At which awards ceremony did Beyoncé perform “Love Drought” and “Sandcastles” in 2017?

Beyoncé performed “Love Drought” and “Sandcastles” at the Grammy Awards in 2017.

The performance took place during the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on February 12, 2017. Beyoncé was pregnant with twins, and the staging drew on imagery of motherhood, flowers, water, crowns, and transformation. Her mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson, introduced the performance.

“Love Drought” and “Sandcastles” are both songs from Lemonade, Beyoncé’s sixth studio album. The performance connected the album’s emotional themes with a highly theatrical live presentation rather than treating the songs as separate ordinary concert numbers.

Beyoncé was nominated for nine awards at that ceremony and won two: Best Music Film for Lemonade and Best Urban Contemporary Album for Lemonade. Adele won Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. The Grammy performance is therefore separate from Beyoncé’s later 2018 Coachella headline set and her 2023 Renaissance tour.