammy Wins in One Category

Aretha Franklin won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for every year between 1968 and 1975 — then triumphed in the category again in 1982, 1986 and 1988.

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Most Grammy Wins by a Male Artist in One Night

Michael Jackson won eight Grammys at the 1984 show, and Carlos Santana achieved the same feat 16 years later.

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Most Grammy Wins by a Female Artist in One Night

There was only a two-year gap, however, between the Grammy ceremonies at which Beyoncé won six Grammys in 2010 and Adele did the same in 2012.

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Most Grammy Wins by a Male Artist

Late orchestral conductor and Chicago Symphony Orchestra musical director Georg Solti won a record 31 Grammys in his 84 years.

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Most Grammy Wins by a Group

U2 has earned 22 Grammys to date. In 2005, the Irish rock band won Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album.