It’s hard to say who was the big winner from Sunday night’s Grammy Awards. It certainly didn’t feel like there were any, although Beyoncé probably got closer than anyone when she picked up her record-breaking 32nd Grammy by winning Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for Renaissance. But on a night when the Queen got shut out of album, song and record of the year, it sort of left me with a gross-but-familiar taste in my mouth.
Here’s some quick, strictly gut reaction stuff so I can go to bed. Harry Styles winning Album of the Year for Harry’s House didn’t feel way out of bounds considering how omnipresent he and that album felt this year. And Lizzo is a force of nature, so “About Damn Time” getting Record of the Year brought about some warm fuzzies and the night’s best acceptance speech.
But while absolutely nobody is arguing about Bonnie Raitt’s status as an absolute icon of music — country or otherwise — I mean … Song of the Year? Of the YEAR? I couldn’t in good conscience make an argument I could stand behind for any song other than “Break My Soul” based on how absolutely seismic it was when it dropped. Plus it’s a damn good song.
Outside of that, yay for Wet Leg, boo for Spoon failing to win their first Grammy, and yay for everyone who saw that back-to-back Busta Rhymes/Missy Elliott section from the salute to hip-hop. It was the greatest performance-related thing of the night, and my heart goes out to Nelly for trying to follow it. They should’ve ended the show right there and sent everyone home.
You can see how most of the major categories shook out below. If you want to dig into the full list, you can do that over at the Grammy website.
Album of the Year
- ABBA – Voyage
- Adele – 30
- Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
- Beyoncé – Renaissance
- Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days
- Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
- Harry Styles – Harry’s House
- Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
- Lizzo – Special
- Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
Song of the Year
- Adele – “Easy on Me”
- Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”
- Bonnie Raitt – “Just Like That”
- DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – “God Did”
- Gayle – “ABCDEFU”
- Harry Styles – “As It Was”
- Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
- Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
- Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
- Taylor Swift – “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)”
Record of the Year
- ABBA – “Don’t Shut Me Down”
- Adele – “Easy on Me”
- Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”
- Brandi Carlile Featuring Lucius – “You and Me on the Rock”
- Doja Cat – “Woman”
- Harry Styles – “As It Was”
- Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
- Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
- Mary J. Blige – “Good Morning Gorgeous”
- Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
Best New Artist
- Anitta
- Domi & JD Beck
- Latto
- Måneskin
- Molly Tuttle
- Muni Long
- Omar Apollo
- Samara Joy
- Tobe Nwigwe
- Wet Leg
Best Pop Solo Performance
- Adele – “Easy on Me”
- Bad Bunny – “Moscow Mule”
- Doja Cat – “Woman”
- Harry Styles – “As It Was”
- Lizzo – “About Damn Time”
- Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- ABBA – “Don’t Shut Me Down”
- Camila Cabello Featuring Ed Sheeran – “Bam Bam”
- Coldplay & BTS – “My Universe”
- Post Malone & Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
- Sam Smith & Kim Petras – “Unholy”
Best Pop Vocal Album
- ABBA – Voyage
- Adele – 30
- Coldplay – Music of the Spheres
- Harry Styles – Harry’s House
- Lizzo – Special
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- Beyoncé – “Break My Soul”
- Bonobo – “Rosewood”
- David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)”
- Diplo & Miguel – “Don’t Forget My Love”
- Kaytranada Featuring H.E.R. – “Intimidated”
- Rüfüs Du Sol – “On My Knees”
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
- Beyoncé – Renaissance
- Bonobo – Fragments
- Diplo – Diplo
- Odesza – The Last Goodbye
- Rüfüs Du Sol – Surrender
Best Rap Performance
- DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – “God Did”
- Doja Cat – “Vegas”
- Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug – “Pushin P”
- Hitkidd & Glorilla – “F.N.F. (Let’s Go)”
- Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- DJ Khaled Featuring Future & SZA – “Beautiful”
- Future Featuring Drake & Tems – “Wait for U”
- Jack Harlow – “First Class”
- Kendrick Lamar Featuring Blxst & Amanda Reifer – “Die Hard”
- Latto – “Big Energy (Live)”
Best Rap Song
- DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – “God Did”
- Future Featuring Drake & Tems – “Wait for U”
- Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug – “Pushin P”
- Jack Harlow Featuring Drake – “Churchill Downs”
- Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
Best Rap Album
- DJ Khaled – God Did
- Future – I Never Liked You
- Jack Harlow – Come Home the Kids Miss You
- Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
- Pusha T – It’s Almost Dry
Best Latin Pop Album
- Camilo – De Adentro Pa Afuera
- Christina Aguilera – Aguilera
- Fonseca – Viajante
- Rubén Blades & Boca Livre – Pasieros
- Sebastián Yatra – Dharma +
Best Música Urbana Album
- Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
- Daddy Yankee – Legendaddy
- Farruko – La 167
- Maluma – The Love & Sex Tape
- Rauw Alejandro – Trap Cake, Vol. 2
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- Cimafunk – El Alimento
- Fito Paez – Los Años Salvajes
- Gaby Moreno – Alegoría
- Jorge Drexler – Tinta y Tiempo
- Mon Laferte – 1940 Carmen
- Rosalía – Motomami
Best R&B Performance
- Beyoncé – “Virgo’s Groove”
- Jazmine Sullivan – “Hurt Me So Good”
- Lucky Daye – “Over”
- Mary J. Blige Featuring Anderson .Paak – “Here With Me”
- Muni Long – “Hrs & Hrs”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- Snoh Aalegra – “Do 4 Love”
- Babyface Featuring Ella Mai – “Keeps On Fallin'”
- Beyoncé – “Plastic Off the Sofa”
- Adam Blackstone Featuring Jazmine Sullivan – “‘Round Midnight”
- Mary J. Blige – “Good Morning Gorgeous”
Best R&B Song
- Beyoncé – “Cuff It”
- Jazmine Sullivan – “Hurt Me So Good”
- Mary J. Blige – “Good Morning Gorgeous”
- Muni Long – “Hrs & Hrs”
- PJ Morton – “Please Don’t Walk Away”
Best Progressive R&B Album
- Cory Henry – Operation Funk
- Moonchild – Starfruit
- Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights
- Tank and the Bangas – Red Balloon
- Terrace Martin – Drones
Best R&B Album
- Chris Brown – Breezy (Deluxe)
- Lucky Daye – Candy Drip
- Mary J. Blige – Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)
- PJ Morton – Watch the Sun
- Robert Glasper – Black Radio III
Best Music Video
- Adele – “Easy on Me”
- BTS – “Yet to Come”
- Doja Cat – “Woman”
- Harry Styles – “As It Was”
- Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5”
- Taylor Swift – “All Too Well: The Short Film”
Best Alternative Music Performance
- Arctic Monkeys – “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball”
- Big Thief – “Certainty”
- Florence and the Machine – “King”
- Wet Leg – “Chaise Lounge”
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs Featuring Perfume Genius – “Spitting Off the Edge of the World”
Best Alternative Music Album
- Arcade Fire – WE
- Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
- Björk – Fossora
- Wet Leg – Wet Leg
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down
Best Country Solo Performance
- Kelsea Ballerini – “Heartfirst”
- Maren Morris – “Circles Around This Town”
- Miranda Lambert – “In His Arms”
- Willie Nelson – “Live Forever”
- Zach Bryan – “Something in the Orange”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
- Brothers Osborne – “Midnight Rider’s Prayer”
- Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde – “Never Wanted to Be That Girl”
- Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt – “Wishful Drinking”
- Luke Combs & Miranda Lambert – “Outrunnin’ Your Memory”
- Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton – “Does He Love You (Revisited)”
- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – “Gonig Where the Lonely Go”
Best Country Song
- Cody Johnson – “’Til You Can’t”
- Luke Combs – “Doin’ This”
- Maren Morris – “Circles Around This Town”
- Miranda Lambert – “If I Was a Cowboy”
- Taylor Swift – “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)”
- Willie Nelson – “I’ll Love You Till the Day I Die”
Best Country Album
- Ashley McBryde – Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
- Luke Combs – Growin’ Up
- Maren Morris – Humble Quest
- Miranda Lambert – Palomino
- Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time
Best Rock Performance
- Beck – “Old Man”
- The Black Keys – “Wild Child”
- Brandi Carlile – “Broken Horses”
- Bryan Adams – “So Happy It Hurts”
- IDLES – “Crawl!”
- Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck – “Patient Number 9”
- Turnstile – “Holiday”
Best Metal Performance
- Ghost – “Call Me Little Sunshine”
- Megadeth – “We’ll Be Back”
- Muse – “Kill or Be Killed”
- Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi – “Degradation Rules”
- Turnstile – “Blackout”
Best Rock Song
- Brandi Carlile – “Broken Horses”
- Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck – “Patient Number 9”
- Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Black Summer”
- Turnstile – “Blackout”
- The War on Drugs – “Harmonia’s Dream”
Best Rock Album
- The Black Keys – Dropout Boogie
- Elvis Costello & The Imposters – The Boy Named If
- IDLES – Crawler
- Machine Gun Kelly – Mainstream Sellout
- Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9
- Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa
