She also took home Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for her “Savage” remix with Megan Thee Stallion and one for Best Music Video (which also gave her daughter Blue Ivy Carter her first Grammy.) Beyoncé ultimately passed by Alison Krauss to take the record for most Grammys ever won by a singer, male or female, with 28. Beyoncé was the most nominated artist that night, with nine nods. It was also nominated for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best R&B Song.

The track went on to win the 2021 Grammy for Best R&B Performance. Variety also noted that the song had backing singers intone, “It feels so good to be alive, that’s why I live my life with pride,” while Beyonce’s voice “soars” with, “Do you know how much we have pride / How hard we have to try?” (Raven Varona/Parkwood/PictureGroup/Shutterstock)īeyoncé’s “Be Alive” is her first new original song since the surprise release of “ Black Parade” on Juneteenth 2020. “I got all my sisters by my side / I couldn’t rub this Black off even if I tried,” Bey sang.

Insider called “Be Alive” one of “the most emotional moments” in the movie, describing the track as having a “powerful, drum-heavy rhythm quality” like “Freedom” from Bey’s 2019 album, Lemonade. 19 debut in theatres and on HBO Max, there were rumblings of new music from Bey.

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