Beyoncé is on track to break an all-time record as the Grammys get underway Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer Even before the Grammy Awards telecast kicked off at 8 p.m. Sunday, Beyoncé was closing in on the record for most total Grammys ever won by a female artist. Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Lady Gaga, and Kanye West were also poised for a big showing, following an afternoon ceremony in which awards for most of this year’s 83 categories were given out before the big show began. The telecast itself, hosted by Trevor Noah of The Daily Show and staged at various locations in Los Angeles — with some nominees joining in person and other virtually — got off to an unconventional start, with Noah positioned outdoors in a lot across the street from the awards show’s usual home at the Staples Center.