The Grammy honorary award of this year not just included Taylor Swift and Miley Cirus, but Indian musicians Shankar Mahadevan and Zakir Hussain”s fusion band ‘Shakti’ too bagged the Grammy’s award for the ‘Best Global Music Album’ on Monday.
Shakti group’s album ‘This Moment’ released on June 30 last year also won the ‘Best Global Music Album’ award. Meanwhile, Zakir Hussain also secured the ‘Best Global Music Performance’ Grammy for his contribution to ‘Pashto’ alongside Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer, featuring Rakesh Chaurasia.
Apart from the Indian stars, at the 66th Grammy Awards which took place in Los Angeles, Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for Midnights. And thus she became the first person to win the category four times. The pop singer also won Best Pop Vocal Album. She made history on the 66th Grammy night by clinching her 14th Grammy award on Monday.
Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus won her first-ever Grammy for the Best Pop Solo Performance for Flowers. Just hours later, she won her second Grammy, for Record of the Year.
Unlike the usual Grammy nights, women ruled the Grammys this year with Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, SZA, and Miley Cyrus taking home their night’s major awards. The event kicked off with a performance by Dua Lipa singing a medley. The award was presented by Celine Dione. She received a standing ovation, surprising everyone, as she took the stage.
Other female winners of the night included Lainey Wilson for best country album, Karol G for best música urbana album, Laufey for best traditional pop vocal album and Coco Jones for best R&B performance, reports the Guardian.
Here is the full list of winners:
Album Of The Year – Taylor Swift, Midnights
Record Of The Year – Miley Cyrus, Flowers
Song Of The Year – Billie Eilish, What Was I Made For?
Best New Artist – Victoria Monét
Best Pop Vocal Album – Taylor Swift, Midnights
Best Pop Solo Performance – Miley Cyrus, Flowers
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – SZA Featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Ghost in the Machine
Producer Of The Year, Non-classical- Jack Antonoff
Songwriter Of The Year, Non-classical– Theron Thomas
Best Rap Album – Killer Mike, Michael
Best Rap Performance – Killer Mike ft. André 3000, Scientists & Engineers
Best Country Solo Performance – Chris Stapleton, White Horse
Best Rock Album – Paramore, This Is Why
Best Rock Performance – Boygenius, Not Strong Enough
Best R&B Album – Victoria Monét, Jaguar II
Best R&B Song – SZA, Snooze
Best Country Album – Lainey Wilson, Bell Bottom Country
Best Progressive R&B Album – SZA, SOS
Best Música Urbana Album – Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito
Best R&B Performance – Coco Jones, ICU
Best Alternative Music Album – Boygenius, The Record
Best African Music Performance – Tyla, Water
Best Score Or Soundtrack For Visual Media – Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson, Composer
Best Folk Album – Joni Mitchell, Joni Mitchell at Newport (Live)
Best Dance/Electronic Recording – Skrillex, Fred again.. And Flowdan, Rumble
Best Pop Dance Recording – Kylie Minogue, Padam Padam
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album – Fred again.., Actual Life 3
Best Traditional R&B Performance – PJ Morton Featuring Susan Carol, Good Morning
Best Rap Performance – Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane, Scientists & Engineers
Best Melodic Rap Performance – Lil Durk featuring J Cole, All My Life
Best Rap Song – Killer Mike featuring André 3000, Future and Eryn Allen Kane, Scientists & Engineer
Best Country Song – Chris Stapleton, White Horse
Best Song Written For Visual Media – What Was I Made For? from Barbie the Album, Billie Eilish O”Connell and Finneas O”Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
Best Comedy Album – Dave Chappelle, What”s In A Name?
Best Global Music Album – Shakti, This Moment
Best Musical Theater Album – Some Like It Hot
Best Alternative Music Album – Boygenius, The Record
Best Alternative Music Performance – Paramore, This Is Why
Best Rock Song – Boygenius, Not Strong Enough
Best Metal Performance – Metallica, 72 Seasons
Best Country Duo/Group Performance – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves, I Remember Everything
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album – J. Ivy, The Light Inside
Best Jazz Performance – Samara Joy, Tight
Best Jazz Vocal Album– Nicole Zuraitis, How Love Begins
Best Jazz Instrumental Album – Billy Childs, The Winds Of Change
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album- The Count Basie Orchestra Directed By Scotty Barnhart, Basie Swings The Blues
Best Latin Jazz Album – Miguel Zenón And Luis Perdomo, El Arte Del Bolero Vol. 2