What a night for music creators and fans alike. The annual Grammy awards took place on Sunday, April 3, 2022. This year, Trevor Noah hosted music’s biggest night. Many performed, like BTS, Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber, Silk Sonic, Olivia Rodrigo, and Billie Eilish to name a few.
Ukrainian President — Volodymyr Zelenskyy — delivered a pre-taped speech urging musicians to fill the silence by Russian bombs with their music. Others also took to the stage to deliver a performance in honour of Ukraine.
Keep reading to find out more on who went home with an iconic golden gramophone.
Music Video/Film
Best Music Video: John Batiste– Freedom
Production
Producer of the Year (non-classical): Jack Antonoff– Chemtrails Over The Country Club (Lana Del Rey), Daddy’s Home (St.Vincent), Gold Rush (Taylor Swift), Sling (Clairo), Solar Power (Lorde), Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night (Bleachers)
Rap
Best Rap Album: Tyler, The Creator– Call Me If You Get Lost
Best Rap Song: Kanye West, Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, & Mark Williams- Jail
Best Melodic Rap Performance: Kanye West, ft. The Weeknd, Lil Baby- Hurricane
Best Rap Performance: Baby Keem, ft. Kendrick Lamar– Family Ties
R&B
Best R&B Song: Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II, Bruno Mars– Leave The Door Open
Best R&B Performance: (tie) Silk Sonic– Leave The Door Open
Jazmine Sullivan– Pick Up Your Feelings
Best Alternative Music Album: St.Vincent– Daddy’s Home
Rock
Best Rock Album: Foo Fighters– Medicine At Midnight
Best Rock Song: Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear– Waiting On A War
Best Metal Performance: Dream Theater– The Alien
Best Rock Performance: Foo Fighters– Making A Fire
Pop
Best Pop Vocal Album: Olivia Rodrigo– Sour
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga– Love For Sale
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Doja Cat, SZA– Kiss Me More
Best Pop Solo Performance: Olivia Rodrigo– drivers license
General
Best New Artist- Olivia Rodrigo
Song Of The Year: Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars– Leave The Door Open
Album Of The Year- Jon Batiste Craig Adams, David Gauthier, Braedon Gautier, Brennon Gautier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe, Zadie Smith, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 & Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mikey Freedom Hart, DJ Khalil, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet & Nick Waterhouse, producers; Jon Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, Ken Oriole, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore & Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Jon Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Steve McEwan, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe & Mavis Staples, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer- We Are
Record Of The Year: Silk Sonic, Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II & Bruno Mars, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer- Leave The Door Open
Works Cited
“2022 Grammys Performers & Host.” Recording Academy, http://www.grammy.com/awards/2022-grammys-performers-host.
“64th Annual Grammy Awards .” Recording Academy, http://www.grammy.com/awards/64th-annual-grammy-awards-2021.
Blackwelder, Carson, and Hayley Fitzpatrick. “2022 Grammys Recap: Biggest Wins, All the Star-Studded Performances and More.” ABC News, ABC News Network, 4 Apr. 2022, abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/2022-grammys-recap-biggest-wins-star-studded-performances/story?id=83851578.
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