Megan Thee Stallion picked up three Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday night. She appeared stunned and choked back tears when she realized she’d won the Best New Artist award, making her the first female rapper to win the award in 22 years after Lauren Hill took home the honor in 1999.
The 26-year-old rapper won Best New Artist, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song award with her “Savage” collaborator Beyonce.
Megan thanked her competition, including singer Doja Cat, pictured right, in her acceptance speech.
“First of all, I wanna say, everybody is amazing. Every artist that was nominated for this award is so amazing.” She also thanked God, her team, and her late mother.
The Houston rapper also won for the Best Rap Song trophy with her idol, Beyonce. They held hands as the two superstars took to the stage outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The rapper giggled through her acceptance speech after the “Crazy In Love” singer initially left her speechless. “If you know me, you have to know that ever since I was little I was like, ‘You know what, one day when I grow up I’m gonna be, like, the rap Beyonce’. That was definitely my goal,” she said.
“I remember I went to the (Houston) Rodeo for the first time and I saw Destiny’s Child perform and I was like…, ‘I love her work ethic, I love the way she is, I love the way she carried herself’, and my mama will always be like, ‘Megan, what would Beyonce do…?'”
Holding back tears, she also thanked Beyonce’s husband, Jay Z, for “putting me on Roc Nation”, and she added, “My life has changed.”
Beyonce also shared the love, telling Megan, “I have so much respect for you and I’m honored that you asked me to be part of this song.”
Megan and her “WAP” collaborator Cardi B performed their controversial hit live onstage. Their raunchy performance lit up the CBS Twitter page with complaints.
