The 2019 Grammy Awards ceremony was held in the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California last night. It was the 61st annual edition of this prestigious ceremony. The awards are presented by The Recording Academy.
Take-away points for the 2019 Grammy Awards:
- South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir received the Grammy award for Best World Music Album. It was the third time that they won the Grammy Award in this category. It was the fifth time that they were nominated for this award.
- Greta Van Fleet won the award for Best Rock Album.
- Childish Gambino (AKA Donald Glover) walked away with no less than 5 Grammy Awards. He didn’t attend the ceremony.
- Arianda Grande won her first Grammy Award. She did also not attend the ceremony.
- Kacey Musgraves and Lady Gaga each walked away with 4 Grammy Awards.
- There were 84 Award Categories.
- Beck won 2 Grammy Awards (for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical). This brings his total amount of Grammy Awards to 7.
Here’s the list of 2019 Grammy Awards Winners:
Album of the Year:
Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
Record of the Year:
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Best New Artist:
Dua Lipa
Best Rap Album:
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Best R&B Album:
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
Best Rap Song:
Drake – God’s Plan
Best Country Album:
Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
Song of the Year:
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Best Pop Duo / Group Performance:
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
Best Pop Solo Performance:
Lady Gaga – “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)”
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Ariana Grande – Sweetener
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Willie Nelson – My Way
Best Alternative Music Album:
Beck – Colors
Best Country Solo Performance:
Kacey Musgraves – “Butterflies”
Best Country Duo / Group Performance:
Dan + Shay – Tequila
Best Country Song:
Kacey Musgraves – “Space Cowboy”
Best Gospel Album:
Tori Kelly – Hiding Place
Best Latin Pop Album:
Claudia Brant – Sincera
Best Americana Album:
Brandi Carlile – By the Way, I Forgive You
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:
The Greatest Showman
Best Song Written for Visual Media:
“Shallow” — Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
Best Music Video:
This Is America — Childish Gambino, Hiro Murai. Video director: Ibra Ake Video producers: Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein
Best Comedy Album:
Equanimity & The Bird Revelation — Dave Chappelle
Best Dance / Electronic Album:
Woman Worldwide — Justice
Best Rap Performance:
Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake – “King’s Dead” tied with Anderson .Paak – “Bubblin”
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
Leon Bridges – “Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand” tied with PJ Morton ft Yebba – “How Deep Is Your Love”
Best R&B Song:
Ella Mai – “Boo’d Up”
Best Rap / Sung Performance:
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Producer of the Year, Non-classical:
Pharrell Williams
Best Rock Song:
St. Vincent – “Masseduction”
Best Rock Performance:
Chris Cornell – “When Bad Does Good”
Best Rock Album:
Greta Van Fleet – From the Fires
Best Metal Performance:
High on Fire – “Electric Messiah”
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
The Carters – Everything Is Love
Best New Age Album:
Opium Moon – Opium Moon
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
Don’t Fence Me In
Best Jazz Vocal Album:
Cécile McLorin Salvant – The Widow
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
The Wayne Shorter Quartet – Emanon
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists – American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom.
Best Latin Jazz Album:
Dafnis Prieto Big Band – Back to the Sunset
Best Gospel Performance / Song:
“Never Alone” – Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin. Songwriters: Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song:
“You Say” – Lauren Daigle. Songwriters: Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child
Best Roots Gospel Album:
Jason Crabb – Unexpected
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
Zoé – Aztlán
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
Luis Miguel – ¡México Por Siempre!
Best Tropical Latin Album:
Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Anniversary
Best American Roots Performance:
Brandi Carlile – “The Joke”
Best American Roots Song:
Brandi Carlile – The Joke
Best Bluegrass Album:
The Travelin’ McCourys – The Travelin’ McCourys
Best Traditional Blues Album:
Buddy Guy – The Blues Is Alive and Well
Best Contemporary Blues Album:
Fantastic Negrito – Please Don’t Be Dead
Best Folk Album:
Punch Brothers – All Ashore
Best Regional Roots Music Album:
Kalani Pe’a – No’Ane’i
Best Reggae Album:
Sting & Shaggy – 44/876
Best World Music Album:
Soweto Gospel Choir – Freedom
Best Children’s Album:
Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats – All The Sounds
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling):
Jimmy Carter – Faith: A Journey for All
Best Musical Theater Album:
The Band’s Visit
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Black Panther – Composer: Ludwig Göransson
Best Music Film:
Quincy Jones – Quincy
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