The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year, the event was delayed from January to April because of the rise in Covid-19 cases due to Omicron variant.
Jon Batiste — who was nominated for 11 Grammys — was the big winner, picking up five trophies, including album of the year for “We Are.” Bruno Mars-led Silk Sonic won two of the big awards at the Grammys 2022 - Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Olivia Rodrigo won Best New Artist and Best Pop Solo Performance. Indian composer Ricky Kej won his second Grammy.
The ceremony, hosted by Trevor Noah, saw an appearance by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy through a recorded video message. “Our musicians wear body armour instead of tuxedos,” he said. “We are fighting Russia, which brings horrible silence with its bombs. The dead silence. Fill the silence with your music,” he added.
List of winners:
Record of the Year: Leave The Door Open, Silk Sonic
Album of the Year: We Are, Jon Batiste
Song of the Year: Leave The Door Open by Silk Sonic
Best New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Best Rock Performance: Making a Fire, Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance: The Alien, Dream Theater
Best Rock Song: Waiting on a War
Best Rock Album: Medicine at Midnight, Foo Fighters
Best Pop Solo Performance: Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Kiss Me More, Doja Cat and SZA
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Love for Sale, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Best Pop Vocal Album: Sour by Olivia Rodrigo
Best R&B Performance: Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic, Pick Up Your Feelings by Jazmine Sullivan
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Fight for You, H.E.R.
Best R&B Song: Leave the Door Open
Best Progressive R&B Album: Table for Two, Lucky Daye
Best R&B Album: Heaux Tales, Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Performance: Family Ties, Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance: Hurricane, Kanye West featuring the Weeknd and Lil Baby
Best Rap Song: Jail
Best Rap Album: Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, the Creator
Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Humpty Dumpty (Set 2), Chick Corea
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Songwrights Apothecary Lab, Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Skyline by Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver by Christian McBride Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album: Mirror Mirror by Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdes
Best Alternative Music Album: Daddy's Home, St. Vincent
Best Dance/Electronic Recording: Alive by Rufus Du Sol
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Subconsciously, Black Coffee
Best Music Video: Freedom, Jon Batiste
Best Music Film: Summer of Soul
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: T he United States vs. Billie Holiday, Andra Day
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: The Queen's Gambit and Soul
Best Song Written for Visual Media: All Eyes on Me, Bo Burnham
Best Contemporary instrumental Album: Tree Falls, Taylor Eigsti
