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Monday, February 1, 2010

Beyoncé and Taylor Swift Dominated the 52nd Grammy Awards


Beyoncé at the 52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards on Jan. 31 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles.
Photo Credit: Michael Caulfield / WireImage.com

The beautiful and electrifying Beyoncé Knowles was the undisputed Queen of the 52nd Grammy Awards as she set the record as the first female artiste to win the most Grammy Awards with six out of her ten nominations. The highly gifted Taylor Swift won four out of her eight nominations.


Taylor Swift


Nigeria’s only nominee at the 52nd Grammy Awards, Femi Kuti did not win in the Best Contemporary World Music Album category, the award went to the celebrated American banjo player Béla Fleck for Throw Down Your Heart: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions.

1 Feb 2010 21:23 Africa/Lagos

Beyonce Breaks Record for Most Grammy(R) Wins by a Female Artist in a Single Year

SUPERSTAR TAKES HOME SIX GRAMMY AWARDS, INCLUDING "SONG OF THE YEAR" (FOR "SINGLE LADIES")

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconic superstar Beyonce, took home six Grammy® Awards, including "Song of the Year" (for "Single Ladies"), breaking the record for most Grammy® Awards won by a female artist in a single year, while bringing her career Grammy® total up to 16 (13 as a solo artist and 3 with Destiny's Child.) Beyonce, who tied the record with ten nominations for a female artist in a single year with The Fugees' star, Lauryn Hill, took home honors in the following categories:


Song of the Year ("Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)")
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Halo")
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Single Ladies")
Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("At Last")
Best R&B Song ("Single Ladies")
Best Contemporary R&B Album (I AM... SASHA FIERCE)


Five of Beyonce's wins are for her multi-platinum album, I AM...SASHA FIERCE, and one win honors the performer's work on the Cadillac Records soundtrack for her rendition of the Etta James hit, "At Last."


With eight Grammy® Awards, legendary pop icon, Michael Jackson and world renowned guitarist and visionary, Carlos Santana, share the record for most Grammy® Awards won by a male artist in one night.


On February 2, Beyonce is launching her first ever fragrance, Beyonce Heat. The Renaissance woman will celebrate the debut of her fragrance at Macy's Herald Square in New York City by meeting the first 500 customers to purchase the exclusive Beyonce Heat 3-piece fragrance set.


Beyonce recently extended her 2009 "I AM..." World Tour to South America for a series of live concerts beginning Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Parque Planeta in Florianopolis, Brazil. The two-week run will end in the Caribbean on the island of Trinidad on Thursday, February 18, 2010 (see itinerary following).


The "I AM..." World Tour in South America and The Caribbean


Thu 2/4 Florianopolis, Brazil Parque Planeta
Sat 2/6 Sao Paulo, Brazil Morumbi Stadium
Sun 2/7 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil HSBC Arena
Mon 2/8 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil HSBC Arena
Wed 2/10 Salvador, Brazil Parque de Exposicoes
Fri 2/12 Buenos Aires, Argentina Hipodromo de San Isidro
Sun 2/14 Santiago, Chile Movistar Arena
Tue 2/16 Lima, Peru Explanada del Estadio Monumental
Thu 2/18 Port of Spain, Trinidad Queen's Park Oval



For more information, please contact Yvette Noel-Schure, Columbia Records, Media, New York, 212-833-4483; email: Yvette.Noel-Schure@sonymusic.com


www.beyonceonline.com
www.columbiarecords.com
www.musicworldent.com
www.houseofdereon.com
www.dereon.com
www.beyonceparfums.com

Source: Music World Music/Columbia Records

CONTACT: Yvette Noel-Schure, Columbia Records, Media, New York,
+1-212-833-4483, Yvette.Noel-Schure@sonymusic.com


Web Site: http://www.columbiarecords.com/


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