Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar ruled the Grammys during a night that also paid tribute to those affected by the California wildfires.

The night’s biggest prize, for album of the year, went to Beyoncé for Cowboy Carter, the first time she has won the award. It was presented by members of the Los Angeles country fire department in one of many of the night’s tributes to those affected by the wildfires. The ceremony took place at the Crypto.com arena in LA.

The singer is only the fourth Black woman to win the award. “It’s been many many years,” she said to loud applause.

A visibly shocked Beyoncé also won for best country album, saying she “really was not expecting this” as she accepted the award. “Sometimes genre is a codeword to keep us in our place as artists and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about,” she said.

She was given the award by Taylor Swift. “I will never forget standing here almost exactly 15 years ago,” she said while looking back on her win in this category.

Beyoncé, who also won for best country duo performance with Miley Cyrus, became the first Black woman to win a country Grammy for 50 years. 

Lamar won five awards for his controversial Drake diss track Not Like Us, which is currently the subject of a defamation lawsuit. He took home both song and record of the year. During one of his speeches, Lamar, who is performing at next week’s Super Bowl halftime show, said he wanted to “dedicate this one to the city”.