The 61st annual Grammy Awards this year were held in Los Angeles and hosted by Alicia Keys. After the 60th annual Grammy Awards, this was a refreshing switching of gears, as most people weren’t so hot for James Corden hosting the show last year. Now, the awards went back to (good) basics and saw a reputable singer take to the stage and lead the chorus, as it were. And she performed on two pianos, too. Someone give her all the Grammys, please…
When it came to the winners, Dua Lipa went home with the Best New Artist award, Lady Gaga scooped up three awards between Shallow (Best Pop Duo Award and Best Song Written For Visual Media) and Joanne (Best Pop Solo Performance) while Childish Gambino won Record of the Year for This Is America.
As usual the awards, with all its many categories, celebrated a huge variety of music genres and noticeably, the powerhouse women in the industry. Just take a look at all the female performances for a start and then the winners below…
Cardi B
En Vogue
Alicia Keys
Jennifer Lopez
And now for the winners…
Record of the Year: This is America, Childish Gambino
Album of the Year: Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
Song of the Year: This is America, Childish Gambino
Best New Artist: Dua Lipa
Best Pop Solo Performance: Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?), Lady Gaga
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Shallow, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: My Way, Willie Nelson
Best Pop Vocal Album: Sweetener, Ariana Grande
Best Dance Recording: Electricity, Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Woman Worldwide, Justice
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Steve Gadd Band, Steve Gadd Band
Best Rock Performance: When Bad Does Good, Chris Cornell
Best Metal Performance: Electric Messiah, High On Fire
Best Rock Song: Masseduction, St. Vincent
Best Rock Album: From The Fires, Greta Van Fleet
Best Alternative Music Album: Colours, Beck
Best R&B Performance: When Bad Does Good, Chris Cornell
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand, Leon Bridges/ How Deep Is Your Love, Pj Morton Featuring Yebba
Best R&B Song: Bood’d Up, Ella Mai
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Everything Is Love, The Carters
Best R&B Album: H.E.R., H.E.R.
Best Rap/Sung Performance: This Is America, Childish Gambino
Best Rap Song: God’s Plan, Drake
Best Rap Album: Invasion of Privacy, Cardi B
Best Country Solo Performance: Butterflies, Kacey Musgraves
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Tequila, Dan + Shay
Best Country Song: Space Cowboy, Kacey Musgraves
Best Country Album: Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves
Best New Age Album: Opium Moon, Opium Moon
Best Jazz Vocal Album: The Window, Cecline Mclorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Emanon, The Wayne Shorter Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom, John Daversa Big Band Featuring Daca Artists
Best Latin Jazz Album: Back To The Sunset, Dafnis Prieto Big Band
Best Latin Pop Album: Sincera, Claudia Brant
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: Aztlan, Zoe
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): ¡México Por Siempre!, Luis Miguel
Best Tropical Latin Album: Anniversary, Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Best American Roots Performance: The Joke, Brandi Carlile
Best American Roots Song: The Joke, Brandi Carlile
Best Americana Album: By The Way, I Forgive You, Brandi Carlile
Best Bluegrass Album: The Travelin’ Mccourys, The Travelin’ Mccourys
Best Traditional Blues Album: The Blues Is Alive And Well, Buddy Guy
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Please Don’t Be Dead, Fantastic Negrito
Best Folk Album: All Ashore, Punch Brothers
Best Regional Roots Music Album: No ‘Ane’l, Kanali Pe’a
Best Reggae Album: 44/876, Sting & Shaggy
Best World Music Album: Freedom, Soweto Gospel Choir
Best Children’s Album: All The Sounds, Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling): Faith – A Journey For All, Jimmy Carter
Best Comedy Album: Equanimity & The Bird Revelation, Dave Chappelle
Best Musical Theater Album: The Band’s Visit, Original Broadway Cast
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: The Greatest Showman, Hugh Jackman (& Various Artists)
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Black Panther, Ludwig Goransson
Best Song Written for Visual Media: Shallow, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Colors, Beck
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Pharrell Williams
Producer of the Year, Classical: Blanton Aspaugh
Best Music Video: This Is America, Childish Gambino
Best Music Film: Quincy, Quincy Jones
Now, check out which Bahraini designer dressed Bebe Rexha.
