2019 Grammy Awards Celebrate Music Industry

Musicians triumphed at the Grammys on Sunday as female acts took home top prizes including album of the year and best new artist, and Childish Gambino made history when his hit "This Is America" became the first rap-based track to win record and song of the year. Kacey Musgraves' country-pop release "Golden Hour" won album of the year, and British singer Dua Lipa won best new artist. Alicia Keys hosted the show, which was the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, honoring the best achievements in music at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award) is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Academy Awards (film), the Emmy Awards (television), and the Tony Awards (theater).

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