H.E.R. made a statement with her 2022 Grammys ensemble.
The 24-year-old R&B artist is known for using grand sartorial moments to pay homage to her idols. Back in 2021 she made her Oscars red-carpet debut in a cobalt blue beaded hooded Dundas ensemble in honor of the late icon Prince. At the time, H.E.R. was nominated and won best original song for “Fight for You” from Judas and the Black Messiah.
H.E.R. was nominated for eight Grammy Awards including album of the year for Back of My Mind and song of the year for “Fight for You,” and won the 2022 Grammy for best traditional R&B performance, making her a four-time Grammy award winner.
So who better for H.E.R. to honor than Aretha Franklin, who took home 18 Grammys during her own illustrious career? H.E.R. hit the carpet in a yellow and orange jumpsuit with sequin embellishments—and a pair of her signature sunglasses, of course!
The look was reminiscent of a similar ensemble worn by Franklin at the American Music Awards in 1976, where she won best female soul/R&B artist. “I was actually inspired by Aretha Franklin tonight,” H.E.R. told Laverne Cox on the red carpet, per . “It was one of her iconic looks, and she’s an icon.”
At just 24 years old, H.E.R. is already halfway to winning the most prestigious series of awards. “There’s absolutely going to be an EGOT in my future, hopefully,” she told the press room at the 2021 Oscars, according to . With one Oscar down and plenty of Grammys, she just needs a Tony Award and an Emmy. She also told reporters that she is “super passionate about acting as well, so you may see me up here as an actress also, and then I love musicals. Me and Brandy have been talking a lot and she’s inspired me since she did a musical.”
Yeah, we too sense an EGOT in her future.
