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"Weird Al" Yankovic

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch "Weird Al" Yankovic Win Best Comedy Album At The 46th GRAMMY Awards

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The one-and-only "Weird Al" accepts the GRAMMY from producer David Foster and delivers a hilarious speech in this blast from the past
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Oct 23, 2020 - 10:34 am

"Weird Al" Yankovich's 2003 album Poodle Hat gave us parody of hit songs by Eminem, Nelly, Billy Joel and more, plus plenty of the singer/songwriter's signature comedic stylings. It also earned Yankovich the GRAMMY Award for Best Comedy Album at the 46th GRAMMY Awards.

GRAMMY Rewind: "Weird Al" Yankovic Wins

In the latest edition of GRAMMY Rewind, we look back at the moment GRAMMY-winning producer David Foster presented "Weird Al" with the third of his five total career GRAMMY Awards, complete with a predictably unpredictable and hilarious acceptance speech. 

GRAMMY Rewind: Watch John Mayer Win Best Male Pop Vocal Performance At The 45th GRAMMY Awards

Ella Fitzgerald at 1977 GRAMMYs

Ella Fitzgerald at the 1977 GRAMMYs

 
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GRAMMY Rewind: Ella Fitzgerald Wins Best Jazz Vocal Performance In 1977

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Fitzgerald won 13 total GRAMMYs during her illustrious musical career, taking home her first two golden gramophones at the inaugural GRAMMY Awards in 1959
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Jan 1, 2021 - 10:00 am

For the first episode of GRAMMY Rewind of 2021, GRAMMY.com travels back to 1977, when the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, took home her eighth GRAMMY win. Below, watch the jazz legend accept her GRAMMY for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for Fitzgerald & Pass…Again, her second album with guitarist Joe Pass.

GRAMMY Rewind: Ella Fitzgerald Wins GRAMMY In 1977

Fitzgerald won 13 total GRAMMYs during her illustrious musical career, taking home her first two golden gramophones at the inaugural GRAMMY Awards in 1959. The first woman to be honored with the Recording Academy's Special Merit Award in 1967, she also has nine recordings in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame.

Unearthing A Lost Ella Fitzgerald Recording, 60 Years Later

Christina Aguilera at 2000 GRAMMYs

Christina Aguilera at 2000 GRAMMYs

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GRAMMY Rewind: Christina Aguilera Shines As The 2000 GRAMMYs Best New Artist

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As the 2000 Best New Artist, she beat fellow nominees Macy Gray, Britney Spears, Susan Tedeschi, and Kid Rock
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Dec 18, 2020 - 2:05 pm

GRAMMY.com celebrates eternal pop diva Christina Aguilera's 40th birthday on today's episode of GRAMMY Rewind by revisiting her Best New Artist win at the 2000 GRAMMYs. In her full acceptance speech below, witness a surprised and grateful 19-year-old Xtina shine as she accepts her first GRAMMY win in a silver slip dress accented with rhinestone butterflies.

Christina Aguilera Wins Best New Artist In 2000

More: GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Mariah Carey Shine As She Wins Best New Artist At The 1991 GRAMMYs

As the 2000 Best New Artist, she beat fellow nominees Macy Gray, Britney Spears, Susan Tedeschi, and Kid Rock. "Genie in a Bottle," the hit lead single for her 1999 self-titled debut album, was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance that year as well. The "Beautiful" singer has since earned five total GRAMMY wins and 20 nominations.

GRAMMY Rewind: Witness Rihanna Accept Her First-Ever GRAMMY Win With JAY-Z For "Umbrella"

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Culture Club at 1984 GRAMMYs

Culture Club at the 1984 GRAMMYs

 
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GRAMMY Rewind: 26 Years Before "RuPaul's Drag Race," Boy George & Culture Club Brought Drag Queen Realness To America

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Watch Culture Club's acceptance speech to witness the legendary frontman deliver a charming moment that shocked a gender-binary, Ronald-Reagan-ruled America
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Dec 11, 2020 - 12:26 pm

For today's episode of GRAMMY Rewind, GRAMMY.com takes a trip back to 1984, when London New Wave group Culture Club won Best New Artist. Following the momentous release of their lively 1982 debut album, Kissing To Be Clever, they were also nominated for one of its hit singles—and '80s classic—"Do You Really Want To Hurt Me."

Watch the group's full acceptance speech below to witness legendary frontman Boy George, rocking winged eyeliner and magenta lips, deliver a charming moment that shocked a gender-binary, Ronald-Reagan-ruled America.

Watch Culture Club Win Best New Artist In 1984

"Thank you, America, you've got taste, style and you know a good drag queen when you see one," George offered, with a coy kiss to the camera.

In 2018, the queer icon reflected on the moment during an interview with Variety: "I didn't really consider what it meant for anyone else, as I was in England…But people [in the U.S.] were freaking out when I said that. My press agent at the time, Susan Blond, literally cried. And now you have RuPaul and 'Drag Race,' which my nephew in Leeds watches. Look, sometimes the world just isn't ready—for a word, for a shift of the moral compass. I'm glad I said it now. I just wish I had said it with a bit more intention at the time."

Luckily, better representation for the LGBTQ+ rainbow—including drag queens, honey!—in American media has continued to improve throughout the decades via groundbreaking shows like "RuPaul's Drag Race" (2009-2021) and "Pose" (2018-2021), the latter of which features trans actors and writers.

For The Record: Mariah Carey's Eternal Merry-Maker, "All I Want For Christmas Is You"

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JAY-Z & Rihanna at the 2008 GRAMMYs

(L-R): JAY-Z & Rihanna at the 2008 GRAMMYs

 
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GRAMMY Rewind: Witness Rihanna Accept Her First-Ever GRAMMY Win With JAY-Z For "Umbrella"

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Watch a clip of their full acceptance speech in which both RiRi and Hova look fresh in a tux and blue ballet-inspired frock, respectively
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Dec 4, 2020 - 2:54 pm

For the latest edition of GRAMMY Rewind, revisit the moment when an almost-20-year-old Rihanna took home her very first golden gramophone at the 50th GRAMMY Awards in 2008. She, along with collaborator and fellow superstar JAY-Z, won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for their massive No. 1 hit "Umbrella," from RiRi's 2007 album, Good Girl Gone Bad.

Watch their full acceptance speech below in which the stunning duo has a hilarious back-and-forth with the mic. Taylor Swift—both women were first-time nominees at the time—and Juanes present the award.

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GRAMMY Rewind: Watch Mariah Carey Shine As She Wins Best New Artist At The 1991 GRAMMYs

"Umbrella," RiRi's second No. 1 hit on Billboard's Hot 100, was also nominated for Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year that night. She also made her debut on the GRAMMY stage that evening in fittingly epic fashion, performing her winning song with iconic funk band, The Time.

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