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I’ve gotten 20 nominations, zero Grammy wins – Snoop Dogg laments.

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Legendary American rapper, Calvin Cordozar Broadus aka Snoop Dogg has lamented that he has about 20 Grammy nominations with 0 win.

He took to his Instagram page to complain.

This comes few days after the Recording Academy concluded the 65th Grammy Awards Ceremony.

Snoopy Dogg shared a screenshot of his colleagues in the rap industry who have been nominated several times for Grammy awards and won their categories.

The list of rappers includes Jay Z and Kanye West with 24 wins respectively, Kendrick Lamar with 17, Eminem with 15, and Pharell with 13 Grammy win.

He wrote: “Snoop dogg. 20 nominations. 0 wins.”

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Blac Chyna’s Mom Calls Her 2023 Grammys Costume “Horrendous”.

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Blac Chyna’s outrageous Grammys costume did not go down well with her brutally honest mom, Tokyo Toni, who slammed her daughter’s ensemble to TMZ on Monday.

In the blistering fashion takedown, Tokyo Toni – real name Shalana Jones-Hunter, 51 – gave her opinion on Chyna’s Black Swan getup.

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The 34-year-old model-socialite showed up to the Grammys in a grand concoction of jet-black feathers that featured raven skull pendants around the thighs of her bodysuit.

Enshrined from behind by a voluminous turkey’s fan, China appeared to be lost in her avant-garde plumage.

Speaking to TMZ, Toni said: ‘I texted Chyna this morning and, uh, when I found out and I saw it, um, I said, “Chyna, what in the H is this? Who are you trying to not impress?” ‘

Blac Chyna’s mom wasn’t agonizing over telling her daughter the cold hard truth, as she told TMZ that the blunt criticism was ‘well-deserved.’

‘It may have been a little, um…mean, or whatever, but it was well-deserved,’ said Tokyo Toni, who didn’t receive a text back from her daughter.

‘No response,’ Toni told TMZ. ‘Maybe if I said, “Oh, your dress was beautiful,” maybe I woulda got a response.’

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‘It was terrible,’ she proclaimed, driving home her point. ‘And I just wish that whole day could just rewind and bring her back and put a nice gold dress on her with some blonde hair. We’d been happenin’. It was horrible.’

Tokyo Toni kept blasting her daughter, and came up with some interesting comparisons in the process.

‘I think that outfit was…horrendous. It was…sickening. It was a…looks like a, uh…a worship ceremony. She looked like Black Adam’s wife fell outta the sky. Like…a fallen angel. It was disgusting.’

And Blac Chyna’s mom didn’t stop with her dress, as Tokyo Toni lit into the reality star’s inky eye makeup.

‘Her eyes…it don’t look like Blac Chyna. It just don’t look like her at all, and that dress…I coulda came and took it off her myself.’

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After unleashing her tirade to TMZ, Tokyo Toni concluded with a few final thoughts – none of which were positive.

‘I believe she do deserve the trolling because it’s well-deserved. The Grammys should be…you should be dressed…very very elegant. Very, uh, pretty. Real wifey-like. You know?’

‘And you’re not getting an award, but you’re supposed to dress as if you are. And um…it was just terrible. I wouldn’t wish that dress on anybody in the world. Looks like the devil.’

Tokyo Toni might have gained a whole new fanbase in the Kardashians, since the family recently defeated Blac Chyna in court over the holidays, bringing an end to their five-year legal battle against her.

The mother-of-two was engaged to Rob Kardashian in 2016 until they ended their tumultuous relationship the following year.

Chyna shares a six-year-old daughter named Dream with Rob and a 10-year-old son named King Cairo with the rapper Tyga.

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Chyna had alleged that the Kardashians had defamed her and pressured E! to cancel her reality series with Rob – Rob & Chyna – though a jury disagreed, giving the Kardashians a huge victory.

Chyna was seeking a reported $100 million from the Kardashians, but the jury ruled that they owed her no damages whatsoever.

But even though her mother didn’t love her Grammys look, Blac Chyna’s silver lining was that she got to enjoy an incredible show

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Fans express anxiety over Madonna’s appearance at 2023 Grammys.

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At the star-studded awards ceremony on Sunday night, the 64-year-old, seven-time Grammy winner introduced Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ performance of Unholy.

Earlier in the night, the duo won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Petras made history by becoming the first transgender artist to win the award.

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But it was Madonna’s looks that gained the attention of some viewers.

One wrote: “[I turned on the television and] it was Madonna and I had to get up and stand closer to make sure it was her.”

Another wrote on Twitter: “What has happened to #madonna?? Is it just me or does she look like someone who looks like Madonna?”

Ariadne Quinn wrote: “Madonna doesn’t even look like Madonna anymore” while another added: “She hardly resembles the Madonna I fell in love with.”

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A different viewer commented: “So, I am just now watching the #GRAMMYs. Madonna doesn’t quite look like @Madonna to me.”

Madonna hailed the “the rebels out there” while brandishing a whip as she introduced the performance. The star asked: “Are you ready for a little controversy?”

Smith wore a top hat featuring devil horns while Petras performed in a cage and both sported crimson outfits.

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Drake Wins Grammy Award Despite Shunning 2023 Ceremony.

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Drake ended the 2023 Grammy Awards on Sunday night with a win despite not submitting any songs. Future’s “Wait For U,” which also features Tems, received the prize for Best Melodic Rap Performance. Future defeated Kendrick Lamar’s “Die Hard,” DJ Khaled’s “Beautiful,” Jack Harlow’s “First Class,” and Latto’s “Big Energy (Live)” to win.

“Wait For U” was released on Future’s ninth studio album, I Never Liked You, back in April 2022. The hit song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite no submissions, Drake released plenty of music that could’ve qualified for the Grammys. He dropped Honestly, Nevermind as well as Her Loss in 2022.

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As for Drake’s issue with the Recording Academy, he previously withdrew his music from the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. He was already up for Best Rap Album (Certified Lover Boy) and Best Rap Performance (“Way 2 Sexy”). Going back further, Drake once voiced his frustration with the Recording Academy in a social media post from November 2020. He was unhappy that The Weeknd‘s After Hours album wasn’t up for any awards that year.

“I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artist that exists now and the ones that come after,” he wrote on Instagram at the time.

He continued: “It’s like a relative you keep expecting to fix up but they just won’t change their ways. The other day I said @theweeknd was a lock for either album or song of the year along with countless other reasonable assumptions and it just never goes that way. This is a great time for somebody to start something new that we can build up over time and pass on to the generations to come.” Revisit Future’s “Wait For U” music video below featuring Drake and Tems

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Buhari Hails Tems Over Grammy Win.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has joined fans and lovers of Nigerian music in celebrating the new heights of recognition and appreciation as Afrobeat crooner, Tems, wins the “Best Melodic Rap Performance” category at the Grammy Awards.

Buhari, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday in Abuja extolled Tems, born Temilade Openiyi, for showcasing her talent to the world, with dedication and hard work.

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According to him, this again has placed Nigeria in the spotlight for excellence.

The president lauded all Nigerian nominees for this year’s Grammy, including Burna Boy, for pursuing their passion with vigour and continuously reinventing global entertainment with creativity.

He thanked the creative industry, particularly managers, producers and directors, for encouraging talents like Tems, who has taken Nigeria’s culture and tourism to the world.

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Buhari said that this further displayed the resourcefulness and potential of Nigeria as a great nation

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Grammy Award Winner, SZA Finished Her Second Studio Album.

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The Grammy winner – who had to use a wheelchair and crutches to get around Las Vegas’ Grand Garden Arena for the ceremony on Sunday night (03.04.22), after falling out of bed – has revealed her follow-up to her 2017 debut studio album ‘Ctrl’ is finally complete, and she teased it’s her “most unisex” LP to date.

Speaking to Variety, she said: “I just finished it up in Hawaii.

“And it’s coming soon!”

She teased: “I think it’s my most unisex album. I think it’s for everyone.”

The 31-year-old star – who was helped by Lady Gaga, who lifted the train of her gown when she collected the award for Best Pop Duo/Performance for ‘Kiss Me More’ with Doja Cat – also explained why she required a wheelchair and crutches.

SZA Says Long-Awaited Album Is Finished — and Is ‘Unisex’ — and Explains Why She Was on Crutches at Grammys

She said: “I fell out of bed before I came here.

“Whenever something big happens to me, something crazy happens too.”

Not only did SZA struggle to collect the award, but Doja nearly didn’t make it out as she was in the bathroom when they were announced as winners.

However, the ‘Say So’ hitmaker paid a touching tribute to her collaborator.

She said: “SZA, you are everything to me. You are the epitome of talent. You’re a lyricist. You’re everything.

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The Weeknd Wins A Grammy For His Part To Kanye West’s “Hurricane”

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The Weeknd has once again bagged a Grammy on music’s greatest night in Las Vegas on Sunday, despite his boycott of the show.

Earlier, the Canadian crooner,32, publicly said he would boycott the annual award show after his album After Hours was snubbed, but still managed to won a Grammy for best melodic rap performance for his feature on Kanye West’s song Hurricane.

The award was announced during a pre-show telecast, and the prize did not air during the televised portion of the night.

The Weeknd expressed his feelings on the Grammys clear in the past, and said in March 2021 that he was done with the Recording Academy.

“Because of the secret committees, I will no longer allow my label to submit my music to the Grammys,” he told The New York Times at the time.

In response, the Recording Academy’s CEO Harvey Mason Jr. said that “we’re all disappointed when anyone is upset,” but “we are constantly evolving.”

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“And this year, as in past years, we are going to take a hard look at how to improve our awards process, including the nomination review committees,” Mason explained.

The Weeknd previously told Billboard in January 2021 that he felt as though the snub was “an attack,” and tweeted that the Grammys “remain corrupt.”

He also said that the three Grammys he’s earned before Sunday night in 2017 for Starboy and in 2015 for Earned It and Beauty Behind the Madness “mean nothing to me.”

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Ariana Grande Responds To Impersonator At Grammys, Despite Her Absence.

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Ariana Grande was absent from the Grammy Awards last night, though there was a drag queen lookalike in her place on the red carpet – and she very much approved!

The singer, 28, had been nominated in several categories at the music awards ceremony held in Las Vegas, including Best Pop Vocal Album for her chart-topper Positions.

She however wasn’t in attendance at the event – which was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena – with her having hinted at her absence earlier in the evening on Instagram.

And whilst Ariana wasn’t there, RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Trinity K Bonet, 31, channelled the singer-songwriter with a throwback to one of her iconic red carpet looks.

The drag artist – also known as Joshua Jamal Jones – arrived at the ceremony in an extravagant layered gown, similar to the one that was worn by Ariana at the Grammy Awards in 2020.

It’s understood that Trinity and other RuPaul’s Drag Race queens were tasked with recreating looks from the award show’s past, with her inspired by Ariana’s lavish gown.

She opted for a purple version of the original dress – which had been grey – but sported the singer’s trademark ponytail and accessorised the look with a pair of gloves.

Trinity shared photos of the ensemble on social media and urged her followers to help her get noticed by Ariana – and it worked, with the singer later reacting to the photos.

She wrote in the comments section of the drag queen’s post: “Oh oh my goodness. Honored. You are perfect.” Ariana also shared it on her Story, writing: “Omg omg.”

It was among the posts made by Ariana during the Grammy Awards this evening, though she didn’t reveal to fans why she wasn’t in attendance at the awards show.

She had shared behind-the-scenes footage from the making of her album Positions prior to the ceremony, in which she teased that she wouldn’t be at the event.

Ariana wrote alongside it: “Some Positions memories to celebrate Grammy day. Reflecting on an incredible process with so many creatives that I love and respect so deeply.”

She further commented in the post: “I love this album so it’s an honor to be recognised today alongside so many brilliant musicians and human beings that I love.”

Ariana – who has previously won two Grammy Awards – said that having each other and feeling heard is “not something to take for granted,” adding: “We’ve already won.”

Suggesting that she wasn’t going to be in attendance, she concluded the post by writing: “Have a beautiful time. I am celebrating all of you there today.”

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Fans Of BTS Are Enraged Over 2022 Grammy Awards Ceremony.

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The K-pop band, which consists of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook, performed their hit ‘Butter’ during the ceremony, and were also nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

As we now know, Doja Cat and SZA scooped up the award for ‘Kiss Me More’, winning over BTS, Coldplay (‘Higher Power’), Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco (‘Lonely’), and Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga (‘I Get a Kick Out of You’).

Fans have been calling out the snub, not because they don’t respect Doja Cat’s win, but because they think BTS are being used for views thanks to their huge fanbase.

As one fan put it, “Not even mad that Doja won because she’s incredibly talented, I’m mad at how the Grammys continues to use BTS and their army for views.”

Someone else added, “BTS gave the Grammys a very good show and BTS brought the viewers to them and then again they didn’t give the award to BTS? Everyone knows that they deserved the award they were nominated for. I’m very disappointed in you, Grammys.”

A third said, “So happy for Doja because she’s insanely talented and deserved a Grammy but I’m disappointed/sad in the way the Grammys use BTS for views and to hype up the show.”

In 2021, BTS were also nominated in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, but lost out. It will happen one year, guys!

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64th Grammy Awards: Complete List Of Winners.

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The 64th annual Grammy Awards, which were presented on Sunday in Las Vegas. Jon Batiste, a jazzman and bandleader, dominated the night with five honors, including Album of the Year.

Silk Sonic, the collaboration of Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak, received four honors, including Record and Song of the Year. Olivia Rodrigo, a pop star, was selected Best New Artist.

GRAMMY AWARDS 2022 WINNERS

GENERAL

Record Of The Year

“I Still Have Faith In You” — ABBA

“Freedom” — Jon Batiste

“I Get A Kick Out Of You” — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

“Peaches” — Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon

“Right On Time” — Brandi Carlile

“Kiss Me More” — Doja Cat feat. SZA

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Montero” (Call Me By Your Name) — Lil Nas X

“drivers license” — Olivia Rodrigo

“Leave The Door Open” — Silk Sonic – WINNER

Album Of The Year

We Are — Jon Batiste – WINNER

Love For Sale — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber

Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat

Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish

Back Of My Mind — H.E.R.

MONTERO — Lil Nas X

SOUR — Olivia Rodrigo

evermore — Taylor Swift

Donda — Kanye West

 Song Of The Year

“Bad Habits” — Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)

“A Beautiful Noise” — Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys And Brandi Carlile)

“drivers license” — Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)

“Fight For You” — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

“Kiss Me More” — Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat feat. SZA)

“Leave The Door Open” — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) – WINNER

“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” — Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X)

“Peaches” — Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manual Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon)

Best New Artist

Arooj Aftab

Jimmie Allen

Baby Keem

FINNEAS

Glass Animals

Japanese Breakfast

The Kid LAROI

Arlo Parks

Olivia Rodrigo – WINNER

Saweetie

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance

“Anyone” — Justin Bieber

“Right On Time” — Brandi Carlile

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish

“Positions” — Ariana Grande

“drivers license” — Olivia Rodrigo – WINNER

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

“I Get A Kick Out Of You” — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

“Lonely” — Justin Bieber & benny blanco

“Butter” — BTS

“Higher Power” — Coldplay

“Kiss Me More” — Doja Cat feat. SZA – WINNER

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Love For Sale — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – WINNER

‘Til We Meet Again (Live) — Norah Jones

A Tori Kelly Christmas — Tori Kelly

Ledisi Sings Nina — Ledisi

That’s Life — Willie Nelson

A Holly Dolly Christmas — Dolly Parton

Best Pop Vocal Album

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) — Justin Bieber

Planet Her (Deluxe) — Doja Cat

Happier Than Ever — Billie Eilish

Positions — Ariana Grande

SOUR — Olivia Rodrigo – WINNER

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

“Hero” — Afrojack & David Guetta

“Loom” — Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo

“Before” — James Blake

“Heartbreak” — Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs

“You Can Do It” — Caribou

“Alive” — Rüfüs Du Sol – WINNER

“The Business” — Tiësto

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

Subconsciously — Black Coffee – WINNER

Fallen Embers — Illenium

Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded) — Major Lazer

Shockwave — Marshmello

Free Love — Sylvan Esso

Judgement — Ten City

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Double Dealin’ — Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal

The Garden — Rachel Eckroth

Tree Falls — Taylor Eigsti – WINNER

At Blue Note Tokyo — Steve Gadd Band

Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 —Mark Lettieri

ROCK

Best Rock Performance

“Shot In The Dark” — AC/DC

“Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)” — Black Pumas

“Nothing Compares 2 U” — Chris Cornell

“Ohms” — Deftones

“Making A Fire” — Foo Fighters – WINNER

Best Metal Performance

“Genesis” — Deftones

“The Alien” — Dream Theater – WINNER

“Amazonia” — Gojira

“Pushing The Tides” — Mastodon

“The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)” — Rob Zombie

Best Rock Song

“All My Favorite Songs” — Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)

“The Bandit” — Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)

“Distance” — Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)

“Find My Way” — Paul McCartney, songwriter (Paul McCartney)

“Waiting On A War” — Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters) – WINNER

Best Rock Album

Power Up — AC/DC

Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A — Black Pumas

No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1 — Chris Cornell

Medicine At Midnight — Foo Fighters – WINNER

McCartney III — Paul McCartney

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album

Shore — Fleet Foxes

If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power — Halsey

Jubilee — Japanese Breakfast

Collapsed In Sunbeams — Arlo Parks

Daddy’s Home — St. Vincent – WINNER

R&B

Best R&B Performance (tie)

“Lost You” — Snoh Aalegra

“Peaches” — Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon

“Damage” — H.E.R.

“Leave The Door Open” — Silk Sonic (tie) – WINNER

“Pick Up Your Feelings” — Jazmine Sullivan (tie) – WINNER

Best Traditional R&B Performance

“I Need You” — Jon Batiste

“Bring It On Home To Me” — BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon feat. Charlie Bereal

“Born Again” — Leon Bridges feat. Robert Glasper

“Fight For You” — H.E.R. – WINNER

“How Much Can A Heart Take” Lucky Daye feat. Yebba

Best R&B Song

“Damage” — Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

“Good Days” — Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas, songwriters (SZA)

“Heartbreak Anniversary” — Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas & Varren Wade, songwriters (Giveon)

“Leave The Door Open” — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) – WINNER

“Pick Up Your Feelings” — Denisia “Blue June” Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Michael Holmes & Jazmine Sullivan, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)

Best Progressive R&B Album

New Light — Eric Bellinger

Something To Say — Cory Henry

Mood Valiant — Hiatus Kaiyote

Table For Two — Lucky Daye – WINNER

Dinner Party: Dessert — Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington

Studying Abroad: Extended Stay — Masego

Best R&B Album

Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies — Snoh Aalegra

We Are — Jon Batiste

Gold-Diggers Sound — Leon Bridges

Back Of My Mind — H.E.R.

Heaux Tales — Jazmine Sullivan – WINNER

RAP

Best Rap Performance

“Family Ties” — Baby Keem Feat. Kendrick Lamar – WINNER

“Up” — Cardi B

“My Life” — J. Cole Feat. 21 Savage & Morray

“Way 2 Sexy” — Drake Feat. Future & Young Thug

“Thot S***” — Megan Thee Stallion

Up-and-comer: Baby Keem earned Best Rap Performance for his work alongside Kendrick Lamar in Family Ties

Best Melodic Rap Performance

“Pride Is The Devil” — J. Cole feat. Lil Baby

“Need To Know” — Doja Cat

“INDUSTRY BABY” — Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow

“WUSYANAME” — Tyler, The Creator feat. Youngboy Never Broke Again & Ty Dolla $Ign

“Hurricane” — Kanye West feat. The Weeknd & Lil Baby – WINNER

Best Rap Song

“Bath Salts” — Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones & Earl Simmons, Songwriters (Dmx Featuring Jay-Z & Nas)

“Best Friend” — Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas & Rocco Valdes, Songwriters (Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat)

“Family Ties” — Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour & Dominik Patrzek, Songwriters (Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar)

“Jail” — Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Brian Hugh Warner, Kanye West & Mark Williams, Songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z) – WINNER

“M Y . L I F E” — Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph & Jermaine Cole, Songwriters (J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray)

Best Rap Album

The Off-Season – J Cole

Certified Lover Boy – Drake

King’s Disease II – Nas

Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, The Creator – WINNER

Donda – Kanye West

COUNTRY

Best Country Solo Performance

“Forever After All” — Luke Combs

“Remember Her Name” — Mickey Guyton

“All I Do Is Drive” — Jason Isbell

“camera roll” — Kacey Musgraves

“You Should Probably Leave” — Chris Stapleton – WINNER

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

“If I Didn’t Love You” — Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood

“Younger Me” — Brothers Osborne – WINNER

“Glad You Exist” — Dan + Shay

“Chasing After You” — Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris

“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” — Elle King & Miranda Lambert

Best Country Song

“Better Than We Found It” — Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)

“camera roll” — Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

“Cold” — Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton) – WINNER

“Country Again” — Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)

“Fancy Like” — Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens, songwriters (Walker Hayes)

“Remember Her Name” Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Parker Welling, songwriters (Mickey Guyton)

Best Country Album

Skeletons — Brothers Osborne

Remember Her Name — Mickey Guyton

The Marfa Tapes — Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall & Jack Ingram

The Ballad Of Dood & Juanita — Sturgill Simpson

Starting Over — Chris Stapleton – WINNER

NEW AGE

Best New Age Album

Brothers — Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton

Divine Tides — Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej – WINNER

Pangaea — Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone

Night + Day — Opium Moon

Pieces Of Forever — Laura Sullivan

JAZZ

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

“Sackodougou” — Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, soloist

“Kick Those Feet” — Kenny Barron, soloist

“Bigger Than Us” — Jon Batiste, soloist

“Absence” — Terence Blanchard, soloist

“Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)” — Chick Corea, soloist – WINNER

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Generations — The Baylor Project

SuperBlue — Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter

Time Traveler — Nnenna Freelon

Flor — Gretchen Parlato

Songwrights Apothecary Lab — Esperanza Spalding

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Jazz Selections: Music From And Inspired By Soul — Jon Batiste

Absence — Terence Blanchard feat. The E Collective And The Turtle Island Quartet

Skyline — Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba – WINNER

Akoustic Band LIVE — Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl

Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV) — Pat Metheny

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Live At Birdland! — The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart

Dear Love — Jazzmeia Horn And Her Noble Force

For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver — Christian McBride Big Band – WINNER

Swirling — Sun Ra Arkestra

Jackets XL — Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

Mirror Mirror —Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés – WINNER

The South Bronx Story — Carlos Henriquez

Virtual Birdland — Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Transparency — Dafnis Prieto Sextet

El Arte Del Bolero — Miguel Zenón & Luis Perdomo

GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC

Best Gospel Performance/Song

“Voice Of God” — Dante Bowe Featuring Steffany Gretzinger & Chandler Moore

“Joyful” — Dante Bowe

“Help” — Anthony Brown & Group Therapy

“Never Lost” — CeCe Winans – WINNER

“Wait On You” — Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

“We Win” — Kirk Franklin & Lil Baby; Kirk Franklin, Dominique Jones, Cynthia Nunn & Justin Smith, songwriters

“Hold Us Together (Hope Mix)” — H.E.R. & Tauren Wells; Josiah Bassey, Dernst Emile & H.E.R., songwriters

“Man Of Your Word” — Chandler Moore & KJ Scriven; Jonathan Jay, Nathan Jess & Chandler Moore, songwriters

“Believe For It”— CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong, songwriters – WINNER

“Jireh” — Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music Featuring Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine; Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

Changing Your Story — Jekalyn Carr

Royalty: Live At The Ryman — Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition — Maverick City Music

Jonny X Mali: Live In LA — Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music

Believe For It — CeCe Winans – WINNER

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

No Stranger —Natalie Grant

Feels Like Home Vol. 2 — Israel & New Breed

The Blessing (Live) — Kari Jobe

Citizen Of Heaven (Live) — Tauren Wells

Old Church Basement — Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music – WINNER

Best Roots Gospel Album

Alone With My Faith —Harry Connick, Jr.

That’s Gospel, Brother — Gaither Vocal Band

Keeping On — Ernie Haase & Signature Sound

Songs For The Times — The Isaacs

My Savior — Carrie Underwood – WINNER

LATIN

Best Latin Pop Album

Vértigo — Pablo Alborán

Mis Amores — Paula Arenas

Hecho A La Antigua — Ricardo Arjona

Mis Manos — Camilo

Mendó — Alex Cuba – WINNER

Revelación — Selena Gomez

Best Música Urbana Album

Afrodisíaco — Rauw Alejandro

El Último Tour Del Mundo — Bad Bunny – WINNER

Jose — J Balvin

KG0516 — KAROL G

Sin Miedo (Del Amor Y Otros Demonios) 8 — Kali Uchis

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Deja — Bomba Estéreo

Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition) — Diamante Eléctrico

Origen — Juanes – WINNER

Calambre — Nathy Peluso

El Madrileño — C. Tangana

Sonidos De Karmática Resonancia — Zoé

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Antología De La Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2 — Aida Cuevas

A Mis 80’s — Vicente Fernández – WINNER

Seis — Mon Laferte

Un Canto Por México, Vol. II — Natalia Lafourcade

Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe) — Christian Nodal

Best Tropical Latin Album

Salswing! — Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – WINNER

En Cuarentena — El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico

Sin Salsa No Hay Paraíso — Aymée Nuviola

Colegas — Gilberto Santa Rosa

Live In Peru — Tony Succar

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC

Best American Roots Performance

“Cry” — Jon Batiste – WINNER

“Love And Regret” — Billy Strings

“I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” — The Blind Boys Of Alabama & Béla Fleck

“Same Devil” — Brandy Clark Featuring Brandi Carlile

“Nightflyer” — Allison Russell

Best American Roots Song

“Avalon” — Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson & Francesco Turrisi, songwriters (Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi)

“Call Me A Fool” — Valerie June, songwriter (Valerie June Featuring Carla Thomas)

“Cry” — Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste) – WINNER

“Diamond Studded Shoes” — Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan & Yola, songwriters (Yola)

“Nightflyer” — Jeremy Lindsay & Allison Russell, songwriters (Allison Russell)

Best Americana Album

Downhill From Everywhere — Jackson Browne

Leftover Feelings — John Hiatt with The Jerry Douglas Band

Native Sons — Los Lobos – WINNER

Outside Child — Allison Russell

Stand For Myself — Yola

Best Bluegrass Album

Renewal — Billy Strings

My Bluegrass Heart — Béla Fleck – WINNER

A Tribute To Bill Monroe — The Infamous Stringdusters

Cuttin’ Grass – Vol. 1 (Butcher Shoppe Sessions) — Sturgill Simpson

Music Is What I See — Rhonda Vincent

Best Traditional Blues Album

100 Years Of Blues — Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite

Traveler’s Blues — Blues Traveler

I Be Trying — Cedric Burnside – WINNER

Be Ready When I Call You — Guy Davis

Take Me Back — Kim Wilson

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Delta Kream — The Black Keys Featuring Eric Deaton & Kenny Brown

Royal Tea — Joe Bonamassa

Uncivil War — Shemekia Copeland

Fire It Up — Steve Cropper

662 — Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – WINNER

Best Folk Album

One Night Lonely [Live] — Mary Chapin Carpenter

Long Violent History — Tyler Childers

Wednesday (Extended Edition) — Madison Cunningham

They’re Calling Me Home — Rhiannon Giddens With Francesco Turrisi – WINNER

Blue Heron Suite — Sarah Jarosz

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Live In New Orleans! — Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul

Bloodstains & Teardrops — Big Chief Monk Boudreaux

My People — Cha Wa

Corey Ledet Zydeco — Corey Ledet Zydeco

Kau Ka Pe’a — Kalani Pe’a – WINNER

REGGAE

Best Reggae Album

Pamoja — Etana

Positive Vibration — Gramps Morgan

Live N Livin — Sean Paul

Royal — Jesse Royal

Beauty In The Silence — Soja – WINNER

10 — Spice

GLOBAL MUSIC

Best Global Music Performance

“Mohabbat” — Arooj Aftab – WINNER

“Do Yourself” — Angelique Kidjo & Burna Boy

“Pà Pá Pà” — Femi Kuti

“Blewu” — Yo-Yo Ma & Angelique Kidjo

“Essence” — WizKid Featuring Tems

Best Global Music Album

Voice Of Bunbon, Vol. 1 — Rocky Dawuni

East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live In Concert — Daniel Ho & Friends

Mother Nature — Angelique Kidjo – WINNER

Legacy + — Femi Kuti And Made Kuti

Made In Lagos: Deluxe Edition — WizKid

CHILDREN’S

Best Children’s Music Album

Actívate — 123 Andrés

All One Tribe — 1 Tribe Collective

Black To The Future — Pierce Freelon

A Colorful World — Falu – WINNER

Crayon Kids — Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band

SPOKEN WORD

Best Spoken Word Album

Aftermath — LeVar Burton

Carry On: Reflections For A New Generation From John Lewis — Don Cheadle – WINNER

Catching Dreams: Live At Fort Knox Chicago — J. Ivy

8:46 — Dave Chappelle & Amir Sulaiman

A Promised Land — Barack Obama

COMEDY

Best Comedy Album

The Comedy Vaccine — Lavell Crawford

Evolution — Chelsea Handler

Sincerely Louis CK — Louis C.K. – WINNER

Thanks For Risking Your Life — Lewis Black

The Greatest Average American — Nate Bargatze

Zero F***s Given — Kevin Hart

MUSICAL THEATER

Best Musical Theater Album

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella — Andrew Lloyd Webber, Nick Lloyd Webber & Greg Wells, producers; Andrew Lloyd Webber & David Zippel, composers/lyricists (Original Album Cast)

Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s Some Lovers — Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman & Steven Sater, producers; Burt Bacharach, composer; Steven Sater, lyricist (World Premiere Cast)

Girl From The North Country — Simon Hale, Conor McPherson & Dean Sharenow, producers (Bob Dylan, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (The Sensational 2020 Live Recording) — Cameron Mackintosh, Lee McCutcheon & Stephen Metcalfe, producers (Claude-Michel Schönberg, composer; Alain Boublil, John Caird, Herbert Kretzmer, Jean-Marc Natel & Trevor Nunn, lyricists) (The 2020 Les Misérables Staged Concert Company)

Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots — Daniel C. Levine, Michael J Moritz Jr, Bryan Perri & Stephen Schwartz, producers (Stephen Schwartz, composer & lyricist) (World Premiere Cast)

The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical — Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear) – WINNER

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

Cruella — (Various Artists)

Dear Evan Hansen — (Various Artists)

In The Heights — (Various Artists)

One Night In Miami… — (Various Artists)

Respect — Jennifer Hudson

Schmigadoon! Episode 1 — (Various Artists)

The United States Vs. Billie Holiday — Andra Day – WINNER

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (TIE)

Bridgerton — Kris Bowers, composer

Dune — Hans Zimmer, composer

The Mandalorian: Season 2 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 13-16) — Ludwig Göransson, composer

The Queen’s Gambit — Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer (tie) – WINNER

Soul — Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers (tie) – WINNER

Best Song Written For Visual Media

“Agatha All Along” [From WandaVision: Episode 7] — Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Featuring Kathryn Hahn, Eric Bradley, Greg Whipple, Jasper Randall & Gerald White)

“All Eyes On Me” [From Inside] — Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham) – WINNER

“All I Know So Far” [From P!NK: All I Know So Far] — Alecia Moore, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, songwriters (P!nk)

“Fight For You” [From Judas And The Black Messiah] — Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” [From Respect] — Jamie Hartman, Jennifer Hudson & Carole King, songwriters (Jennifer Hudson)

“Speak Now” [From One Night In Miami…] — Sam Ashworth & Leslie Odom, Jr., songwriters (Leslie Odom, Jr.)

COMPOSING/ARRANGING

Best Instrumental Composition

“Beautiful Is Black” — Brandee Younger, composer (Brandee Younger)

“Cat And Mouse” — Tom Nazziola, composer (Tom Nazziola)

“Concerto For Orchestra: Finale” — Vince Mendoza, composer (Vince Mendoza & Czech National Symphony Orchestra Featuring Antonio Sánchez & Derrick Hodge)

Dreaming In Lions: Dreaming In Lions — Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble)

Eberhard — Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays) – WINNER

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

“Chopsticks” — Bill O’Connell, arranger (Richard Baratta)

“For The Love Of A Princess (From “Braveheart”)” — Robin Smith, arranger (HAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra & Robin Smith)

“Infinite Love” — Emile Mosseri, arranger (Emile Mosseri)

“Meta Knight’s Revenge (From “Kirby Superstar”)” — Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Button Masher) – WINNER

“The Struggle Within” — Gabriela Quintero & Rodrigo Sanchez, arrangers (Rodrigo y Gabriela)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

“The Bottom Line” — Ólafur Arnalds, arranger (Ólafur Arnalds & Josin)

“A Change Is Gonna Come” — Tehillah Alphonso, arranger (Tonality & Alexander Lloyd Blake)

“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)” — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)

“Eleanor Rigby” — Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry)

“To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)” — Vince Mendoza, arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Julia Bullock) – WINNER

PACKAGE, NOTES, AND HISTORICAL

Best Recording Package

American Jackpot / American Girls — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)

Carnage — Nick Cave & Tom Hingston, art directors (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis)

Pakelang — Li Jheng Han & Yu, Wei, art directors (2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group & The Chairman Crossover Big Band) – WINNER

Serpentine Prison — Dayle Doyle, art director (Matt Berninger)

Zeta — Xiao Qing Yang, art director (Soul Of Ears)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition — Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison & Olivia Harrison, art directors (George Harrison) – WINNER

Color Theory — Lordess Foudre & Christopher Leckie, art directors (Soccer Mommy)

The Future Bites (Limited Edition Box Set) — Simon Moore, art director (Steven Wilson)

77-81 — Dan Calderwood & Jon King, art directors (Gang Of Four)

Swimming In Circles — Ramón Coronado & Marshall Rake, art directors (Mac Miller)

Best Album Notes

Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas — Ann-Katrin Zimmermann, album notes writer (Sunwook Kim)

The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia And RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 — Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (Louis Armstrong) – WINNER

Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology — Kevin Howes, album notes writer (Willie Dunn)

Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895 — David Giovannoni, Richard Martin & Stephan Puille, album notes writers (Various Artists)

The King Of Gospel Music: The Life And Music Of Reverend James Cleveland — Robert Marovich, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Best Historical Album

Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Nancy Conforti, Andreas K. Meyer & Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Marian Anderson)

Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner And The First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895 — Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History Of The World’s Music — April Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter & Jonathan Ward, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) — Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Joni Mitchell) – WINNER

Sign O’ The Times (Super Deluxe Edition) — Trevor Guy, Michael Howe & Kirk Johnson, compilation producers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer (Prince)

PRODUCTION

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

CINEMA — Josh Conway, Marvin Figueroa, Josh Gudwin, Neal H Pogue & Ethan Shumaker, Engineers; Joe Laporta, Mastering Engineer (The Marias)

Dawn — Thomas Brenneck, Zach Brown, Elton “L10mixedit” Chueng, Riccardo Damian, Tom Elmhirst, Jens Jungkurth, Todd Monfalcone, John Rooney & Smino, Engineers; Randy Merrill, Mastering Engineer (Yebba)

Hey What — Bj Burton, Engineer; Bj Burton, Mastering Engineer (Low)

Love For Sale — Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, Engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, Mastering Engineers (Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga) – WINNER

Notes With Attachments — Joseph Lorge & Blake Mills, Engineers; Greg Koller, Mastering Engineer (Pino Palladino & Blake Mills)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

Jack Antonoff – WINNER

Rogét Chahayed

Mike Elizondo

Hit-Boy

Ricky Reed

Best Remixed Recording

“Back To Life (Booker T Kings Of Soul Satta Dub)” — Booker T, Remixer (Soul Ii Soul)

“Born For Greatness (Cymek Remix)” — Spencer Bastin, Remixer (Papa Roach)

“Constant Craving (Fashionably Late Remix)” — Tracy Young, Remixer (K.D. Lang)

“Inside Out (3scape Drm Remix)” — 3scape Drm, Remixer (Zedd & Griff)

“Met Him Last Night (Dave Audé Remix)” — Dave Audé, Remixer (Demi Lovato & Ariana Grande)

“Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)” — Mike Shinoda, Remixer (Deftones) – WINNER

“Talks (Mura Masa Remix)” — Alexander Crossan, Remixer (Pva)

Best Immersive Audio Album

ALICIA — George Massenburg & Eric Schilling, Immersive Mix Engineers; Michael Romanowski, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Ann Mincieli, Immersive Producer (Alicia Keys) – WINNER

Clique — Jim Anderson & Ulrike Schwarz, Immersive Mix Engineers; Bob Ludwig, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Jim Anderson, Immersive Producer (Patricia Barber)

Fine Line — Greg Penny, Immersive Mix Engineer; Greg Penny, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Greg Penny, Immersive Producer (Harry Styles)

The Future Bites — Jake Fields & Steven Wilson, Immersive Mix Engineers; Bob Ludwig, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Steven Wilson, Immersive Producer (Steven Wilson)

Stille Grender — Morten Lindberg, Immersive Mix Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Immersive Mastering Engineer; Morten Lindberg, Immersive Producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Archetypes — Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone & Dan Nichols, engineers; Bill Maylone, mastering engineer (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears — Richard King, engineer (Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 — Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck, Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Chanticleer Sings Christmas — Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Chanticleer) – WINNER

Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony Of A Thousand’ — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarfer, Robert Istad, Grant Gershon, Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus, Pacific Chorale & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Blanton Alspaugh

Steven Epstein

David Frost

Elaine Martone

Judith Sherman – WINNER

CLASSICAL

Best Orchestral Performance

“Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre” — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)

“Beethoven: Symphony No. 9” — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Mendelssohn Choir Of Pittsburgh & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

“Muhly: Throughline” — Nico Muhly, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

“Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra) – WINNER

“Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem Of Ecstasy” — Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

“Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle” — Susanna Mälkki, conductor; Mika Kares & Szilvia Vörös; Robert Suff, producer (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)

“Glass: Akhnaten” — Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James & Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) – WINNER

“Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen” — Simon Rattle, conductor; Sophia Burgos, Lucy Crowe, Gerald Finley, Peter Hoare, Anna Lapkovskaja, Paulina Malefane, Jan Martinik & Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Andrew Cornall, producer (London Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Chorus & LSO Discovery Voices)

“Little: Soldier Songs” — Corrado Rovaris, conductor; Johnathan McCullough; James Darrah & John Toia, producers (The Opera Philadelphia Orchestra)

“Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites” — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Karen Cargill, Isabel Leonard, Karita Mattila, Erin Morley & Adrianne Pieczonka; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Best Choral Performance

“It’s A Long Way” — Matthew Guard, conductor (Jonas Budris, Carrie Cheron, Fiona Gillespie, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Megan Roth, Alissa Ruth Suver & Dana Whiteside; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)

“Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony Of A Thousand’” — Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz & Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O’Neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus & Pacific Chorale) – WINNER

“Rising w/The Crossing” — Donald Nally, conductor (International Contemporary Ensemble & Quicksilver; The Crossing)

“Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons” — Kaspars Putniņš, conductor; Heli Jürgenson, chorus master (Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir)

“Sheehan: Liturgy Of Saint John Chrysostom” — Benedict Sheehan, conductor (Michael Hawes, Timothy Parsons & Jason Thoms; The Saint Tikhon Choir)

“The Singing Guitar” — Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Estelí Gomez; Austin Guitar Quartet, Douglas Harvey, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet & Texas Guitar Quartet; Conspirare)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

“Adams, John Luther: Lines Made By Walking” — JACK Quartet

“Akiho: Seven Pillars” — Sandbox Percussion

“Archetypes” —Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion

“Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears” — Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax – WINNER

“Bruits” — Imani Winds

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

“Alone Together” — Jennifer Koh – WINNER

“An American Mosaic” —Simone Dinnerstein

“Bach: Sonatas & Partitas” — Augustin Hadelich

“Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos” — Gil Shaham; Eric Jacobsen, conductor (The Knights)

“Mak Bach” — Mak Grgić

“Of Power” — Curtis Stewart

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Confessions — Laura Strickling; Joy Schreier, pianist

Dreams Of A New Day – Songs By Black Composers — Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist

Mythologies — Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann (Virginie D’Avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto & Emilio D. Miler) – WINNER

Schubert: Winterreise — Joyce DiDonato; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist

Unexpected Shadows — Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)

Best Classical Compendium

American Originals – A New World, A New Canon — AGAVE & Reginald L. Mobley; Geoffrey Silver, producer

Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs & Three Pieces For Orchestra — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer

Cerrone: The Arching Path — Timo Andres & Ian Rosenbaum; Mike Tierney, producer

Plays — Chick Corea; Chick Corea & Birnie Kirsh, producers

Women Warriors – The Voices Of Change — Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson & Lolita Ritmanis, producers – WINNER

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

“Akiho: Seven Pillars” — Andy Akiho, composer (Sandbox Percussion)

“Andriessen: The Only One” — Louis Andriessen, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer & Los Angeles Philharmonic)

“Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes” — Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin & David Skidmore, composers (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad & Third Coast Percussion)

“Batiste: Movement 11′” — Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)

“Shaw: Narrow Sea” — Caroline Shaw, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish & Sō Percussion) – WINNER

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

Best Music Video

“Shot In The Dark” — AC/DC; David Mallet, video director; Dione Orrom, video producer

“Freedom” — Jon Batiste; Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer – WINNER

“I Get A Kick Out Of You” — Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga; Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers

“Peaches,” Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon; Collin Tilley, video director

“Happier Than Ever” — Billie Eilish; Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers

“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” — Lil Nas X; Lil Nas X & Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers

“Good 4 U” — Olivia Rodrigo; Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers

Best Music Film

Inside, Bo Burnham, video director; Josh Senior, video producer (Bo Burnham)

David Byrne’s American Utopia, Spike Lee, video director; David Byrne & Spike Lee, video producers (David Byrne)

Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles, Patrick Osborne & Robert Rodriguez, video directors (Billie Eilish)

Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix In Maui, John McDermott, video director; Janie Hendrix, John McDermott & George Scott, video producers (Jimi Hendrix)

Summer Of Soul, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent & Joseph Patel, video producers (Various Artists) – WINNER

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Trevor Noah Takes A Pop At Will Smith While Hosting The Grammys.

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The Daily Show presenter did the honours of hosting the 64th Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday and naturally addressed the hot topic in Hollywood.

Of course, it was all about Smith, 53, who shocked the world when he stormed the Oscars stage and smacked Rock, 57, across the face for joking about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

During his opening monologue at the Grammys, Trevor, 38, quipped: ‘It is going to be such a beautiful evening. Don’t even think of it as an award show, this is a concert where we’re giving out awards.

‘We’re going to be listening to some music, we’re going dancing, we’re going to be singing, we’re going to be keeping people’s names out of our mouths.’

It was a direct reference to the moment Smith repeatedly shouted at Rock from his seat to ‘keep my wife’s name out your f*g mouth’.

The incident occurred after Rock made a G.I. Jane joke about Smith’s wife Jada’s hair, despite her speaking openly in the past about having alopecia.

and she further tried calming worried fans with her statement.

Smith was allowed to stay at the ceremony despite his shocking actions and he went on to win best actor for his role in King Richard. During his acceptance speech, he apologised to the Academy and his fellow actors in the audience before issuing an apology to Rock in a statement the following day.

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He has since announced his resignation from the Academy and said on Friday: ‘I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I am heartbroken.

David Rubin, the president of the Academy, said in a statement sent to PA news agency: ‘We have received and accepted Mr Will Smith’s immediate resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.’

Simon Cowell shows off wrist brace with a thumbs up, 2 months after horror bike smash

He continued: ‘We will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings against Mr Smith for violations of the Academy’s Standards of Conduct, in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on April 18.’

Rock is yet to fully address the incident but said at a recent stand-up show that he is ‘still processing’ the situation.

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Lady Gaga Received A Standing Ovation From The Grammys Audience.

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Billie Eilish was among those in the crowd filmed whooping and cheering after the singer and actress took to the stage to perform the title track from Gaga and Bennett’s album Love for Sale.

Gaga delivered an energetic performance while wearing a turquoise dress featuring bow detailing, and was backed by a big band.

She dedicated the performance to Bennett, saying after the song: “We love you Tony, we miss you.”

Bennett introduced Gaga via a pre-recorded video, but was unable to attend the Grammys in person due to his health.

The crooner, 95, retired from performing last year after revealing he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016. Bennett was born in Queens, New York, in 1926, the grandson of immigrants from the impoverished Italian province of Calabria.

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He has enjoyed a glorious career since first finding success in the 1950s, performing traditional pop standards and big band music.

Bennett has sold more than 50 million records thanks to songs including I Left My Heart In San Francisco.

Gaga later helped SZA, who was on crutches, up to the stage when she won the Grammy for best pop duo/group performance for Kiss Me More with Doja Cat.

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Grammys 2022: Wizkid, Femi Kuti, Son Lose To Angelique Kidjo.

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Femi Kuti, Made Kuti and Wizkid have been defeated in the battle to win a Grammy at the 64th edition at the MGM Arena in Las Vegas.

Wizkid, Femi, and Imade lost out in the Best Global Music Performance and Best Global Music Album categories.

As the Nigerians lost to Arooj Aftab for her single ‘Mohabbat’ in the Best Global Music Performance, Angelique Kidjo clinched the Best Global Music Album.

In her acceptance speech, Kidjo lauded African youths who have collaborated with her to promote the continent.

Last year, Wizkid won his first Grammy prize for a feature on Beyonce’s song, ‘Brown Skin Girl.” Burna Boy, on the other hand, clinched the Best Global Music Album category after losing out the previous year.

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