Here are the winners from the 2022 Grammy Awards
Big Grammy winners include Jon Batiste, Kanye West, Silk Sonic, Foo Fighters, Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, and... Louis C.K.
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One week after an Oscars ceremony that—to steal a joke from Scott Aukerman—was more like a retired train than a regular awards show (because it went off the rails, you see), the Grammys came in to try and bring some sense of normalcy to the awards-giving community with what was (mostly) a traditional and traditionally boring ceremony.
Of course, “tradition” for the Grammys means a ceremony that is, understandably, more about watching musical performances than it is about giving out little golden gramophones, and the 2022 Grammy Awards kept that tradition alive by presenting the vast majority of its awards in a “Premiere Ceremony” hours before the actual show started. Big winners in that block included Kanye West, St. Vincent, Foo Fighters, and… Louis C.K., none of whom were actually there to accept during the pre-show.
During both the Premiere Ceremony and the main show, big nominees include BTS, Bo Burnham, Lil Nas X, Jon Batiste, H.E.R., and Doja Cat. Big winners during the actual show included Olivia Rodrigo, Jazmine Sullivan, Chris Stapleton, Doja Cat, Silk Sonic (a surprising upset!), and Jon Batiste.
Below this is a list of all the major awards given out during the Premiere Ceremony and the regular show here. You can find the full list of winners at the Grammy Awards website.
Album Of The Year
We Are, Jon Batiste
Love For Sale, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe), Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe), Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish
Back Of My Mind, H.E.R.
Montero, Lil Nas X
SOUR, Olivia Rodrigo
Evermore, Taylor Swift
Donda, Kanye West
Record Of The Year
“Leave The Door Open,” Silk Sonic
“I Still Have Faith In You,” ABBA
“Freedom,” Jon Batiste
“I Get A Kick Out Of You,” Tony Bennet and Lady Gaga
“Peaches,” Justin Bieber
“Right On Time,” Brandi Carlile
“Kiss Me More,” SZA featuring Doja Cat
“Happier Than Ever,” Billie Eilish
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” Lil Nas X
“Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Duo Or Group Performance
“Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat featuring SZA
“I Get A Kick Out Of You,” Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
“Lonely,” Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco
“Butter,” BTS
“Higher Power,” Coldplay
Best Pop Vocal Album
SOUR, Olivia Rodrigo
Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe), Justin Bieber
Planet Her (Deluxe), Doja Cat
Happier Than Ever, Billie Eilish
Positions, Ariana Grande
Best R&B Album
Heaux Tales, Jazmine Sullivan
Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies, Snoh Aalegra
We Are, Jon Batiste
Gold-Diggers Sound, Leon Bridges
Back Of My Mind, H.E.R.
Best Rap Performance
“Family Ties,” Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar
“Up,” Cardi B
“My Life,” J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morray
“Way 2 Sexy,” Drake, Future, Young Thug
“Thot Shit,” Megan Thee Stallion
Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Baby Keem
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
Arlo Parks
Finneas
The Kid Laroi
Saweetie
Best Country Album
Starting Over, Chris Stapleton
Skeletons, Brothers Osborne
Remember Her Name, Mickey Guyton
The Marfa Tapes, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram
The Ballad of Dood and Juanita, Sturgill Simpson
Song Of The Year
“Leave The Door Open,” Silk Sonic
“Bad Habits,” Ed Sheeran
“A Beautiful Noise,” Alicia Keys featuring Brandi Carlile
“Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo
“Fight For You,” H.E.R.
“Happier Than Ever,” Billie Eilish
“Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat featuring SZA
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” Lil Nas X
“Peaches,” Justin Bieber
“Right On Time,” Brandi Carlile
Pop Solo Performance
“Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo
“Anyone,” Justin Bieber
“Right On Time,” Brandi Carlile
“Happier Than Ever,” Billie Eilish
“Positions,” Ariana Grande
Best Comedy Album
Sincerely Louis CK, Louis C.K.
The Comedy Vaccine, Lavell Crawford
Evolution, Chelsea Handler
Thanks For Risking Your Life, Lewis Black
The Greatest Average American, Nate Bargatze
Zero F***s Given, Kevin Hart
Best Rap Album
Call Me If You Get Lost, Tyler, The Creator
The Off Season, J. Cole
Certified Lover Boy, Drake
King’s Disease 2, Nas
Donda, Kanye West
Best Rap Song/Collaboration
“Jail,” Kanye West, Jay-Z
“Bathsalts,” DMX, Jay-Z, Nas
“Best Friend,” Saweetie, Doja Cat
“Family Ties,” Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar
“My Life” J. Cole, 21 Savage, and Morray
Best Melodic Rap
“Hurricane,” Kanye West
“Need To Know,” Doja Cat
“Industry Baby,” Lil Nas X
“Wusyaname,” Tyler, The Creator featuring Young NBA and Ty Dollar $ign
“Pride. Is. The. Devil” J.Cole featuring Lil Baby
Best R&B Song
“Leave The Door Open,” Silk Sonic
“Damage,” H.E.R.
“Good Days,” SZA
“Heartbreak Anniversary,” Giveon
“Pick Up Your Feelings,” Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Performance
“Leave The Door Open,” Silk Sonic (tie)
“Pick Up Your Feelings,” Jazmine Sullivan (tie)
“Lost You,” Snoh Aalegra
“Peaches,” Justin Bieber featuring Given and Daniel Caesar
“Damage,” H.E.R.
Best Alternative Music Album
Daddy’s Home, St. Vincent
Shore, Fleet Foxes
If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, Halsey
Jubilee, Japanese Breakfast
Collapsed in Sunbeams, Arlo Parks
Best Rock Album
Medicine At Midnight, Foo Fighters
Power Up, AC/DC
Capitol Cuts – Live from Studio A, Black Pumas
No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1, Chris Cornell
McCartney III, Paul McCartney
Best Latin Pop Album
Mendó, Alex Cuba
Vértigo, Pablo Alborán
Mis Amores, Paula Arenas
Hecho A La Antigua, Ricardo Arjona
Mis Manos, Camilo
Revelación, Selena Gomez
Best Music Film
Summer Of Soul, Various Artists
Inside, Bo Burnham
David Byrne’s American Utopia, David Byrne
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles, Billie Eilish
Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix In Maui, Jimi Hendrix
Best Music Video
“Freedom,” Jon Batiste
“Shot In The Dark,” AC/DC
“I Get A Kick Out Of You,” Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
“Peaches,” Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon
“Happier Than Ever,” Billie Eilish
“Montero (Call Me By Your Name)“ Lil Nas X”
“Good 4 U,” Olivia Rodrigo
Best Dance/Electric Album
Subconsciously, Black Coffee
Fallen Embers, Illenium
Music Is the Weapon (Reloaded), Major Lazer
Shockwave, Marshmello
Free Love, Sylvan Esso
Judgement, Ten City
Best Country Solo Performance
“You Should Probably Leave,” Chris Stapleton
“Forever After All,” Luke Combs
“Remember Her Name,” Mickey Guyton
“Camera Roll,” Kacey Musgraves
“All I Do Is Drive,” Jason Isbell
Best Global Music Performance
“Mohabbat,” Arooj Aftab
“Do Yourself,” Angélique Kidjo and Burna Boy
“Pà Pá Pà,” Femi Kuti
“Blewu,” Yo-Yo Ma and Angélique Kidjo
“Essence,” Wizkid featuring Tems
23 Comments
There’s an unfortunate lack of Little Simz in the rap categories.
Little Simz is super dope. In general, these rap nominations are TRASH. Apparently they’ll just nominate anyone with name recognition, because how in the fuck did Drake’s CLB get nominated?!
Yeah, seems like the Grammy folks switched on JAM’N 95.7 for about 15 minutes and called it done.
Giving Louis CK a grammy would be a great way to show him how cancelled he is.
The Grammys are like if the Oscars only nominated summer blockbusters in every category.
They did choose the least popular of the Album choices (Jon Batiste’s) to win, so they do go with the equivalent of smaller indie films too.
I think you mean the studio indies
The Grammy looks slightly more credible then the MTV Movie awards but slightly less credible then the MTV Music awards.
Louis CK won the best comedy album award. That’s not a good look for them.
Dead quiet reception except for five shrieking women for some reason. Ugh.
I heard if you listen closely you can here the sound of thwapping
I won’t defend Louis, but Kanye seems much worse. While I think that being a total creeper is bad on its own terms, obviously, actively supporting a fascist white supremacist movement seems much worse to me.
But Yeezus winning is perfectly fine right?
Beyond the obvious reasons as to why giving him an award is a terrible look… Was the comedy any good?
Wasn’t this his “comeback” album where he railed against cancel culture and #MeToo? I heard that is what his stand up has been for the last year or so, a long with some shitty Covid related takes. From what I hear he has went full on “Old white man” mode
That’s how I recalled it also. Not saying that if it was brilliant that it would be any more justified, but at least it’d make some sense
I was puzzled why “An Evening With Silk Sonic” was not among the best Album nominees until I realized it may not have been released within that confusing eligibility window. But I could be wrong.
You were right the first time – the eligibility window for nominees ended on September 30th, over a month before Silk Sonic’s album was released.
Obligatory:
We haven’t heard the last of Dexys Midnight Runners, though!
Damn, people really went into it over the Louis CK win.
Here are the Top 3 best comment threads and responses from Twitter.
———————————————— @BoboTalkClown: so much for “cancel culture” apparently you can just do whatever you want if you’re famous@DrTomWay: So a five year sentence as persona non grata is not enough for something a person admits to and apologizes for?@1mordiciple: No never, as a survivor the sentence should be a lifetime equal to the victims lifespan the victim will never be free of the memory NOR should the assailant————————————————@popcultureczar: He shouldn’t have to pay for that forever. He paid his price.@profharbinger: Yes he should. And no he didn’t.@1mordiciple: If the victim is still alive the assailant should pay until their last breath The crime lives on until the victim is no longer————————————————@pwroflov: Absolutely yes. He’s a king. He’s one of the best comedians in the world. I loved Sincerely.@SunshineSkitten: He’s a sexual predator. You support a sexual predator. You enjoy comedy that’s from a sexual predator.@pwroflov: Worth it, I mean have you heard his bit on abortion?! Hysterical@SunshineSkitten: Sweet. I just wanted the screenshots to send to your job. Thx for accomodating!!!!
A toxic, shitty awards show gives out its toxic, shitty awards. It’s an abortion every single year. And no decent performances to make up for it. Jon Batiste for album of the YEAR!?It’s so corrupt, it makes me sad.