Grammys 2021: The Full Winners List
Before announcing Billie Eilish as the 2021 Grammy winner for Record of the Year, Ringo Starr said, “If you’re making music in our world today, you’ve already won.”
Before announcing Billie Eilish as the 2021 Grammy winner for Record of the Year, Ringo Starr said, “If you’re making music in our world today, you’ve already won.”
It was the perfect sentiment to sum up the 63rd Grammy Awards, which honored musicians in an unprecedented fashion during the primetime show, held live from an outdoor stage outside of the Staples Center arena in Los Angeles with Covid-19 precautions. Most of the winners were announced ahead of the show during the livestreamed Premiere Ceremony, leaving plenty of time for 20 performances from artists including Doja Cat, DaBaby, Taylor Swift, Roddy Ricch, Bruno Mars and more.
It was a night full of firsts—but women ruled. All four of the main categories were won by women: Billie Eilish for the aforementioned, Taylor Swift for Album of the Year, H.E.R. for Song of the Year and Megan Thee Stallion for Best New Artist.
Beyoncé became the most decorated female artist in Grammy history after winning Best R&B Performance for “Black Parade,” Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for her feature on the “Savage” remix, and Best Music Video for “Brown Skin Girl,” which brought her grand total to 28 awards. In an acceptance speech, she praised her 9-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter, who became the second youngest Grammy winner ever for her writing credit on “Brown Skin Girl.”
The Carters were in stellar company as women claimed the night's biggest moments: Megan Thee Stallion was the first female rapper to earn Best New Artist since Lauryn Hill's win 22 years ago; Mickey Guyton became the first Black female country artist to perform at the Grammy Awards with her breathtaking rendition of “Black Like Me”; Taylor Swift became the first woman to win Album of the Year three times after Folklore took home the 2021 title.
Other than Megan Thee Stallion, first-time Grammy winners included One Direction alum Harry Styles for Best Pop Solo Performance, Kaytranada for Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronic Album, and perhaps most noteworthy, Nas—after 14 nominations since 1997— for Best Rap Album.
Record of The Year “Everything I Wanted” by Billie Eilish
Album of the Year Folklore by Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
“I Can't Breathe” by H.E.R.
Best New Artist Megan Thee Stallion
Best Pop Solo Performance “Watermelon Sugar” by Harry Styles
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Rain On Me” by Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album American Standard by James Taylor
Best Pop Vocal Album
Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa
Best Dance Recording
“10%” by Kaytranada Featuring Kali Uchis
Best Dance/ Electronic Album Bubba by Kaytranada
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Live At The Royal Albert Hall by Snarky Puppy
Best Rock Performance “Shameika” by Fiona Apple
Best Metal Performance “Bum-Rush” by Body Count
Best Rock Song “Stay High” by Brittany Howard
Best Rock Album
The New Abnormal by The Strokes
Best Alternative Music Album
Fetch The Bolt Cutters by Fiona Apple
Best R&B Performance
“Black Parade” by Beyoncé
Best Traditional R&B Performance “Anything For You” by Ledisi
Best R&B Song “Better Than I Imagined” by Robert Glasper Featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello
Best Progressive R&B Album
It Is What It Is by Thundercat
Best R&B Album Bigger Love by John Legend
Best Rap Performance “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
Best Melodic Rap Performance “Lockdown” by Anderson .Paak
Best Rap Song “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
Best Rap Album King's Disease by Nas
Best Country Solo Performance
“When My Amy Prays” by Vince Gill
Best Country Duo/ Group Performance “10,000 Hours” by Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
Best Country Song “Crowded Table” by The Highwomen
Best Country Album Wildcard by Miranda Lambert
Best New Age Album More Guitar Stories by Jim "Kimo" West
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“All Blues” by Chick Corea, track from: Trilogy 2
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Secrets Are The Best Stories by Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez
Best Jazz Instrumental Album Trilogy 2 by Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Data Lords by Maria Schneider Orchestra
Best Latin Jazz Album
Four Questions by Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Best Gospel Performance/Song “Movin' On” by Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song “There Was Jesus” by Zach Williams & Dolly Parton
Best Gospel Album Gospel According To PJ by PJ Morton
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Jesus Is King by Kanye West
Best Roots Gospel Album
Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album) by Fisk Jubilee Singers
Best Latin Pop Or Urban Album YHLQMDLG by Bad Bunny
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
La Conquista del Espacio, Fito Paez
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Un Canto por México, Vol. 1 by Natalia Lafourcade
Best Tropical Latin Album
40 by Grupo Niche
Best American Roots Performance
"I Remember Everything" by John Prine
Best American Roots Song
"I Remember Everything" by Pat McLaughlin & John Prine
Best Americana Album
World on the Ground by Sarah Jarosz
El Dorado by Marcus King
Best Bluegrass Album
Home by Billy Strings
Best Traditional Blues Album
Rawer Than Raw by Bobby Rush
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? by Fantastic Negrito
Best Folk Album
All the Good Times by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
Best Regional Roots Music Album Atmosphere by New Orleans Nightcrawlers
Best Reggae Album
Got to Be Tough by Toots & The Maytals
Best Global Music Album
Twice as Tall by Burna Boy
Best Children's Music Album
All the Ladies by Joanie Leeds
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth by Rachel Maddow
Best Comedy Album Black Mitzvah by Tiffany Haddish
Best Musical Theater Album
Jagged Little Pill by Original Broadway Cast
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Jojo Rabbit
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Joker by Hildur Guðnadóttir
Best Song Written For Visual Media
"No Time to Die" (from No Time to Die) by Billie Eilish
Best Instrumental Composition "Sputnik" by Maria Schneider
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
"Donna Lee" by John Beasley
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
"He Won't Hold You" by Jacob Collier Featuring Rapsody
Best Recording Package
Vols. 11 & 12 by Desert Sessions
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package Ode to Joy, by Wilco
Best Album Notes Dead Man's Pop, album notes by Bob Mehr
Best Historical Album It's Such a Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers by Mister Rogers
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Hyperspace by Beck
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Andrew Watt
Best Remixed Recording
"Roses (Imanbek Remix)" by SAINt JHN
Best Immersive Audio Album
(Judging postponed due to Covid-19.)
Best Engineered Album, Classical Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13, "Baby Yar" by Riccardo Muti and Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Producer Of The Year, Classical David Frost
Best Orchestral Performance
Ives: Complete Symphonies by Los Angeles Philharmonic
Best Opera Recording Gershwin: Porgy and
Bess by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Best Choral Performance Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua by James K. Bass, J'Nai Bridges, Timothy Fallon, Kenneth Overton, Hila Plitmann and Matthew Worth; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and UCLA Chamber Singers
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance Contemporary Voices, by Pacifica Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo "Theofanidis: Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra" by Albany Symphony
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Smyth: The Prison by Experiential Chorus and Experiential Orchestra
Best Classical Compendium
Thomas, M.T.: From the Diary of Anne Frank & Meditations on Rilke by Isabel Leonard; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor; Jack Vad, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition Rouse: Symphony No. 5 by Christopher Rouse
Best Music Video "Brown Skin Girl" by Beyoncé
Best Music Film Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice by Linda Ronstadt