At the 2023 Grammy Awards in LA, music’s leading divas – Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Adele, and Jennifer Lopez – set the fashion bar high on the red carpet. Swift shimmered in a Roberto Cavalli blue and silver ensemble, while Beyonce sparkled in a Gucci silver and cream strapless gown with gloves.
Adele chose a Louis Vuitton burgundy velvet dress, and Lopez turned heads in a fringe-accented Gucci blue gown with sleeves. During the awards, Beyonce emotionally thanked Jay-Z, her kids, and her deceased gay uncle, as she made history with the most wins ever.
Zakes Bantwini, Wouter Kellerman and Nomcebo Zikode (from South Africa) are officially Grammy Award winners. The trio won the award for the Best Global Music Performance in the Global Music category. This is Kellerman’s second Grammy award and both Zakes Bantwini’s and Zikode’s first.
Trevor Noah hosted the 2023 Grammy Awards for the third year and shared his thoughts on the experience. He said that hosting a live award show can be overwhelming, but it’s amazing to see some of the greatest talents of the generation performing live in front of you. He referred to it as a “live volcano that’s erupting in front of our eyes, and it’s beautiful to be a part of.”
The 2023 Grammy Awards were filled with celebratory energy as LL Cool J led a joyful medley to mark the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop. Questlove curated a selection of the greatest rap artists, featuring legends from the genre’s Golden Era, the 90s, and some of today’s rising stars. LL acknowledged the disappointment over the absence of some artists, stating “We wish we could have included everyone,” but promised that there will be more opportunities to showcase them in the future.
Here’s the full list of the 2023 Grammy Awards Winners
Album of the year: Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Best New Artist: Samara Joy
Record Of The Year: Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
Song Of The Year: Bonnie Raitt – “Just Like That”
Best pop solo performance: Adele – “Easy on Me”
Best dance/electronic album: Beyoncé – Renaissance
Best rap album: Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Best musica urbana album: Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Best pop duo/group performance: Sam Smith and Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Best country album: Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time
Best R&B song: Beyoncé – “Cuff It”
Best pop vocal album: Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Best dance/electronic recording: Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”
Best global music performance: Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode – “Bayethe”
Best country solo performance: Willie Nelson – “Live Forever”
Best R&B performance: Muni Long – “Hrs & Hrs”
Best rap performance: Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Best metal performance: Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi – “Degradation Rules”
Best rock performance: Brandi Carlile – “Broken Horses”
Best rock album: Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9
Best alternative music album: Wet Leg – Wet Leg
Best traditional R&B performance: Beyoncé – “Plastic Off the Sofa”
Best progressive R&B album: Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights
Best R&B album: Robert Glasper – Black Radio III
Best rap song: Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Best comedy album: Dave Chappelle – The Closer
Best folk album: Madison Cunningham – Revealer
Best country song: Cody Johnson – “‘Til You Can’t”
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Jack Antonoff
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical:Tobias Jesso Jr.
Best Music Film: Various Artists – Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
Best Music Video: Taylor Swift – “All Too Well: The Short Film”
Best Song Written for Visual Media: Carolina Gaitán – La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto – Cast – We Don’t Talk About Bruno
Best Musical Theater Album: Into the Woods – 2022 Broadway Cast
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album: J. Ivy – The Poet Who Sat by the Door
Best Americana Album: Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days
Best American Roots Song: Bonnie Raitt – “Just Like That”
Best Americana Performance: Bonnie Raitt – “Made Up Mind”
Best American Roots Performance: Aaron Neville & The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – “Stompin’ Ground”
Best Tropical Latin Album: Marc Anthony – Pa’lla Voy
Best Latin Jazz Album: Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring The Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective – Fandango at the Wall in New York
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Snarky Puppy – Empire Central
Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman
Best Engineered Album, Classical: Edwin Outwater & Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Mason Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Time for Three, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Xian Zhang – “Puts: Contact”
Best Classical Compendium: Kitt Wakeley – An Adoption Story
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Renée Fleming & Yannick Nézet-Séguin – Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Time for Three, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Xian Zhang – “Letters for the Future”
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Attacca Quartet – “Caroline Shaw: Evergreen”
Best Choral Performance: The Crossing – “Born”
Best Opera Recording: The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & The Metropolitan Opera Chorus – “Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones”
Best Orchestral Performance: New York Youth Symphony – “Works” by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman
Best Roots Gospel Album: Tennessee State University – The Urban Hymnal
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Maverick City Music – Breathe
Best Gospel Album: Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin – Kingdom Book One (Deluxe)
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin – “Fear Is Not My Future”
Best Gospel Performance/Song: Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin – “Kingdom”
Best Regional Roots Music Album: Ranky Tanky – Live at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Edgar Winter – Brother Johnny
Best Traditional Blues Album: Taj Mahal & Ry Cooder – Get on Board
Best Bluegrass Album: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway – Crooked Tree
Best Country Song: Cody Johnson – “’Til You Can’t”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde – “Never Wanted to Be That Girl”
Best Historical Album: Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
Best Album Notes: Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: The Grateful Dead – In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81, ’82, ’83
Best Recording Package: Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra – Beginningless Beginning
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): Natalia Lafourcade – Un Canto por México – El Musical
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: Rosalía – Motomami
Best Latin Pop Album: Rubén Blades & Boca Livre – Pasieros
Best Global Music Album: Masa Takumi – Sakura
Best Reggae Album: Kabaka Pyramid – The Kalling
Best Alternative Music Performance: Wet Leg – “Chaise Longue”
Best Melodic Rap Performance: Future Featuring Drake & Tems – “Wait for U”
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording: Viola Davis – Finding Me
Best Children’s Music Album: Alphabet Rockers – The Movement
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Michael Bublé – Higher
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson & Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra – Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton & Matthew Stevens – New Standards, Vol. 1
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Samara Joy – “Linger Awhile”
Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Wayne Shorter & Leo Genovese – “Endangered Species”
Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album: Mystic Mirror – White Sun
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Christine McVie – “Songbird” (Orchestral Version)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley & The SWR Big Band
Best Instrumental Composition: Geoffrey Keezer – “Refuge”
Best Immersive Audio Album: Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej – Divine Tides
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Best Remixed Recording: Lizzo – “About Damn Time” (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media: Stephanie Economou – Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television): Germaine Franco – Encanto
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Various Artists – Encanto
Well, there you have it, the full list of 2023 Grammy Awards winners. I would like to congratulate all of them and wish them all of the best with their future musical endeavors.
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