The 2021 Grammy Awards kicked off with a night full of performances!
Many of the eveningâs awards were given out ahead of Sunday nightâs music-filled show amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Trevor Noah hosted the 63rd Grammy Awards which are being held outside with nominees sitting at socially distant tables and following coronavirus restrictions.
Prior to the show, it was announced that BeyoncĂ© and Jay-Zâs 9-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter won her first-ever Grammy for her collaboration on her famous mamaâs âBrown Skin Girlâ music video. Blue earned the prestigious award for âBest Music Videoâ alongside BeyoncĂ©, fellow collaborator Wizkid, and the videoâs director Jenn Nkiru.
Megan Thee Stallion won the first in-person award of the night for Best New Artist. The âBodyâ rapper beat out an impressive group of breakout musicians, including Doja Cat, Phoebe Bridgers and Noah Cyrus. Megan looked shocked as her name was called, and she verged on tears as she took the stage to give her acceptance speech.
BeyoncĂ© won her 28th Grammy Award on Sunday night and became the most award-winning female artist in the award showâs 63-year history. The record was previously held by Alison Krauss who had 27 Grammy award wins.
Taylor Swift took home the Grammy for Best Album for her album âFolkloreâ and after thanking her collaborators, she let out a super sweet reveal about who gives the seal of approval on her work â Joe.
âJoe, who is the first person that I play every single song I writeâŠI had the best time writing songs with you in quarantine.â
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: âFolklore,â Taylor Swift
RECORD OF THE YEAR: âEverything I Wanted,â Billie Eilish
R&B PERFORMANCE: âBlack Parade,â BeyoncĂ©
POP VOCAL ALBUM: âFuture Nostalgia,â Dua Lipa
RAP SONG: âSavage,â BeyoncĂ©, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion Featuring BeyoncĂ©)
SONG OF THE YEAR: âI Canât Breathe,â Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
LATIN POP OR URBAN ALBUM: âYHLQMDLG,â Bad Bunny
MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE: âLockdown,â Anderson .Paak
POP SOLO PERFORMANCE: âWatermelon Sugar,â Harry Styles
COUNTRY ALBUM: âWildcard,â Miranda Lambert
BEST NEW ARTIST: Megan Thee Stallion
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL: Andrew Watt
COUNTRY SONG: âCrowded Table,â Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE: â10,000 Hours,â Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE: âWhen My Amy Prays,â Vince Gill
ROCK ALBUM: âThe New Abnormal,â The Strokes
ROCK SONG: âStay High,â Brittany Howard
METAL PERFORMANCE: âBum-Rush,â Body Count
ROCK PERFORMANCE: âShameika,â Fiona Apple
RAP ALBUM: âKingâs Disease,â Nas
RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE: âSavage,â Megan Thee Stallion Featuring BeyoncĂ©
TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM: âAmerican Standard,â James Taylor
POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE: âRain on Me,â Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
R&B ALBUM: âBigger Love,â John Legend
PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM: âIt Is What It Is,â Thundercat
R&B SONG: âBetter Than I Imagine,â Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, Songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE: âAnything For You,â Ledisi
LATIN JAZZ ALBUM: âFour Questions,â Arturo Oâfarrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM: âData Lords,â Maria Schneider Orchestra
JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: â Trilogy 2,â Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM: â Secrets Are The Best Stories,â Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo PĂ©rez
IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO: âAll Blues,â Chick Corea, Soloist Track From: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian Mcbride & Brian Blade)
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM: âFetch the Bolt Cutters,â Fiona Apple
MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM: âJagged Little Pill,â Kathryn Gallagher, Celia Rose Gooding, Lauren Patten & Elizabeth Stanley, Principal Soloists; Neal Avron, Pete Ganbarg, Tom Kitt, Michael Parker, Craig Rosen & Vivek J. Tiwary, Producers (Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette, Lyricists) (Original Broadway Cast)
COMEDY ALBUM: âBlack Mitzvah,â Tiffany Haddish
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM: âBlowout,â Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, And The Richest, Most Destructive Industry On Earth â Rachel Maddow
CHILDRENâS MUSIC ALBUM: âAll The Ladies,â Joanie Leeds
GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM: âTwice As Tall,â Burna Boy
REGGAE ALBUM: âGot To Be Tough,â Toots & The Maytals
REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM: âAtmosphere New Orleans,â Nightcrawlers
FOLK ALBUM: âAll the Good Times,â Gillian Welch & David Rawling
CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM: âHave You Lost Your Mind Yet?â Fantastic Negrito
TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM: âRawer Than Raw,â Bobby Rush
BLUEGRASS ALBUM: âHome,â Billy Strings
AMERICANA ALBUM: âWorld On The Ground,â Sarah Jarosz
AMERICAN ROOTS SONG: âI Remember Everything,â Pat Mclaughlin & John Prine, Songwriters (John Prine)
AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE: âI Remember Everything,â John Prine
SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA: âNo Time To Dieâ [From âNo Time To Dieâ] â Billie Eilish OâConnell & Finneas Baird OâConnell, Songwriters (Billie Eilish)
SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR A VISUAL MEDIA: âJoker,â Hildur GuðnadĂłttir, Composer
COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR A VISUAL MEDIA: âJojo Rabbitâ (Various Artists)
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION: âRouse: Symphony No. 5,â Christopher Rouse, Composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM: Thomas, M.T.: From The Diary Of Anne Frank & Meditations On Rilke â Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor; Jack Vad, Producer
CLASSICAL SOLO ALBUM VOCAL: âSmyth: The Prison,â Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, Conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra)
CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: âTheofanidis: Concerto For Viola And Chamber Orchestra,â Richard Oâneill; David Alan Miller, Conductor (Albany Symphony)
CHORAL PERFORMANCE: âDanielpour: The Passion Of Yeshua,â Joann Falletta, Conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, Chorus Masters (James K. Bass, Jânai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & Ucla Chamber Singers)
CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE: âContemporary Voices,â Pacifica Quartet
OPERA RECORDING: âGershwin: Porgy And Bess,â David Robertson, Conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, Producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE: âIves: Complete Symphonies,â Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM: â40,â Grupo Niche
REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM: âUn Canto Por MĂ©xico, Vol. 1,â Natalia Lafourcade
LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM: âLa Conquista Del Espaci,â Fito Paez
ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, âBabi Yarâ
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL: David Frost
REMIXED RECORDING: âRoses (IMANBEK Remix),â Imanbek Zeikenov, Remixer (SAINt Jhn)
ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL: âHyperspace,â Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua & Mike Larson, Engineers; Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer (Beck)
HISTORICAL ALBUM: âItâs Such A Good Feeling: The Best Of Mister Rogers,â Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, Compilation Producers; Michael Graves, Mastering Engineer (Mister Rogers)
ALBUM NOTES: âDead Manâs Pop,â Bob Mehr, Album Notes Writer (The Replacements)
BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE: âOde To Joy,â Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, Art Directors (Wilco)
RECORDING PACKAGING: âVols. 11 & 12,â Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, Art Directors (Desert Sessions)
ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM: âCelebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album),â Fisk Jubilee Singers
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM: âJesus Is King,â Kanye West
GOSPEL ALBUM: âGospel According To Pj,â Pj Morton
NEW AGE ALBUM: âMore Guitar Stories,â Jim âKimoâ West
DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM: âBubba,â Kaytranada
MUSIC FILM: âLinda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice,â Linda Ronstadt
MUSIC VIDEO: âBrown Skin Girl,â BeyoncĂ© â BeyoncĂ© Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, Video Directors; Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, Video Producers
ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCALS: âHe Wonât Hold You,â Jacob Collier, Arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody)
DANCE RECORDING: â10% Kaytranada Featuring Kali Uchis,â Kaytranada, producer; Neal H. Pogue, mixerOn My Mind: Diplo & Sidepiece â Diplo & Sidepiece, producers; Luca Pretolesi, mixer
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: âLive At The Royal Albert Hall,â Snarky Puppy
INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION: âSputnik,â Maria Schneider, Composer (Maria Schneider)
ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA: âDonna Lee,â John Beasley, Arranger (John Beasley)
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