'I Can't Breathe' by H.E.R. wins Song of the Year at 63rd Grammy Awards

14:30, March 15, 2021

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  Taylor Swift wins Grammy for Album of the Year for 'folklore'

  In this handout photo courtesy of The Recording Academy, (L-R) Laura Sisk, Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Jonathan Low and Aaron Dessner accept the Album of the Year award for ‘Folklore’ onstage during the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. /AFPPop powerhouse Taylor Swift won the Grammy for Album of the Year for "folklore," her first of two quarantine records -- the third time she has won the coveted trophy, putting her in rarefied company.Swift bested contenders including Post Malone, Coldplay, Dua Lipa, sister act Haim and the Black Pumas to win the award.Only three other artists have won Album of the Year three times -- Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra.Its been a banner year for Swift, the one-time Grammy darling who surprised her legions of fans not once but twice during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, releasing "folklore" over the summer and "evermore" as an early holiday gift."folklore" -- which earned the star six Grammy nominations -- saw the famously introspective Swift delve into songwriting from the perspective of others, storytelling in the vein of American musical folk storytellers including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and the late John Prine.Sundays big win marked a return to the Grammy spotlight for Swift, who appeared to have fallen out of grace with the Recording Academy in recent years.

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  Huawei Thailand receives prime minister award as digital international corporation of the year

  Huawei Technologies Thailand was honored on Tuesday with the Special Prime Minister Award in the category of digital international corporation of the year at a ceremony in Government House, Bangkok.The award recognizes Huawei Thailand for its valuable support and outstanding contributions to Thai society and its efforts to support digital transformation since its establishment in the country 21 years ago. Huawei is the only international company to ever receive this award.Abel Deng, CEO of Huawei Technologies Thailand, accepted the award from Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in the presence of Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin, president/CEO of digital economy promotion agency.Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha presents Huawei Technologies Thailand CEO Abel Deng with the PM Award: Digital International Corporation of the Year at a ceremony in Government House, Bangkok. Photos by Huawei ThailandPrayut congratulated the awardees and commended the younger generation for applying digital technology creatively and leveraging innovation to create new businesses.The government supports the development of 5G and AI systems to drive Thailand forward, Prayut said, and he expressed hope that the success would inspire university students to make use of digital technology to create business opportunities in the future.Prayut congratulated Huawei executives and asked them to continue the company’s mission to drive Thailand forward.The prime minister’s digital awards recognize organizations whose products and solutions help drive digital technology and innovation development.The criteria of the PM’s Special Award: Digital International Corporation of the Year include excellence in development of digital technology that supports enterprises, services and the society, application of digital technology that drives a better economy, society, culture and security for Thais, investment that creates jobs in Thailand and social and environmental development that support the local...

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  Who run the Grammys? Women. Beyoncé, Swift make history.

  Taylor Swift appears at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2019, left, and Beyonce appears at the world premiere of "The Lion King" in Los Angeles on July 9, 2019. Photo: APBeyoncé and Taylor Swift had a historic night at the Grammys, where the top four awards were won by female acts.Swift became the first female performer to win album of the year three times and Beyoncé, with her 28th win, became the most decorated woman in Grammy history. She also ties Quincy Jones for second place among all Grammy winners.H.E.R. won song of the year and Billie Eilish picked up record of the year, telling the audience that best new artist winner Megan Thee Stallion deserved the honor.Though women have won all top four awards in the past – including Eilish’s sweep last year – it marked the first time four separate and solo women won the top four honors.“We just want to thank the fans,” said Swift, who won the top prize with “folklore" and previously won album of the year with her albums “Fearless” and “1989.”Beyoncé walked into the show with 24 wins and picked up four honors, including best R&B performance for “Black Parade,” best music video for “Brown Skin Girl” as well as best rap performance and best rap song for “Savage,” with Megan Thee Stallion.“As an artist I believe it’s my job, and all of our jobs, to reflect time and it’s been such a difficult time,” Beyoncé said onstage as she won best R&B performance for “Black Parade,” which was released on Juneteenth.She went on to say she created the song to honor the “beautiful Black kings and queens” in the world.She added: “I have been working my whole life ... This is such a magical night.”Beyoncé is only behind the late conductor Georg Solti, who is the most decorated Grammy winner with 31 wins.But Beyoncé didnt only make history, her whole family did. The royal family of music all won honors Sunday: Jay-Z picked up his 23rd Grammy, sharing the best rap song win with his wife since ...