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Joined by 21 Savage and Brandy, Burna Boy took the Grammys stage to highlight African musican’s ascendance on the global stage.

Earlier in the evening, South Africa’s Tyla won the first best musical performance Grammy for “Water.”

Nigeria’s Burna Boy, who has a Grammy for 2020’s “Twice as Tall,” was among the other nominees.

“You know, there is no denying that over the past few years, Afrobeats has swept the globe. And I’m proud to say that over the past year, South Africa’s very own amapiano has truly has truly taken over music in a special way. Shout out to Tyla,” host Trevor Noah, who is from South Africa, said in introducing Burna Boy’s performance.

Music from the continent varies in styles, geography and history — there’s no one such thing as “African music.” But the new Grammy was intended to highlight regional musical traditions and recognize “recordings that utilize unique local expressions from across the African continent.”

▶ Read more about the genres hailing from the continent and the success they’ve enjoyed.

Miley Cyrus has her first Grammy.

She won the first award handed out on the telecast — for best pop solo performance for “Flowers.”

In a career that goes back to her Hannah Montana childhood, she’s been nominated eight times, but had never won before. She has several more chances tonight, including nominations for record and song of the year.

Miley said from the stage that she “just got stuck in the rain and traffic and thought I was going to miss this moment.”

She kept presenter Mariah Carey on the stage for her speech, saying: “I could’ve missed the award, that’s fine, but not Mariah Carey.”

Cyrus donned a different dress from her carpet walk.

Miley Cyrus debuted a new voluminous hairstyle at the Grammys. Cyrus rocked the new look in homage to her idols, including Tina Turner and her godmother Dolly Parton, on Sunday. Cyrus won her first Grammy for her hit song “Flowers.”

In her third look of the night, Cyrus performed “Flowers” onstage to cheers from the audience as Kylie Minogue danced along.

Changing up the lyrics, Cyrus screamed, “I just won my first Grammy.”

Cyrus walked the red carpet in a barely there shimmering gold look before accepting her award in a glittery jumpsuit.

Travis Scott brought the flames to his Grammy performance. The rap artist performed songs from his latest album “Utopia” including “My eyes” and “FE!N” where in typical Scott fashion he threw down a chair on a stage of constructed rocks and flames. Scott lost the Grammy for best rap album to Killer Mike.

Killer Mike was detained by police and was seen on video being taken away in handcuffs after winning three awards.

In a pre-performance interview, Scott said his fans give him the energy to perform.

“I go off the energy the fans give me and every night they are ready to go,” he said.

Utopia is Scott’s fourth album after a five-year hiatus.

Karol G won her the Grammy for best música urbana album.

“This is my first time at the Grammys and this is my first time holding my own Grammy,” she said as the crowd cheered.

The Colombian singer, songwriter and actor previously won five Latin Grammy Awards, including best new artist.

“I’m super happy, I’m super nervous, I’m super excited to be in front of so many legends that I admire and respect,” she said.

Tracy Chapman electrified and surprised the Grammy audience by teaming up with Luke Combs for a twangy, soulful duet of her “Fast Car.”

The single from Chapman’s self-titled 1988 debut album reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and earned her three Grammy nominations, including record of the year and song of the year.

The track is written from the point of view of a woman whose life hasn’t worked out the way she envisioned.

“You got a fast car, I want a ticket to anywhere. Maybe we make a deal. Maybe together we can get somewhere. Any place is better startin’ from zero, got nothing to lose,” she and Combs sang.

Combs had a massive hit with his cover version and the song won two awards at the CMA Awards. The country star said he was first drawn to the song while driving with his father.

The cover sparked discussions of what it takes to make a country hit — and who can make one.

Chapman rarely makes public appearances. She has only performed for the cameras three times since wrapping up her last tour in 2009.