For the second year running, Kendrick Lamar was the big winner at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night (2.01,) held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California.
Presented with five trophies – including Record of the Year for ‘Luther’ with SZA, and Best Rap Album for GNX – Lamar broke the record for most awarded rapper at the Grammys, previously set by Jay-Z, who’s won has 25, while Kendrick has 28 Grammys to his credit.
During the non-televised Grammys premiere ceremony, the California native was granted three awards, including Rap Performance for ‘Chains & Whips’ on which he featured; Melodic Rap Performance for ‘Luther’ with SZA; and Rap Song for ‘TV Off.’
During his televised acceptance speech, the 38-year old said “I’m not good at talking about myself, but I express it through the music.” “Every time I tell you this: hip hop is gonna always be right here. We gonna be in these suits, we gonna be looking good, we gonna be having our folks with us, we gonna be having the culture with us.” “I appreciate y’all.”. “God is the glory. Love y’all.”
Organised by the Recording Academy, the Grammy Awards total more than 90 awards across all genres, including the following highlight winners:
Record of the Year: Luther, Kendrick Lamar With SZA
Album of the Year: Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Bad Bunny
Song of the Year: Wildflower, Billie Eilish
Best New Artist: Olivia Dean
Best Pop Solo Performance: Messy, Lola Young
Best Pop Vocal Album: Mayhem, Lady Gaga
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Defying Gravity, Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Eusexua, FKA twigs
Best Music Video: Anxiety, Doechii
Best Rap Album: GNX, Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Performance: Chains & Whips, Clipse, Pusha T & Malice ft Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams
Best Melodic Rap Performance: “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar with SZA
Best Rap Song: TV Off, Kendrick Lamar ft Lefty Gunplay
Best Country Solo Performance: Bad as I Used to Be (from F1 The Movie), Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Amen, Shaboozey & Jelly Roll
Best Country Song: Bitin’ List, Tyler Childers
Best Contemporary Country Album: Beautifully Broken, Jelly Roll
Best Traditional Country Album: Ain’t in It for My Health, Zach Top
Best R&B Performance: Folded, Kehlani
Best R&B Song: Folded Kehlani
Best R&B Album: Mutt, Leon Thomas
Best Rock Performance: Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back to the Beginning, Yungblud ft Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman II
Best Rock Song: As Alive As You Need Me To Be, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Best Rock Album: Never Enough, Turnstile
Best Latin Pop Album: Cancionera, Natalia Lafourcade
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Author: Saul Goode
Photo: Eli Watson from Austin, United States