The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. The singer and rapper Megan Thee Stallion won the coveted 63rd annual Grammys Awards for best new artist, capping her banner year that featured collaborations with superstars Beyoncé and Cardi B.

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion jumped quickly out of the gates at socially distanced Grammys, snaring two trophies including the prestigious Best New Artist prize at the music industry's top awards show.

She shared her first statuette of the night, for Best Rap Performance, with pop queen and leading nominee Beyoncé for the TikTok smash "Savage Remix." 

Beyoncé, this year's leading contender with nine nominations, also won best music video for "Brown Skin Girl," sharing the award with daughter Blue Ivy Carter, who is also having a historic night: At nine years old, she is the second youngest to win a Grammy. 

Beyoncé's other nominations include song and record of the year, best R&B performance and best rap song. She set a new record at the Grammy Awards with her 28th win. 

In addition, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift also made history at the ceremony, becoming the first female artist ever to win album of the year three times.

The normally glam soiree hosted by comedian Trevor Noah was scaled back due to coronavirus restrictions, but was nevertheless in large part live, with a pack of stars performing on stages in the round in Los Angeles, including Harry Styles and bejeweled Billie Eilish. 

The ceremony, which falls nearly a year to the day after COVID-19 grounded tours and forced performance venues to close, is an effort by the music world to try to move past a crushing 2020 by celebrating its biggest stars.

As with other award shows held during the COVID-19 pandemic, no audience is allowed for the Grammys this year.

The annual show shifted from its original January 31 broadcast to March 14 due to the pandemic. 

(With input from agencies)