GrammysJon Batiste and Silk Sonic win big awards at Grammy 2022
Updated April 4, 2022 2:30 AM ET
Jon Batiste accepts the Grammy for album of the yr on the sixty fourth annual Grammy Awards, offered Sunday, April three in Las Vegas. Batiste turned into the night`s largest winner with the aid of using the numbers, with 5 awards consisting of the night's very last honor. Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
At the sixty fourth Grammy Awards, which happened Sunday in Las Vegas, the most important prizes have been unfold amongst some of winners, inclusive of Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic and Olivia Rodrigo.
By the numbers, the night`s largest winner turned into Jon Batiste, who took domestic the bulk of his 5 awards in what the Grammys name the ultimate ceremony, the pre-telecast occasion at some point of which the massive majority of prizes are given out annually. In a collection of 10 heavy-hitting contenders, Batiste gained album of the yr for We Are.
Batiste additionally gained quality American roots performance, quality American roots music, quality rating soundtrack for visible media (which tied with Carlos Rafael Rivera`s rating for The Queen's Gambit) and quality track video for "Freedom." Batiste had led the Grammys this yr with eleven wide-flung nominations which includes quality present day classical composition.
"I simply placed my head down and paintings at the craft everyday ... It's greater than leisure for me, it is a religious practice," Batiste stated in his attractiveness speech for album of the yr, shouting out the opposite performers nominated withinside the category. "Be you, that is it." He additionally harassed that there are no "quality" artists or albums, as a substitute that "it is like a music or an album is made and it nearly has a radar to locate someone after they want it the most."
"Because of you guys, me and Andy are going to be singing this song forever!" Mars said in his speech accepting the first award of the night for song of the year. "Rest of our lives," echoed Anderson .Paak, who later joked, when accepting another award for the same song, that it was hard for the duo to "stay humble." Silk Sonic opened the Grammys with their performance of "777," a fitting ode to the ceremony's 2022 location: Las Vegas.
Singer Olivia Rodrigo took home the prizes for best new artist, best pop vocal album and best pop solo performance. She had been nominated for seven awards. Rodrigo performed her hit "drivers license" during the show, set against the backdrop of a suburban street fit with a real car. The 19-year-old singer-songwriter teared up during her acceptance speech as she accepted her best new artist award, telling the audience it was her "biggest dream come true."
Olivia Rodrigo, who won best new artist, performs "drivers license" at the 2022 Grammy Awards in Las Vegas.Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Jazmine Sullivan took home two Grammys, including best R&B album for her album Heaux Tales, after being nominated for Grammy Awards twelve times before winning at this year's ceremony. "I don't know what I heard, I almost didn't believe it," Sullivan said in her acceptance speech, appearing stunned after her name was called for best R&B album.
Foo Fighters won three Grammys, sweeping all the non-metal rock categories. But the band, who had previously been scheduled to perform during the telecast, retreated from public view after the sudden death of its drummer, Taylor Hawkins, at age 50 on March 25 while on tour in Colombia.
The telecast of the 64th Grammy Awards was, in general, a zippy, good-humored evening lightly peppered with awards presentations and generally filled with feel-good performances. But the evening took two serious turns, with a heartfelt In Memoriam segment that began with an extended tribute to Hawkins followed by a medley of songs written by Stephen Sondheim and a taped appearance by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
President Zelenskyy appears at Grammys in video from Kyiv bunker
In his emotional message, Zelenskyy spoke about the plight of his people and of his country's musicians, "who have traded their tuxedos for body armor."
President Zelenskyy's remarks were followed by John Legend's performance of "Free," which also featured Ukrainian musicians Siuzanna Iglidan and Mika Newton as well as poet Lyuba Yakimchuk.
There was no singular theme running through the night's wins and losses, and while there were a few quick nods to the intensity of last week's Academy Awards, the Grammy's rolled out smoothly. With only nine awards given out during the televised ceremony, the show gave a heavy focus to its wide-ranging performances.
J. Balvin performed a medley of his hits "Qué Más Pues?" with Argentine singer Maria Becerra and "In da Getto." And boyband BTS delivered a spy-themed performance for their song "Butter," with seamless choreography and audience participation from Rodrigo.
Lil Nas X, in a variety of glittering costumes, performed three of the biggest songs from his 2021 album MONTERO: "Dead Right Now," "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" and "Industry Baby" with rapper Jack Harlow. Both Lil Nas X and Doja Cat, known for their viral, conversation-starting antics as artists and performers, appeared on stage during the night. Lil Nas X's performance was ambitious but almost demure compared to the incendiary acts the star's fans and critics may have come to expect, and Doja Cat's acceptance speech for best pop duo/group performance, which began with her noting she almost missed her win due to being in the bathroom, ended with the rapper choking up with gratitude.
Lady Gaga performed a perfectly retro set of the songs "Love For Sale" and "Do I Love You" from her album-length collaboration with Tony Bennett, Love For Sale, which won a Grammy for traditional pop vocal album earlier in the night. Bennett, who retired from performing last year, introduced Gaga via a pre-recorded video. With a montage of their time in the studio playing in the background of Gaga's performance, the moment was a powerful reminder of their collaborative relationship.
H.E.R., who was nominated for eight awards and won a Grammy for best traditional R&B performance, performed two of her own songs with three different collaborators on stage — Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and Travis Barker — before singing a rendition of Lenny Kravitz' "Are You Gonna Go My Way" alongside the rock star himself.
The night also frequently emphasized the work of the work of less visible players in the live music industry ravaged by the pandemic — and particularly women working behind the scenes. The ceremony featured touring managers and other employees for artists including Billie Eilish, H.E.R., Carrie Underwood and Chris Stapleton, who introduced their respective artists. It was also an opportunity for the Recording Academy to improve its optics when it comes to women working in the music industry. The organization is still trying to improve its reputation after its former chief asserted in 2018 that women needed to "step up." Just last week, a study from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative from the showed that a recent Recording Academy effort meant to help increase representation of women working as songwriters, engineers and producers has had no discernible impact.
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