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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The legendary performer Beyoncé Knowles-Carter won |
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| 6 | 7 | | four awards at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on March 14, 2021, |
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| 7 | 8 | | bringing her total number of Grammys to 28, the most ever received |
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| 8 | 9 | | by a woman artist; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, During the awards ceremony held in Los Angeles, |
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| 10 | 11 | | Beyoncé won the Grammy for best R&B performance for her song "Black |
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| 11 | 12 | | Parade," and her collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion on the song |
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| 12 | 13 | | "Savage" won two Grammys, for best rap song and best rap |
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| 13 | 14 | | performance; she also shared the Grammy for best music video with |
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| 14 | 15 | | her daughter, Blue Ivy, and WizKid, for "Brown Skin Girl"; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, A Houston native, Beyoncé earned her first Grammy |
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| 16 | 17 | | nominations at the age of 17, when she was still a member of |
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| 17 | 18 | | Destiny's Child, which was nominated in two categories at the 42nd |
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| 18 | 19 | | Grammys in 1999; the following year, the group won two awards with |
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| 19 | 20 | | their hit song, "Say My Name," and they won another Grammy in 2001 |
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| 20 | 21 | | with their song "Survivor"; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Beyoncé went solo in 2003 with her album Dangerously |
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| 22 | 23 | | in Love, which earned her five Grammys at the 46th annual awards |
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| 23 | 24 | | ceremony, including best contemporary R&B album, best female R&B |
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| 24 | 25 | | vocal performance, best R&B performance by a duo or group with |
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| 25 | 26 | | vocals, best R&B song, and best rap/sung collaboration; she won |
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| 26 | 27 | | another Grammy with Destiny's Child in 2005, and in 2006, her second |
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| 27 | 28 | | solo album, B'Day, took the award for best contemporary R&B album; |
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| 28 | 29 | | and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Since then, Queen Bey, as she is known to her adoring |
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| 30 | 31 | | fans, has received at least one nomination nearly every year and |
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| 31 | 32 | | usually several, and she has won multiple awards in many different |
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| 32 | 33 | | categories; at the 52nd Grammys in 2009, she won six awards, |
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| 33 | 34 | | including song of the year for her blockbuster hit "Single Ladies |
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| 34 | 35 | | (Put a Ring on It)" and best contemporary R&B album for her |
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| 35 | 36 | | groundbreaking double album, I Am... Sasha Fierce; in 2016, she |
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| 36 | 37 | | took home two awards, including best urban contemporary album for |
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| 37 | 38 | | Lemonade and best music video for "Formation"; and |
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| 38 | 39 | | WHEREAS, Beyoncé has received a remarkable 79 Grammy |
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| 39 | 40 | | nominations and 28 wins, the most ever won by a female artist; her |
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| 40 | 41 | | total also ties her with the legendary composer and producer Quincy |
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| 41 | 42 | | Jones and puts her in the running to break the record of most |
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| 42 | 43 | | Grammys ever, currently held by the symphony conductor Georg Solti; |
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| 43 | 44 | | and |
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| 44 | 45 | | WHEREAS, A superstar entertainer, a generous philanthropist, |
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| 45 | 46 | | and a role model to millions, Beyoncé is one of the leading voices |
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| 46 | 47 | | of her generation, and her fellow Texans are indeed proud to claim |
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| 47 | 48 | | her as one of their own; now, therefore, be it |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 49 | 50 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Beyoncé Knowles-Carter for setting |
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| 50 | 51 | | a record for most Grammys received by a woman artist with her 28th |
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| 51 | 52 | | Grammy Award win at the 2021 Grammy Awards and extend to her sincere |
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| 52 | 53 | | best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 53 | 54 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 54 | 55 | | prepared for Beyoncé as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 55 | 56 | | House of Representatives. |
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