The Grammy winners list is out.
Written by Ann Munyasya on March 16, 2021
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday night on CBS. The privileged host was other than the hilarious comedian Trevor Noah who hosted the event from Los Angeles convention center.
Like any other event The Grammys were held virtually due to corona virus and only a number of limited nominees and performers were invited. Some of the performers at the event were; Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion.
Beyoncé led the field with nine nominations, she broke the record for the most Grammy wins ever by a female and also as a singer. In total she has 28 Grammys.
Here is the list of The Grammy winners and the nominees;
Record of the Year
- “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish — Winner
- “Black Parade” — Beyoncé
- “Colors” — Black Pumas
- “Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
- “Say So” — Doja Cat
- “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
- “Circles” — Post Malone
- “Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Album of the Year
- “Folklore” — Taylor Swift — Winner
- “Chilombo” — Jhené Aiko
- “Black Pumas” (Deluxe Edition) — Black Pumas
- “Everyday Life” — Coldplay
- “Djesse Vol. 3” — Jacob Collier
- “Women in Music Pt. III” — Haim
- “Future Nostalgia” — Dua Lipa
- “Hollywood’s Bleeding” — Post Malone
Song of the Year
- “I Can’t Breathe” — H.E.R. — Winner
- “Black Parade” — Beyoncé
- “The Box” — Roddy Ricch
- “Cardigan” — Taylor Swift
- “Circles” — Post Malone
- “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
- “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
- “If the World Was Ending” — JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels
Best New Artist
- Megan Thee Stallion — Winner
- Ingrid Andress
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Noah Cyrus
- Chika
- D Smoke
- Doja Cat
- Kaytranada
Best Pop Solo Performance
- “Watermelon Sugar” — Harry Styles — Winner
- “Yummy” — Justin Bieber
- “Say So” — Doja Cat
- “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
- “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
- “Cardigan” — Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- “Rain on Me” — Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande — Winner
- “Un Dia (One Day)” — J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
- “Intentions” — Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
- “Dynamite” — BTS
- “Exile” — Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- “American Standard” — James Taylor — Winner
- “Blue Umbrella” — Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian
- “True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter” — Harry Connick Jr.
- “Unfollow the Rules” — Rufus Wainwright
- “Judy” — Renée Zellweger
Best Pop Vocal Album
- “Future Nostalgia” — Dua Lipa — Winner
- “Changes” — Justin Bieber
- “Chromatica” — Lady Gaga
- “Fine Line” — Harry Styles
- “Folklore” — Taylor Swift
Best Dance Recording
- “10%” — Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis — Winner
- “On My Mind” — Diplo & Sidepiece
- “My High” — Disclosure, Aminé and Slowthai
- “The Difference” — Flume featuring Toro y Moi
- “Both of Us” — Jayda G
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- “Bubba” — Kaytranada — Winner
- “Kick I” — Arca
- “Energy” — Disclosure
- “Planet’s Mad” — Baauer
- “Good Faith” — Madeon
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- “Live at the Royal Albert Hall” — Snarky Puppy — Winner
- “Axiom” — Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
- “Chronology of a Dream: Live at The Village Vanguard” — Jon Batiste
- “Take the Stairs” — Black Violin
- “Americana” — Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
Best Rock Performance
- “Shameika” — Fiona Apple — Winner
- “The Steps” — HAIM
- “Stay High” — Brittany Howard
- “Not” — Big Thief
- “Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers
- “Daylight” — Grace Potter
Best Metal Performance
- “Bum-Rush” — Body Count — Winner
- “Underneath” — Code Orange
- “The In-Between” — In This Moment
- “Bloodmoney” — Poppy
- “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)” — Power Trip
Best Rock Song
- “Stay High” — Brittany Howard — Winner
- “Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers
- “Lost in Yesterday” — Tame Impala
- “Not” — Big Thief
- “Shameika” — Fiona Apple
Best Rock Album
- “The New Abnormal” — The Strokes — Winner
- “A Hero’s Death” — Fontaines D.C.
- “Kiwanuka” — Michael Kiwanuka
- “Daylight” — Grace Potter
- “Sound & Fury” — Sturgill Simpson
Best Alternative Music Album
- “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” — Fiona Apple — Winner
- “Hyperspace” — Beck
- “Punisher” — Phoebe Bridgers
- “Jaime” — Brittany Howard
- “The Slow Rush” — Tame Impala
Best R&B Performance
- “Black Parade” — Beyoncé — Winner
- “Lightning & Thunder” — Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
- “All I Need” — Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
- “Goat Head” — Brittany Howard
- “See Me” — Emily King
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- “Anything for You” — Ledisi — Winner
- “Sit On Down” — The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
- “Wonder What She Thinks of Me” — Chloe x Halle
- “Let Me Go” — Mykal Kilgore
- “Distance” — Yebba
Best R&B Song
- “Better Than I Imagined” — Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello — Winner
- “Black Parade” — Beyoncé
- “Collide” — Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG
- “Do It” — Chloe x Halle
- “Slow Down” — Skip Marley & H.E.R.
Best Progressive R&B Album
- “It Is What It Is” — Thundercat — Winner
- “Chilombo” — Jhené Aiko
- “Ungodly Hour” — Chloe x Halle
- “Free Nationals” — Free Nationals
- “F*** Yo Feelings” — Robert Glasper
Best R&B Album
- “Bigger Love” — John Legend — Winner
- “Happy 2 Be Here” — Ant Clemons
- “Take Time” — Giveon
- “To Feel Love/D” — Luke James
- “All Rise” — Gregory Porter
Best Rap Performance
- “Savage” — Megan thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé — Winner
- “Deep Reverence” — Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle
- “Bop” — DaBaby
- “Whats Poppin” — Jack Harlow
- “The Bigger Picture” — Lil Baby
- “Dior” — Pop Smoke
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- “Lockdown” — Anderson .Paak — Winner
- “Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
- “Laugh Now Cry Later” — Drake featuring Lil Durk
- “The Box” — Roddy Ricch
- “Highest in the Room” — Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
- “Savage” — Megan thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé — Winner
- “The Bigger Picture” — Lil Baby
- “The Box” — Roddy Ricch
- “Laugh Now Cry Later” — Drake featuring Lil Durk
- “Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
Best Rap Album
- “King’s Disease” — Nas — Winner
- “Black Habits” — D Smoke
- “Alfredo” — Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist
- “A Written Testimony” — Jay Electronica
- “The Allegory” — Royce da 5’9″
Best Country Solo Performance
- “When My Amy Prays” — Vince Gill — Winner
- “Stick That in Your Country Song” — Eric Church
- “Who You Thought I Was” — Brandy Clark
- “Bluebird” — Miranda Lambert
- “Black Like Me” — Mickey Guyton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “10,000 Hours” — Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber — Winner
- “All Night” — Brothers Osborne
- “Ocean” — Lady A
- “Sugar Coat” — Little Big Town
- “Some People Do” — Old Dominion
Best Country Song
- “Crowded Table” — The Highwomen — Winner
- “Bluebird” — Miranda Lambert
- “The Bones” — Maren Morris
- “More Hearts Than Mine” — Ingrid Andress
- “Some People Do” — Old Dominion
Best Country Album
- “Wildcard” — Miranda Lambert — Winner
- “Nightfall” — Little Big Town
- “Never Will” — Ashley McBryde
- “Lady Like” — Ingrid Andress
- “Your Life Is a Record” — Brandy Clark
Best New Age Album
- “More Guitar Stories” — Jim “Kimo” West — Winner
- “Songs from the Bardo” — Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal & Jesse Paris Smith
- “Periphery” — Priya Darshini
- “Form//Less” — Superposition
- “Meditations” — Cory Wong & Jon Batiste
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- “All Blues” — Chick Corea, soloist — Winner
- “Guinnevere” — Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, soloist
- “Pachamama” — Regina Carter, soloist
- “Tomorrow is the Question” — Julian Lage, soloist
- “Celia” — Gerald Clayton, soloist
- “Moe Honk” — Joshua Redman, soloist
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- “Secrets are the Best Stories” — Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez — Winner
- “ONA” — Thana Alexa
- “Modern Ancestors” — Carmen Lundy
- “Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper” — Somi With Frankfurt Radio Big Band
- “What’s the Hurry” — Kenny Washington
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- “Trilogy 2” — Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade — Winner
- “on the tender spot of every calloused moment” — Ambrose Akinmusire
- “Waiting Game” — Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science
- “Happening: Live at the Village Vanguard” — Gerald Clayton
- “RoundAgain” — Redman Mehldau McBride Blade
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- “Data Lords” — Maria Schneider Orchestra — Winner
- “Dialogues on Race” — Gregg August
- “Monk’estra Plays John Beasley” — John Beasley
- “The Intangible Between” — Orrin Evans and The Captain Black Big Band
- “Songs You Like a Lot” — John Hollenbeck with Theo Bleckmann, Kate McGarry, Gary Versace and The Frankfurt Radio Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
- “Four Questions” — Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra — Winner
- “Tradiciones” — Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra
- “City of Dreams” — Chico Pinheiro
- “Viento y Tiempo – Live at Blue Note Tokyo” — Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola
- “Trane’s Delight” — Poncho Sanchez
Best Gospel Performance/Song
- “Movin’ On” — Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music — Winner
- “Wonderful is Your Name” — Melvin Crispell III
- “Release (Live)” — Ricky Dillard featuring Tiff Joy
- “Come Together” — Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins Presents: The Good News
- “Won’t Let Go” — Travis Greene
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- “There Was Jesus” — Zach Williams & Dolly Parton — Winner
- “The Blessing (Live)” — Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes & Elevation Worship
- “Sunday Morning” — Lecrae featuring Kirk Franklin
- “Holy Water” — We the Kingdom
- “Famous For (I Believe)” — Tauren Wells featuring Jenn Johnson
Best Gospel Album
- “Gospel According to PJ” — PJ Morton — Winner
- “2econd Wind: ReadY” — Anthony Brown & group therAPy
- “My Tribute” — Myron Butler
- “Choirmaster” — Ricky Dillard
- “Kierra” — Kierra Sheard
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- “Jesus is King” — Kanye West — Winner
- “Run to The Father” — Cody Carnes
- “All of My Best Friends” — Hillsong Young & Free
- “Holy Water” — We the Kingdom
- “Citizen of Heaven” — Tauren Wells
Best Roots Gospel Album
- “Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album)” — Fisk Jubilee Singers — Winner
- “Beautiful Day” — Mark Bishop
- “20/20” — The Crabb Family
- “What Christmas Really Means” — The Erwins
- “Something Beautiful” — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
Best Latin Pop Album or Urban Album
- “YHLQMDLG” — Bad Bunny — Winner
- “Por Primera Vez” — Camilo
- “Mesa Para Dos” — Kany García
- “Pausa” — Ricky Martin
- “3:33” — Debi Nova
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- “La Conquista del Espacio” — Fito Paez — Winner
- “Aura” — Bajofondo
- “MONSTRUO” — Cami
- “Sobrevolando” — Cultura Profética
- “Miss Colombia” — Lido Pimienta
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- “Un Canto por México, Vol. 1” — Natalia Lafourcade — Winner
- “Hecho en México” — Alejandro Fernández
- “La Serenata” — Lupita Infante
- “Bailando Sones y Huampangos con Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez” — Mariachi Sol De Mexico De Jose Hernandez
- “Ayayay!” — Christian Nodal
Best Tropical Latin Album
- “40” — Grupo Niche — Winner
- “Mi Tumbao” — José Alberto “El Ruiseñor”
- “Infinito” — Edwin Bonilla
- “Sigo Cantando al Amor” (Deluxe) — Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis
- “Memorias de Navidad” — Víctor Manuelle
Best American Roots Performance
- “I Remember Everything” — John Prine — Winner
- “Colors” — Black Pumas
- “Deep In Love” — Bonny Light Horseman
- “Short and Sweet” — Brittany Howard
- “I’ll Be Gone” — Norah Jones & Mavis Staples
Best American Roots Song
- “I Remember Everything” — John Prine — Winner
- “Cabin” — The Secret Sisters
- “Ceiling to the Floor” — Sierra Hull
- “Hometown” — Sarah Jarosz
- “Man Without a Soul” — Lucinda Williams
Best Americana Album
- “World on the Ground” — Sarah Jarosz — Winner
- “Old Flowers” — Courtney Marie Andrews
- “Terms of Surrender” — Hiss Golden Messenger
- “El Dorado” — Marcus King
- “Good Souls Better Angels” — Lucinda Williams
Best Bluegrass Album
- “Home” — Billy Strings — Winner
- “Man on Fire” — Danny Barnes
- “To Live in Two Worlds, Vol. 1” — Thomm Jutz
- “North Carolina Songbook” — Steep Canyon Rangers
- “The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project, Vol. 1” — Various Artists
Best Traditional Blues Album
- “Rawer than Raw” — Bobby Rush — Winner
- “All My Dues are Paid” — Frank Bey
- “You Make Me Feel” — Don Bryant
- “That’s What I Heard” — Robert Cray Band
- “Cypress Grove” — Jimmy “Duck” Holmes
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- “Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?” — Fantastic Negrito — Winner
- “Live at the Paramount” — Ruthie Foster Big Band
- “The Juice” — G. Love
- “Blackbirds” — Bettye LaVette
- “Up and Rolling” — North Mississippi Allstars
Amidst of everything the 63rd Grammys ceremony was a great way to kick start the year. A big congratulations to all the artists who won, not forgetting the exceptional performances.