The 68th Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles, with Kendrick Lamar emerging as the biggest winner for the second year in a row. The rapper took home five awards, including record of the year for his duet with SZA, “Luther”, and best rap album for “GNX”. He became the most awarded hip-hop artist in Grammy history.
Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny claimed album of the year for Debí Tirar Más Fotos. Other winners across genres reflected a diverse year in music.
Major Winners:
- Song of the Year: Billie Eilish – Wildflower
- Record of the Year: Kendrick Lamar feat SZA – Luther
- Album of the Year: Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
- Best New Artist: Olivia Dean
Pop:
- Best Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga – Mayhem
- Best Pop Solo Performance: Lola Young – Messy
- Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity
Dance / Electronic:
- Best Dance/Electronic Recording: Tame Impala – End of Summer
- Best Dance/Electronic Album: FKA Twigs – Eusexua
- Best Dance/Pop Recording: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Laufey – A Matter Of Time
Latin:
- Best Latin Pop Album: Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera
- Best Música Urbana Album: Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Rock / Metal / Alternative:
- Best Rock Performance: Yungblud ft Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II – Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning
- Best Rock Song: Nine Inch Nails – As Alive As You Need Me To Be
- Best Rock Album: Turnstile – Never Enough
- Best Alternative Music Album: The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World
- Best Alternative Music Performance: The Cure – Alone
- Best Metal Performance: Turnstile – Birds
Rap:
- Best Rap Performance: Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams – Chains & Whips
- Best Melodic Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar with SZA – Luther
- Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar feat Lefty Gunplay – TV Off
- Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Country:
- Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton – Bad As I Used To Be
- Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Shaboozey & Jelly Roll – Amen
- Best Country Song: Tyler Childers – Bitin’ List
- Best Contemporary Country Album: Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken
R&B / Afrobeats:
- Best R&B Performance: Kehlani – Folded
- Best R&B Song: Kehlani – Folded
- Best R&B Album: Leon Thomas – Mutt
- Best African Music Performance: Tyla – Push 2 Start
Production / Songwriting:
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Cirkut (Lady Gaga, Rosé, Jade)
- Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical: Amy Allen (Rosé, Jennie, Sabrina Carpenter)
Film / TV / Video Games:
- Best Comedy Album: Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
- Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Sinners – Various artists
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
- Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games: Austin Wintory – Sword of the Sea
- Best Song Written for Visual Media: Huntr/x – Golden (From K-Pop Demon Hunters)
- Best Audiobook Narration: Dalai Lama – Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
- Best Music Video: Doechii – Anxiety
- Best Music Film: John Williams – Music by John Williams
Jazz / Classical / Musical Theatre:
- Best Jazz Vocal Album: Samara Joy – Portrait
- Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Sullivan Fortner feat Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore – Southern Nights
- Best Alternative Jazz Album: Nate Smith – Live-Action
- Best Jazz Performance: Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (Live)
- Best Musical Theatre Album: Buena Vista Social Club
- Best Opera Recording: Heggie: Intelligence – Kwamé Ryan, conductor
- Best Orchestral Performance: Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie – Andris Nelsons, conductor
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