Cardi B has always understood the assignment. As a first-time attendee at the Met Gala in 2018, she raised the stakes in an ornate Moschino by Jeremy Scott gown embroidered with thousands of pearls and gemstones. The sparkling beadwork was sartorial magic made richer by her dramatic headpiece and bejeweled pregnancy bump. In 2019, she became the pearl in a vintage Mugler gown from the designer's fall 1995 collection at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Complete with a transparent bodice and a flared clamshell skirt, the design asserted elegance, charm, and an over-the-top avant-garde style that has become a defining element of her wardrobe ever since.
American rapper and songwriter Cardi B is the recipient of numerous awards, including a Grammy Award, six American Music Awards, eight Billboard Music Awards, six BET Awards, fourteen BET Hip Hop Awards, four iHeartRadio Music Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, four MTV Video Music Awards, six Soul Train Music Awards and a NRJ Music Award. She has also earned six Guinness World Records during her career. Cardi B received the award for ASCAP Songwriter of the Year in 2019, the first time the accolade was presented to a female rapper.[1] She received the honor for the second time in 2020, making her the first female songwriter to win the award twice.[2] In 2020, Cardi became the first female rapper to be named Woman of the Year at the Billboard Women in Music Awards.[3] Cardi B received her first Grammy Award nominations at the 60th annual ceremony, with "Bodak Yellow" being nominated for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. Her debut studio album Invasion of Privacy won ...