When music’s biggest night draws to a close, could Taylor Swift make history with a fourth album of the year win? And who will win in the showdown between youngsters Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish?
Sunday’s 64th Grammy Awards have moved from LA to Las Vegas and bring a host of intriguing story lines to Sin City.
Swift has only one nomination for “Evermore” but it’s a big one: album of the year. Taking that home would put her on the top of that mountain by herself, since she’s currently tied with Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra and Stevie Wonder with three wins each in the category.
Mega-popular BTS again looks to become the first K-pop act with a Grammy win – their hit “Butter” is up for best pop duo/group performance. And Rodrigo could sweep the four top categories – record, song and album of the year, plus best new artist – following in the footsteps of Eilish’s trophy haul two years ago.
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The big winner in the early Grammy premiere ceremony was Jon Batiste with four awards. But nominated in only three categories during the main show, he’ll fall short of the Jackson and Santana’s tied record of eight Grammys in one show. (Batiste had other big news to share Sunday: He revealed he’s been secretly married since February.)
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Kanye West rules two rap categories, Olivia Rodrigo gets her first Grammy
Ye wins for best melodic rap performance “Hurricane” and rap song (“Jail” with Jay-Z) but loses the rap album Grammy to Tyler, the Creator’s “Call Me If You Get Lost.” Rodrigo’s breakout “Drivers License” is named best pop solo performance while Tony Bennettt and Lady Gaga’s “Love for Sale” wins for pop vocal album.
Foo Fighters sweep rock Grammys in wake of Taylor Hawkins’ death
Dave Grohl’s band wins best rock performance (“Making a Fire”), best rock song (“Waiting on a War”) and rock album (“Medicine at Midnight”). Foo Fighters were supposed to perform at the Grammys but canceled their appearance as well as the rest of their tour after drummer Hawkins died unexpectedly last month. In addition, H.E.R.’s “Fight for You” is named best traditional R&B performance and Silk Sonic’s “Leave the Door Open” takes best R&B song and ties for R&B performance.
CeCe Winans wins three, George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’ anniversary album takes honor
Winans pulls a hat trick and wins for gospel performance/song, contemporary Christian music performance/song and best gospel album while Carrie Underwood’s “My Savior” is named best roots gospel album. Plus George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition” gets best boxed or special limited edition package, making it the first Grammy the former Beatle factored into since 2002, when “Marwa Blues,” from his final album “Brainwashed,” earned a nod for best pop instrumental performance.
“This album has really endured,” his widow, Olivia Harrison, says. “It’s full of hope and inspiration and good rock ‘n’ roll and great musicians. It’s George’s seminal work. He got his first Grammy 58 years ago (with The Beatles, who won best new artist) and it’s amazing that 58 years later I’m standing here. People have told me how (this music) has helped and healed them.”
Jon Batiste runs his Grammy haul to four, ‘Summer of Soul’ gets Grammy love
Batiste extends his streak, taking best music video for “Freedom.” “We just wanted everybody to see it and be transformed by joy,” he says of the video’s New Orleans setting. And exactly seven days after winning best documentary at the Oscars, “Summer of Soul” snags the Grammy for best music film. “What a journey for this film, from Sundance (Film Festival) until last week,” director Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson says with a knowing laugh. (His Oscar win came directly after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.)
Joni Mitchell gets Grammy for best historical album
After making an emotional return to the stage at Friday’s MusiCares pre-Grammys tribute, Mitchell receives a Grammy for “Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967).” “I didn’t expect this,” the legendary singer says, thanking Cameron Crowe (who did the liner notes) and “my angel,” her physical therapist who’s been helping her since she suffered a brain aneurysm in 2015.
Chris Stapleton, Brothers Osborne win country Grammys
Stapleton shouts out the house band when accepting his best country solo performance for “You Should Probably Leave.” “I was really slow so they had to play a long time,” quips Stapleton, who also takes best country song for “Cold.” And Brothers Osborne takes the Grammy for country duo/group performance for “Younger Me,” written in response to T.J. Osborne coming out. “I never thought I would be able to do music professionally because of my sexual orientation,” says the first openly gay artist signed to a major country label.. “And I never thought I’d be onstage accepting a Grammy after something I thought would be life changing in a negative way. (But) I am here with a man I love and who loves me back. I don’t know what I did to be so lucky.”
In addition, Jon Batiste runs his 2022 Grammy haul to three, winning for American roots performance and roots song.
The Police drummer Stewart Copeland takes new age album Grammy
“This has got to be a first: a rock drummer in a new age category,” says Copeland, a founding member of The Police who wins for “Divine Tides” with Ricky Kej. Angelique Kidjo’s “Mother Nature” takes the Grammy for global music album and the late Chick Corea receives two honors: best improvised jazz solo for “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)” and latin jazz album for “Mirror Mirror” with Eliane Elias and Chucho Valdés.
Jon Batiste snags Grammy win for ‘Soul’ soundtrack
“Tell the truth, you didn’t expect Kunta to be this fine, did you?” says host LeVar Burton, the “Star Trek” and “Roots” actor, to start the Grammys preshow. He points out the global unrest of the moment but also offers a positive message: “Music is a balm for all our souls.”
Batiste grabs his first Grammy of the day – for “Soul,” which ties with “The Queen’s Gambit” for score soundtrack for visual media. Bo Burnham’s “All Eyes on Me” snags best song for visual media, “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” wins for best musical theater album and “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” takes the honor for compilation soundtrack for visual media.
Olivia Rodrigo vs. Billie Eilish might be one for the ages
Two years after sweeping the major Grammy honors, Eilish returns with seven nominations this year, including album, song and record of the year for her “Happier Than Ever” and its title track. Rodrigo, the new kid on the scene, also has seven nods including those key categories. Plus she’s favored for the prestigious best new artist – yep, which Eilish won in 2020 – against a field that includes Glass Animals, Saweetie and Eilish’s own brother, Finneas.
Wondering how to watch the Grammy Awards? We got you
You can tune into the premiere ceremony – when about 70 of the 86 awards are distributed – starting at 3:30 EDT/12:30 PDT at grammy.com and the Recording Academy’s YouTube channel. Red carpet arrivals will be streamed on grammy.com starting at 6:30 EDT/3:30 PDT; E! starts its coverage at 4 EDT/1 PDT, with “Live From E!: Grammys” starting at 6 EDT/3 PDT. And then there’s the prime-time show: That airs live on CBS and Paramount+ at 8 EDT/5 PDT, and is also accessible via CBS.com and the CBS app (with a cable subscription).
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Contributing: Melissa Ruggieri
