The 2020 Grammy Award winners were announced at a ceremony (which was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles last night).
Alicia Keys hosted the ceremony. Many winners and performers paid tribute to former NBA player Kobe Bryant (who died in a helicopter crash in L.A. yesterday).
It’s important to note that 18 year old Billie Eish won the awards in the 4 top categories at the 2020 Grammy Awards: Album Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and New Artist. She’s the second artist in the history of the awards to do so.
Sadly there were no South African Grammy Award winners this year, but at least Gary Clark Jr. walked away with 3 Awards. Tool won the 2020 Grammy Award for Metal Performance and Cage The Elephant walked away with the Grammy for Rock Performance.
Here is the full list of 2020 Grammy Award Winners:
Album Of The Year:
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” – Billie Eilish
Record Of The Year:
“Bad Guy” – Billie Eilish
Song Of The Year:
“Bad Guy” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
New Artist:
Billie Eilish
Pop Solo Performance:
“Truth Hurts” – Lizzo
Pop Duo / Group Performance:
“Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Pop Vocal Album:
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” Billie Eilish
Tradition Pop Vocal Album:
“Look Now” – Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Comedy Album:
“Sticks & Stones” – Dave Chappelle
Rock Album:
“Social Cues” – Cage the Elephant
Rock Performance:
“This Land” – Gary Clark Jr.
Rock Song:
“This Land” – Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)
Alternative Music Album:
“Father of the Bride” – Vampire Weekend
R&B Album:
“Ventura” – Anderson Paak
R&B Performance:
“Come Home” – Anderson Paak featuring André 3000
R&B Song:
“Say So” – PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring JoJo)
Rap Album:
“Igor” – Tyler, the Creator
Rap / Sung Performance:
“Higher” – DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend
Traditional R&B Performance:
“Jerome” – Lizzo
Urban Contemporary Album:
“Cuz I Love You” (Deluxe) – Lizzo
Rap Performance:
“Racks in the Middle” – Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
Rap Song:
“A Lot” — Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage Featuring J. Cole)
Dance Recording:
“Got to Keep On” – The Chemical Brothers
Dance / Electronic Album:
“No Geography” – The Chemical Brothers
Country Song:
“Bring My Flowers Now” – Brandie Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
Country Solo Performance:
“Ride Me Back Home” – Willie Nelson
Country Duo / Group Performance:
“Speechless” – Dan + Shay
Country Album:
“While I’m Livin’” – Tanya Tucker
Gospel Performance / Song:
“Love Theory” – Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Gospel Album:
“Long Live Love” – Kirk Franklin
Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song:
“God Only Knows” – For King & Country & Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
Contemporary Christian Music Album:
“Burn the Ships” – For King & Country
Roots Gospel Album:
“Testimony” – Gloria Gaynor
Latin Pop Album:
“#Eldisco” – Alejandro Sanz
Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
“El Mal Querer” – Rosalía
Regional Mexican Music Album:
“De Ayer Para Siempre” – Mariachi Los Camperos
Tropical Latin Album:
It was a tie between “Opus” by Marc Anthony and “A Journey Through Cuban Music” by Aymée Nuviola.
Americana Album:
“Oklahoma” — Keb’ Mo’
American Roots Performance:
“Saint Honesty” – Sara Bareilles
American Roots Song:
“Call My Name” – Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan & Sara Watkins, songwriters (I’m With Her)
Bluegrass Album:
“Tall Fiddler” – Michael Cleveland
Traditional Blues Album:
“Tall, Dark & Handsome” – Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men
Contemporary Blues Album:
“This Land” – Gary Clark Jr.
Regional Roots Music Album:
“Good Time” – Ranky Tanky
Reggae Album:
“Rapture” – Koffee
World Music Album:
“Celia” – Angelique Kidjo
Contemporary Instrumental Album:
“Mettavolution” – Rodrigo y Gabriela
Metal Performance:
“7empest” – Tool
Jazz Vocal Album:
“12 Little Spells” – Esperanza Spalding
Improvised Jazz Solo:
“Sozinho” – Randy Brecker, soloist
Jazz Instrumental Album:
“Finding Gabriel” – Brad Mehldau
Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
“Antidote” – Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band
New Age Album:
“Wings” – Peter Kater
Spoken Word Album:
“Becoming” – Michelle Obama
Children’s Music Album:
“Ageless Songs for the Child Archetype” – Jon Samson
Musical Theatre Album:
“Hadestown” – Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada & Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell & Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Song Written for Visual Media:
“I’ll Never Love Again” (Film Version) – Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper). Track from: “A Star Is Born”
Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:
“A Star Is Born” – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:
“Chernobyl” – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
Music Film:
“Homecoming” – Beyoncé
Music Video:
“Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus, Calmatic, video
Instrumental Composition:
“Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite” – John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Arrangement, Instrumental or Accapella:
“Moon River” – Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals:
“All Night Long” – Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest)
Recording Packaging:
“Chris Cornell” – Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeff Fura & Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell)
Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:
“Woodstock – Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive” – Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)
Album Notes:
“Stax ’68: A Memphis Story” – Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various Artists)
Historical Album:
“Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection” – Jeff Place & Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)
Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
“When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” – Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:
Finneas
Remixed Recording:
“I Rise (Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix)” – Tracy Young, remixer (Madonna)
Immersive Studio Album:
“Lux” – Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)
Engineered Album, Classical:
“Riley: Sun Rings” – Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet)
Producer of the Year, Classical:
Blanton Alspaugh
Opera Recording:
“Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox” – Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River & Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children’s Chorus)
Orcestral Performance:
“Norman: Sustain” – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Choral Performance:
“Duruflé: Complete Choral Works” – Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir)
Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance:
“Shaw: Orange” – Attacca Quartet
Classical Instrumental Solo:
“Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite” – Nicola Benedetti; Cristian Măcelaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)
Classical Solo Album Vocal:
“Songplay” – Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter & Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett & Lautaro Greco)
Classical Compedum:
“The Poetry of Places” – Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, producers
Contemporary Classical Composition:
“Higdon: Harp Concerto” – Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare & The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
Well, there you have it, the full list of 2020 Grammy Award Winners. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners.
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