According to Drake, Everyone Won Last Night
The 61st annual Grammy Awards took place last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and considering this is the music industryâs biggest night of the year, and one surrounded by controversy regarding a historical lack of diversity, it wouldnât be the complete without some surprises. Luckily, most of these surprises took the form of killer performances, Alicia Keys serving the stage with her “sisters” Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lopez and Michelle Obama, and some memorable tributes to musical icons like Dolly Parton, Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin.
In terms of the winners last night, history was made by hip hop and rap artists like Cardi B, who became the first solo female rapper ever to win best rap album for “Invasion of Privacy”. Her red carpet moment wonât be forgetten any time soon either.
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Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” became the first rap song to ever win song of the year although he wasn’t even there to accept the award, standing among a handful of nominated artists like Ariana Grande who decided to skip the show (better than being cut off mid-speech? Sorry Drake!)…Well, overall the night was a success and in case you missed it live, weâve got you covered with the full list of winners below!
Album of the Year
- âGolden Hour,â Kacey Musgraves
Record of the Year
Song of the Year
- âThis Is America,â Childish Gambino and Ludwig Göransson
Best New Artist
- Dua Lipa
Best Pop Solo Performance
- âJoanne (Where Do You Think Youâre Goinâ?)â, Lady Gaga
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- âShallowâ, Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Best Pop Vocal Album
- âSweetenerâ, Ariana Grande
Best Urban Contemporary Album
- âEverything Is Loveâ, The Carters
Best Rap Performance
- âKingâs Deadâ, Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake
Best Rap/Sung Performance
- âThis Is Americaâ, Childish Gambino
Best Rap Song
- âGodâs Planâ, Drake
Best Rap Album
- âInvasion of Privacyâ, Cardi B
Best Country Album
- âGolden Hourâ, Kacey Musgraves
Best Country Solo Performance
- âButterfliesâ, Kacey Musgraves
Best Country Duo/Performance
- âTequilaâ, Dan + Shay
Best Country Song
- âSpace Cowboyâ, Kacey Musgraves
Best R&B Album
- âH.E.R.â, H.E.R
Best R&B Performance
- âBest Partâ, H.E.R. ft. Daniel Caesar
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- âBet Ainât Worth the Handâ, Leon Bridges/
- âHow Deep Is Your Loveâ, PJ Morton ft. Yebba
Best R&B Song
- âBooâd Upâ, Ella Mai
Best Dance Recording
- âElectricityâ, Silk City and Dua Lipa ft. Diplo and Mark Ronson
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- âWoman Worldwideâ, Justice
Producer of the Year Non-Classical
- Pharrell Williams
Best Music Video
- âThe Is Americaâ, Childish Gambino
Best Music Film
- âQuincyâ, Quincy Jones
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- âSteve Gadd Bandâ, Steve Gadd Band
Best Rock Performance
- âWhen Bad Does Goodâ, Chris Cornell
Best Rock Song
- âMasseductionâ, St. Vincent
Best Rock Album
- âFrom the Firesâ, Greta Van Fleet
Best Alternative Music Album
- âColorsâ, Beck
Best Latin Pop Album
- âSinceraâ, Claudia Brant
Best Recording Package
- âMasseductionâ, St. Vincent
What did you think of last night’s Grammys ceremony? Do you agree with the list of winners? Let us know in the comments and make sure to check out our pick of the Top 10 Biggest Grammy Award Sweeps below!