Batiste and Silk Sonic took home four apiece
Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic, Chris Stapleton and Foo Fighters were among the big winners at tonight’s (Sun, Apr 3rd) 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards. Batiste, who is the Stephen Colbert’s band leader, and Silk Sonic took home four trophies while Stapleton and the Foos took home three.
Batiste trophies include the night’s top honor, “Album of the Year” for We Are, “Best Music Video” for “Freedom,” “Best American Roots Performance” for “Cry” and tying “Best Score Soundtrack Album for Visual Media” for Soul with Caros Raphael Rivera’s The Queen’s Gambit.
The Bruno Mars/Anderson Paak duo Silk Sonic took home “Record of the Year,” “Song of the Year” and “Best R&B Song” for “Leave the Door Open” while the song tied with Jazmine Sullivan’s “Pick Up Your Feelings” for “Best R&B Performance.”
Stapleton continues to rack up GRAMMYs with Starting Over winning “Best Country Album,” “Cold” taking home “Best Country Song,” and “You Should Probably Leave” being awarded “Best Country Solo Performance.”
Foo Fighters were receive trophies for “Best Rock Performance” for “Making A Fire,” “Best Rock Song” for “Waiting on a War” and “Best Rock Album” for their 10th studio record, Medicine at Midnight. The group was scheduled to perform at the ceremony, but canceled following the tragic death of drummer Taylor Hawkins last week. Instead, the Recording Academy paid an extended tribute to Hawkins with a video montage set to the band’s “My Hero.” Billie Eilish also paid honored him by sporting a Taylor Hawkins t-shirt during her performance earlier in the evening.
Other highlights include BTS flirting with Olivia Rodrigo at the beginning of their James Bond-esque performance of “Butter,” Carrie Underwood debuting her new single “Ghost Story,” and a closing performance by Brothers Osborne, who won their first GRAMMY in a pre-telecast ceremony, with “Dead Man’s Curve.” Lady Gaga also paid homage to Tony Bennett with a heartfelt version of “Love for Sale” and “Do I Love You” with a taped introduction by Bennett. Both also took home a trophy for their latest collaboration album, Love For Sale.
The complete list of winners can be viewed at the GRAMMY’s website.
Record of the Year
“Leave the Door Open” – Silk Sonic
Album of the Year
We Are – Jon Batiste
Song of the Year
“Leave the Door Open” – Silk Sonic
Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Drivers License” – Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring SZA
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love for Sale – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Best Pop Vocal Album
Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Alive – Rufus Du Sol
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
Subsconsciously – Black Coffee
Best Rock Performance
“Making a Fire” – Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
“The Alien” – Dream Theater
Best Rock Song
“Waiting on a War” – Foo Fighters
Best Rock Album
Medicine at Midnight – Foo Fighters
Best Alternative Music Album
Daddy’s Home – St. Vincent
Best R&B Performance
“Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic & “Pick Up Your Feelings – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Fight For You” – H.E.R.
Best R&B Song
“Leave the Door Open” – Silk Sonic
Best Progressive R&B Album
Table for Two – Lucky Daye
Best R&B Album
Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan
Best Rap Performance
“Family Ties” – Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Hurricane” – Kanye West featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Best Rap Song
“Jail” – Kanye West featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Album
Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator
Best Country Solo Performance
“You Should Probably Leave” – Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Younger Me” – Brothers Osborne
Best Country Song
“Cold” – Chris Stapleton
Best Country Album
Starting Over – Chris Stapleton
Best American Roots Performance
“Cry” – Jon Batiste
Best American Roots Song
“Cry” – Jon Batiste
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Queen’s Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera & Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
