As it happened: The 2023 Grammy Awards

From LL Cool J to Lil Baby, the Grammys honored the 50th anniversary of hip hop this year by bringing out a slew of the genre's biggest names.

"Multi-generational!" LL Cool J yelled at the end of the performance by dozens of artists, including Run DMC, Rakim, Salt-N-Peppa, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Queen Latifah, GloRilla and Ice-T — just to name a few.

The artists represented the entire country, from Bay area artist Too Short to Wu Tang's Method Man, who is Staten Island's finest.

The performance, which had the Grammys audience (and the CNN newsroom) on its feet, was curated by QuestLove.

It came after hip hop producer and artist Dr. Dre was presented with an inaugural award named after him.

It’s been a record-breaking night filled with some memorable performances. Take a look at some of the biggest moments from the Grammys so far.

For a full look at the night as it unfolds, check out our photo gallery.

Beyoncé won the award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for her project, "Renaissance."

She now has the most wins in Grammy Award history with 32.

She received a standing ovation from the likes of her husband, Jay-Z, Lizzo and many others in the arena.

While accepting her award, she thanked God, her family and the queer community.

"Renaissance" pulled inspiration from Black queer icons who pioneered house music: from trans icon Ts Madison and fashion pioneer Telfar Clemens, to late queen of the downtown drag scene, Moi Renee, and Beyoncé’s own uncle.

"I'm trying not to be too emotional," the singer said in her acceptance speech. "I'm trying to just receive this night."

CNN's Scottie Andrew contributed reporting.

Rapper Cardi B won fashion accolades on music’s biggest night.

While presenting the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, she wore a figure-hugging dress with silver accents that produced a sequined effect, as well as a complementary headdress.

Earlier in the night, the rapper wowed the red carpet in a sculptural electric blue gown by Indian designer Gaurav Gupta, who recently made his Haute Couture Week debut in Paris.

Back at the 2019 Grammy Awards, she stunned in a clam shell-inspired vintage Mugler dress.

More of CNN Style's red carpet coverage here.

The "in memoriam" portion of this year's Grammys was incredibly special, because they had various performers take to the stage to honor the talents we lost last year.

One of those poignant moments came from Sheryl Crow, who teamed up with two of her longtime idols, Mick Fleetwood and Bonnie Raitt, to honor the late Christine McVie, who famously was part of the band Fleetwood Mac. She died in November.

Crow spoke to CNN earlier this week about why it was such a "full circle" moment for her because she had been part of inducting the group into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

Three months after the murder of Takeoff, the rap artist's uncle and fellow Migos member Quavo performed a tribute to him during the Grammys "in memoriam" segment.

The gospel music group Maverick City Music joined Quavo to perform the tribute song, “Without You."

The song was released in January in honor of Takeoff who was shot and killed in Houston, Texas in November at age 28. The lyrics speak to Quavo’s grief for his loved one and collaborator.

“Tears rollin’ down my eyes/ Can’t tell you how many times I cried/ Days ain’t the same without you/ I don’t know if I’m the same without you,” Quavo ped.ps.e pair pair had been together when Takeoff was killed outside a private party.

Along with their longtime friend Offset, the two had been members of the platinum selling rap trio Migos. They released their final studio album, “Culture III,” in 2021.

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It's a big party in Los Angeles tonight, with some of the biggest musical artists in the world in attendance.

Check out these shots of the stars mingling backstage and in the audience, and view more of the top photos from the Grammys here.

Beyoncé made a stir when she finally arrived at Crypto.com Arena for the Grammys telecast, but the first shot of Bey at her table with her husband also gave viewers at home something to relate to.

Host Trevor Noah made the announcement that Bey was in the house while standing right next to her table. When cameras panned over to Beyoncé's husband, rap legend Jay-Z, he seemed totally unfazed by the big moment. Instead, he was nibbling on what appeared to be some crackers.

The best part was that he held them in his hand — and when he thought Noah was done speaking, he began to eat again.

A man's gotta eat!

Beyoncé wasn't present to accept the Grammy award that tied her with Georg Solti's 31-win record. Noah had earlier said that Los Angeles traffic was to blame for her absence in the historic moment.

Kendrick Lamar took home the award for Best Rap Album for his project "Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers."

He said the album was one of his "toughest records to make."

While accepting his award, he thanked his family for giving him "the courage and the vulnerability to share these stories and share my truth with this album."

He also thanked his fans and "the culture" for his win.