By: Poelano Malema
The biggest night in music took place on Sunday, 14 March.
The 63rd annual Grammy Awards were held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Beyonce made history by becoming the biggest Grammy Award-winning woman in the history of the awards show. She has won 28 awards.
Her daughter, Blue Ivy, also won her first award for the song ‘Brown Skin Girl’. The nine-year-old became the second-youngest artist to walk away with a Grammy award.
Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé won the ‘Best Rap Song’ award.
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Another highlight of the night was that Taylor Swift was the first person to win album of the year three times.
Trevor Noah was the MC at the awards and some of the artists who got to perform include Taylor Swift, Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, and BTS.
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Let’s look at the list of all the winners:
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Let’s look at the list of all the winners:
Record Of The Year: Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
Album Of The Year: Taylor Swift – Folklore
Best New Artist: Megan Thee Stallion
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Andrew Watt
Best Country Song: The Highwomen – Crowded Table
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours
Best Country Solo Performance: Vince Gill – When My Amy Prays
Best Rock Album: The Strokes – The New Abnormal
Best Rock Song: Brittany Howard – Stay High
Best Metal Performance: Body Count – Bum-Rush
Best Rock Performance: Fiona Apple – Shameika
Best Rap Album: Nas – King’s Disease
Best Rap Performance: Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé – Savage
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: James Taylor – American Standard
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – Rain On Me
Best R&B Album: John Legend – Bigger Love
Best Progressive R&B Album: Thundercat – It Is What It Is
Best R&B Song: Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello – Better Than I Imagine
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Ledisi – Anything for You
Best Latin Jazz Album: Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Four Questions
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Maria Schneider Orchestra – Data Lords
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Trilogy 2
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez – Secrets Are the Best Stories
Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Chick Corea – All Blues
Best Alternative Music Album: Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Best Musical Theatre Album: Jagged Little Pill
Best Comedy Album: Tiffany Haddish – Black Mitzvah
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling): Rachel Maddow – Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
Best Children’s Music Album: Joanie Leeds – All the Ladies
Best Global Music Album: Burna Boy – Twice As Tall
Best Reggae Album: Toots & the Maytals – Got to Be Tough
Best Regional Roots Music Album: New Orleans Nightcrawlers – Atmosphere
Best Folk Album: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – All the Good Times
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Fantastic Negrito – Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: John Beasley – Donna Lee
Best Instrumental Composition: Maria Schneider – Sputnik
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Snarky Puppy – Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Kaytranada – Bubba
Best Dance Recording: Kaytranada Featuring Kali Uchis – 10%
Image courtesy of Instagram/ @Beyonce



