Main winners from a Grammys with Royal joke and shift…

Main winners from a Grammys with Royal joke and shift in power

Dua Lipa celebrated “female empowerment” after women dominated the Grammy Awards.

The British star, 25, won best pop vocal album for Future Nostalgia and delivered a dazzling performance at the Los Angeles Convention Centre.

There were also big wins for Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, H.E.R and Megan Thee Stallion.

Dua Lipa is now a three-time Grammy Award winner (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Women won the big four categories – song, album and record of the year, as well as best new artist.

Lipa – now a three-time Grammy winner – told of her delight at being honoured alongside her fellow female stars.

Speaking after the ceremony, she said: “I feel first of all, really, really grateful. I am over the moon and I am so grateful for the recognition.

“For the recognition of women, I feel like there’s been a lot of female empowerment and lots of women winning awards tonight.

“And so it’s been absolutely amazing to be alongside all that, to feel that energy and for an album that means so much to me I’m just so proud to be standing here with this award.

Comedian Trevor Noah opened the Grammy Awards with a joke about the royal family as Harry Styles kicked-off the performances.

Ahead of the so-called biggest night in music, Beyonce led the way in nominations with nine, ahead of Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and rapper Roddy Ricch all on six.

The latter three were among a star-studded list of performers which also included Styles, BTS and Cardi B.

The Grammys – delayed by the pandemic from January – were anchored from the Los Angeles Convention Centre and hosted by Noah.

Trevor Noah opened the Grammy Awards with a joke about the royal family (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

During his opening monologue, Noah nodded to the pandemic and said music “saved our souls over this unprecedented year”.

Speaking from a tent in downtown LA, Noah quipped the ceremony would be the “biggest outdoor event this year besides the storming of the Capitol”.

He pointed to the masked nominees, seated and socially distanced and said there is “more tension in that tent than at a family reunion at Buckingham Palace,” a reference to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s recent bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Noah added: “Tonight we’re hoping that this is all about what 2021 can be, full of joy, new beginnings and coming together.

“Never forgetting what happened in 2020 but full of hope for what is to come.”

Here are the main winners from an eventful night in Los Angeles.