Grammy Award Winners 2021
Megan Thee Stallion, Taylor Swift, and Everyone Else Who Won at the 2021 Grammy Awards
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Music keeps this world going round, and as such, this year's Grammy Awards included some of the fiercest competition in years! On Sunday, musicians like Megan Thee Stallion, Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes fame, Dua Lipa, and more came together to celebrate one of the most fascinating years in music. Some have earned epic nominations, like Beyoncé racking up nine nods and being crowned the most-nominated artist of the year, or Roddy Ricch and Taylor Swift earning six nominations each. Others are there to pull out on the stops onstage and show us the best of their best with their performances.
At 9 years old, Blue Ivy Carter became the second youngest Grammy winner for her contributions to mom Beyoncé's "Brown Skin Girl" video. It seems Beyoncé might be the key to winning Grammys, as Megan Thee Stallion also took home one for best rap performance for her remix of "Savage" with the singer. And to cap it all, Beyoncé wound up breaking a record and winning her 28th Grammy award — so she's probably the real winner of the night overall. Although this ceremony isn't going down without a fair bit of criticism for some troubling nomination choices, it was still an undeniably amazing night for the winning artists!
Check out our list of winners so far as we keep this page updated throughout the night!
RECORD OF THE YEAR
"Everything I Wanted" by Billie Eilish
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Folklore by Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
"I Can't Breathe" by H.E.R.
BEST NEW ARTIST
Megan thee Stallion
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
"Rain on Me" by Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
American Standard by James Taylor
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
"Black Parade" by Beyoncé
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
"Anything For You" by Ledisi
BEST R&B SONG
"Better Than I Imagine" by Robert Glasper feat. H.E.R. and Meshell Ndegeocello
BEST R&B ALBUM
Bigger Love by John Legend
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
It Is What It Is by Thundercat
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
"Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
"Lockdown" by Anderson .Paak
BEST RAP SONG
"Savage" by Megan Thee Stallion feat. Beyoncé
BEST RAP ALBUM
King's Disease by Nas
BEST GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM
Twice as Tall by Burna Boy
BEST DANCE RECORDING
"10%" by Kaytranada feat. Kali Uchis
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Bubba by Kaytranada
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Live at the Royal Albert Hall by Snarky Puppy
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
"Shameika" by Fiona Apple
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
"Bum-Rush" by Body Count
BEST ROCK SONG
"Stay High" by Brittany Howard
BEST ROCK ALBUM
The New Abnormal by The Strokes
BEST ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Fetch the Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
"When My Amy Prays" by Vince Gill
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
"10,000 Hours" by Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber
BEST COUNTRY SONG
"Crowded Table" by The Highwomen
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Wildcard by Miranda Lambert
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
More Guitar Stories by Jim "Kimo" West
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
"All Blues" by Chick Corea, Soloist Track From: Trilogy 2 (Chick Corea, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade)
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Secrets Are the Best Stories by Kurt Elling feat. Danilo Pérez
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Trilogy 2 by Chick Corea, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade
BEST JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
Data Lords by Maria Schneider Orchestra
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Four Questions by Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
"Movin' On" by Jonathan McReynolds and Mali Music
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
"There Was Jesus" by Zach Williams and Dolly Parton
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Gospel According to PJ by PJ Morton
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Jesus Is King by Kanye West
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM=
Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) by Fisk Jubilee Singers
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
"YHLQMDLG" by Bad Bunny
BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN, OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
La Conquista Del Espacio by Fito Paez
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM
Un Canto Por México, Vol. 1 by Natalia Lafourcade
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
40 by Grupo Niche
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
"I Remember Everything" by John Prine
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
"I Remember Everything" by John Prine
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
World on the Ground by Sarah Jarosz
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Home by Billy Strings
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Rawer Than Raw by Bobby Rush
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? by Fantastic Negrito
BEST FOLK ALBUM
All the Good Times by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
Atmosphere by New Orleans Nightcrawlers
BEST MUSIC FILM
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice by Linda Ronstadt — Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, video directors; Michele Farinola and James Keach, video producers
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
"Brown Skin Girl" by Beyoncé
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
"No Time to Die [From No Time to Die]" by Billie Eilish O'Connell and Finneas Baird O'Connell, songwriters
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Jagged Little Pill by Original Broadway Cast
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Jojo Rabbit
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Joker by Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
"He Won't Hold You" by Jacob Collier
