The Winners Of The 2021 Grammy Awards

Sofia Vinueza, Business Manager

The 63rd annual Grammy Awards was held on Sunday, Mar. 14 on CBS and hosted by comedian Trevor Noah. The awards show took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center in order to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines. 

The performers included stars such as: Bad Bunny, Burna Boy, Cardi B, DaBaby, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift. Harry Styles opened the ceremony with a breathtaking version of “Watermelon Sugar,” the song that ended up winning Best Pop Solo performance. The ceremony was closed with an outstanding performance by Burna Boy, who won Best Global Music Album for his song “Twice as Tall.”

In addition, Lizzo, Jacob Collier, Jhene Aiko and Ringo Starr served as presenters. They kept the crowd and viewers entertained with jokes, laughs and smiles. 

There were many nominees, but there can only be one winner. 

 

Record of the Year:

“Everything I Wanted,”  Billie Eilish

 

Album of the Year: 

“Folklore,” Taylor Swift

 

Song of the Year:

“I Can’t Breathe,” H.E.R

 

Best New Artist:

Megan Thee Stallion

 

Best Pop Solo Performance:

“Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles

 

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:

“Rain on Me,” Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande

 

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:

“American Standard” James Taylor

 

Best Pop Vocal Album:

“Future Nostalgia,” Dua Lipa

 

Best Dance Recording:

“10%,” Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis

 

Best Dance/ Electronic Album:

“Bubba,” Kaytranada

 

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:

“Live at the Royal Albert Hall,” Snarky Puppy

 

Best Rock Performance:

“Shameika,” Fiona Apple

 

Best Metal Performance:

“Bum-Rush,” Body Count

 

Best Rock Song:

“Stay High,” Brittany Howard

 

Best Rock Album:

“The New Abnormal,” The Strokes

 

Best Alternative Music Album:

“Fetch the Bolt Cutters,” Fiona Apple

 

Best R&B Performance:

“Black Parade,” Beyonce

 

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

“Anything for You,” Ledisi

 

Best R&B Song:

“Better Than I Imagined,” Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. and Meshell Ndegeocello

 

Best Progressive R&B Album:

“It Is What It Is,” Thundercat

 

Best R&B Album:

“Bigger Love,” John Legend

 

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

“Anything for You,” Ledisi

 

Best Progressive R&B Album:

“It Is What It Is,” Thundercat

 

Best R&B Album:

“Bigger Love,” John Legend

 

Best Rap Performance:

“Savage,” Megan thee Stallion featuring Beyonce 

 

Best Melodic Rap Performance:

“Lockdown” Anderson Paak

 

Best Rap Song:

“Savage,” Megan thee Stallion featuring Beyonce 

 

Best Rap Album:

“King’s Disease,” Nas

 

Best Country Solo Performance:

“When My Amy Prays,” Vince Gill

 

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:

“10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber 

 

Best Country Song:

“Crowded Table,” The HighWomen

 

Best Country Album:

“Wildcard,” Miranda Lambert

 

Best New Age Album:

“More Guitar Stories,” Jim “Kimo” West 

 

Best Improvised Jazz Solo:

“All Blues,” Chick Corea, soloist

 

Best Jazz Album:

“Secrets are the Best Stories,” Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Perez

 

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:

“Trilogy 2,” Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade 

 

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:

“Data Lords,” Maria Schneider Orchestra

 

Best Latin Jazz Album:

“Four Questions,” Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra 

 

Best Gospel Performance/Song:

“Movin’ On,” Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music 

 

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:

“There Was Jesus,” Zach Williams & Dolly Parton 

 

Best Gospel Album:

“Gospel According to PJ,” PJ Morton 

 

Best Contemporary Cristian Music Album:

“Jesus is King,” Kanye West

 

Best Roots Gospel Album:

“Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album),” Fisk Jubilee Singers 

 

Best Latin Pop Album or Urban Album:

“YHLQMDLG,” Bad Bunny

 

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: 

“La Conquista del Espacio,” Fito Paez

 

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Un Canto por México, Vol. 1,” Natalia Lafourcade

 

Best Tropical Latin Album

“40,” Grupo Niche

 

Best American Roots Performance

“I Remember Everything,” John Prine

 

Best American Roots Song

“I Remember Everything,” John Prine

 

Best Americana Album

“World on the Ground,” Sarah Jaroz

 

Best Bluegrass Album

“Home,” Billy Strings

 

Best Traditional Blues Album

“Rawer than Raw,” Bobby Rush

 

Best Contemporary Blues Album

“Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?” Fantastic Negrito

 

Best Folk Album

“All the Good Times,” Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

 

Best Regional Roots Music Album

“Atmosphere,” New Orleans Nightcrawlers

 

Best Reggae Album

“Got to Be Tough,” Toots and The Maytals

 

Best Global Music Album

“Twice as Tall,” Burna Boy

 

Best Children’s Album

“All the Ladies,” Joanie Leeds

 

Best Spoken Word Album (includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling) 

“Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth,” Rachel Maddow 

 

Best Comedy Album 

“Black Mitzvah,” Tiffany Haddish

 

Best Musical Theater Album

“Jagged Little Pill,” Alanis Morissette

 

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

“Jojo Rabbit,” Various Artists

 

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 

“Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer

 

Best Song Written for Visual Media

“No Time to Die,” (from No Time to Die) Billie Eilish

 

Best Instrumental Composition

“Sputnik,” Maria Schneider

 

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:

“Donna Lee,” John Beasley

 

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:

“He Won’t Hold You,” Jacob Collier featuring Rapsody 

 

Best Recording Package:

“Vols. 11 & 12,” Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Desert Sessions)

 

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:

“Ode to Joy,” Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)

 

Best Album Notes:

“Dead Man’s Pop,” Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements) 

 

Best Historical Album:

“It’s Such A Good Feeling: The Best Of Mister Rogers,” Mister Rogers

 

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:

“Hyperspace,” Drew Brown, Andrew Coleman, Shawn Everett, Serban Ghenea, David Greenbaum, Jaycen Joshua, Beck Hansen & Mike Larson, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Beck)

 

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:

Andrew Watt

 

Best Remixed Recording:

“Roses (Imanbek Remix)” — Imanbek Zeikenov, remixer (SAINt JHN)

 

Best Engineered Album, Classical:

“Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Ya,r'” David Frost & Charlie Post, engineers; Silas Brown, mastering engineer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra) 

 

Producer of the Year, Classical:

David Frost

 

Best Orchestral Performance:

“Ives: Complete Symphonies,” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

 

Best Opera Recording:

“Gershwin: Porgy and Bess,” David Robertson, conductor; Angel Blue & Eric Owens; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

 

Best Choral Performance:

“Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua,” JoAnn Falletta, conductor; James K. Bass & Adam Luebke, chorus masters (James K. Bass, J’Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann & Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus & UCLA Chamber Singers) 

 

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:

“Contemporary Voices,” Pacifica Quartet

 

Best Classical Instrumental Solo:

“Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra,”  Richard O’Neill; David Alan Miller, conductor (Albany Symphony)

 

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:

“Smyth: The Prison,” Sarah Brailey & Dashon Burton; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Chorus; Experiential Orchestra) 

 

Best Classical Compendium:

“Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke,” Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer 

 

Best Contemporary Classical Composition:

“Rouse: Symphony No. 5,” Christopher Rouse, composer (Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony) 

 

Best Music Video:

“Brown Skin Girl,” Beyonce, Saint Jhn & Wizkid Featuring Blue Ivy Carter 

 

Best Music Film:

“Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” Linda Ronstadt