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Beyoncé at Grammys: “It’s Important to Show Images to My Children That Reflect Their Beauty”

HeadlineFeb 13, 2017

And last night was the 59th annual Grammy Awards. British singer Adele won a total of five awards, including Album of the Year for “25”—even though many had expected Beyoncé to win the night’s top award for her wildly popular album “Lemonade.” Even Adele said Beyoncé should have won the award, and she broke her Grammy in half while on stage. Beyoncé did win two awards for Best Music Video and Best Urban Contemporary Album. She was the first of the night to speak about politics in her acceptance speech.

Beyoncé: “It’s important to me to show images to my children that reflect their beauty, so they can grow up in a world where they look in the mirror, first through their own families, as well as the news, the Super Bowl, the Olympics, the White House and the Grammys, and see themselves and have no doubt that they’re beautiful, intelligent and capable.”

Backstage Adele talked more about why she felt Beyoncé should have won. “The way I felt when I first heard ‘No No No’ was exactly the same as when I heard Lemonade last year,” Adele said. “I felt like it was her time to win. My view is what the f— does she have to do to win Album of the Year? That’s also how I feel.”

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