Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAmid all the headlines that came out of the 2021 Grammy Awards, one that should have been bigger is what a huge night it was for independent labels and artists: For the first time, more than half of the winners were independent artists — i.e.
artists affiliated with labels that are at least 51% independently owned — up from 38% last year, according to the American Association of Independent Music.And while Beyonce topped the winners’ list with four trophies, two of those wins came from her feature on a song by the next-biggest winner and the artist who may have come away with the most headlines from the show: Megan Thee Stallion, who won Best New Artist and two other trophies (and was a Variety cover star last.
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