Beyonce

The vocal superstar and pop-culture icon arrived with a field-leading nine nominations — and 28 previous Grammy victories. She left with four more for her 2022 album, “Renaissance,” but not, significantly, for album of the year or record of the year, two categories she has yet to win.

Grammys 2023: Beyoncé makes history, while being shut out of major awards

Beyoncé, both the most nominated and one of the most shut-out artists of the Grammys, finally got her flowers on Sunday — sort of.

While the singer finally capped her journey to become the winningest musician in the awards’ history, she was once again denied wins in all major categories — losing in song of the year, record of the year and even album of the year.

Earlier in the awards season it had already seemed to be something of a repeat of 2017, when music greats Adele and Beyoncé were seen as frontrunners competing head-to-head in all major categories. But as the night crept up, it became clear the 65th Grammys were much more than a two-person horse race.

Won the Grammy for song of the year, for “Just Like That.” (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)