The Grammy Awards – the most prestigious music awards in the world – are behind us. Among the award-winning musicians are many talented women, such as Olivia Rodrigo and CeCe Winans. We present a subjective selection of artists who were among this year’s Grammy Awards winners.
The Grammy Awards are presented annually by the US National Academy of Recording Arts and Techniques. The 64th awards ceremony was held on March 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The event was originally scheduled for January, but the date was changed due to the high number of COVID-19 cases. The evening’s host was Trevor Noah – comedian, actor and radio and TV host.
This year’s presentation of the most important statuettes in the music industry was exceptional. The organizers of the event referred to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and during the 64th Grammy Awards ceremony, Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, appeared.
– What could be the biggest opposition to music? The silence of destroyed cities and people, President Zelensky said. – Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today with our story. Please support us in any way possible.
This year, the list of winners was dominated by men. Jon Batiste, an American singer and songwriter, received the most with 11 nominations. It won awards in the following categories: Best Music Video, Album of the Year, Best Music Written for Visual Media and Best Song – American Roots Music.
The band Foo Fighters were also appreciated, whose song “Waiting On A War” was named song of the year, “Medicine At Midnight” – the best rock album, and “Making A Fire” – the best rock performance. The band was scheduled to play at the Grammy Awards, but the show was canceled due to the sudden death of Taylor Hawkins, the group’s drummer.
Among the women, the undisputed winner was Olivia Rodrigo. The 19-year-old received statuettes in three categories: Best Vocal Album – Pop, Best New Artist and Best Solo Performance – Pop (for “Driving License”). The artist has also had an acting career. She is known i.a. her roles as Paige in the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark and as Nini in the series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+).
“I spent most of the quarantine writing songs in my living room and producing them in my garage. Thus, there is, among other things, “Driver’s license”. This song has always been special to me, but I never expected such a reaction – you can read on the artist’s official website.
Several award winners also included gospel artist CeCe Winans, who won Best Gospel Performance/Song for “Never Lost” and shared the award with other musicians for “Believe For It” for Best Christian Contemporary Performance/Song. “Believe For It” was also named Best Gospel Album.
In total, the Grammys were awarded in 86 categories. Among the musicians and musicians who were awarded with statuettes, there were many talented women. We present the names of the award-winning singers and instrumentalists, as well as composers, producers and women in music mixing, who contributed to the creation of the distinguished albums and compilations:
- Best New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
- Best Solo Performance – Pop: Olivia Rodrigo (for “Driving License”)
- Best Pop Duo/Band Performance: Doja Cat feat. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Love For Sale” (Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga)
- Best Pop Vocal Album: “Sour” (Olivia Rodrigo)
- Best Alternative Music Album: “Daddy’s Home” (St. Vincent with singer Annie Clark)
- Best R’n’B Performance: Jazmine Sullivan, “Pick Up Your Feelings” and Silk Sonic, “Leave the Door Open”
- Best R’n’B Album: “Heaux Tales” (Jazmine Sullivan)
- Best Vocal Album – Jazz: “Songwrights Apothecary Lab” (Esperanza Spalding)
- Best Latin Album – Jazz: “Mirror Mirror” (Eliane Elias, Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés)
- Best Gospel Performance/Song: CeCe Winans, “Never Lost”
- Best Contemporary Christian Performance/Song: CeCe Winans, Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, (Writers: CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong), “Believe For It”
- Best Gospel Album: “Believe For It” (CeCe Winans)
- Best Album – Gospel Roots: “My Savior” (Carrie Underwood)
- Best Folk Album: They’re Calling Me Home (Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi)
- Best Global Music Performance: Arooj Aftab, “Mohabbat”
- Best Global Music Album: “Mother Nature” (Angelique Kidjo)
- Best Children’s Music Album: “A Colorful World” (Falu)
- Best Musical Theater Album: The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical (Emily Bear Producer, Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear – Barlow & Bear Composers/Songwriters)
- Best Visual Media Soundtrack Compilation: “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” (Andra Day and Salaam Remi – Compilation Producer, Lynn Fainstein – Music Supervisor)
- Best Recording Collection: “Pakelang” (Li Jheng Han & Yu, Wei – art directors)
- Best Limited Edition Collection or Special Package: “All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition” (Olivia Harrison, Darren Evans and Dhani Harrison – Art Directors)
- Best Historical Album: “Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)” Joni Mitchell (Patrick Milligan & Joni Mitchell – Compilation Producers, Bernie Grundman – Mastering Engineer)
- Best Immersive Audio Album (this category recognizes the best immersive multi-channel audio recordings): Alicia Keys, “Alicia” and the soundtrack to “American Soldier” (immersive mixing engineer: Leslie Ann Jones)
- Best Engineered Album – Classical: “Chanticleer Sings Christmas” (Mixing Engineer: Leslie Ann Jones)
- Producer of the Year – Classical: Judith Sherman
- Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Jennifer Koh
- Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: “Mythologies” (Sangeeta Kaur & Hila Plitmann, Composer: Danaë Xanthe Vlasse)
- Best Compendium of Classical Music: Album Women Warriors: The Voices of Change (conductor and director: Amy Andersson, producers: Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson and Lolita Ritmanis)
- Best Composition – Contemporary Music: “Shaw: Narrow Sea” (Caroline Sha – Composer)
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