Grammy 2021: Full list of winners as Burna Boy, Beyonce and other stars steal the show
- The much-awaited Grammy Award finally held on March 14, 2021, and it was a memorable occasion
- There were a number of big wins such as Nigerian star, Burna Boy’s first Grammy and 19-year-old Billie Eilish’s 6th win
- YEN.com.gh has sighted the full list of winners and another Nigerian star, Wizkid, also won his first award
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One highlight of the music entertainment industry is the Grammy Awards and the 63rd edition held on March 14, 2021.
There were quite a great number of wins, surprises, and more and it was definitely an event to remember.
Some wins were quite notable seeing as they broke records. For instance, Nigerian stars, Burna Boy and Wizkid won their first-ever Grammy Awards.
The self-styled African Giant, Burna Boy’s Twice As Tall album was awarded the Best Global Music Album while Wizkid won the Best Video Award through his collaboration with Beyonce on Brown Skin Girl.
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Also notable was an American rapper, Nas’ first Grammy win despite being nominated 14 times in his entire career. On the other hand, another rapper, Kanye West, won his 22nd Grammy Award, making his at a tie with Jay Z
Singer Billie Eilish also won her sixth Grammy Award despite being just 19 years old.
See the full list of winners below:
Best New Artist:
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Noah Cyrus
Chika
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Winner: Megan Thee Stallion
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Winner: Bubba – Kaytranada
Kick I – Arca
Energy – Disclosure
Planet’s Mad – Baauer
Good Faith – Madeon
Best Dance Recording
Winner: “10%” – Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis
“On My Mind” – Diplo & Sidepiece
“My High” – Disclosure, Aminé and Slowthai
“The Difference” – Flume featuring Toro y Moi
“Both of Us” – Jayda G
Best Rock Performance
Winner: “Shameika” – Fiona Apple
“The Steps” – HAIM
“Stay High” – Brittany Howard
“Not” – Big Thief
“Kyoto” – Phoebe Bridgers
“Daylight” – Grace Potter
Best Rock Song
Winner: “Stay High” — Brittany Howard
“Kyoto” — Phoebe Bridgers
“Lost in Yesterday” — Tame Impala
“Not”— Big Thief
“Shameika” — Fiona Apple
Best Rock Album
“A Hero’s Death” — Fontaines D.C.
“Kiwanuka” — Michael Kiwanuka
“Daylight” — Grace Potter
“Sound & Fury” — Sturgill Simpson
Winner: “The New Abnormal” — The Strokes
Best Alternative Music Album
Winner: Fetch the Bolt Cutters — Fiona Apple
Hyperspace — Beck
Punisher — Phoebe Bridgers
Jaime — Brittany Howard
The Slow Rush — Tame Impala
Best Gospel Album
Winner: Gospel According to PJ – PJ Morton
2econd Wind: ReadY – Anthony Brown & group therAPy
My Tribute – Myron Butler
Choirmaster – Ricky Dillard
Kierra – Kierra Sheard
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Winner: Jesus Is King – Kanye West
Run to The Father – Cody Carnes
All of My Best Friends – Hillsong Young & Free
Holy Water – We the Kingdom
Citizen of Heaven – Tauren Wells
Best R&B Performance
Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend — “Lightning & Thunder”
Winner: Beyoncé — “Black Parade”
Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign — “All I Need”
Brittany Howard — “Goat Head”
Emily King — “See Me”
Best Progressive R&B Album
Jhené Aiko — Chilombo
Chloe x Halle — Ungodly Hour
Free Nationals — Free Nationals
Robert Glasper — Fu*ck Yo Feelings
Winner: Thundercat — It Is What It Is
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor — “Sit On Down”
Chloe x Halle — “Wonder What She Thinks of Me”
Mykal Kilgore — “Let Me Go”
Winner: Ledisi — “Anything for You”
Yebba — “Distance”
Best R&B Song
Winner: Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello — “Better Than I Imagine”
Beyoncé — “Black Parade”
Tiana Major9 & EarthGang — “Collide”
Chloe x Halle — “Do It”
Skip Marley & H.E.R. — “Slow Down”
Best Music Video
Winner: “Brown Skin Girl” – Beyoncé, Saint Jhn & Wizkid Featuring Blue Ivy Carter
“Life Is Good” – Future Featuring Drake
“Lockdown” – Anderson .Paak
“Adore You” – Harry Styles
“Goliath” – Woodkid
Best R&B Album
Ant Clemons — Happy 2 Be Here
Giveon — Take Time
Luke James — To Feel Love/D
Winner: John Legend — Bigger Love
Gregory Porter — All Rise
John Legend — Bigger Love
Best Global Music Album:
FU CHRONICLES - Antibalas
Winner: TWICE AS TALL - Burna Boy
AGORA - Bebel Gilberto
LOVE LETTERS - Anoushka Shankar
AMADJAR - Tinariwen
Best Melodic Rap Performance
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch — “Rockstar”
Drake featuring Lil Durk — “Laugh Now Cry Later”
Winner: Anderson .Paak — “Lockdown”
Roddy Ricch — “The Box”
Travis Scott — “Highest in the Room”
Best Rap Performance
Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle — “Deep Reverence”
DaBaby — “Bop”
Jack Harlow — “Whats Poppin”
Lil Baby — “The Bigger Picture”
Winner: Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé — “Savage”
Pop Smoke — “Dior”
Album of the Year
Jhené Aiko — Chilombo
Black Pumas — Black Pumas (Deluxe Edition)
Coldplay — Everyday Life
Jacob Collier — Djesse Vol. 3
Haim — Women in Music Pt. III
Dua Lipa — Future Nostalgia
Post Malone — Hollywood’s Bleeding
Winner: Taylor Swift — Folklore
Best Rap Song
Lil Baby — The Bigger Picture”
Roddy Ricch — “The Box”
Drake featuring Lil Durk — “Laugh Now Cry Later”
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch — “Rockstar”
Winner: Megan thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé —”Savage”
Best Rap Album
D Smoke — Black Habits
Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist — Alfredo
Jay Electronica — A Written Testimony
Winner: Nas — King’s Disease
Royce da 5’9″ — The Allegory
Song of the Year
Beyoncé — “Black Parade”
Roddy Ricch — “The Box”
Taylor Swift — “Cardigan”
Post Malone — “Circles” Post Malone
Dua Lipa — “Don’t Start Now” Dua Lipa
Billie Eilish — “Everything I Wanted” Billie Eilish
Winner: H.E.R. — “I Can’t Breath”
Saxe featuring Michaels — “If the World Was Ending”
Record of the Year
Beyoncé — “Black Parade”
Black Pumas — “Colors”
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch — “Rockstar”
Doja Cat — “Say So”
Winner: Billie Eilish — “Everything I Wanted”
Dua Lipa — “Don’t Start Now”
Post Malone — “Circles”
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé — “Savage”
Congratulations to the winners.
YEN.com.gh earlier reported that Nigerian star, Davido, congratulated Burna Boy and Wizkid on their Grammy Award wins.
Davido said that their win was a big victory for Nigeria and for the people as he praised the great feat.
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