The 2021 Grammy Awards kicked off with a night full of performances!
Many of the evening’s awards were given out ahead of Sunday night’s 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 Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s 9-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter won her first-ever Grammy for her collaboration on her famous mama’s “Brown Skin Girl” music video. Blue earned the prestigious award for “Best Music Video” alongside Beyoncé, fellow collaborator Wizkid, and the video’s director Jenn Nkiru.
Megan Thee Stallion won the first in-person award of the night for Best New Artist. The “Body” 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.
Beyoncé won her 28th Grammy Award on Sunday night and became the most award-winning female artist in the award show’s 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 “Folklore” and after thanking her collaborators, she let out a super sweet reveal about who gives the seal of approval on her work – Joe.
“Joe, who is the first person that I play every single song I write…I had the best time writing songs with you in quarantine.”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: “Folklore,” Taylor Swift
RECORD OF THE YEAR: “Everything I Wanted,” Billie Eilish
R&B PERFORMANCE: “Black Parade,“ Beyoncé
POP VOCAL ALBUM: “Future Nostalgia,” Dua Lipa
RAP SONG: “Savage,” Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe & Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé)
SONG OF THE YEAR: “I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
LATIN POP OR URBAN ALBUM: “YHLQMDLG,” Bad Bunny
MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE: “Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak
POP SOLO PERFORMANCE: “Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles
COUNTRY ALBUM: “Wildcard,” Miranda Lambert
BEST NEW ARTIST: Megan Thee Stallion
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL: Andrew Watt
COUNTRY SONG: “Crowded Table,” Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby & Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)
COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE: “10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE: “When My Amy Prays,” Vince Gill
ROCK ALBUM: “The New Abnormal,” The Strokes
ROCK SONG: “Stay High,” Brittany Howard
METAL PERFORMANCE: “Bum-Rush,” Body Count
ROCK PERFORMANCE: “Shameika,” Fiona Apple
RAP ALBUM: “King’s Disease,” Nas
RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE: “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM: “American Standard,” James Taylor
POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE: “Rain on Me,” Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
R&B ALBUM: “Bigger Love,” John Legend
PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM: “It Is What It Is,” Thundercat
R&B SONG: “Better Than I Imagine,” Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson, Songwriters (Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello)
TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE: “Anything For You,” Ledisi
LATIN JAZZ ALBUM: “Four Questions,” Arturo O’farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM: “Data Lords,” Maria Schneider Orchestra
JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: “ Trilogy 2,” Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM: “ Secrets Are The Best Stories,” Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez
IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO: “All Blues,” Chick Corea, Soloist Track From: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian Mcbride & Brian Blade)
ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM: “Fetch the Bolt Cutters,” Fiona Apple
MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM: “Jagged Little Pill,” 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: “Black Mitzvah,” Tiffany Haddish
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM: “Blowout,” Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, And The Richest, Most Destructive Industry On Earth — Rachel Maddow
CHILDREN’S MUSIC ALBUM: “All The Ladies,” Joanie Leeds
GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM: “Twice As Tall,” Burna Boy
REGGAE ALBUM: “Got To Be Tough,” Toots & The Maytals
REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM: “Atmosphere New Orleans,” Nightcrawlers
FOLK ALBUM: “All the Good Times,” Gillian Welch & David Rawling
CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM: “Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?” Fantastic Negrito
TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM: “Rawer Than Raw,” Bobby Rush
BLUEGRASS ALBUM: “Home,” Billy Strings
AMERICANA ALBUM: “World On The Ground,” Sarah Jarosz
AMERICAN ROOTS SONG: “I Remember Everything,” Pat Mclaughlin & John Prine, Songwriters (John Prine)
AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE: “I Remember Everything,” John Prine
SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA: “No Time To Die” [From “No Time To Die”] — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas Baird O’Connell, Songwriters (Billie Eilish)
SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR A VISUAL MEDIA: “Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir, Composer
COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR A VISUAL MEDIA: “Jojo Rabbit” (Various Artists)
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION: “Rouse: Symphony No. 5,” Christopher Rouse, Composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM: Thomas, M.T.: From The Diary Of Anne Frank & Meditations On Rilke — Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, Conductor; Jack Vad, Producer
CLASSICAL SOLO ALBUM VOCAL: “Smyth: The Prison,” Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, Conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra)
CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO: “Theofanidis: Concerto For Viola And Chamber Orchestra,” Richard O’neill; David Alan Miller, Conductor (Albany Symphony)
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)
CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE: “Contemporary Voices,” Pacifica Quartet
OPERA RECORDING: “Gershwin: Porgy And Bess,” David Robertson, Conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, Producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE: “Ives: Complete Symphonies,” Gustavo Dudamel, Conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM: “40,” Grupo Niche
REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM: “Un Canto Por México, Vol. 1,” Natalia Lafourcade
LATIN ROCK OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM: “La Conquista Del Espaci,” Fito Paez
ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Yar’
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL: David Frost
REMIXED RECORDING: “Roses (IMANBEK Remix),” Imanbek Zeikenov, Remixer (SAINt Jhn)
ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL: “Hyperspace,” Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua & Mike Larson, Engineers; Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer (Beck)
HISTORICAL ALBUM: “It’s Such A Good Feeling: The Best Of Mister Rogers,” Lee Lodyga & Cheryl Pawelski, Compilation Producers; Michael Graves, Mastering Engineer (Mister Rogers)
ALBUM NOTES: “Dead Man’s Pop,” Bob Mehr, Album Notes Writer (The Replacements)
BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE: “Ode To Joy,” Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, Art Directors (Wilco)
RECORDING PACKAGING: “Vols. 11 & 12,” Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, Art Directors (Desert Sessions)
ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM: “Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album),” Fisk Jubilee Singers
CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM: “Jesus Is King,” Kanye West
GOSPEL ALBUM: “Gospel According To Pj,” Pj Morton
NEW AGE ALBUM: “More Guitar Stories,” Jim “Kimo” West
DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM: “Bubba,” Kaytranada
MUSIC FILM: “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice,” Linda Ronstadt
MUSIC VIDEO: “Brown Skin Girl,” Beyoncé — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Jenn Nkiru, Video Directors; Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer & Erinn Williams, Video Producers
ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCALS: “He Won’t Hold You,” Jacob Collier, Arranger (Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody)
DANCE RECORDING: “10% Kaytranada Featuring Kali Uchis,” Kaytranada, producer; Neal H. Pogue, mixerOn My Mind: Diplo & Sidepiece — Diplo & Sidepiece, producers; Luca Pretolesi, mixer
CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM: “Live At The Royal Albert Hall,” Snarky Puppy
INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION: “Sputnik,” Maria Schneider, Composer (Maria Schneider)
ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA: “Donna Lee,” John Beasley, Arranger (John Beasley)
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