The 67th Grammy Awards kicked off Sunday night with a tribute to Los Angeles as music’s biggest night aimed to raise money for relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires.
The main telecast started with host Trevor Noah describing the horrific fires that swept through Los Angeles County in January and reminding attendees at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to donate.
The theme continued into the first performance, as John Legend, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard and St. Vincent took to the stage to support a song all about L.A., with lyrics honouring firefighters and the city’s resilience.
Billie Eilish ended an understated performance of Birds of a Feather with a shout-out to her hometown of L.A. as well, proclaiming her love for the city.
Doechii takes best rap album
Doechii took home the first award of the televised event, snatching best rap album from the otherwise all-male lineup of nominees for Alligator Bites Never Heal.
The first-time Grammy winner was visibly emotional as she took the award from Cardi B., a previous winner of that category. She said she hoped she could inspire other Black women to follow their dreams.
“Anything is possible. Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you,” she said.
Beyoncé is nomination front-runner
With 11 nominations stemming from her genre rebel album Cowboy Carter, including nods in the top categories of album, record and song of the year, all eyes will be on Beyoncé. Although she has the most Grammy nominations and the most Grammy wins of all time, she’s never taken home best album of the year.
Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter are also up for awards in all three of those categories, with the last two up for best new artist as well.
The event will feature performances from a banner of stars, such as Eilish, Roan, Carpenter, Shakira, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, Teddy Swims, Charli XCX and Cynthia Erivo, among others.
Swift, who is nominated in six categories, is slated to present an award but will not be performing. Other presenters include Queen Latifah, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo, as well as numerous other famous faces.
Beyoncé makes history
Beyoncé had already made history hours before the main event, scoring her first country music Grammy win at the Grammys Premiere Ceremony.
The vast majority of the 94 awards given out at the Grammys are handed out at this ceremony before the televised event.
Beyoncé won in the best country duo/group performance category for her track II Most Wanted, performed with Miley Cyrus. With the win, Beyoncé becomes the first Black woman to be awarded a Grammy in a country music category.
Other highlights from the premiere ceremony include Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us racking up three awards: best rap performance, rap song and music video. The song, a key moment in his infamous feud with Drake, is also up for record and song of the year.
Charli XCX, whose album Brat sparked the iconic “brat summer” memes, also scored her first three Grammys ever, taking best dance pop recording for her song Von Dutch, best electric/dance album and best recording package as an art director on Brat.
Check out the full list of awards and winners so far below:
Best Rap Album
Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Brat by Charli XCX
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Neverender by Justice and Tame Impala
Best Pop Dance Recording
Von Dutch by Charli XCX
Best Pop Solo Performance
Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Amy Allen
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Daniel Nigro
Best Rock Album
Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones
Best Rock Song
Broken Man by Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
Best Metal Performance
Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) by Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne
Best Rock Performance
Now and Then by The Beatles
Best Remixed Recording
Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix) – FNZ and Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
Best Rap Song
Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
Best Melodic Rap Performance
3:AM by Rapsody, with Erykah Badu
Best Rap Performance
Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar
Best R&B Album
11:11 (Deluxe) by Chris Brown
Best Progressive R&B Album: TIE
So Glad To Know You by AverySunshine
Why Lawd? by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge)
Best R&B Song
Saturn by Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)
Best Traditional R&B Performance
That’s You by Lucky Daye
Best R&B Performance
Made For Me (Live On BET) by Muni Long
Best Alternative Music Album
All Born Screaming by St. Vincent
Best Alternative Music Performance
Flea by St. Vincent
Best Country Song
The Architect by Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
II Most Wanted by Beyoncé, with Miley Cyrus
Best Country Solo Performance
It Takes A Woman by Chris Stapleton
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Plot Armor by Taylor Eigsti
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Visions by Norah Jones
Best Alternative Jazz Album
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello
Best Latin Jazz Album
Cubop Lives! by Zaccai Curtis
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence by Dan Pugach Big Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Remembrance by Chick Corea and Béla Fleck
Best Jazz Vocal Album
A Joyful Holiday by Samara Joy
Best Jazz Performance
Twinkle Twinkle Little Me by Samara Joy, with Sullivan Fortner
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Kuini by Kalani Pe’a
Best Folk Album
Woodland by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Mileage by Ruthie Foster
Best Traditional Blues Album
Swingin’ Live At the Church In Tulsa by The Taj Mahal Sextet
Best Bluegrass Album
Live Vol. 1 by Billy Strings
Best Americana Album
Trail Of Flowers by Sierra Ferrell
Best American Roots Song
American Dreaming by Sierra Ferrell and Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
Best Americana Performance
American Dreaming by Sierra Ferrell
Best American Roots Performance
Lighthouse by Sierra Ferrell
Best Roots Gospel Album
Church by Cory Henry
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Heart Of A Human by DOE
Best Gospel Album
More Than This by CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
That’s My King by CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks and Jess Russ, songwriters
Best Gospel Performance/Song
One Hallelujah by Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell and Israel Houghton, with Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Naomi Raine, songwriters
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
i/o – Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May and Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
Best Historical Album
Centennial by Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)
Best Album Notes
Centennial by Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Mind Games by Simon Hilton and Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
Best Recording Package
Brat – Brent David Freaney and Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)
Best Music Film
American Symphony (Jon Batiste) – Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman and Joedan Okun, video producers
Best Music Video
Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter and Jamie Rabineau, video producers
Best Song Written for Visual Media
It Never Went Away (from American Symphony) – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord by Winifred Phillips, composer
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Dune: Part Two by Hans Zimmer, composer
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein – London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording
Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration – Jimmy Carter
Best Comedy Album
The Dreamer by Dave Chappelle
Best Children’s Music Album
Brillo, Brillo! by Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band
Best Tropical Latin Album
Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) by Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)
Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 by Carín León
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
¿Quién trae las cornetas? by Rawayana
Best Música Urbana Album
Las Letras Ya No Importan by Residente
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Best Classical Compendium
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Alma – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje with Regina Carter)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Bridge Over Troubled Water – Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier feat. John Legend and Tori Kelly)
Best Opera Recording
Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan and Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)
Best Orchestral Performance
Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
Best Instrumental Composition
Strands – Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf and Christian Euman)
Best Immersive Audio Album
i/o (In-Side Mix) – Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Elaine Martone
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit – Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
Triveni by Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon
Best Reggae Album
Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) (Various Artists)
Best Global Music Album
Alkebulan II by Matt B, with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Best African Music Performance
Love Me JeJe by Tems
Best Global Music Performance
Bemba Colorá by Sheila E. feat. Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price – Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Bach: Goldberg Variations by Víkingur Ólafsson
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Rectangles And Circumstance by Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion
Best Choral Performance
Ochre – Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
