Beyonce kicked off her predicted Grammys sweep by securing the gilded gramophone for Best Music Video for "Formation" Sunday afternoon, besting Leon Bridges' "River," Coldplay's "Up&Up," Jamie XX's "Gosh," and Ok Go's "Upside Down & Inside Out."
With a total of 62 Grammy nominations in her career, the pop diva has received more Grammy nominations than an other female artist. Bey, who already has 20 wins, could become the most awarded female artist ever if she wins eight of her nine nods tonight. Country singer Alison Krauss is currently the most decorated Grammy winner with 27.
Bey, who is also nominated for Record the Year ("Formation"), Album of the Year (Lemonade), and Song of the Year ("Formation"), is on tap to perform at the James Corden-hosted ceremony. She joins a star-studded performers roster featuring Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Adele, The Weeknd, Demi Lovato, John Legend, Daft Punk, Keith Urban, and others.
The performance will mark the singer's first public appearance since announcing her pregnancy with twins last week. "We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes," she wrote on Instagram.
Following the Grammys, she will enter the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 5 with four nods, including R&B Song of the Year for "Sorry," R&B Artist of the Year, and Best Music Video for "Formation."
The iHeart Awards, which celebrates music heard across iHeartMedia radio stations over the past year, will air live from the Forum in Inglewood, California on March 5 at 8 p.m. EST on TBS, TNT, and truTV. Cast your votes in the socially-charged categories here.
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