In the night have been delivered in Los Angeles, the Grammy awards, the main prizes of the American record industry, awarded to American singers and musicians with a rating that takes into consideration the results of sales and popularity, and much less those of critics. Among the major awards, Taylor Swift won that for the best record with Folklore, Billie Eilish for best single with “Everything I Wanted”, singer HER for best song with “I Can’t Breathe”, and Beyoncé for best R&B performance with “Black Parade”.
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The ceremony, now in its 63rd edition, was conducted by the South African actor and comedian Trevor Noah, guest of the well-known program “The Daily Show”, and took place without an audience due to the coronavirus: tables were arranged in front of the stage at which the protagonists of the evening were seated, all in masks. It was an edition that will also be remembered for its music records, as well as for the unusual atmosphere. Beyoncé won her 28th Grammy by becoming the woman who won the most in the history of the award. Only the conductor Georg Solti has more than her, 31. She took two more home: the one for the best music video for “Brown Skin Girl” and the one for the best rap performance with Megan Thee Stallion, the Texan rapper chosen as Best Emerging Artist.
Taylor Swift became the first female artist to win Disc of the Year three times thanks to Folklore, released during the lockdown; the others had been Fearless in 2010 and 1989 in 2016. Only three musicians did the same: Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.
The success of Billie Eilish also continued, who dominated the ceremony last year by winning five awards, including that for the emerging artist: this year she won Best Recording of the Year with “Everything I Wanted” and for Best Song Written for a Visual Medium with “No Time To Die,” written for the James Bond film due out later this year.
During the evening, which lasted three hours, there were many performances, more than usual, starting with that of Harry Styles who opened with “Watermelon Sugar”, which then won Best Pop Performance of the Year: Styles has become this way the first of the One Direction to win a Grammy, either alone or as a group. Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Haim, Bruno Mars, BTS, Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion and many others followed.
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All winners
Registration of the year: Billie Eilish – “Everything I Wanted”
Disc of the year: Taylor Swift – Folklore
Best R&B performance: Beyoncé – “Black Parade”
Song of the Year: HER – “I Can’t Breathe”
Best emerging artist: Megan Thee Stallion
Best Vocal Pop Record: Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
Best Rap Performance: Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé – “Savage”
Best Song Written for a Visual Medium: Billie Eilish – “No Time to Die” (from No Time to Die)
Best Music Video: Beyoncé – Brown Skin Girl
Best Latin Pop or Urban Record: Bad Bunny — YHLQMDLG
Miglior performance rap melodic: Anderson .Paak – “Lockdown”
Best Single Pop Performance: Harry Styles – “Watermelon Sugar”
Best Country Record: Miranda Lambert – Wildcard
Best Group or Duo Performance: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
Best Traditional Vocal Pop Record: James Taylor – American Standard
Best Dance / Electronic Record: Kaytranada – Bubba
Best Rock Performance: Fiona Apple – “Shameika”
Best Metal Performance: Body Count – “Bum-Rush”
Best Rock Song: Brittany Howard – “Stay High”
Best Rock Record: The Strokes – The New Abnormal
Best Alternative Music Record: Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Best Progressive R&B Record: Thundercat – It Is What It Is
Best R&B Song: Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello – “Better Than I Imagine”
Best R&B Record: John Legend – Bigger Love
Best Rap Record: In the – King’s Disease
Best Rap Performance: Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé – “Savage”
Best Single Country Performance: Vince Gill – “When My Amy Prays”
Best Country Performance in Duo or in Group: Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – “10,000 Hours”
Best Country Song: The Highwomen – “Crowded Table”
Best Vocal Jazz Record: Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez – Secrets Are the Best Stories
Best Latin Jazz Record: Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Four Questions
Best Gospel Record: PJ Morton – Gospel According to PJ
Best Contemporary Christian Music Record: Kanye West – Jesus Is King
Best Latin or Alternative Rock Record: Fito Paez – The Conquest of Space
Best Latin Tropical Record: Niche group – 40
Best Comedy Record: Tiffany Haddish – Black Mitzvah
Producer of the year: Andrew Watt
Best Folk Record: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – All the Good Times
Best Score for a Visual Medium: Jojo Rabbit – Various Artists
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