By Shon Gableton | Published by SNN
DEL SOL VALLEY, Americreek (SNN) - - The Commonwealth shined bright at the 67th Annual Gramee Awards in Americreek last night.
The Queen of the Night was, 57 yr old, Dame Whitney Houston, a Brindleton Bay native and close friend of the royal family. Windenburg native, and new pop star, Rachel Austin also made history last night.
Austin, who was nominated for three Gramee's burst onto the scene last year releasing her self-titled debut album, and a subsequent four number one singles.
The pop princess walked the red carpet solo but was seated beside her parents during the ceremony. Austin's father is a member of the '90s boy band, New Condition.
Houston walked the red carpet with her husband, 2014 Best Actor Olivia winner, Chad P. Jordan. The pair will be celebrating their 19th wedding anniversary in May.
The performance of the night was Houston, who returned to the Gramee's Stage after 10 years to perform her number 1 hit "Knowing My Own Strength".
Houston, the most awarded entertainer of all time, having been inducted into numerous halls of fame, and has sold over 220 million records worldwide hadn't had a top 10 hit in almost seven years, until her first studio album "I Will Look to You" released last year.
The superstar has made four feature films, and raised two children with her husband, putting music on the back burner.
Parliament also announced Dame Houston would be performing at Sir Winstin Churchill, the former Windenburg Prime Ministers State funeral next week.
Dame Houston, who received the Lifetime Achievement Award, also presented Rachel her first Gramee for Best New Artist - an award Houston was disqualified for in the '80s because she had recorded a couple of duets. Houston has won 7 Gramee's over her career.
The duo teased at a possible duet while posing and talking with the press backstage.
The biggest winner of the night was Beyoncé, who walked away with 4 Gramee Awards - Album of the Year, Best R&B song, Best R&B performance, and Best female R&B vocal performance - all from her recent album, Cowboy Carter. The current Queen of Music now has 22 Gramee Awards.
Beyoncé, a huge fan of Houstons, was one of the stars who presented her the Lifetime Achievement Award. Beyoncé, Houston, and Austin are three of the music industry's biggest stars. The trio were last seen together at Beyoncé's Renaissance tour during it's UK stop in June.
Knowles-Carter is slated to announce her Cowboy Carter tour in the coming weeks.
Another breakout star from last nights Gramee Awards, is Micah Jaxson. The new pop star, from San Myshuno, Windenburg, walked away with two awards from his debut Album and performance "Suspense" - Best male R&B Vocal Performance, and Best male Pop Vocal Performance.
