GRAMMY AWARDS 2019 THE GREAT WINNERS CHILDISH GAMBINO AND KACEY MUSGRAVES

Yesterday was the night of records for Childish Gambino, musical alter ego of comedian Donald Glover, who won the award with the "Recording of the Year" and "Song of the Year" awards for his politically incorrect anthem This Is America . A first for a provocative piece of hip-hop.

He also won the Grammy for Best Recording of the Year. Hybrid of gospel and rap, full of pamphlets against the excesses of all edges that shake the American society, he swept the favorites Drake or Lady Gaga in the race for this prestigious prize. The activist artist from California, however, refused to appear on stage at the gala evening.

Country singer Kacey Musgraves is the other big winner of an evening reminiscent of the Grammy Awards, which is still an all-American ceremony, even though she sees international stars. The young woman was awarded four awards in total, including the coveted "Album of the Year" for Golden Hour, ahead of Cardi B, Janelle Monae and Brandi Carlile.

The pop diva Lady Gaga leaves with three statuettes, including two for Shallow, the romantic ballad recorded with Bradley Cooper for the movie A Star Is Born, where she also plays. In a diamond combination, she played a rock version full of energy and emotion, accompanied by Mark Ronson.

Celebrity rapper Cardi B won Grammy's "best rap album" in Grammy history by becoming the first woman to win this award with Invasion of Privacy, beating Mac Miller, Nipsey Hussle, Pusha T and Travis Scott. The New York artist is on stage to perform his Money tube in a vamp style. Accompanied by a pianist and singers, she has multiplied lascivious poses to sing her love of money, power and sex

In the category "revelation of the year", it is the British Dua Lipa, 23, who won with her sensual pop-electro.

If Kendrick Lamar failed for the fourth time in the category of "Album of the Year" with the soundtrack of the film Black Panther, he leaves with the price of the "best rap performance", and Drake the "best rap" rap song "of the year thanks to its global hit God's Plan.

In total, no less than 84 awards are awarded by the Grammys.

"Music allows us to hear each other. (...) The music shows us that all this is important, each story and each voice, each note within each song, "said Michelle Obama during a surprise appearance on the stage, while the Grammy Awards have regularly accused of favoring white and male artists, to the detriment of women and minorities.