Apr 3, 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Trevor Noah opens the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY
Entertainment: 64th Annual Grammy Awards — Show
After a two-month delay, the 64th Annual Grammy Awards took place live on Sunday night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, hosted by South African Comedian, Trevor Noah. Initially scheduled to take place on January 31, 2022 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Grammy Award Ceremony was postponed and moved to the MGM Arena, due to the surge of the Omicron variant of Covid19. We were pleased to see, there were no slaps televised.
The night was filled with live performances by Lil Nas X, BTS, Silk Sonic, Lady Gaga (with a virtual introduction by Tony Bennett), Olivia Rodrigo, Jon Batiste, Justin Bieber, Billie Eilish, and more.
Notably, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the audience in an emotionally taped message introducing a performance by John Legend, accompanied by Ukrainian artist Mika Newton and poet Lyuba Ykimichiuk performing “Free.” President Zelenskyy said, “Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos…We are fighting Russia, which brings horrible silence with its bombs. The dead silence. Fill the silence with your music.”
The award ceremony also highlighted the women in the music industry, working tirelessly behind the scenes. Billie Eilish’s production manager Nicole Massey did the honors of introducing Eilish’s performance of “Happier Than Ever”; Chris Stapleton’s tour manager Katie Wilkinson accompanied him on stage; Jeanine McLean-Williams, the tour manager of H.E.R., welcomed her artist alongside Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Travis Barker on drums, and wardrobe supervisor Joan Lee did the honors for Carrie Underwood.
Jon Batiste — who was nominated for a whopping 11 Grammys — was the big winner of the night, picking up five trophies, including album of the year for “We Are.” Silk Sonic — the collective of famed musicians Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak — picked up four awards, including record of the year. Olivia Rodrigo and Foo Fighters each impressively collected three Grammy Awards as well.
Here’s the full list of 2022 Grammy winners:
Album of the Year: We Are — Jon Batiste
Record of the Year: “Leave the Door Open” — Silk Sonic
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat feat. SZA
Best Pop Vocal Album: Sour — Olivia Rodrigo
Best R&B Album: Heaux Tales — Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Performance: “Family Ties” — Baby Keem feat. Kendrick Lamar
Best New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Best Country Album: Starting Over — Chris Stapleton
Song of the Year: “Leave the Door Open” — Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II, and Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Jack Antonoff
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Love for Sale
Best Pop Solo Performance: Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License”
Best Comedy Album: Louis C.K., Sincerely Louis CK
Best Children’s Music Album: Falu, A Colorful World
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Esperanza Spalding, Songwrights Apothecary Lab
Best Rap Album: Tyler, The Creator, Call Me If You Get Lost
Best Rap Song: Kanye West, “Jail”
Best Melodic Rap Performance: Kanye West featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby, “Hurricane”
Best Progressive R&B Album: Lucky Daye, Table for Two
Best R&B Song: Silk Sonic, “Leave the Door Open”
Best Traditional R&B Performance: H.E.R., “Fight for You”
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
Best Rock Album: Foo Fighters, Medicine at Midnight
Best Rock Song: Foo Fighters, “Waiting on a War”
Best Metal Performance: Dream Theater, “The Alien”
Best Rock Performance: Foo Fighters, “Making a Fire”
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: “Shaw: Narrow Sea”
Best Classical Compendium: Women Warriors – The Voices of Change
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann, Mythologies
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Jennifer Koh, “Alone Together”
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Yo-Yo Ma & Emanuel Ax, “Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears”
Best Choral Performance: “Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand’”
Best Opera Recording: “Glass: Akhnaten”
Best Orchestral Performance: “Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3”
Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman
Best Engineered Album, Classical: Chanticleer Sings Christmas
Best Spoken Word Album: Don Cheadle, Carry On: Reflections For A New Generation From John Lewis
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Taylor Eigsti, Tree Falls
Best Tropical Latin Album: Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta, Salswing!
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): Vicente Fernández, A Mis 80’s
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: Juanes, Origen
Best Música Urbana Album: Bad Bunny, El Último Tour Del Mundo
Best Latin Pop Album: Alex Cuba, Mendó
Best Roots Gospel Album: Carrie Underwood, My Savior
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Best Gospel Album: CeCe Winans, Believe for It
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: CeCe Winans, “Believe for It”
Best Gospel Performance/Song: CeCe Winans, “Never Lost”
Best Music Film: Summer of Soul
Best Music Video: Jon Batiste, “Freedom”
Best Immersive Audio Album: Alicia, Alicia Keys
Best Remixed Recording: “Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix),” Deftones
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Love for Sale, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Best Historical Album: Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967), Joni Mitchell
Best Album Notes: The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966, Ricky Riccardi
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: All Things Must Pass, George Harrison
Best Recording Package: Pakelang, Li Jheng Han & Yu & Wei
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album: Black Coffee, Subconsciously
Best Dance/Electronic Recording: Rüfüs Du Sol, “Alive”
Best Reggae Album: Soja, Beauty in the Silence
Best Regional Roots Album: Kalani Pe’a, Kau Ka Pe’a
Best Folk Album: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, They’re Calling Me Home
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, 662
Best Traditional Blues Album: Cedric Burnside, I Be Trying
Best Bluegrass Album: Béla Fleck, My Bluegrass Heart
Best Americana Album: Los Lobos, Native Sons
Best American Roots Song: Jon Batiste, “Cry”
Best American Roots Performance: Jon Batiste, “Cry”
Best Country Song: Chris Stapleton, “Cold”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Brothers Osborne, “Younger Me”
Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Best Latin Jazz Album: Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés, Mirror Mirror
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Christian McBride Big Band, For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette & Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Skyline
Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Chick Corea, “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)”
Best New Age Album: Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej, Divine Tides
Best New Age Album: Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej, Divine Tides
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Vince Mendoza, “To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version)”
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, 8-Bit Big Band’s “Meta Knight’s Revenge”
Best Instrumental Composition: Lyle Mays, “Eberhard”
Best Musical Theatre Album: The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: The United States Vs. Billie Holiday
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Carlos Rafael Rivera, The Queen’s Gambit and Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Soul (tie)
Best Song Written for Visual Media: Bo Burnham, “All Eyes on Me”
Best Immersive Audio Album: Soundtrack Of The American Soldier
Best Global Music Performance: Arooj Aftab, “Mohabbat”
Best Global Music Album: Angelique Kidjo, Mother Nature
