Portrait of the 73-year-old female singer surpassing Adele and Beyoncé at the 2023 Grammys

When her name was announced on the Grammy stage, singer Bonnie Raitt appeared stunned.

At the recent 65th Grammy , female singer Beyoncé was honored in the categories: Best dance/electronic album and Best dance/electronic album both for “Break My Soul”, Traditional R&B performance best for “Plastic Off the Sofa”. After that, she was awarded the Best R&B Song award for the song “Cuff It” on the album “Renaissance”. The female singer set the record for the most Grammy wins of all time with a collection of 32 golden gramophone statuettes.

Beyoncé received the gold trophy for Best Dance/Electronic Album with the album “Renaissance” at the 2023 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, USA. Photo: AP

However, while the names Adele and Beyoncé are constantly predicted to “confront” each other in winning the Song of the Year position, another name is the winner. 73-year-old artist Bonnie Raitt is the winner of one of the most important awards of the 2023 Grammy .

She overcame a series of “heavyweight” names to win the important song of the year category with the song “Just Like That”. “God, I’m so surprised and don’t know what to say. This is truly a memorable moment. Thank you everyone for honoring and respecting me and all the artists.

I compose music based on stories about love. My “Just Like That” is about donating organs to loved ones. The song received a response because the audience loved the character in it,” the 73-year-old female artist shared.

When her name was announced on stage, the singer appeared stunned as she received a standing ovation from the crowd at the Crypto.com auditorium in Los Angeles. In her acceptance speech, she paid tribute to famous folk musician John Prine, who passed away in April 2020 from the Covid-19 epidemic.

Bonnie Raitt won Song of the Year at the 2023 Grammys. Photo: AP

Portrait of the 73-year-old female singer surpassing Adele and Beyoncé at the 2023 Grammys

Bonnie Lynn Raitt was born on November 8, 1949 in Burbank, California, USA. Bonnie learned to play the guitar when she was young. Her father is John Raitt – a famous Broadway musician. After that, she attracted a lot of attention because she could play the bottle neck guitar very well.

Bonnie and her brother played at the Philly Folk Festival with Mississippi Fred McDowell in 1970. In retrospect, she said she opened for John Hammond at New York’s Gaslight Cafe. A reporter from “Newsweek” saw Bonnie Raitt perform and began praising her. This attracted record company scouts to see her performances.

In November 1971, her first album “Bonnie Raitt” was released after signing a contract with Warner Bros. Bonnie’s second album, “Give It Up” was released in 1972 and was certified gold. She then made “Takin’ My Time”, “Streetlights” and “Home Plate” (1975). At the end of 1975, she appeared on the cover of “Rolling Stone” magazine. In 1977, she released the Gold album “Sweet Forgiveness”, which included the single “Runaway”.

Bonnie received the Lifetime Achievement Grammy at the 2022 Grammys and Raitt received the Icon Award at the 2022 “Billboard” Women in Music Awards.

Over the course of a decades-long career, Bonnie Raitt has become a Grammys favorite. She has earned 13 wins and dozens of nominations. In his 2023 Grammy predictions, Times pop music critic Mikael Wood called Raitt a “tough competitor” in the Song of the Year category with complex and moving stories. about a mother’s encounter with the recipient of her son’s heart transplant. Bonnie Raitt’s first Grammy win was in 1990 with her LP “Nick of Time”.

Bonnie Raitt owns a fortune of 12 million USD. Since singing professionally, Raitt has released 17 studio albums, such as “Nick of Time” (1989), which went 5x Platinum, and “Longing in Their Hearts”, which went 2x Platinum.

In the 1970s, Raitt primarily released albums with songs influenced by folk music. She is known for songs such as “I Can’t Make You Love Me”, “Something to Talk About”, “Not the Only One” and “Love Sneakin’ Up on You”. She is also a famous guitarist who blends blues, rock, folk and country into her music.

Nominated alongside “Just Like That” in the song of the year category are “abcdefu” (Gayle), “About Damn Time” (Lizzo), “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” (Taylor Swift), ” As It Was” (Harry Styles), “Bad Habit” (Steve Lacy), “Break My Soul” (Beyoncé), “Easy on Me” (Adele), “God Did” (DJ Khaled) and “The Heart Part 5 ” (Kendrick Lamar).

Adele has not won any category in the “Big Four”. Photo: FPT Play

Meanwhile, Harry Styles won the biggest Grammy of the night, Album of the Year for “Harry’s House.” “I’ve been very, very inspired by every artist in this category that I’ve been featured with. I think on nights like tonight, it’s important to remember that there’s no such thing as the best in music “, he also won the award for Best Pop Vocal Album.

Adele won Best Pop Solo Performance for “Easy on Me,” her 16th Grammy to date. “I can’t wait to attend this evening,” she said at the beginning of her brief but emotional acceptance speech as she choked up while talking about her son.

Kendrick Lamar took home the awards for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album. “I want to thank the culture that helped me improve myself,” he said in his acceptance speech, calling the album “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” one of his most difficult projects. .