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Trevor Noah is presenting the first Grammy Awards since the pandemic started tonight in Los Angeles. The ceremony, always full of presentations, will feature Taylor Swift, BTS, Megan Thee Stallion and more.
Most of the awards were announced on Sunday afternoon in an event broadcast live. But this year’s top prizes, including record of the year and best new artist, will be awarded during the broadcast.
Beyoncé (nine) and Taylor Swift (six) dominated the nominations this year. Dua Lipa, who won the award for best new artist in 2019, also had a good showing. She is competing for album of the year, album of the year and music of the year, in addition to several pop awards.
Notable absences include Weeknd, whose “After Hours” album was one of the biggest of the year. This week, the Canadian pop star said he would boycott the Grammy going forward, joining a list of black artists who criticized the award nomination procedures as non-transparent and out of reach.
See the full list of winners below:
Best pop group / duo performance
“Rain on Me”, Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
Best Traditional Vocal Pop Album
“Failing to follow the rules”, Rufus Wainwright
Best Dance Recording
“10%”, Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
Best Dance / Electronic Album
“Bubba”, Kaytranda
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
“Live at the Royal Albert Hall,” Snarky Puppy
Best Rock Performance
“Shameika”, Fiona Apple
Best Metal Performance
“Bum-Rush,” Body Count
Best Rock Song
“Stay High”, Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)
Best Rock Album
“The New Abnormal”, The Strokes
Best Alternative Music Album
“Search for Screw Cutters”, Fiona Apple
Better performance of traditional R&B
“Anything For You,” Ledisi
Best R&B Song
“Better Than I Imagine”, Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello and Gabriella Wilson, composers (Robert Glasper featuring HER and Meshell Ndegeocello)
Best Progressive R&B Album
“It is what it is”, Thundercat
Best R&B Album
“Bigger Love,” John Legend
Best Rap Performance
“Savage”, Megan Thee Stallion with Beyoncé
Best Rap Album
“King’s disease”, Nas
Best country solo performance
“When My Amy Prays,” Vince Gill
Best Performance by Duo / Country Group
“10,000 hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
Best Country Song
“Crowded Table”, Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
Best New Age Album
“More Guitar Stories”, Jim “Kimo” West
Best Improvised Solo Jazz
“All Blues”, Chick Corea, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
“Secrets are the best stories”, Kurt Elling with Danilo Pérez
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
“Trilogy 2,” Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade
Best album of great jazz ensemble
“Data Lords”, Maria Schneider Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
“Four Questions,” Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Best gospel presentation / music
“Movin ‘On”, Darryl L. Howell, Jonathan Caleb McReynolds, Kortney Jamaal Pollard and Terrell Demetrius Wilson, composers (Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music)
Best performance / song of contemporary Christian music
“There Was Jesus”, Case Beathard, Jonathan Smith and Zach Williams, composers (Zach Williams and Dolly Parton)
Best Gospel Album
“Gospel According to PJ,” PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“Jesus Is King,” Kanye West
Best Roots Gospel Album
“Celebrating Fisk! (The 150 year old album), ”Fisk Jubilee Singers
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
“La Conquista Del Espacio”, Fito Paez
Best album of Mexican regional music (including Tejano)
“Un Canto Por Mexico, vol. 1, ”Natalia Lafourcade
Best Latin Latin Album
“40,” Grupo Niche
Best performance of American Roots
“I Remember Everything,” John Prine
Best American Roots Song
“I Remember Everything”, Pat McLaughlin and John Prine, composers (John Prine)
Best American Album
“World on the Ground”, Sarah Jarosz
Best Bluegrass Album
“Home”, Billy Strings
Best Traditional Blues Album
“Rawer Than Raw”, Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album
“Have you lost your mind?”, Fantastic Negrito
Best Folk Album
“All the Good Times”, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best Roots Regional Music Album
“Atmosphere”, New Orleans Nightcrawlers
Best Reggae Album
“Got to Be Tough”, Toots and the Maytals
Best Global Music Album
“Twice as loud”, Burna Boy
Best Children’s Music Album
“All women”, Joanie Leeds
Best spoken word album (includes poetry, audiobooks and storytelling)
“Explosion: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State of Russia and the Richest and Destructive Industry on Earth”, Rachel Maddow
Best Comedy Album
“Black Mitzvah”, Tiffany Haddish
Best Musical Theater Album
“Jagged Little Pill,” Original Cast
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
“Jojo Rabbit,” Various Artists
Best soundtrack soundtrack for visual media
“Joker”, Hildur Guonadottir, composer
Best written music for visual media
“No Time to Die,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas Baird O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best Instrumental Composition
“Sputnik”, Maria Schneider, composer (Maria Schneider)
Best arrangement, instrumental or A Cappella
“Donna Lee,” John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
Better arrangement, instruments and vocals
“He’s not going to hold you”, Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody)
Best Recording Package
“Vols. 11 and 12 ”, Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions)
Best Boxed Package or Limited Special Edition
“Ode to Joy”, Lawrence Azerrad and Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)
Best album notes
“Dead Man’s Pop”, Bob Mehr, writer of album notes (The Replacements)
Best Historical Album
“It’s such a good feeling: the best of Mr. Rogers”, Lee Lodyga and Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Mister Rogers)
Best engineering album, not classic
“Hyperspace”, Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua and Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)
Non-classic producer of the year
Andrew Watt
Best Remixed Recording
“Roses (Imanbek Remix),” Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (Saint Jhn)
Best Engineering Album, Classic
“Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Yar,'” David Frost and Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti and Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Classic Producer of the Year
David Frost
Best Orchestral Performance
“Ives: Complete Symphonies,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Best Opera Recording
“Gershwin: Porgy and Bess,” David Robertson, conductor; Angle Blue and Eric Owens; “David Frost,” producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestral The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Best Choral Performance
“Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua,” JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass and Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann and Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and UCLA chamber singers)
Best presentation of chamber music / small ensemble
“Contemporary Voices,” Pacifica Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Theofanidis: Concert for Viola and Chamber Orchestra,” Richard O’Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)
Best Classic Solo Vocal Album
“Smyth: The Prison”, Sarah Brailey and Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Choir; Experiential Orchestra)
Best Classic Compendium
“Thomas, MT: From Anne Frank’s Diary and Rilke Meditations,” Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Rouse: Symphony No. 5,” Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero and Nashville Symphony)
Best Music Video
“Brown Skin Girl”, Beyoncé, Blue Ivy and WizKid
Best Musical Film
“Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” Linda Ronstadt