What you missed at the 65th Grammy Awards:
- Music's biggest night returned to Los Angeles at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday. Trevor Noah returned as host for a third time.
- Beyoncé made history, breaking the record for most Grammy wins of all time with 32 total awards. However, she lost in the prestigious album of the year category for the fourth time.
- Harry Styles surprised viewers when he won album of the year for "Harry's House." The "As It Was" artist also won a Grammy for best pop vocal album.
- The ceremony celebrated 50 years of hip-hop. Spanning decades and regional subgenres, emcees like LL Cool J, Run DMC, Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, GloRilla, Lil Baby and more rapped in the medley.
- Kim Petras made Grammys history as the first transgender woman to win a Grammy in the best pop duo/group performance category. She received a standing ovation for the win, initiated by artist Sam Smith, who urged the crowd to cheer louder. Petras thanked Madonna and the late transgender music producer Sophie, who died in 2021 and was a close friend of the singer.
- Viola Davis earned the rare and coveted EGOT status — becoming the third Black woman in history to achieve the honor. She earned her first Grammy for her performance of the audiobook for her memoir, “Finding Me.”
Live coverage has ended.
Notable winners of the night
Aside from a number of historic firsts, here's who took home the most statuettes on Sunday.
- Beyoncé: 4
- Maverick City Music: 4
- Bonnie Raitt: 3
- Brandi Carlile: 3
- Kendrick Lamar: 3
- Harry Styles: 2
- Ozzy Osbourne: 2
- Samara Joy: 2
- Wet Leg: 2
- Willie Nelson: 2
- Time for Three, Xian Zhang, The Philadelphia Orchestra: 2
- Yannick Nézet-Séguin: 2
And that's a wrap!
DJ Khaled concluded the Grammys by performing his single "GOD DID" alongside Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay Z, John Legend and Fridayy outside Crypto.Com Arena.
The performance, which was about 8 minutes, featured the rappers seated at a buffet table with an exorbitant display of fruits, drinks and food.
“This for hip-hop,” DJ Khaled said during the performance, referring to the 50th anniversary of the genre.
Harry Styles beats Beyoncé in album of the year category
On Sunday, Crypto.com Arena became Harry’s House.
The "As It Was" artist won album of the year for "Harry's House," surprising many who thought Beyoncé would finally take the coveted award home.
Beyoncé, who broke the record for most Grammy wins by an artist Sunday, has now lost in the category four times. Viewers of the ceremony expressed shock toward Styles’s win in the Grammys biggest category.
Styles, who also won a Grammy for best pop vocal album, said he felt it was important for everyone to “remember there’s no such thing as best in music.”
"This is really, really kind," he said. "I’m so, so grateful."
He also acknowledged other artists in the category.
"I've been so, so inspired by every artist in this category with me at a lot of different times in my life," Styles said. "I listen to everyone in this category when I’m alone."
Anyone else wondering ... what's record of the year versus song of the year?
Well, according to the powers that be (the Grammys' official website), record of the year is awarded to the entire team involved in creating a song, including but not limited to the recording artists, producers and engineers.
On the other hand, song of the year goes specifically to the songwriters of one recording.
Lizzo's "About Damn Time" won record of the year, while song of the year went to Bonnie Raitt for “Just Like That.”
Now you know!
Gen Z’s voice of jazz Samara Joy wins best new artist
Samara Joy, whose sultry vocals have been compared to those of legendary female jazz singers such as Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, won best new artist Sunday.
“All of you are so inspiring to me,” Joy, 23, said in her emotional acceptance speech. “To be here ... by just being myself, by just being who I was born as, I’m so thankful."
It was Joy's second win of the night. She also took home best jazz vocal album for “Linger Awhile.”
It's 'About Damn Time' Lizzo won a Grammy tonight
Lizzo won record of the year for her viral hit "About Damn Time." She called the win "unexpected" and dedicated the award to the late artist Prince.
"When we lost Prince I decided to dedicate my life to creating positive music," she said.
She further shared her hopes to spread positivity through her work.
"I’d like to believe not only can people do good, but that we just are good," she said. "We are good inherently. And anybody at home who feels misunderstood or on the outside looking in like I did, just stay true to yourself. I promise you you’ll attract people who believe in you and support you."
She gave a shoutout to Beyoncé, whom she said she skipped school to see perform live.
"You changed my life," Lizzo said to Beyoncé. "You sang that gospel medley —and the way you made me feel, I was, like, I want to make people feel this way for my music. You clearly are the artist of our lives.”
Bonnie Raitt surprises in song of the year upset
The song of the year race was a tight one, and the winner seemed to shock a lot of people — including the honoree herself.
Bonnie Raitt won song of the year for "Just Like That" and appeared quite surprised. Her peers gave her warm congratulations.
"I'm totally humbled," Raitt said. "I really appreciate it. Thank you."
Why is FLOTUS at the Grammys?
Dr. (yes, Dr.!) Jill Biden took the Grammys stage to present the first winner of the best song for social change award, as well as song of the year.
Best song for social change went to Shervin Hajipour, an Iranian singer-songwriter who the first lady credited with writing an "anthem for freedom and women's rights."
Song of the year went to Bonnie Raitt for "Just Like That." Sorry, Swifties.
Iranian protest anthem honored
Iranian artist Shervin Hajipour won best song for social change at the Grammys on Sunday for “Baraye," a song that many Iranians have declared the unofficial anthem of the months of protests that have swept Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini.
Hajipour composed the song from tweets and other social media posts by protesters. As the song’s lyrics suggest, the primarily women-led protests have become about far more than a single injustice. The movement is about “azadi,” which means “freedom” in Persian.
In October, the Recording Academy said it had received about 95,000 submissions for Hajipour’s song. Over the last week, Iranian celebrities such as actor Nazanin Boniadi and comedian Maz Jobrani have been amplifying the song ahead of the Grammys. First lady Jill Biden presented the award.
We can't help but stan this iconic trio
Beyoncé, Lizzo and Adele. That's it. That's the tweet.
Lizzo tweeted a photo of her and the two other icons at Sunday's Grammys, writing "NOBODY TALK TO ME !!!!!"
Lizzo is known to have a great friendship with Adele and always has an amazing reaction whenever she is in the same room as Queen Bey.
As she says, it was about damn time they hang IRL.
