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Grammy Awards return live from Las Vegas
After a delay of three months caused by the Omicron surge, the 64th Grammy Awards was held on the stage of the MGM Grand Garden Arena
After a delay of three months caused by the Omicron surge of the coronavirus, the 64th Grammy Awards was held on the stage the MGM Grand Garden Arena instead of its usual home in Los Angeles.
The show was hosted by comedian, actor, political commentator and anchor of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah who had presented the 63rd annual Grammy Awards last year. The awards kicked this year off with 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony hosted by LeVar Burton prior to Sunday’s broadcast.
The Premiere Ceremony, featured 6 special performances and more than 70 GRAMMYs awarded across music genres ranging from classical and jazz to R&B, Global music and more. Tune-in to celebrate nominees, winners, and outstanding creators working behind the scenes.
In the category of Best Country Duo/Group Performance the winner was the Brothers Osbourne for the hit song ‘Younger Me’ which singer-songwriter T.J. Osborne credited the inspiration for by the reaction to publicly sharing for the first time in February, 2021 that he is gay.
CBS who broadcast the show noted that Jon Batiste scored the most nominations with 11, winning four Grammy Awards before the televised portion of the ceremony even began. Batiste is up for both Record of the Year and Album of the Year along with multiple nominations for his work on the animated film “Soul.” Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. all scored eight nominations of their own, with H.E.R. winning the Best Traditional R&B Performance award earlier in the evening.
Editor’s note the following full list of nominees and winners is below and will be updated after the ceremony ends:
Record of the Year
- “I Still Have Faith In You” – ABBA
- “Freedom” – Jon Batiste
- “I Get a Kick Out of You” – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
- “Peaches – Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar and Giveon
- “Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile
- “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring SZA
- “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
- “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
- “drivers license” – Olivia Rodrigo
- “Leave the Door Open” – Silk Sonic – Winner
Album of the Year
- “We Are” – Jon Batiste – Winner
- “Love For Sale” -Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
- “Justice” – Justin Bieber
- “Planet Her”- Doja Cat
- “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
- “Montero” – Lil Nas X
- “Back of my Mind” – H.E.R.
- “sour” – Olivia Rodrigo
- “Evermore” – Taylor Swift
- “Donda” – Kanye
Song of the Year
- “Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic — Winner
- “Bad Habits” – Ed Sheeran
- “A Beautiful Noise” – Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile
- “drivers license” – Olivia Rodrigo
- “Fight For You” – H.E.R.
- “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
- “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring SZA
- “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
- “Peaches” – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon
- “Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile
Best New Artist
- Olivia Rodrigo – Winner
- Arooj Aftab
- Jimmy Allen
- Baby Keem
- FINNEAS
- Glass Animals
- Japanese Breakfast
- The Kid LAROI
- Arlo Parks
- Saweetie
Best Pop Solo Performance
- “drivers license” – Olivia Rodrigo — Winner
- “Anyone” – Justin Bieber
- “Right On Time” – Brandi Carlile
- “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
- “Positions” – Ariana Grande
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- “I Get A Kick Out Of You” – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
- “Lonely” – Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco
- “Butter” – BTS
- “Higher Power” – Coldplay
- “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring SZA – Winner
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- “Love For Sale” – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga — Winner
- “Til We Meet Again (Live)” – Norah Jones
- “A Tori Kelly Christmas” – Tori Kelly
- “Ledisi Sings Nina” – Ledisi
- “That’s Life” – Willie Nelson
- “A Holly Dolly Christmas” -Dolly Parton
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- “Alive” – Rüfüs Du Sol, Jason Evigan & Rüfüs Du Sol, producers; Cassian Stewart-Kasimba, mixer — Winner
- “Hero” – Afrojack & David Guetta, Kuk Harrell & Stargate, producers; Elio Debets, mixer
- “Loom” – Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo, Simon Green, producers; Ólafur Arnalds, mixer
- “Before” – James Blake, Dom Maker, producers; James Blake, mixer
- “Heartbreak” – Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Simon Green & Orlando Higginbottom, producers; Simon Green & Orlando Higginbottom, mixers
- “You Can Do It” – Caribou Dan Snaith, producer; David Wrench, mixer
- “The Business” – Tiësto, Hightower, Julia Karlsson & Tiësto, producers; Tiësto, mixer
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
- “Subconsciously” – Black Coffee — Winner
- “Fallen Embers” – ILLENIUM
- “Music Is The Weapon (Reloaded)” – Major Lazer
- “Shockwave” – Marshmello
- “Free Love” – Sylvan Esso
- “Judgement” – Ten City
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- “Tree Falls” – Taylor Eigsti — Winner
- “Double Dealin'” – Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
- “The Garden” – Rachel Eckroth
- “At Blue Note Tokyo” – Steve Gadd Band
- “Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2” – Mark Lettieri
Best Rock Performance
- “Shot In The Dark” – AC/DC
- “Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)” – Black Pumas
- “Nothing Compares 2 U” – Chris Cornell
- “Ohms” – Deftones
- “Making A Fire” – Foo Fighters – Winner
Best Rock Song
- “Waiting On A War” Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters) — Winner
- “All My Favorite Songs” – Rivers Cuomo, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson & Ilsey Juber, songwriters (Weezer)
- “The Bandit” – Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
- “Distance” – Wolfgang Van Halen, songwriter (Mammoth WVH)
- “Find My Way” – Paul McCartney
Best Metal Performance
- “The Alien” – Dream Theater — Winner
- “Genesis” – Deftones
- “Amazonia” – Gojira
- “Pushing The Tides” – Mastodon
- “The Triumph Of King Freak (A Crypt Of Preservation And Superstition)” – Rob Zombie
Best Rock Album
- “Medicine At Midnight” – Foo Fighters — Winner
- “Power Up” – AC/DC
- “Capitol Cuts – Live From Studio A” – Black Pumas
- “No One Sings Like You Anymore Vol. 1” – Chris Cornell
- “McCartney III” – Paul McCartney
Best Alternative Music Album
- “Daddy’s Home” – St. Vincent — Winner
- “Shore” – Fleet Foxes
- “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power” – Halsey
- “Jubilee” – Japanese Breakfast
- “Collapsed In Sunbeams” – Arlo Parks
Best R&B Performance
- “Pick Up Your Feelings” – Jazmine Sullivan — Winner (tie)
- “Leave The Door Open” – Silk Sonic — Winner (tie)
- “Lost You” – Snoh Aalegra
- “Peaches” – Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon
- “Damage” – H.E.R.
Best R&B Song
- “Leave The Door Open” – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic) — Winner
- “Damage” – Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick and Tiara Thomas
- “Good Days” – Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe & Christopher Ruelas, songwriters (SZA)
- “Heartbreak Anniversary” – Giveon Evans, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas and Varren Wade
- “Pick Up Your Feelings” – Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Michael Holmes and Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Album
- “Heaux Tales” – Jazmine Sullivan — Winner
- “Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies” – Snoh Aalegra
- “We Are” – Jon Batiste
- “Gold-Diggers Sound” – Leon Bridges
- “Back Of My Mind” – H.E.R.
Best Rap Performance
- “Family Ties” – Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar — Winner
- “Up” – Cardi B
- “M Y . L I F E” – J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray
- “Way 2 Sexy” – Drake featuring Future & Young Thug
- “Thot S***” – Megan Thee Stallion
Best Rap Song
- “Jail” – Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Brian Hugh Warner, Kanye West & Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z) — Winner
- “Bath Salts” – Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones & Earl Simmons, songwriters (DMX Featuring Jay-Z & Nas)
- “Best Friend” – Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas & Rocco Valdes, songwriters (Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat)
- “Family Ties” – Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour & Dominik Patrzek, songwriters (Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar)
- “m y . l i f e” – Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph & Jermaine Cole, songwriters (J. Cole Featuring 21 Savage & Morray)
Best Rap Album
- “Call Me If You Get Lost” – Tyler, The Creator — Winner
- “The Off-Season” – J. Cole
- “Certified Lover Boy” – Drake
- “King’s Disease II” – Nas
- “Donda” – Kanye West
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- “Hurricane” – Kanye West featuring the Weeknd and Lil Baby) – Winner
- “Pride Is the Devil” – J. Cole featuring Lil Baby
- “Need to Know” – Doja Cat
- “Industry Baby” – Lil Nas X featuring Jack Harlow
- “WusYaName” – Tyler, the Creator featuring Youngboy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla Sign
Best Country Album
- “Starting Over” – Chris Stapleton – Winner
- “Skeletons” – Brothers Osborne
- “Remember Her Name” – Mickey Guyton
- “The Marfa Tapes” – Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram
- “The Ballad of Dood and Juanita” – Sturgill Simpson
Best Country Solo Performance
- “You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton – Winner
- “Forever After All” – Luke Combs
- “Remember Her Name” – Mickey Guyton
- “All I Do Is Drive” – Jason Isbell
- “camera roll” – Kacey Musgraves
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- “Younger Me” – Brothers Osborne — Winner
- “If I Didn’t Love You” – Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood
- “Glad You Exist” – Dan + Shay
- “Chasing After You” – Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris
- “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” – Elle King & Miranda Lambert
Best Country Song
- “Cold” – Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton) — Winner
- “Better Than We Found It” – Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins & Laura Veltz, songwriters (Maren Morris)
- “camera roll” – Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
- “Country Again” – Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley & Thomas Rhett, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
- “Fancy Like” – Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins & Shane Stevens, songwriters (Walker Hayes)
- “Remember Her Name” – Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram & Parker Welling
Best Progressive R&B Album
- “Table For Two” – Lucky Daye — Winner
- “New Light” – Eric Bellinger
- “Something To Say” – Cory Henry
- “Mood Valiant” – Hiatus Kaiyote
- “Dinner Party: Dessert” – Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington
- “Studying Abroad: Extended Stay” – Masego
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- “Fight For You” – H.E.R. – Winner
- “I Need You” – Jon Batiste
- “Bring It On Home To Me” – BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon featuring Charlie Bereal
- “Born Again” – Leon Bridges Featuring Robert Glasper
- “How Much Can A Heart Take” – Lucky Daye Featuring Yebba
Best New Age Album
- “Divine Tides” – Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej – Winner
- “Brothers” – Will Ackerman, Jeff Oster & Tom Eaton
- “Pangaea” – Wouter Kellerman & David Arkenstone
- “Night + Day” – Opium Moon
- “Pieces Of Forever” – Laura Sullivan
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
- “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2)” – Chick Corea – Winner
- “Sackodougou” – Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah
- “Kick Those Feet” – Kenny Barron
- “Bigger Than Us” – Jon Batiste
- “Absence” – Terence Blanchard
Best Jazz Vocal Album
- “Songwrights Apothecary Lab” – Esperanza Spalding – Winner
- “Generations” – The Baylor Project
- “SuperBlue” – Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter
- “Time Traveler” – Nnenna Freelon
- “Flor” – Gretchen Parlato
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
- “Skyline” – Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Winner
- “Jazz Selections: Music from and Inspired by Soul” – Jon Batiste
- “Absence” – Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet
- “Akoustic Band Live” – Chick Corea, John Patitucci and Dave Weckl
- “Side-Eye NYC (V1.IV)” – Pat Metheny
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
- “For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver” – Christian McBride Big Band – Winner
- “Live at Birdland!” – The Count Basie Orchestra directed by Scotty Barnhart
- “Dear Love” – Jazzmeia Horn and her Noble Force
- “Swirling” – Sun Ra Arkestra
- “Jackets XL” – Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
- “Mirror Mirror” – Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés – Winner
- “The South Bronx Story” – Carlos Henriquez
- “Virtual Birdland” – Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
- “Transparency” – Dafnis Prieto Sextet
- “El Arte del Bolero” – Miguel Zenón and Luis Perdomo
Best Gospel Performance/Song
- “Never Lost” – CeCe Winans – Winner
- “Voice of God” – Dante Bowe featuring Steffany Gretzinger and Chandler Moore
- “Joyful” – Dante Bowe
- “Help” – Anthony Brown & Group Therapy
- “Wait on You” – Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
- “Believe for It” – CeCe Winans – Winner
- “We Win” – Kirk Franklin and Lil Baby
- “Hold Us Together” (Hope Mix) – H.E.R. and Tauren Wells
- “Man of Your Word” – Chandler Moore and KJ Scriven
- “Jireh” – Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music featuring Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
- “Old Church Basement “– Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music – Winner
- “No Stranger” – Natalie Grant
- “Feels Like Home Vol. 2” – Israel and New Breed
- “The Blessing (Live)” – Kari Jobe
- “Citizen of Heaven (Live)” – Tauren Wells
Best Roots Gospel Album
- “My Savior” – Carrie Underwood – Winner
- “Alone with My Faith” – Harry Connick Jr.
- “That’s Gospel, Brother” – Gaither Vocal Band
- “Keeping On” – Ernie Haase & Signature Sound
- “Songs for the Times” – The Isaacs
Best Latin Pop Album
- “Mendó” – Alex Cuba – Winner
- “Vértigo” – Pablo Alborán
- “Mis Amores” – Paula Arenas
- “Hecho a la Antigua” – Ricardo Arjona
- “Mis Manos” – Camilo
- “Revelación” – Selena Gomez
Best Música Urbana Album
- “El Último Tour Del Mundo” – Bad Bunny – Winner
- “Afrodisíaco” – Rauw Alejandro
- “Jose” – J Balvin
- “KG0516” – Karol G
- “Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)” – Kali Uchis
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- “Origen” – Juanes – Winner
- “Deja” – Bomba Estéreo
- “Mira Lo Que Me Hiciste Hacer (Deluxe Edition)” – Diamante Eléctrico
- “Calambre” – Nathy Peluso
- “El Madrileño” – C. Tangana
- “Sonidos de Karmática Resonancia” – Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- “A Mis 80’s” – Vicente Fernández – Winner
- “Antología de la Musica Ranchera, Vol. 2” – Aida Cuevas
- “Seis” – Mon Laferte
- “Un Canto por México, Vol. 2” – Natalia Lafourcade
- “Ayayay! (Súper Deluxe)” – Christian Nodal
Best American Roots Performance
- “Cry” – Jon Batiste – Winner
- “Love and Regret” – Billy Strings
- “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free” – The Blind Boys Of Alabama and Béla Fleck
- “Same Devil” – Brandy Clark featuring Brandi Carlile
- “Nightflyer” – Allison Russell
Best American Roots Song
- “Cry” – Jon Batiste and Steve McEwan – Winner
- “Avalon” – Rhiannon Giddens, Justin Robinson and Francesco Turrisi
- “Bored” – Linda Chorney
- “Call Me a Fool” – Valerie June
- “Diamond Studded Shoes” – Dan Auerbach, Natalie Hemby, Aaron Lee Tasjan and Yola
- “Nightflyer” – Jeremy Lindsay and Allison Russell
Best Americana Album
- “Native Sons” – Los Lobos – Winner
- “Downhill from Everywhere” – Jackson Browne
- “Leftover Feelings” – John Hiatt with the Jerry Douglas Band
- “Outside Child” – Allison Russell
- “Stand for Myself” – Yola
Best Bluegrass Album
- “My Bluegrass Heart” – Béla Fleck – Winner
- “Renewal” – Billy Strings
- “A Tribute to Bill Monroe” – The Infamous Stringdusters
- “Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions” – Sturgill Simpson
- “Music Is What I See” – Rhonda Vincent
Best Traditional Blues Album
- “I Be Trying” – Cedric Burnside – Winner
- “100 Years of Blues” – Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite
- “Traveler’s Blues” – Blues Traveler
- “Be Ready When I Call You” – Guy Davis
- “Take Me Back” – Kim Wilson
Best Contemporary Blues Album
- “662” – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Winner
- “Delta Kream” – The Black Keys featuring Eric Deaton and Kenny Brown
- “Royal Tea” – Joe Bonamassa
- “Uncivil War” – Shemekia Copeland
- “Fire It Up” – Steve Cropper
Best Folk Album
- “They’re Calling Me Home” – Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi – Winner
- “One Night Lonely (Live)” – Mary Chapin Carpenter
- “Long Violent History” – Tyler Childers
- “Wednesday (Extended Edition)” – Madison Cunningham
- “Blue Heron Suite” – Sarah Jarosz
Best Regional Roots Music Album
- “Kau Ka Pe’a” – Kalani Pe’a – Winner
- “Live in New Orleans!” – Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul
- “Bloodstains & Teardrops” – Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
- “My People” – Cha Wa
- “Corey Ledet Zydeco” – Corey Ledet Zydeco
Best Reggae Album
- “Beauty in the Silence” − SOJA − Winner
- “Pamoja” − Etana
- “Positive Vibration” − Gramps Morgan
- “Live N Livin” − Sean Paul
- “Royal” − Jesse Royal
- “10” − Spice
Best Global Music Album
- “Mother Nature” − Angélique Kidjo − Winner
- “Voice of Bunbon (Vol. 1)” − Rocky Dawuni
- “East West Players Presents: Daniel Ho & Friends Live in Concert” − Daniel Ho & Friends
- “Legacy +” − Femi Kuti and Made Kuti
- “Made in Lagos (Deluxe Edition)” − Wizkid
Best Global Music Performance
- “Mohabbat” − Arooj Aftab − Winner
- “Do Yourself” − Angélique Kidjo and Burna Boy
- “Pà Pá Pà” − Femi Kuti
- “Blewu” − Yo-Yo Ma and Angélique Kidjo
- “Essence” − Wizkid featuring Tems
Best Children’s Album
- “A Colorful World” − Falu − Winner
- “Actívate” − 123 Andrés
- “All One Tribe” − 1 Tribe Collective
- “Black to the Future” − Pierce Freelon
- “Crayon Kids” − Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
Best Spoken Word Album
- “Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis” − Don Cheadle − Winner
- “Aftermath” − LeVar Burton
- “Catching Dreams: Live at Fort Knox Chicago” − J. Ivy
- “8:46” − Dave Chappelle and Amir Sulaiman
- “A Promised Land” − Barack Obama
Best Comedy Album
- “Sincerely” – Louis C.K. – Winner
- “The Comedy Vaccine” – Lavell Crawford
- “Evolution” – Chelsea Handler
- “Thanks for Risking Your Life” – Lewis Black
- “The Greatest Average American” – Nate Bargatze
- “Zero F***s Given” – Kevin Hart
Best Musical Theater Album
- “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical” – Emily Bear – Winner
- “Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella” – Carrie Hope Fletcher, Ivano Turco, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt and Helen George
- “Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s Some Lovers” – Burt Bacharach, Michael Croiter, Ben Hartman and Steven Sater
- “Girl from the North Country” – Simon Hale, Conor McPherson, and Dean Sharenow
- “Les Misérables: The Staged Concert” – Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher and Matt Lucas
- “Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots” – Daniel C. Levine, Michael J. Moritz Jr., Bryan Perri and Stephen Schwartz
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” – Andra Day – Winner
- “Cruella” – Various artists
- “Dear Evan Hansen” – Various artists
- “In the Heights” – Various artists
- “One Night in Miami…” – Leslie Odom, Jr. and various artists
- “Respect” – Jennifer Hudson
- “Schmigadoon! Episode 1” – Various artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- “Soul” – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers – Winner (tie)
- “The Queen’s Gambit” – Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer – Winner (tie)
- “Bridgerton” – Kris Bowers, composer
- “Dune” – Hans Zimmer, composer
- “The Mandalorian: Season 2 – Vol. 2 (Chapters 13–16)” – Ludwig Göransson, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- “All Eyes on Me” (from Bo Burnham: Inside) – Winner
- “Agatha All Along” (from WandaVision)
- “All I Know So Far” (from Pink: All I Know So Far)
- “Fight For You” (from Judas and the Black Messiah)
- “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home)” (from Respect)
- “Speak Now” (from One Night in Miami…)
Best Instrumental Composition
- “Eberhard” – Lyle Mays – Winner
- “Beautiful Is Black” – Brandee Younger
- “Cat and Mouse” – Tom Nazziola
- “Concerto for Orchestra: Finale” – Vince Mendoza
- “Dreaming in Lions: Dreaming in Lions” – Arturo O’Farrill
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- “Meta Knight’s Revenge” – Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman – Winner
- “Chopsticks” – Bill O’Connell
- “For the Love of a Princess” – Robin Smith
- “Infinite Love” – Emile Mosseri
- “The Struggle Within” – Gabriela Quintero and Rodrigo Sanchez
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- “To The Edge of Longing (Edit Version)” – Vince Mendoza – Winner
- “The Bottom Line” – Ólafur Arnalds
- “A Change is Gonna Come” – Tehillah Alphonso
- “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” – Jacob Collier
- “Eleanor Rigby” – Cody Fry
Best Recording Package
- “Pakelang” – Winner
- “American Jackpot / American Girls”
- “Carnage”
- “Serpentine Prison”
- “Zeta”
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
- “All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition” – Winner
- “Color Theory”
- “The Future Bites (Limited Edition Box Set)”
- “77-81”
- “Swimming in Circles”
Best Album Notes
- “The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966” – Winner
- “Beethoven: The Last Three Sonatas”
- “Creation Never Sleeps, Creation Never Dies: The Willie Dunn Anthology”
- “Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895”
- “The King of Gospel Music: The Life and Music of Reverend James Cleveland”
Best Historical Album
- “Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)” – Joni Mitchell – Winner
- “Beyond The Music: Her Complete RCA Victor Recordings” – Marian Anderson
- “Etching The Voice: Emile Berliner and the First Commercial Gramophone Discs, 1889-1895” – Various Artists
- “Excavated Shellac: An Alternate History of the World’s Music” – Various Artists
- “Sign O’ The Times (Super Deluxe Edition)” – Prince
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
- Love for Sale – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga – Winner
- Cinema – The Marías
- Dawn – Yebba
- Hey What – Low
- Notes with Attachments – Pino Palladino and Blake Mills
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
- Jack Antonoff – Winner
- Rogét Chahayed
- Mike Elizondo
- Hit-Boy
- Ricky Reed
Best Remixed Recording
- “Passenger” (Mike Shinoda remix) – Mike Shinoda, remixer (Deftones) – Winner
- “Back to Life” (Booker T Kings of Soul satta dub) – Booker T., remixer (Soul II Soul)
- “Born for Greatness” (Cymek remix) – Spencer Bastin, remixer (Papa Roach)
- “Constant Craving” (Fashionably Late remix) – Tracy Young, remixer (k.d. lang)
- “Inside Out” (3scape Drm remix) – 3scape Drm, remixer (Zedd and Griff)
- “Met Him Last Night” (Dave Audé remix) – Dave Audé, remixer (Demi Lovato featuring Ariana Grande)
- “Talks” (Mura Masa Remix) – Alexander Crossan, remixer (PVA)
Best Immersive Audio Album
- “Alicia” – Alicia Keys – Winner
- “Clique” – Patricia Barber
- “Fine Line” – Harry Styles
- “The Future Bites” – Steven Wilson
- “Stille Grender” – Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor
Best Engineered Album, Classical
- “Chanticleer Sings Christmas” – Winner
- “Archetypes”
- “Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears”
- “Beethoven: Symphony No. 9”
- “Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand'”
Producer of the Year, Classical
- Judith Sherman – Winner
- Blanton Alspaugh
- Steven Epstein
- David Frost
- Elaine Martone
Best Orchestral Performance
- “Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3” – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra) – Winner
- “Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives; Harmonielehre” – Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony Orchestra)
- “Beethoven: Symphony No. 9” – Manfred Honeck, conductor (Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
- “Muhly: Throughline” – Nico Muhly, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
- “Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy” – Thomas Dausgaard, conductor (Seattle Symphony Orchestra)
Best Opera Recording
- “Glass: Akhnaten” – Karen Kamensek – Winner
- “Bartók: Bluebeard’s Castle” – Susanna Mälkki
- “Janáček: Cunning Little Vixen” – Simon Rattle
- “Little: Soldier Songs” – Corrado Rovaris
- “Poulenc: Dialogues Des Carmélites” – Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Best Choral Performance
- “Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony Of A Thousand'” – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor – Winner
- “It’s a Long Way” – Matthew Guard, conductor
- “Rising w/The Crossing” – Donald Nally, conductor
- “Schnittke: Choir Concerto; Three Sacred Hymns; Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons” – Kaspars Putniņš, conductor
- “Sheehan: Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom” – Benedict Sheehan, conductor
- “The Singing Guitar” – Craig Hella Johnson, conductor
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
- “Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears” – Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax – Winner
- “Adams, John Luther: Lines Made by Walking” – JACK Quartet
- “Akiho: Seven Pillars” – Sandbox Percussion
- “Archetypes” – Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad and Third Coast Percussion
- “Bruits” – Imani Winds
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
- “Alone Together” – Jennifer Koh – Winner
- “An American Mosaic” – Simone Dinnerstein
- “Bach: Sonatas & Partitas” – Augustin Hadelich
- “Beethoven & Brahms: Violin Concertos” – Gil Shaham; Eric Jacobsen, conductor (The Knights)
- “Mak Bach” – Mak Grgić
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
- “Mythologies” – Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann – Winner
- “Confessions” – Laura Strickling; Joy Schreier, pianist
- “Dreams Of A New Day – Songs By Black Composers” – Will Liverman; Paul Sánchez, pianist
- “Schubert: Winterreise” – Joyce DiDonato; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist
- “Unexpected Shadows” – Jamie Barton; Jake Heggie, pianist (Matt Haimovitz)
Best Classical Compendium
- “Women Warriors – The Voices Of Change” – Winner
- “American Originals – A New World, A New Canon”
- “Berg: Violin Concerto; Seven Early Songs and Three Pieces for Orchestra”
- “Cerrone: The Arching Path”
- “Plays”
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
- “Shaw: Narrow Sea” – Caroline Shaw, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish and Sō Percussion) – Winner
- “Akiho: Seven Pillars” – Andy Akiho, composer (Sandbox Percussion)
- “Andriessen: The Only One” – Louis Andriessen, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Nora Fischer and Los Angeles Philharmonic)
- “Assad, Clarice & Sérgio, Connors, Dillon, Martin & Skidmore: Archetypes” – Clarice Assad, Sérgio Assad, Sean Connors, Robert Dillon, Peter Martin and David Skidmore, composers (Sérgio Assad, Clarice Assad and Third Coast Percussion)
- “Batiste: Movement 11′” – Jon Batiste, composer (Jon Batiste)
Best Music Video
- “Freedom” – Jon Batiste – Winner
- “Shot in the Dark” – AC/DC
- “I Get a Kick Out of You” – Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
- “Peaches” – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon
- “Happier Than Ever” – Billie Eilish
- “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
- “Good 4 U” – Olivia Rodrigo
Best Music Film
- “Summer of Soul” – Various Artists – Winner
- “Bo Burnham: Inside” – Bo Burnham
- “David Byrne’s American Utopia” – David Byrne
- “Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles” – Billie Eilish
- “Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix in Maui” – Jimi Hendrix
Movies
Superb direction, performances create a ‘Day’ to remember
A rich cinematic tapestry with deep observations about art, life, friendship
According to writer/director Ira Sachs, “Peter Hujar’s Day” is “a film about what it is to be an artist among artists in a city where no one was making any money.” At least, that’s what Sachs – an Indie filmmaker who has been exploring his identities as both a gay and Jewish man onscreen since his 1997 debut effort, “The Delta” – told IndieWire, with tongue no doubt firmly planted in cheek, in an interview last year.
Certainly, money is a concern in his latest effort – which re-enacts a 1974 interview between photographer Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw) and writer Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall), as part of an intended book documenting artists over a single 24-hour period in their lives – and is much on the mind of its titular character as he dutifully (and with meticulous detail) recounts the events of his previous day during the course of the movie. To say it is the whole point, though, is clearly an overstatement. Indeed, hearing discussions today of prices from 1974 – when the notion of paying more than $7 for Chinese takeout in New York City seemed outrageous – might almost be described as little more than comic relief.
Adapted from a real-life interview with Hujar, which Rosenkrantz published as a stand-alone piece in 2021 (her intended book had been abandoned) after a transcript was discovered in the late photographer’s archives, “Peter Hujar’s Day” inevitably delivers insights on its subject – a deeply influential figure in New York culture of the seventies and eighties, who would go on to document the scourge of AIDS until he died from it himself, in 1987. There’s no plot, really, except for the recalled narrative itself, which involves an early meeting with a French journalist (who is picking up Hujar’s images of model Lauren Hutton), an afternoon photo shoot with iconic queer “Beat Generation” poet/activist Allen Ginsburg, and an evening of mundane social interaction over the aforementioned Chinese food. Yet it’s through this formalized structure – the agreed-upon relation of a sequence of events, with the thoughts, observations, and reflections that come with them – that the true substance shines through.
In relaying his narrative, Hujar exhibits the kind of uncompromising – and slavishly precise – devotion to detail that also informed his work as a photographer; a mundane chronology of events reveals a universe of thought, perception, and philosophy of which most of us might be unaware while they were happening. Yet he and Rosenkrantz (at least in Sachs’ reconstruction of their conversation) are both artists who are keenly aware of such things; after all, it’s this glimpse of an “inner life,” of which we are rarely cognizant in the moment, that was/is their stock-in-trade. It’s the stuff we don’t think of while we’re living our lives: the associations, the judgments, the selective importance with which we assign each aspect of our experiences, that later become a window into our souls – if we take the opportunity to look through it. And while the revelations that come may occasionally paint them in a less-than-idealized light (especially Hujar, whose preoccupations with status, reputation, appearances, and yes, money, often emerge as he discusses the encounter with Ginsberg and his other interactions), they never feel like definitive interpretations of character; rather, they’re just fleeting moments among all the others, temporary reflections in the ever-ongoing evolution of a lifetime.
Needless to say, perhaps, “Peter Hujar’s Day” is not the kind of movie that will be a crowd-pleaser for everyone. Like Louis Malle’s equally acclaimed-and-notorious “My Dinner With Andre” from 1981, it’s essentially an action-free narrative comprised entirely of a conversation between two people; nothing really happens, per se, except for what we hear described in Hujar’s description of his day, and even that is more or less devoid of any real dramatic weight. But for those with the taste for such an intellectual exercise, it’s a rich and complex cinematic tapestry that rewards our patience with a trove of deep observations about art, life, and friendship – indeed, while its focus is ostensibly on Hujar’s “day,” the deep and intimate love between he and Rosenkrantz underscores everything that we see, arguably landing with a much deeper resonance than anything that is ever spoken out loud during the course of the film – and never permits our attention to flag for even a moment.
Shooting his movie in a deliberately self-referential style, Sachs weaves the cinematic process of recreating the interview into the recreation itself, bridging mediums and blurring lines of reality to create a filmed meditation that mirrors the inherent artifice of Rosenkrantz’s original concept, yet honors the material’s nearly slavish devotion to the mundane minutiae that makes up daily life, even for artists. This is especially true for both Hujar and Rosenkrantz, whose work hinges so directly to the experience of the moment – in photography, the entire end product is tied to the immediacy of a single, captured fragment of existence, and it is no less so for a writer attempting to create a portrait (of sorts) composed entirely of fleeting words and memories. Such intangibles can often feel remote or even superficial without further reflection, and the fact that Sachs is able to reveal a deeper world beyond that surface speaks volumes to his own abilities as an artist, which he deploys with a sure hand to turn a potentially stagnant 75 minutes of film into something hypnotic.
Of course, he could not accomplish that feat without his actors. Whishaw, who has proven his gifts and versatility in an array of film work including not only “art films” like this one but roles from the voice of Paddington Bear to “Q” in the Daniel Craig-led “James Bond” films, delivers a stunning performance, carrying at least 75% of the film’s dialogue with the same kind of casual, in-the-moment authenticity as one might expect at a dinner party with friends; and though Hall has less speaking to do, she makes up for it in sheer presence, lending a palpable sense of respect, love, and adoration to Rosenkrantz’s relationship with Hujar.
In fact, by the time the final credits role, it’s that relationship that arguably leaves the deepest impression on us; though these two people converse about the “hoi polloi” of New York, dropping legendary names and reminding us with every word of their importance in the interwoven cultural landscape – evoked with the casual air of everyday routine before it becomes cemented as history – of their era, it’s the tangible, intimate friendship they share that sticks with us, and ultimately feels more important than any of the rest of it. For all its trappings of artistic style, form, and retrospective cultural commentary, it’s this simple, deeply human element that seems to matter the most – and that’s why it all works, in the end. None of its insights or observations would land without that simple-but-crucial link to humanity.
Fortunately, its director and stars understand this perfectly, and that’s why “Peter Hujar’s Day” has an appeal that transcends its rarified portrait of time, place, and personality. It recognizes that it’s what can be read between the lines of our lives that matters, and that’s an insight that’s often lost in the whirlwind of our quotidian existence.
Out & About
Gala Hispanic Theatre’s Flamenco Festival returns
Gala Hispanic Theater will host the 21st Annual “Fuego Flamenco Festival” from Thursday, Nov. 6 to Saturday, Nov. 22.
The festival will feature American and international artists who will gather in the nation’s capital to celebrate the art of Flamenco. Guests can save 20% on tickets with a festival pass.
The festival kicks off now through Nov. 10 with the D.C. premiere of Crónica de un suceso, created, choreographed and performed by Rafael Ramírez from Spain, accompanied by renowned flamenco singers and musicians. In this new show, Ramírez pays homage to the iconic Spanish Flamenco artist Antonio Gades who paved the way for what Flamenco is today. GALA’s engagement is part of an eight-city tour of the U.S. by Ramírez and company.
The magic continues Nov. 14-16 with the re-staging of the masterpiece Enredo by Flamenco Aparicio Dance Company, a reflection of the dual nature of the human experience, individual and social, which premiered at GALA in 2023.
For more information, visit the theatre’s website.
Friday, November 7
“Center Aging Friday Tea Time” will be at 12 p.m. in person at the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s new location at 1827 Wiltberger St., N.W. To RSVP, visit the DC Center’s website or email [email protected].
Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Social” at 7 p.m. at Silver Diner Ballston. This event is ideal for making new friends, professional networking, idea-sharing, and community building. This event is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.
Saturday, November 8
Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Brunch” at 12 p.m. at Freddie’s Beach Bar & Restaurant. This fun weekly event brings the DMV area LGBTQ+ community, including allies, together for delicious food and conversation. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.
Sunday Supper on Saturday will be at 2 p.m. at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. This event will be full of food, laughter and community. For more information, email [email protected].
Monday, November 10
“Center Aging: Monday Coffee Klatch” will be at 10 a.m. on Zoom. This is a social hour for older LGBTQ adults. Guests are encouraged to bring a beverage of choice. For more information, contact Adam ([email protected]).
“Soulfully Queer: LGBTQ+ Emotional Health and Spirituality Drop-In” will be at 3 p.m. at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. This group will meet weekly for eight weeks, providing a series of drop-in sessions designed to offer a safe, welcoming space for open and respectful conversation. Each session invites participants to explore themes of spirituality, identity, and belonging at their own pace, whether they attend regularly or drop in occasionally. For more details visit the DC Center’s website.
Genderqueer DC will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a support group for people who identify outside of the gender binary, whether you’re bigender, agender, genderfluid, or just know that you’re not 100% cis. For more details, visit genderqueerdc.org or Facebook.
Wednesday, November 12
Job Club will be at 6 p.m. on Zoom. This is a weekly job support program to help job entrants and seekers, including the long-term unemployed, improve self-confidence, motivation, resilience and productivity for effective job searches and networking — allowing participants to move away from being merely “applicants” toward being “candidates.” For more information, email [email protected] or visit thedccenter.org/careers.
“Gay Men Speed Dating” will be at 7 p.m. at Public Bar Live. This is a fresh alternative to speed dating and matchmaking in a relaxed environment. Tickets start at $37 and are available on Eventbrite.
Thursday, November 13
The DC Center’s Fresh Produce Program will be held all day at the DC Center for the LGBT Community. People will be informed on Wednesday at 5 p.m. if they are picked to receive a produce box. No proof of residency or income is required. For more information, email [email protected] or call 202-682-2245.
Virtual Yoga Class will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a free weekly class focusing on yoga, breathwork, and meditation. For more details, visit the DC Center for the LGBT Community’s website.
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