After delays owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, the show finally got on the road in Las Vegas today, with trophies being handed out on the big stage.
Jazzman and bandleader Jon Batiste leads the pack with 11 nominations, followed by Justin Bieber, H.E.R. and Doja Cat with eight. Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo each nabbed seven.
This year the Recording Academy, the body behind the gala, expanded the top four categories from eight nominees to 10, offering music’s brightest even more chances at Grammy gold.
Here’s a list of early winners in the top categories:
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Best rock album: “Medicine at Midnight,” Foo Fighters
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Best rock song: “Waiting On a War,” Foo Fighters
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Best rock performance: “Making a Fire,” Foo Fighters
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Best rap song: “Jail,” Kanye West featuring Jay-Z
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Best rap album: “Call Me If You Get Lost,” Tyler, the Creator
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Best alternative music album: “Daddy’s Home,” St. Vincent.
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Best music video: “Freedom,” Jon Batiste
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Best R&B song: “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic
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Best R&B performance: (tie) “Leave the Door Open,” Silk Sonic, and “Pick Up Your Feelings,” Jazmine Sullivan
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Best music film: “Summer of Soul”
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Best country song: “Cold,” Chris Stapleton
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Best country solo performance: “You Should Probably Leave,” Chris Stapleton
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Best country do/group performance: “Younger Me,” Brothers Osborne
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Best roots gospel album: “My Savior,” Carrie Underwood
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Best gospel album: “Believe For It,” CeCe Winans
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Best American roots performance: “Cry,” Jon Batiste
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Best American roots song: “Cry,” Jon Batiste
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Best musica urbana album: “El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo,” Bad Bunny
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Best Latin rock or alternative album: “Origen,” Juanes
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Best improvised jazz solo: “Humpty Dumpty (Set 2),” Chick Corea
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Best Latin jazz album: “Mirror Mirror,” Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdes
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Best musical theater album: “The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical”
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Best compilation soundtrack for visual media: “The United States vs. Billie Holliday”
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Best score soundtrack for visual media: (tie) “Soul,” Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, and “The Queen’s Gambit,” Carlos Rafael Rivera
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Best dance/electronic album: “Subconsciously,” Black Coffee
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Best global music: “Mohabbat,” Arooj Aftab
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Best global music album: “Mother Nature,” Angelique Kidjo
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Best traditional blues album: “I Be Trying,” Cedric Burnside
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Best contemporary blues album: “662,” Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
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Best folk album: “They’re Calling Me Home,” Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
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Best historical album: “Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)”
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