

In addition, Questlove curated an all-star Hip Hop 50 tribute performance.īefore the live broadcast, most of the winners in the 91 Grammy categories were revealed during a non-televised Premiere Ceremony, hosted by Randy Rainbow.ĭuring the ceremony, Davis achieved EGOT status after she won the best audiobook, narration and storytelling recording award for her memoir, Finding Me.

Blige, Brandi Carlile, Luke Combs, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Petras, Smith and Styles. Grammy performers included Bad Bunny, Mary J. (See the star-studded arrivals here.)ĭuring the televised Grammys ceremony, presenters included Viola Davis, first lady Jill Biden, Dwayne Johnson, Cardi B, James Corden, Billy Crystal, Olivia Rodrigo and Shania Twain. Noah returned as host of the ceremony, which took place Sunday at the Arena in Los Angeles. Sam Smith and Kim Petras won the award for best pop duo/vocal performance for “Unholy.” Accepting the award, Petras noted that Smith had “graciously wanted me to accept this award because I’m the first transgender woman to win this award.” She also thanked her mom for believing “me that I was a girl” and Madonna for her work fighting for LGBTQ rights.

Samara Joy won best new artist.Īmong the other winners were Willie Nelson for best country album, Harry Styles for best pop vocal album, Kendrick Lamar for best rap album, Adele for best pop solo performance and Bad Bunny for best música urbana album. “You clearly are the artist of our lives,” Lizzo told her. A visibly surprised Bonnie Raitt won song of the year for “Just Like That,” while Lizzo won record of the year for “About Damn Time.” In her uplifting speech, Lizzo paid tribute to Beyoncé, saying she’d skipped school to see the latter perform when she was younger, and that’s when she realized she wanted to make music that inspired people like Beyoncé. “This doesn’t happen to people like me very often,” he said in his speech. In the big four categories, Harry Styles’ Harry’s House took the top award of the night, album of the year. She also took home the award for best traditional R&B performance for “Plastic Off the Sofa.” It was Beyoncé’s first win in the dance category. 1 and lead single off Renaissance - won best dance/electronic recording during the Premiere Ceremony.
