Music’s biggest night was a momentous one. Last night saw the celebration of the 61st Annual Grammy Awards hosted by Alicia Keys. The biggest winners included Kacey Musgraves for Album of the Year, Dua Lipa getting Best New Artist, Cardi B catching Best Rap Album honors, and Childish Gambino taking home Record of the Year & Song of the Year trophies thanks to “This Is America.”
Some of the other POD faves that won were H.E.R., Pharrell, St. Vincent, Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, and Dave Chappelle…. Oh and Lady Gaga won too. A Star Is Born is my shit.
Check out the list of notable winners below.
Album of the Year
Kacey Musgraves – Golden Hour
Record of the Year
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Best New Artist
Dua Lipa
Best Rap Album
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Best R&B Album
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
Best Rap Song
Drake – God’s Plan
Song of the Year
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – Shallow
Producer of the Year, Non – Classical
Pharrell Williams
Best Rap/Sung Performance
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Best Rap Performance
(Tie)
Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, & James Blake – King’s Dead
Anderson .Paak – Bubblin
Best Rock Album
Greta Van Fleet – From the Fires
Best Rock Song
St. Vincent – Masseduction
Best Metal Performance
High on Fire – Electric Messiah
Best Rock Performance
Chris Cornell – When Bad Does Good
Best Urban Contemporary Album
The Carters – Everything Is Love
Best R&B Song
Ella Mai – Boo’d Up
Best Traditional R&B Performance
(Tie)
Leon Bridges – Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand
PJ Morton – How Deep Is Your Love [ft. Yebba]
Best R&B Performance
H.E.R. – Best Part [ft. Daniel Caesar]
Best Latin Jazz Album
Dafnis Prieto Big Band – Back to the Sunset
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
John Daversa Big Band – American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
The Wayne Shorter Quartet – Emanon
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Cécile McLorin Salvant – The Window
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
John Daversa – Don’t Fence Me In
Best Reggae Album
Sting & Shaggy – 44/876
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Justice – Woman Worldwide
Best Dance Recording
Silk City & Dua Lipa – Electricity [ft. Diplo and Mark Ronson]
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Kernis – Violin Concerto
Best Classical Compendium
Fuchs – Piano Concerto Spiritualist
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Monteverdi – Songs of Orpheus
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Kernis – Violin Concerto
Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Laurie Anderson – Landfall
Best Choral Performance
McLoskey – Zealot Canticles
Best Opera Recording
Bates – The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs
Best Orchestral Performance
Shostakovich – Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Shostakovich – Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ariana Grande – Sweetener
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Willie Nelson – My Way
Best Pop Solo Performance
Lady Gaga – Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?)
Best Country Song
Kacey Musgraves – Space Cowboy
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Dan & Shay – Tequila
Best Country Solo Performance
Kacey Musgraves – Butterflies
Best Music Film
Quincy Jones – Quincy
Best Music Video
Childish Gambino – This Is America
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Kalani Pe’a – No ’Ane’i
Best Tropical Latin Album
Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Anniversary
Best Regional Mexican Music Album
Luis Miguel – ¡México Por Siempre!
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Zoe – Aztlán
Best Latin Pop Album
Claudia Brant – Sincera
Best Spoken Word Album
Jimmy Carter – Faith: A Journey for All
Best Children’s Album
Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats – All the Sounds
Best Folk Album
Punch Brothers – All Ashore
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Fantastic Negrito – Please Don’t Be Dead
Best Traditional Blues Album
Buddy Guy – The Blues Is Alive and Well
Best Bluegrass Album
The Travelin’ McCourys – The Travelin’ McCourys
Best Americana Album
Brandi Carlile – By the Way, I Forgive You
Best American Roots Song
Brandi Carlile – The Joke
Best American Roots Performance
Brandi Carlile – The Joke
Best New Age Album
Opium Moon – Opium Moon
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Ludwig Göransson – Black Panther
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Greatest Showman
Best World Music Album
Soweto Gospel Choir – Freedom
Best Roots Gospel Album
Jason Crabb – Unexpected
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child
Best Gospel Album
Tori Kelly – Hiding Place
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Lauren Daigle – You Say
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin – Never Alone
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Steve Gadd Band – Steve Gadd Band
Best Immersive Audio Album
Eye in the Sky: 35th Anniversary Edition
Best Remixed Recording
HAIM – Walking Away (Mura Masa remix)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Beck – Colors
Best Historical Album
Various Artists – Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris
Best Album Notes
Various Artists – Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris (David Evans)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
“Weird Al” Yankovic – Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of “Weird Al” Yankovic
Best Recording Package
St. Vincent – Masseduction
Best Arrangement, Insruments and Vocals
Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter – Spiderman Theme
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or a Capella
John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists – Stars and Stripes Forever
Best Instrumental Composition
Terence Blanchard – Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil)
Best Alternative Music Album
Beck – Colors
Best Musical Theater Album
The Band’s Visit
Best Comedy Album
Dave Chappelle – Equanimity & the Bird Revelation
