The biggest stage of musical awards unfolded last night and some of the biggest acts of 2018 won big at the coveted awards ceremony. Alicia Keys hosted the event which kicked off with an opening act including Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga and the host herself. This momentum continued throughout the ceremony with some magnificent live performances and award wins.
Childish Gambino managed to win big at 61st Grammy Awards for his massive sensation “This Is America,” which went viral for its subdued social message. The song managed to grab ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Record of the Year’ and ‘Best Rap/Sung Performance’ award categories.
The coveted ‘Album of the Year’ award was won by Kacey Musgraves for her fourth studio album ‘Golden Hour’ which ranked #1 in US charts. Dua Lipa managed to grab ‘Best New Artist’ and ‘Best Dance Recording’ for “Electricity.” Cardi B managed to bag ‘Best Rap Album’ award for ‘Invasion of Privacy’ at Grammy Awards 2019.
Complete List of Winners at Grammy Awards 2019
Album Of The Year: “Golden Hour,” Kacey Musgraves
Record Of The Year: “This Is America,” Childish Gambino
Song Of The Year: “This Is America,” Childish Gambino
Best New Artist: Dua Lipa
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?),” Lady Gaga
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Shallow,” Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Best Country Album: “Golden Hour,” Kacey Musgraves
Best Pop Vocal Album: “Sweetener,” Ariana Grande
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “My Way,” Willie Nelson
Best Rap Performance: “King’s Dead,” Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake / Bubblin, Anderson .Paak
Best Rap/Sung Performance: “This Is America,” Childish Gambino
Best Rap Song: “God’s Plan,” Drake
Best Rap Album: “Invasion Of Privacy,” Cardi B
Best Rock Performance: “When Bad Does Good,” Chris Cornell
Best Metal Performance: “Electric Messiah,” High On Fire
Best Rock Song: “Masseduction” St. Vincent
Best Alternative Music Album: “Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino,” Arctic Monkeys
Best Rock Album: “From The Fires,” Greta Van Fleet
Best R&B Performance: “Best Part,” H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar
Best Traditional R&B Performance: “Bet Ain’t Worth The Hand,” Leon Bridges
Best R&B Song: “Boo’d Up,” Ella Mai
Best Country Song: “Space Cowboy,” Kacey Musgraves
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “Tequila,” Dan + Shay
Best Country Solo Performance: “Butterflies,” Kacey Musgraves
Best Urban Contemporary Album: “Everything Is Love,” The Carters
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: “Steve Gadd Band,” Steve Gadd Band
Best R&B Album Winner: H.E.R.
Best Dance Recording: “Electricity”, Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo and Mark Ronson
Best Dance/Electronic Album: “Woman Worldwide,” Justice
Best New Age Album: “Opium Moon,” Opium Moon
Best Comedy Album: “Equanimity & The Bird Revelation,” Dave Chappelle
Best Remixed Recording: “Walking Away (Mura Masa Remix),” Haim
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: “The Greatest Showman,” Hugh Jackman and various artists
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: “Black Panther,” Ludwig Göransson
Best Song Written For Visual Media: “Shallow,” Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Best Recording Package: “Masseduction,” St. Vincent
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: “Squeeze Box: The Complete Works Of “Weird Al” Yankovic,” Weird Al Yankovic
Best Album Notes: “Voices Of Mississippi: Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris”
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Pharrell Williams
Best Music Video: “This Is America,” Childish Gambino
Best Music Film: “Quincy,” Quincy Jones
Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “Don’t Fence Me In,” John Daversa
Best Jazz Vocal Album: The Window, Cécile Mclorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: “Emanon,” The Wayne Shorter Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom,” John Daversa Big Band Featuring Daca Artists
Best Latin Jazz Album: “Back To The Sunset,” Dafnis Prieto Big Band
Best Gospel Performance/Song: “Never Alone,” Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: “You Say,” Lauren Daigle
Best Gospel Album: “Hiding Place,” Tori Kelly
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: “Look Up Child,” Lauren Daigle
Best Roots Gospel Album: “Unexpected,” Jason Crabb
Best Latin Pop Album: “Sincera,” Claudia Brant
Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album: “Aztlán,” Zoé
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): “¡México Por Siempre!,” Luis Miguel
Best Tropical Latin Album: “Anniversary,” Spanish Harlem Orchestra
Best American Roots Performance: “The Joke,” Brandi Carlile
Best American Roots Song: “The Joke,” Brandi Carlile
Best Americana Album: “By The Way, I Forgive You,” Brandi Carlile
Best Bluegrass Album: “The Travelin’ Mccourys,” The Travelin’ Mccourys
Best Traditional Blues Album: “The Blues Is Alive And Well,” Buddy Guy
Best Contemporary Blues Album: “Please Don’t Be Dead,” Fantastic Negrito
Best Folk Album: “All Ashore,” Punch Brothers
Best Regional Roots Music Album: “No ‘Ane’I,” Kalani Pe’a
Best Reggae Album: “44/876,” Sting and Shaggy
Best World Music Album: “Freedom,” Soweto Gospel Choir
Best Children’s Album: “All The Sounds,” Lucy Kalantari and The Jazz Cats
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling): “Faith – A Journey For All,” Jimmy Carter
Best Musical Theater Album: “The Band’s Visit,” Original Broadway Cast
Best Instrumental Composition: “Blut Und Boden (Blood And Soil),” Terence Blanchard
Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella: “Stars And Stripes Forever,” John Daversa Big Band Featuring Daca Artists
Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals: “Spiderman Theme,” Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter
Best Historical Album: Voices Of Mississippi: “Artists And Musicians Documented By William Ferris”
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Colors, Beck
Best Immersive Audio Album: “Eye In The Sky – 35th Anniversary Edition,” The Alan Parsons Project
Best Engineered Album, Classical: “Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11,” Andris Nelsons and Boston Symphony Orchestra
Producer Of The Year, Classical: Blanton Alspaugh
Best Orchestral Performance: “Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 11,” Andris Nelsons
Best Opera Recording: “Bates: The (R)Evolution Of Steve Jobs,” Michael Christie, Garrett Sorenson, Wei Wu, Sasha Cooke, Edward Parks and Jessica E. Jones
Best Choral Performance: “Mcloskey: Zealot Canticles,” Donald Nally
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: “Anderson, Laurie: Landfall,” Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: “Kernis: Violin Concerto,” James Ehnes
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: “Songs Of Orpheus” – Monteverdi, Caccini, D’india & Landi, Karim Sulayman
Best Classical Compendium: “Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘Spiritualist’; Poems Of Life; Glacier; Rush,” Joann Falletta
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: “Kernis: Violin Concerto,” James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot and Seattle Symphony
The Opening Act of Grammy Awards 2019
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