Blue Ivy Carter wins first Grammy Award, for Beyoncé’s ‘Brown Skin Girl’ video
LA TimesBlue Ivy Carter, daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, has won her very first Grammy Award. The 9-year-old was featured in Beyoncé’s “Brown Skin Girl,” which was named best music video at the 2021 Grammy Awards. A rich blend of R&B and Afrobeat, “Brown Skin Girl” also features verses by American-Guyanese MC Saint Jhn and Nigerian singer Wizkid. The song was originally released in the original motion picture soundtrack for the 2019 film “The Lion King: The Gift,” then adapted into an excerpt from Beyoncé’s 2020 film, “Black Is King.” Directed by Beyoncé and Jenn Nkiru, the video opens with Blue Ivy and Beyoncé playing a game of patty-cake in the bayou before joining a number of distinguished Black women in a sumptuous ball. The clip features celebrity cameos by actress Lupita Nyong’o, model Naomi Campbell and former Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland; Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, and Beyoncé’s youngest daughter, Rumi Carter, make appearances as well.