The 2022 Grammy’s was accompanied with a general address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy alongside an outstanding performance by John Legend, Ukrainian artist Mika Newton and poet Lyuba Ykimichiuk performing “Free.”
“Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos,” he said. “We are fighting Russia, which brings horrible silence with its bombs. The dead silence. Fill the silence with your music, Zelenskyy said.
Recall the Grammys were initially scheduled to take place on Jan. 31 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
However, due to the emergence of omicron vivid variant in late 2021, the event was postponed until spring and moved to the MGM Arena, which has housed the Latin Grammy Awards for six years.
The evening also shined a light on women working behind the scenes, with Eilish’s production manager Nicole Massey doing the honors introducing her performance of “Happier Than Ever”; Chris Stapleton’s tour manager Katie Wilkinson bringing him on stage; Jeanine McLean-Williams, H.E.R.’s tour manager, welcoming her artist alongside Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with Travis Barker on drums, for a hot jam of “Are You Gonna Go My Way?”; and wardrobe supervisor Joan Lee doing the honors for Carrie Underwood.
See List of Winners below;
Song Of The Year
“Bad Habits”Fred Gibson, Johnny McDaid & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)“
A Beautiful Noise”Ruby Amanfu, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Clark, Alicia Keys, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Linda Perry & Hailey Whitters, songwriters (Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile)
“Drivers License”Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
“Fight For You”Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. & Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)
“Happier Than Ever”Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Kiss Me More”Rogét Chahayed, Amala Zandile Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Carter Lang, Gerard A. Powell II, Solána Rowe & David Sprecher, songwriters (Doja Cat Featuring SZA)
“Leave the Door Open” (WINNER)Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic)
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”Denzel Baptiste, David Biral, Omer Fedi, Montero Hill & Roy Lenzo, songwriters (Lil Nas X)
“Peaches”Louis Bell, Justin Bieber, Giveon Dezmann Evans, Bernard Harvey, Felisha “Fury” King, Matthew Sean Leon, Luis Manuel Martinez Jr., Aaron Simmonds, Ashton Simmonds, Andrew Wotman & Keavan Yazdani, songwriters (Justin Bieber Featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon)
“Right on Time”Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Finneas Glass
The Kid Laori
Arlo Parks
Olivia Rodrigo
Pop Solo Performance
“Anyone”Justin Bieber
“Right on Time”Brandi Carlile
“Happier Thank Ever”Billie Eilish
“Positions”Ariana Grande
“Drivers License”
(WINNER)Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“I Get A Kick Out of You”Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
“Lonely”Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco
“Butter”BTS
“Higher Power”Coldplay
“Kiss Me More”
(WINNER)Doja Cat Featuring SZA
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Love For Sale” (WINNER)Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
“‘Til We Meet Again (LIVE)”Norah Jones
“A Tori Kelly Christmas”Tori Kelly
“Ledisi Sings Nina”Ledisi
“That’s Life”Willie Nelson
“A Holly Dolly Christmas”Dolly Parton
Best Pop Vocal Album
“Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)”Justin Bieber
“Planet Her (DELUXE)”Doja Cat
“Happier Than Ever”Billie Eilish
“Positions”Ariana Grande
“Sour” (WINNER)Olivia Rodrigo
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
“Hero”Afrojack & David Guetta
“Loom”Ólafur Arnalds Featuring Bonobo
“Before”James Blake
“Heartbreak”Bonobo & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
“You Can Do It”Caribou
“Alive” (WINNER)Rüfüs Du Sol
“The Business”Tiësto
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
*Subconsciously” (WINNER)Black Coffee
“Fallen Embers”Illenium
“Music is the Weapon (Reloded)”
Major Lazer“Shockwave”
Marshmello“Free Love”
Sylvan Esso“Judgement.
Ten City
Field 3 – Contemporary Instrumental Music
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
“Double Dealin’”Randy Brecker & Eric Marienthal
“The Garden”Rachel Eckroth
“Tree Falls” (WINNER)Taylor Eigsti
“At Blue Note Tokyo”Steve Gadd Band
“Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2”Mark Lettieri
Best Rock Performance
“Shot in the Dark”AC/DC
“Know You Better (Live From Capitol Studio A)
“Black Pumas“Nothing Compares 2 U
”Chris Cornell“Ohms
”Deftones“Making a Fire”
(WINNER)Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
“Genesis”Deftones“The Alien”
(WINNER)Dream Theater
