A ‘Black Parade’ Grammys

NEW YORK — Beyoncé is bringing her Black Parade to the Grammys: The pop star’s anthem about black pride scored multiple nominations on Tuesday, making her the leading contender with nine.

Beyoncé picked up song and record of the year bids with Black Parade which she released on Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free. The song, which reached the Top 40 on the pop charts, is also nominated for best

R&B song and best R&B performance.

Beyoncé’s Black Is King film that highlighted black art, music, history and fashion is up for best music film while Brown Skin Girl, a song dedicated to dark- and brown-skinned women, is nominated for best music video.

The singer also earned three nominations for her slick guest appearance on Megan Thee Stallion’s No.1 hit Savage, including record of the year, best rap performance and best rap song.

Picture: AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty Picture: AP Photo Terhas Tsfa, 25, who gave birth on a street as she fled the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, holds her baby at Um Rakuba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan on Monday. Ethiopian Amhara refugee 8-month pregnant Blaines Alfao Eileen (right) sits with Tigray refugee Lemlem Haylo Rada, 25, holding her one-month old baby who was born on a street as she fled, at Um Rakuba refugee camp in Qadarif, eastern Sudan on Monday.

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