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Beyonce tied the record for Grammy Award wins - but was nowhere to be seen

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Beyonce missed being presented with her record-tying award (Image: Chris Pizzello/AP/REX/Shutterstock)
Beyonce missed being presented with her record-tying award (Image: Chris Pizzello/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

Beyonce tied with the late Georg Solti for the most wins in Grammys history early on in the ceremony show on Sunday - but was nowhere to be seen to receive her award.

She quickly took home three awards at the 65th annual edition of the ceremony in Los Angeles, taking her up to 31 awards and one last step closer to become the most decorated artist in the show's history.

She was accoladed for the best dance-electronic music recording category for Break My Soul, while also receiving gongs for traditional R&B performance for Plastic Off the Sofa and R&B song for Cuff It, which was written by several writers including Beyonce, The-Dream, Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq.

As the awards were announced, host Trevor Noah had to explain Beyonce's no-show, saying she was on her way to the ceremony but was stuck in traffic.

Beyonce tied the record for Grammy Award wins - but was nowhere to be seen eiqrrirtiderprwBeyonce finally arrived at the Grammys to receive her award (Chris Pizzello/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

Solti, a Hungarian-British conductor had held on to the record since 1997.

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By the time the awards show had got underway on CBS, Beyonce had already won two Grammys.

He later presented the record-tying award to her at her table as she sat beside hubby Jay-Z.

She looked stunning as all eyes focused on the hitmaker. She opted for a gold and silver Gucci dress which perfectly showed off her assets.

She paired the outfit which long black gloves and wore her hair in waves over her shoulders and fans were loving her look.

On Twitter, one user wrote: "BEYONCE IS STUNNING. #GRAMMYs," while another penned: "beyoncé is absolutely stunning !!!!!! #GRAMMYs"

Beyonce tied the record for Grammy Award wins - but was nowhere to be seenBeyonce became tied on 31 Grammy Award wins (Chris Pizzello/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

The Single Ladies singer, who recently announced an upcoming tour, entered Sunday's ceremony as the leading nominee including album, song and record of the year. A win in any of the major categories will be her first such win since Single Ladies in 2010.

Her Renaissance tour is set to have multiple parts and consist of three acts. Act I, Renaissance, was released in June 2022. The second part is yet to have a release date.

Jamie Roberts

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