The 2021 Grammys hosted by Trevor Noah took place on Sunday (14 March) in what can only described as a trying effort to resurrect musics premiere night.
The Staples Center in Los Angeles despite a modified format due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, saw musics brightest stars grace its floors once again.
Performances from Beyonce, Billie Eillish, BTS, Doja Cat & Lil Baby capped off the 63rd annual ceremony. Kaytranada became the first black artist to win best dance/electronic album with Bubba, and Beyoncé became the Grammys most decorated female artist earning her 28th award with Wizkid in the best music video category for Brown skin girl.
Burna Boy not to be out done by his fellow Nigerian scooped the award for Best Global Music Album with Twice as tall winning his first Grammy alongside UK producer Jae5.
Meg the Stallion also had a night to remember as the 26-year-old rapper, was crowned Best New Artist – becoming the first female rapper to do so in two decades. Her song also“Savage” took Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song.
One winner that might have gone under the radar was Kanye West, who grabbed the award for Best contemporary Christian album with Jesus Is King.
Check out all the winners and nominees below:
Album of the year
- WINNER: Folklore – Taylor Swift
- Chilombo – Jhené Aiko
- Black Pumas – Black Pumas
- Everyday Life – Coldplay
- Djesse vol. 3 – Jacob Collier
- Women in Music Pt. III – Haim
- Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
- Hollywood’s Bleeding – Post Malone
Record of the year
- WINNER: Everything I Wanted – Billie Eilish
- Black Parade – Beyoncé
- Colors – Black Pumas
- Rockstar – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
- Say So – Doja Cat
- Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
- Circles – Post Malone
- Savage (Remix) – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Song of the year
- WINNER: I Can’t Breathe – H.E.R
- Black Parade – Beyoncé
- The Box – Roddy Ricch
- Cardigan – Taylor Swift
- Circles – Post Malone
- Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
- Everything I Want – Billie Eilish
- If the World Was Ending – JP Saxe and Julia Michaels
Best new artist
- Winner: Megan Thee Stallion
- Ingrid Andress
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Chika
- Noah Cyrus
- D Smoke
- Doja Cat
- Kaytranada
Best pop solo performance
- WINNER: Watermelon Sugar – Harry Styles
- Yummy – Justin Bieber
- Say So – Doja Cat
- Everything I Wanted – Billie Eilish
- Don’t Start Now – Dua Lipa
- Cardigan – Taylor Swift
Best pop duo/group performance
- WINNER: Rain on Me – Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
- Un Dia (One Day) – J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy
- Intentions -Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
- Dynamite – BTS
- Exile – Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver
Best pop vocal album
- WINNER: Future Nostalgia – Dua Lipa
- Changes – Justin Bieber
- Chromatica – Lady Gaga
- Fine Line – Harry Styles
- Folklore – Taylor Swift
Best progressive R&B album
- WINNER: It Is What It Is – Thundercat
- Chilombo – Jhene Aiko
- Ungodly Hour – Chloe X Halle
- Free Nationals – Free Nationals
- F*** Your Feelings – Robert Glasper
Best rap song
- WINNER: Savage (Remix) – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
- The Bigger Picture – Lil Baby
- The Box – Roddy Ricch
- Laugh Now Cry Later – Drake featuring Lil Durk
- Rockstar – Da Baby featuring Roddy Ricch
Best rap album
- WINNER: King’s Disease – Nas
- Black Habits – D Smoke
- Alfredo – Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist
- A Written Testimony – Jay Electronica
- The Allegory – Royce da 5’9
Best melodic rap performance
- WINNER: Lockdown – Anderson .Paak
- Rockstar – Dababy featuring Roddy Ricch
- Laugh Now Cry Later – Drake featuring Lil Dur
- The Box – Roddy Ricch
- Highest in the Room – Travis Scott
Best dance recording
- WINNER: 10% – Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
- On My Mind – Diplo and Sidepiece
- My High – Disclosure featuring Amine and Slowthai
- The Difference – Flume featuring Toro y Moi
- Both of Us – Jayda G
Best dance/electronic album
- WINNER: Bubba – Kaytranada
- Kick I – Arca
- Planet’s Mad – Baauer
- Energy – Disclosure
- Food Faith – Madeon
Best rock performance
- WINNER: Shameika – Fiona Apple
- Not – Big Thief
- Kyoto – Phoebe Bridgers
- The Steps – Haim
- Stay High – Brittany Howard
- Daylight – Grace Potter
Best metal performance
- WINNER: Bodycount – Bum Rush
- Code Orange – Underneath
- The In-between – In This Moment
- Bloodmoney – Poppy
- Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe) – Live by Power Trip
Best rock album
- WINNER: The New Abnormal – The Strokes
- A Hero’s Death – Fontaines DC
- Kiwanuka – Michael Kiwanuka
- Daylight – Grace Potter
- Sound & Fury – Sturgill Simpson
Best alternative album
- WINNER: Fetch the Bolt Cutters – Fiona Apple
- Hyperspace – Beck
- Punisher – Phoebe Bridgers
- Jaime – Brittany Howard
- The Slow Rush – Tame Impala
Best R&B performance
- WINNER: Black Parade – Beyoncé
- Lightning and Thunder – Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
- All I Need – Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia and Ty Dolla $ign
- Goat Head – Brittany Howard
- See Me – Emily King
Best country album
- WINNER: Wildcard – Miranda Lambert
- Lady Like – Ingrid Andress
- Your LIfe is a Record – Brandy Clark
- Nightfall – Little Big Town
- Never Will – Ashley McBryde
Best Country Solo Performance
- WINNER: When My Army Prays – Vince Gill
- Stick That in Your Country Song – Eric Church
- Who You Thought I Was – Brandy Clark
- Black Like Me – Mickey Guyton
- Bluebird – Miranda Lambert
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- WINNER: 10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
- All Night – Brothers Osborne
- Ocean – Lady A
- Sugar Coat – Little Big Town
- Some People Do – Old Dominion
Best musical theatre album
- WINNER: Jagged Little Pill
- Amelie
- American Utopia on Broadway
- The Prince of Egypt
- Soft Power
- Little Shop of Horrors
Producer of the year, non-classical
- WINNER: Andrew Watt
- Jack Antonoff
- Dan Auerbach
- Dave Cobb
- Flying Lotus
Best music video
- WINNER: Brown Skin Girl – Beyoncé ft Blue Ivy and Wizkid
- Life is Good – Future Featuring Drake
- Lockdown – Anderson .Paak
- Adore You – Harry Styles
- Goliath – Woodkid
