Beyoncé received 4 awards on the sixty fifth annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 5), upping her profession whole to 32, which is greater than anybody else in Grammy historical past. Bey surpasses the late classical conductor Sir Georg Solti, who amassed 31 Grammys between 1963 and 1998. Solti died in 1997.
However Beyoncé misplaced album of the yr for Renaissance. It’s her fourth loss within the class, following losses to Taylor Swift, Beck and Adele. Kendrick Lamar additionally misplaced album of the yr for the fourth time (as a lead artist) with Mr. Morale & the Huge Steppers. Like Beyoncé, he did effectively total, with three wins. However the losses within the prime class are more likely to rankle their followers.
Beyoncé was vying to develop into the primary Black feminine artist to win album of the yr as a lead artist since Lauryn Hill took the prize in 1999 for The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Lamar was vying to develop into the primary solo male rapper ever to win within the class. Solely two rap or hip-hop albums have ever received the award – Hill’s acclaimed set and OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Beneath. Just one different artist in Grammy historical past (in addition to Beyoncé and Lamar) has gone 0-4 in album of the yr: Sting was nominated as soon as with The Police and thrice on his personal and misplaced all 4 occasions.
Beyoncé and Maverick Metropolis Music have been the night time’s prime winners with 4 awards every. Brandi Carlile, Kirk Franklin and Kendrick Lamar and Bonnie Raitt have been shut behind, with three every.
Lizzo’s “About Rattling Time” received report of the yr. It’s her first win in a Huge 4 class, however she’s a confirmed Grammy favourite. Her breakthrough smash “Reality Hurts” received greatest pop solo efficiency three years in the past – leading to Billie Eilish’s solely loss on her massive night time, the place she turned the primary artist in 39 years to brush the Huge 4 classes.
Bonnie Raitt’s “Simply Like That” was the upset winner of track of the yr. It’s the primary track of the yr winner written by a solitary songwriter since Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” 15 years in the past. That is Raitt’s second win in a Huge 4 class. On the 1990 telecast, Raitt’s Nick of Time was additionally an upset winner for album of the yr. Grammy voters plainly love Raitt. “Simply Like That” additionally received greatest American roots track. “Made Up Thoughts” received greatest Americana efficiency.
Samara Pleasure was an upset winner for greatest new artist. She’s the second jazz artist to win within the class, following Esperanza Spalding 12 years in the past. A number of of this yr’s different nominees have been thought to have a greater probability of successful, particularly Latto, Maneskin, Anitta, Moist Leg and Muni Lengthy.
Adele received greatest pop solo efficiency for a record-extending fourth time for her smash ballad “Straightforward on Me.” She had beforehand received within the class with “Rolling within the Deep,” “Set Hearth to the Rain” and “Hey.” Adele wound up going 1-6 on the night time, however that shouldn’t be a supply of concern for the singer or her followers. If she had swept the Huge Three awards for a 3rd time, that will possible have induced her extra profession woes within the type of backlash. Now folks can chill out and never blame Adele for blocking different artists’ path to Grammy glory.
Taylor Swift additionally had blended outcomes on the night time. She misplaced track of the yr for the sixth time, however “All Too Effectively: The Brief Movie” received for greatest music video. It’s the primary video solely directed by the artist to win on this class. 4 prior winners had been co-directed by the artist – Missy Elliott’s “Lose Management,” OK Go’s “Right here It Goes Once more,” Kendrick Lamar’s Humble.” and Beyonce’s “Brown Pores and skin Woman” (a collab with Wizkid and Blue Ivy). Smith could be nominated for track of the yr – for what could be a report seventh time – subsequent yr for “Anti-Hero.”
Jack Antonoff received producer of the yr, non-classical for the second yr in a row. The one different producers to win consecutive awards on this class (which dates to 1974) are Babyface (1995-97) and Greg Kurstin (2016-17).
Ashley McBride & Ashley Pearce’s “By no means Needed to Be That Woman” received greatest nation duo/group efficiency. It’s the primary time an all-female group or collab has received on this class, which was launched 11 years in the past.
New artists did effectively within the voting. 4 greatest new artist candidates received awards of their dwelling classes. Moist Leg received two awards – greatest various music album for Moist Leg and greatest various music efficiency for “Chaise Longue.” Muni Lengthy received greatest R&B efficiency for “Hrs & Hrs”; Samara Pleasure received greatest jazz vocal album for Linger Awhile, Molly Tuttle received greatest bluegrass album for Crooked Tree (a collab with Golden Freeway).
Robert Glasper’s Black Radio III received greatest R&B album, 10 years after Robert Glasper Experiment’s Black Radio took the prize. This marks the primary time an album and a sequel to that album have each received on this class. The one different repeat winners within the class are Alicia Keys and John Legend, with three awards every, and TLC and D’Angelo, additionally with two.
Dr. Dre was the primary recipient of the Dr. Dre World Influence Award. Dre has received seven Grammys in competitors. In 2001, he turned the primary hip-hop producer to win producer of the yr, non-classical.
A number of artists achieved breakthroughs of their classes. Kim Petras received greatest pop duo/group efficiency for “Unholy,” a collab with Sam Smith, changing into the primary transgender artist to win within the class. Germaine Franco received greatest rating soundtrack for visible media for Encanto, changing into the primary girl of colour to win in that class. Michael Repper, conductor of the New York Youth Symphony, received greatest orchestral efficiency. In accepting the award, he stated it was the primary time a youth orchestra has ever received within the class.
Into the Woods (2022 Broadway solid recording) received greatest musical theater album, 35 years after the unique manufacturing of the Stephen Sondheim present received within the class. Into the Woods is the fourth present to spawn two successful albums on this class. The primary three have been Gypsy, Les Misérables and West Facet Story.
Judith Sherman received producer of the yr, classical for the seventh time, which places her in a tie with David Frost, Steven Epstein and David Frost for essentially the most wins within the class (which dates to 1979). The producer of the yr, non-classical award was launched 5 years earlier, however nobody has received it greater than 4 occasions. (Babyface is the one four-time winner.) And no girl has ever received it.
Viola Davis turned an EGOT, due to her Grammy win for the audio e book of Discovering Me. Davis is the third Black girl to finish the EGOT, following Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson. Davis is the 18th individual to EGOT. Davis beforehand received a Primetime Emmy for excellent lead actress in a dramatic sequence for Tips on how to Get Away With Homicide (2015), an Oscar for greatest supporting actress for Fences (2016) and two Tonys — featured actress in a play for King Hedley II (2001) and lead actress in a play for Fences (2010).
