The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center last night. The ceremony was hosted by South African Comedian and TV personality Trevor Noah. As with other award shows held during the Coronavirus pandemic, there was no live audience this year. Only a limited number of performers and nominees attended the ceremony.
Performers at 63rd Annual Grammy Awards included Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion. Beyoncé went home with 4 awards. She reached a total of 28 Lifetime Grammy Award Wins (the most wins ever by a female artist and the most wins ever by a singer).
Here’s the full list of winners at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards
1. Record of the Year – “Everything I Wanted” – Billie Eilish
2. Album of the Year – “Folklore” – Taylor Swift
3. Song of the Year – “I Can’t Breathe” — H.E.R.
4. Best New Artist – Megan Thee Stallion
5. Best Solo Pop Performance – “Watermelon Sugar” – Harry Styles
6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – “Rain on Me” – Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – “American Standard” – James Taylor
8. Best Pop Vocal Album – “Future Nostalgia” – Dua Lipa
9. Best Dance Recording – “10%” – Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
10. Best Dance/Electronic Album – “Bubba” – Kaytranada
11. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album – “Live at the Royal Albert Hall” – Snarky Puppy
12. Best Rock Performance – “Shameika” – Fiona Apple
13. Best Metal Performance – “Bum-Rush” – Body Count
14. Best Rock Song – “Stay High” — Brittany Howard
15. Best Rock Album – “The New Abnormal” — The Strokes
16. Best Alternative Music Album – “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” — Fiona Apple
17. Best R&B Performance – “Black Parade” – Beyoncé
18. Best Traditional R&B Performance – “Anything for You” – Ledisi
19. Best R&B Song – “Better Than I Imagined” – Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello
20. Best Progressive R&B Album – “It Is What It Is” – Thundercat
21. Best R&B Album – “Bigger Love” – John Legend
22. Best Rap Performance – “Savage” – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
23. Best Melodic Rap Performance – “Lockdown” – Anderson .Paak
24. Best Rap Song – “Savage” – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
25. Best Rap Album – “King’s Disease” – Nas
26. Best Country Solo Performance – “When My Amy Prays” – Vince Gill
27. Best Country Duo / Group Performance – “10,000 Hours” – Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
28. Best Country Song – “Crowded Table” – The Highwomen
29. Best Country Album – “Wildcard” – Miranda Lambert
30. Best New Age Album – “More Guitar Stories” – Jim “Kimo” West
31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo – “All Blues” – Chick Corea, soloist
32. Best Jazz Vocal Album – “Secrets are the Best Stories” – Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez
33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album – “Trilogy 2” – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album – “Data Lords” – Maria Schneider Orchestra
35. Best Latin Jazz Album – “Four Questions” – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
36. Best Gospel Performance / Song – “Movin’ On” – Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance / Song – “There Was Jesus” – Zach Williams & Dolly Parton
38. Best Gospel Album – “Gospel According to PJ” – PJ Morton
39. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album – “Jesus is King” – Kanye West
40. Best Roots Gospel Album – “Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album)” – Fisk Jubilee Singers
41. Best Latin Pop Album or Urban Album – “YHLQMDLG” – Bad Bunny
42. Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album – “La Conquista del Espacio” – Fito Paez
43. Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) – “Un Canto por México, Vol. 1” – Natalia Lafourcade
44. Best Tropical Latin Album – “40” – Grupo Niche
45. Best American Roots Performance – “I Remember Everything” – John Prine
46. Best American Roots Song – “I Remember Everything” – John Prine
47. Best Americana Album – “World on the Ground” – Sarah Jarosz
48. Best Bluegrass Album – “Home” – Billy Strings
49. Best Traditional Blues Album – “Rawer than Raw” – Bobby Rush
50. Best Contemporary Blues Album – “Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?” – Fantastic Negrito
51. Best Folk Album – “All the Good Times” — Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
52. Best Regional Roots Music Album – “Atmosphere” – New Orleans Nightcrawlers
53. Best Reggae Album – “Got to Be Tough” – Toots & The Maytals
54. Best Global Music Album – “Twice as Tall” – Burna Boy
55. Best Children’s Album – “All the Ladies” – Joanie Leeds
56. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling) – “Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth” – Rachel Maddow
57. Best Comedy Album – “Black Mitzvah” – Tiffany Haddish
58. Best Musical Theater Album – “Jagged Little Pill”
59. Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media – Jojo Rabbit
60. Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media – “Joker” – Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
61. Best Song Written for Visual Media – “No Time to Die” (from No Time to Die) – Billie Eilish
62. Best Instrumental Composition – “Sputnik” – Maria Schneider
63. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella – “Donna Lee” – John Beasley
64. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals – “He Won’t Hold You” – Jacob Collier featuring Rapsody
65. Best Recording Package – “Vols. 11 & 12” – Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions)
66. Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package – “Ode to Joy” — Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)
67. Best Album Notes – “Dead Man’s Pop” – Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)
68. Best Historical Album – “It’s Such A Good Feeling: The Best Of Mister Rogers” – Mister Rogers
69. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical – “Hyperspace” – Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua, Beck Hansen & Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)
70. Producer of the Year, Non-Classical – Andrew Watt
71. Best Remixed Recording – “Roses (Imanbek Remix)” – Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (SAINt JHN)
72. Best Engineered Album, Classical – “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Yar'” – David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
72. Producer of the Year, Classical – David Frost
73. Best Orchestral Performance – “Ives: Complete Symphonies” – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
74. Best Opera Recording – “Gershwin: Porgy and Bess” – David Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
75. Best Choral Performance – “Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua” – JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers)
76. Best Chamber Music / Small Ensemble Performance – “Contemporary Voices” – Pacifica Quartet
77. Best Classical Instrumental Solo – “Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra” – Richard O’Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
78. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album – “Smyth: The Prison” – Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra)
79. Best Classical Compendium – “Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke” – Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
80. Best Contemporary Classical Composition – “Rouse: Symphony No. 5” – Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
81. Best Music Video – “Brown Skin Girl” – Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & Wizkid Featuring Blue Ivy Carter
82. Best Music Film – “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice” – Linda Ronstadt
Well, there you have it, the complete list of 63rd Annual Grammy Awards Winners. Congratulations to everyone who walked away with an award (or 2).
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