Bowie wins four awards as Beyoncé steals show

Drake scores wins in two categories early

LOS A NGELES • In glittery gown, gilded crown and gold choker, a pregnant Beyoncé took the Grammy stage Sunday.

Beyoncé performed two songs from her album Lemonade: Love Drought and Sandcastles.

She earned a loud applause from the audience at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, including daughter Blue Ivy and husband Jay Z. Earlier, Beyoncé won best music video for Formation.

David Bowie, who died last year from cancer, won all four awards he was nominated for.

He won three in the pretelecast, and took home best rock song for Blackstar during the live show.

Blackstar, his final album released days after he died, also won best alternative music album, rock performance, and engineered album, non-classical (Bowie is listed as one of the engineers on Blackstar.)

In the latter category, he beat out Prince, who also died last year.

James Corden, hosting the Grammys for the first time, rapped some of his monologue at the top of the show, name-dropping Prince, Rihanna and Drake.

Drake’s Hotline Bling won Best Rap song and Best Rap/ Song Collaboration.

Adele kicked off the Grammys with a live rendition of her comeback anthem, Hello, which helped her win two early Grammys. At press time she still had a chance to win album, song and record of the year.

Beyoncé was the overall top nominee with nine. There are few things the pop diva has not conquered, and the Grammy for album of the year is one of them.

For the third time, Beyoncé is nominated for the coveted trophy.

Beyoncé has lost record of the year four times, and she’s marking her third nomination for song of the year (she won in 2010 with Single Ladies).

She was nominated for the top prize in 2010 with I Am ... Sasha Fierce (losing to Taylor Swift) and in 2015 with Beyoncé (Beck was the surprise winner).

Her Lemonade album is competing Sunday, along with its hit Formation for record and song of the year.

Beyonce’s main competition is Adele, who won album, song and record of the year in 2012 with 21 and Rolling In the Deep.

Nominees battling Formation and Hello for record of the year include Rihanna and Drake’s Work.

Song of the year nominees are Formation, Hello, 7 Years, Mike Posner’s I Took a Pill in Ibiza and Bieber’s Love Yourself, shared with co-writer Ed Sheeran.

Rihanna, Drake and Kanye West are the second- most nominated acts with eight each.

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