The 2021 Grammy Awards were held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on 14th March 2021. Due to the pandemic, there was no live audience and a limited number of performers and nominees were present in person at the venue.
Hosted by Trevor Noah, the 63rd edition of the Grammys was high anticipated, with performances by Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, BTS, Post Malone, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion.
Singer Beyonce went into the awards night with a total of nine nominations, the most of any artist for the night. And, at the end of the ceremony, she broke the record for the most Grammys won by a woman, and any singer, male or female, with a whopping 28 Grammys. She also tied the record with music impresario Quincy Jones as the living person with the most Grammys.
Beyonce’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, who is merely nine years old, won her first Grammy for Best Music Video for “Brown Skin Girl,” becoming the second youngest ever to receive the prestigious honour. The youngest to win the award is Leah Peasall, who won in 2001 at the age of 8.
The big three Grammys, however, were awarded to teenage sensation Billie Eilish (Record of the Year for Everything I Wanted), Taylor Swift (Album of the Year for Folkore), and H.E.R (Song of the Year for I Can’t Breathe). One of the other big winners of the night was Megan Thee Stallion who scored three Grammys – Best New Artist, Best Rap Song, and Best Rap Performance for Savage. Meanwhile, Harry Styles won his first ever Grammy for best pop solo performance.
Here is a list of award winners and nominations:
Record of the Year
- “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish — Winner
- “Black Parade” — Beyoncé
- “Colors” — Black Pumas
- “Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
- “Say So” — Doja Cat
- “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
- “Circles” — Post Malone
- “Savage” — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Album of the Year
- “Folklore” — Taylor Swift — Winner
- “Chilombo” — Jhené Aiko
- “Black Pumas” (Deluxe Edition) — Black Pumas
- “Everyday Life” — Coldplay
- “Djesse Vol. 3” — Jacob Collier
- “Women in Music Pt. III” — Haim
- “Future Nostalgia” — Dua Lipa
- “Hollywood’s Bleeding” — Post Malone
Song of the Year
- “I Can’t Breathe” — H.E.R. — Winner
- “Black Parade” — Beyoncé
- “The Box” — Roddy Ricch
- “Cardigan” — Taylor Swift
- “Circles” — Post Malone
- “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
- “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
- “If the World Was Ending” — JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels
Best New Artist
- Megan Thee Stallion — Winner
- Ingrid Andress
- Phoebe Bridgers
- Noah Cyrus
- Chika
- D Smoke
- Doja Cat
- Kaytranada
Best Pop Solo Performance
- “Watermelon Sugar” — Harry Styles — Winner
- “Yummy” — Justin Bieber
- “Say So” — Doja Cat
- “Everything I Wanted” — Billie Eilish
- “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
- “Cardigan” — Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- “Rain on Me” — Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande — Winner
- “Un Dia (One Day)” — J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
- “Intentions” — Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
- “Dynamite” — BTS
- “Exile” — Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- “American Standard” — James Taylor — Winner
- “Blue Umbrella” — Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian
- “True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter” — Harry Connick Jr.
- “Unfollow the Rules” — Rufus Wainwright
- “Judy” — Renée Zellweger
Best Pop Vocal Album
- “Future Nostalgia” — Dua Lipa — Winner
- “Changes” — Justin Bieber
- “Chromatica” — Lady Gaga
- “Fine Line” — Harry Styles
- “Folklore” — Taylor Swift
Best Dance Recording
- “10%” — Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis — Winner
- “On My Mind” — Diplo & Sidepiece
- “My High” — Disclosure, Aminé and Slowthai
- “The Difference” — Flume featuring Toro y Moi
- “Both of Us” — Jayda G
Best Dance/Electronic Album
- “Bubba” — Kaytranada — Winner
- “Kick I” — Arca
- “Energy” — Disclosure
- “Planet’s Mad” — Baauer
- “Good Faith” — Madeon
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
- “Live at the Royal Albert Hall” — Snarky Puppy — Winner
- “Axiom” — Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
- “Chronology of a Dream: Live at The Village Vanguard” — Jon Batiste
- “Take the Stairs” — Black Violin
- “Americana” — Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
Best Rock Performance
- “Shameika” — Fiona Apple — Winner
- “The Steps” — HAIM
- “Stay High” — Brittany Howard
- “Not” — Big Thief
- “Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers
- “Daylight” — Grace Potter
Best Metal Performance
- “Bum-Rush” — Body Count — Winner
- “Underneath” — Code Orange
- “The In-Between” — In This Moment
- “Bloodmoney” — Poppy
- “Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe)” — Power Trip
Best Rock Song
- “Stay High” — Brittany Howard — Winner
- “Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers
- “Lost in Yesterday” — Tame Impala
- “Not” — Big Thief
- “Shameika” — Fiona Apple
Best Rock Album
- “The New Abnormal” — The Strokes — Winner
- “A Hero’s Death” — Fontaines D.C.
- “Kiwanuka” — Michael Kiwanuka
- “Daylight” — Grace Potter
- “Sound & Fury” — Sturgill Simpson
Best Alternative Music Album
- “Fetch the Bolt Cutters” — Fiona Apple — Winner
- “Hyperspace” — Beck
- “Punisher” — Phoebe Bridgers
- “Jaime” — Brittany Howard
- “The Slow Rush” — Tame Impala
Best R&B Performance
- “Black Parade” — Beyoncé — Winner
- “Lightning & Thunder” — Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
- “All I Need” — Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
- “Goat Head” — Brittany Howard
- “See Me” — Emily King
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- “Anything for You” — Ledisi — Winner
- “Sit On Down” — The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
- “Wonder What She Thinks of Me” — Chloe x Halle
- “Let Me Go” — Mykal Kilgore
- “Distance” — Yebba
Best R&B Song
- “Better Than I Imagined” — Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello — Winner
- “Black Parade” — Beyoncé
- “Collide” — Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG
- “Do It” — Chloe x Halle
- “Slow Down” — Skip Marley & H.E.R.
Best Progressive R&B Album
- “It Is What It Is” — Thundercat — Winner
- “Chilombo” — Jhené Aiko
- “Ungodly Hour” — Chloe x Halle
- “Free Nationals” — Free Nationals
- “F*** Yo Feelings” — Robert Glasper
Best R&B Album
- “Bigger Love” — John Legend — Winner
- “Happy 2 Be Here” — Ant Clemons
- “Take Time” — Giveon
- “To Feel Love/D” — Luke James
- “All Rise” — Gregory Porter
Best Rap Performance
- “Savage” — Megan thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé — Winner
- “Deep Reverence” — Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle
- “Bop” — DaBaby
- “Whats Poppin” — Jack Harlow
- “The Bigger Picture” — Lil Baby
- “Dior” — Pop Smoke
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- “Lockdown” — Anderson .Paak — Winner
- “Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
- “Laugh Now Cry Later” — Drake featuring Lil Durk
- “The Box” — Roddy Ricch
- “Highest in the Room” — Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
- “Savage” — Megan thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé — Winner
- “The Bigger Picture” — Lil Baby
- “The Box” — Roddy Ricch
- “Laugh Now Cry Later” — Drake featuring Lil Durk
- “Rockstar” — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
