H.E.R. wins two Grammy awards

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H.E.R. performs at the Grammys.

Filipina American artist H.E.R., aka Gabrielle Wilson, won Grammy awards for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Album at Sunday's Grammy Awards show.

When the K-Pop group BTS announced H.E.R. as winner for Best R&B Album, it appeared that she was truly surprised. As stepped up to the stage, she bowed to the Korean group.

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K-Pop boy group BTS announced H.E.R. as the winner of Best R&B Album.

"I'm speechless right now. I'm holding back tears," Wilson said in the acceptance speech for her Best R&B Album win. "I really want to say thank you to God, first and foremost, and my parents, who are in the building right now, and my sister. Mom, dad, this is for all the sacrifices that you made for me and thank you for embracing my talents and who I am since I was a little girl."

Earlier in the show, she performed in a Prince-like performance of her song "Hard Place." Starting alone in a spotlight, the stage brightened to reveal her band, which was joined backup singers and violinists. The set culminated up-and-coming artist shredding a guitar solo.

It's the second year in a row that a Filipino American artist won six awards at the Grammys. Last year, Bruno Mars swept the three R&B categories plus won the Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Album of the Year.

The native of Vallejo, Calif. was also nominated for Best New Artist but that category was won by Dua Lipa. In the Best Song category, she lost to"This Is America" by Donald Glover. In the Album of the Year, which went to country singer Kacey Musgrave.

Other AAPI recording artists received nominations in more esoteric categories.

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