Beyonce Breaks Record for Most Grammy(R) Wins by a Female Artist in a Single Year

SUPERSTAR TAKES HOME SIX GRAMMY AWARDS, INCLUDING "SONG OF THE YEAR" (FOR "SINGLE LADIES")

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Feb 01, 2010, 03:23 ET

NEW YORK, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconic superstar Beyonce, took home six Grammy® Awards, including "Song of the Year" (for "Single Ladies"), breaking the record for most Grammy® Awards won by a female artist in a single year, while bringing her career Grammy® total up to 16 (13 as a solo artist and 3 with Destiny's Child.) Beyonce, who tied the record with ten nominations for a female artist in a single year with The Fugees' star, Lauryn Hill, took home honors in the following categories:

Song of the Year ("Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)")

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Halo")

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance ("Single Ladies")

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance ("At Last")

Best R&B Song ("Single Ladies")

Best Contemporary R&B Album (I AM... SASHA FIERCE)

Five of Beyonce's wins are for her multi-platinum album, I AM...SASHA FIERCE, and one win honors the performer's work on the Cadillac Records soundtrack for her rendition of the Etta James hit, "At Last."

With eight Grammy® Awards, legendary pop icon, Michael Jackson and world renowned guitarist and visionary, Carlos Santana, share the record for most Grammy® Awards won by a male artist in one night.

On February 2, Beyonce is launching her first ever fragrance, Beyonce Heat. The Renaissance woman will celebrate the debut of her fragrance at Macy's Herald Square in New York City by meeting the first 500 customers to purchase the exclusive Beyonce Heat 3-piece fragrance set.

Beyonce recently extended her 2009 "I AM..." World Tour to South America for a series of live concerts beginning Thursday, February 4, 2010 at Parque Planeta in Florianopolis, Brazil. The two-week run will end in the Caribbean on the island of Trinidad on Thursday, February 18, 2010 (see itinerary following).

The "I AM..." World Tour in South America and The Caribbean

Thu	2/4	Florianopolis, Brazil	Parque Planeta
Sat	2/6	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Morumbi Stadium
Sun	2/7	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	HSBC Arena
Mon	2/8	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	HSBC Arena
Wed	2/10	Salvador, Brazil	Parque de Exposicoes
Fri	2/12	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Hipodromo de San Isidro
Sun	2/14	Santiago, Chile	Movistar Arena
Tue	2/16	Lima, Peru	Explanada del Estadio Monumental
Thu	2/18	Port of Spain, Trinidad	Queen's Park Oval