Total 2017 GRAMMY nominations: Beyonce is up for nine GRAMMY awards this year -- a new record for a female artist -- while Adele is up for five. Total GRAMMY awards, period: No contest here. Beyonce has 20 GRAMMYs under her belt, while Adele has 10. Depending on how many awards she wins in 2017, Beyonce could become the female artist with the most GRAMMYs and the second artist ever with the most GRAMMY Awards, behind conductor Georg Solti.
Puerto Ricans are natural-born citizens of the United States. The territory operates under a local constitution, and its citizens elect a governor. Puerto Rico's residents are unable to vote in the U.S. Congress, which has plenary jurisdiction over the territory under the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950.
Puerto Rico is a melting pot of nationalities. The base of the nationalities started with the Taino indians, Spaniards and African Slaves. With the 1815 Royal Decree of Graces the entry of white, rich and Catholic Europeans was permitted. These included Germans, French, Corsicans, Italians, etc.