Shock win stuns Grammys as favourites snubbed

Author: NZ Herald,
Publish Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2022, 5:18PM

The 64th Grammy Awards ceremony has wrapped up in Las Vegas with some shock wins – and a few upsets.

Jazz pianist Jon Batiste was the big winner on the night, winning five awards including the coveted Album of the Year.

Comedian Trevor Noah hosted the awards show, originally meant to take place on January 31, for the second year in a row after it was postponed due to the rise of Omicron in the US.

Performers included BTS, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Chris Stapleton, H.E.R., and Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow. And there were some moving tributes to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and to Stephen Sondheim, among other artists we lost last year.

Foo Fighters made history with their three Grammy wins taking them to a total of 15 – the largest number ever won by an American band.

Despite winning a Grammy for Best Melodic Rap Performance, Kanye West did not perform at the event after being banned due to his "concerning online behaviour" towards his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her boyfriend Pete Davidson.

Host Trevor Noah referenced the shocking moment at the Oscars last week when Will Smith attacked Chris Rock onstage for making a comment about his wife's appearance.

Stars joke about recent events at last week's Oscars. Video / TVNZ

"We're gonna be listening to some music, we're gonna be dancing, we're gonna be singing, we're gonna be keeping people's names out of our mouths and we're gonna be giving out awards all throughout the night," he joked.

Olivia Rodrigo has already picked up three Grammy awards. Photo / Getty Images

Meanwhile, Olivia Rodrigo picked up the awards for Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance, and Best Pop Vocal Album.

But she missed out on the coveted Album of the Year, which went to Jon Batiste, and Song of the Year, awarded to Silk Sonic.

She wasn't the only one to be snubbed – Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber missed out completely on all their nominations.

Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy introduced a special performance for Ukraine from John Legend in a pre-taped message from a bunker.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy appears at Grammys in video from Kyiv bunker. Video / TVNZ

"The war doesn't let us choose who survives and who stays in eternal silence. Our musicians wear body armour instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals, even to those who can't hear them. But the music will break through anyway.

"On our land, we are fighting Russia which brings horrible silence with its bombs. The dead silence. Fill the silence with your music! Fill it today to tell our story. Tell the truth about his war on your social networks, on TV. Support us in any way you can. Any – but not silence. And then peace will come. "

The full list of winners:

Record of the Year

WINNER: Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic

Album of the Year

WINNER: We Are – Jon Batiste

Song Of The Year

WINNER: Leave the Door Open Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)

Best New Artist

WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo

Best Pop Solo Performance

WINNER: Drivers License Olivia Rodrigo

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

WINNER: Kiss Me More Doja Cat Featuring SZA

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

WINNER: Love For Sale Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

Best Pop Vocal Album

WINNER: Sour Olivia Rodrigo

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

WINNER: Alive Rüfüs Du Sol

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album

WINNER: Subconsciously Black Coffee

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

WINNER: Tree Falls Taylor Eigsti

Best Rock Performance

WINNER: Making a Fire Foo Fighters

Best Metal Performance

WINNER: The Alien Dream Theater

Best Rock Album

WINNER: Medicine at Midnight Foo Fighters

Best Rock Song

WINNER: Waiting on a War Foo Fighters

Best Alternative Music Album

WINNERS: Leave the Door Open Silk Sonic

Pick Up Your Feelings
Jazmine Sullivan

Best Traditional R&B Performance

WINNER: Fight for You HER

Best Progressive R&B Album

WINNER: Table for Two Lucky Daye

Best R&B Song

WINNER: Leave the Door Open Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II and Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)

Best R&B Album

WINNER: Heaux Tales Jazmine Sullivan

Best Rap Performance

WINNER: Family Ties Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance

WINNER: Hurricane Kanye West featuring the Weeknd and Lil Baby

Best Rap Album

WINNER: Call Me If You Get Lost Tyler, the Creator

Best Rap Song

WINNER: Jail Kanye West

Best Country Solo Performance

WINNER: You Should Probably Leave Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

WINNER: Younger Me Brothers Osborne

Best Country Album

WINNER: Starting Over Chris Stapleton

Best Country Song

WINNER: Cold Dave Cobb, JT Cure, Derek Mixon and Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)

Best New Age Album

WINNER: Divine Tides Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Generations The Baylor Project

SuperBlue
Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter

Time Traveler
Nnenna Freelon

Flower
Gretchen Parlato

Songwrights Apothecary Lab
Esperanza Spalding

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

WINNER: Humpty Dumpty (Set 2) Chick Corea

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

WINNER: Skyline Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

WINNER: For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver Christian McBride Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

WINNER: Mirror Mirror Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés

Best Gospel Performance/Song

WINNER: Never Lost CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

WINNER: Believe for It CeCe Winans

Best Gospel Album

WINNER: Believe for It CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

WINNER: Old Church Basement Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music

Best Latin Pop Album

WINNER: Mendo Alex Cuba

Best Urban Music Album

WINNER: The Last Tour Of The World Bad Bunny

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

WINNER: Origin Juanes

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

WINNER: At My 80's Vicente Fernandez

Best Tropical Latin Album

WINNR: Salswing! Rubén Blades and Roberto Delgado & Orchestra

Best American Roots Performance

WINNER: Cry Jon Batiste

Best American Roots Song

WINNER: Cry Jon Batiste and Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Best American Album

WINNER: Native Sons Los Lobos

Best Bluegrass Album

WINNER: My Bluegrass Heart Bela Fleck

Best Traditional Blues Album

WINNER: I Be Trying Cedric Burnside

Best Contemporary Blues Album

WINNER: 662 Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Best Folk Album

WINNER: They're Calling Me Home Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi

Best Regional Roots Music Album

WINNER: Kau Ka Pe'a Kalani Pe'a

Best Reggae Album

WINNER: Beauty in the Silence

Best Global Music Performance

WINNER: Mohabbat Arooj Aftab

Best Global Music Album

WINNER: Mother Nature Angélique Kidjo

Best Children's Music Album

WINNER: A Colorful World Falu

Best Spoken Word Album

WINNER: Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis Don Cheadle

Best Comedy Album

WINNER: Sincerely Louis CK Louis CK

Best Musical Theater Album

WINNER: The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, composer and lyricist (Barlow and Bear)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

WINNER: The United States v. Billie Holiday Andra Day

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

WINNERS: The Queen's Gambit Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer

Soul
Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers

Best Song Written For Visual Media

WINNER: All Eyes on Me (from Bo Burnham: Inside) Bo Burnham

Best Instrumental Composition

WINNER: Eberhard Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

WINNER: Meta Knight's Revenge (From "Kirby Super Star") Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

WINNER: To The Edge of Longing (Edit Version) Vince Mendoza

Best Recording Package

WINNER: Pakelang Li Jheng Han and Yu, Wei, art directors

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

WINNER: All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison and Olivia Harrison

Best Album Notes

WINNER: The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966" Ricky Riccardi

Best Historical Album

WINNER: Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967) Patrick Milligan and Joni Mitchell

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

WINNER: Love for Sale Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman, Billy Cumella, Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

WINNER: Jack Antonoff

Best Remixed Recording

WINNER: Passenger (Mike Shinoda remix) Mike Shinoda, remixer (Deftones)

Best Immersive Audio Album

WINNER: Alicia George Massenburg and Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

WINNER: Chanticleer Sings Christmas Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Chanticleer)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

WINNER: Judith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance

WINNER: Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

WINNER: Glass: Akhnaten Karen Kamensek, host; J'Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James and Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer

Best Choral Performance

WINNER: Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

WINNER: Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax