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Watch Aretha Franklin Accept Best R&B Vocal Performance At The 14th GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY Rewind

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Travel back in time to the 14th GRAMMY Awards in 1972 where The Temptations present Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin with the award for Best R&B Vocal Performance
Rachel Brodsky
GRAMMYs
Sep 13, 2019 - 9:57 am

Queen Of Soul Aretha Franklin has 44 GRAMMY nominations and 18 wins to her name, winning her very first in the '60s at the 10th GRAMMY Awards.

By 1972, she'd racked up a few more, but that didn't stop her from looking delighted as she took home the golden gramophone for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female for her classic cover of "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

Aretha Franklin Wins At The 14th GRAMMY Awards

In our latest edition of GRAMMY Rewind, you can watch Aretha herself accept the award from fellow soul singers and GRAMMY winners The Temptations, who dance their way up to the podium to present the coveted award. Check it out above. 

Before she passed away last year, Aretha left a musical legacy like none other. She was the recipient of the GRAMMY Legend Award and the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award, her philanthropy was recognized with the 2008 MusiCares Person Of The Year honor and many of her recordings have been inducted in the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame. 

Last year, at the 61st GRAMMY Awards, singers Andra Day, Fantasia and Yolanda Adams paid tribute to Aretha with a performance of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman." 

Aretha Franklin's GRAMMY Highlights

Aretha Franklin's GRAMMY History: Remembering The Queen Of Soul

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Watch Shakira's Fiery Performance Of "Ojos AsÍ" At The First-Ever Latin GRAMMYs | GRAMMY Rewind

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In this special edition of GRAMMY Rewind, the Colombian pop great takes the stage to perform her hit '90s single
Rachel Brodsky
GRAMMYs
Oct 11, 2019 - 9:52 am

Though she's been recording in her native Spanish since the early '90s, today Shakira is one of the most recognizable Latin crossover success stories of the modern music era. And she's got the trophies to prove it: The Colombian pop powerhouse has 13 Latin GRAMMYs and three GRAMMYs to her name. 

In the year 2000, at the first-ever Latin GRAMMY Awards, she not only pulled in a golden gramophone for her late '90s single "Ojos AsÍ" ("Eyes Like That"), but she took to the stage for a fiery performance of the late-'90s track. Watch Shakira's hip-shaking rendition of "Ojos AsÍ" below in this special edition of GRAMMY Rewind. (And stay tuned for her upcoming performance at the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime show.)

Shakira Performs "Ojos AsÍ" At The Latin GRAMMYs

Catch the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMYs live from Las Vegas on Univision on Nov. 14.

Watch Shakira Win Best Pop Vocal For "Ojos AsÍ" At The First-Ever Latin GRAMMYs | GRAMMY Rewind

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Watch Celia Cruz Win Best Salsa Performance At The First-Ever Latin GRAMMYs | GRAMMY Rewind

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"You guys are going to give me a heart attack!" the Queen Of Salsa exclaimed as she accepted her golden gramophone in the year 2000
Rachel Brodsky
GRAMMYs
Oct 4, 2019 - 11:08 am

In the year 2000, at the first-ever Latin GRAMMY Awards, Cuban salsa icon Celia Cruz accepted a golden gramophone for Best Salsa Performance for her famed live album A Night Of Salsa.

Celia Cruz Wins At The 1st Latin GRAMMYs In 2000

Dancing up to the stage to accept her award, the blue-haired performer exclaimed in Spanish, "This is really a surprise! You guys are going to give me a heart attack!"

"I would like to thank God because he has given me the opportunity to be here with you," she continued. "I want to thank the Academy. I want to thank my husband Pedro Knight, who is here tonight. And for this award, I want to dedicate it to and thank La India, who worked with me on this album. To the Maestro, Johnny Pacheco, my divine God. To my brother, wo has left us but tonight, Tito Puente."

Watch Cruz's acceptance speech above in our latest edition of GRAMMY Rewind. 

Watch Shakira Win Best Pop Vocal For "Ojos AsÍ" At The First-Ever Latin GRAMMYs | GRAMMY Rewind

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Watch Shawn Colvin Win Song Of The Year (And Get Interrupted) At The 40th GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY Rewind

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In an unexpected twist, Colvin's Song Of The Year acceptance got a Wu-Tang remix as Ol' Dirty Bastard slid in with some unexpected self-promotion
Rachel Brodsky
GRAMMYs
Sep 20, 2019 - 10:17 am

Back in 1998, Shawn Colvin's radio behemoth "Sunny Came Home" won two GRAMMYs: Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year. When she walked onstage to accept the award at the 40th GRAMMY Awards, alongside her co-writer John Leventhal, she was in for a bit of a surprise.

Shawn Colvin Gets Interrupted At The 40th GRAMMYs

In an unexpected twist, Colvin's Song Of The Year acceptance got a Wu-Tang remix as Ol' Dirty Bastard slid in with some unexpected self-promotion ("Puffy is good, but Wu-Tang is the best").

Watch the moment play out in our latest edition of GRAMMY Rewind above.

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Watch Cyndi Lauper Perform "Time After Time" At The 27th GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY Rewind

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The '80s pop icon won Best New Artist that year, in addition to "Time After Time" being nominated for Song Of The Year
Rachel Brodsky
GRAMMYs
Sep 6, 2019 - 9:59 am

Pop torchbearer Cyndi Lauper is many things: singer, songwriter, actress, activist and a two-time GRAMMY winner. Early in her career, she memorably performed her 1983 single "Time After Time" at the 27th GRAMMY Awards, which you can relive below.

Cyndi Lauper Performs "Time After Time" In 1985

She won Best New Artist that year, and was nominated for four more GRAMMYs: Best Pop Vocal Performance (Female) for "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun," Song Of The Year for "Time After Time," Album Of The Year for She's So Unusual, and Record Of The Year for "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." 

Watch Lauper's performance of "Time After Time" above, and stay tuned for more looks into the GRAMMYs archive with GRAMMY Rewind performances, famous acceptance speeches and more.

GRAMMY Rewind Returns With History-Making Performances, Acceptance Speeches & More