Olivia Rodrigo, Chris Stapleton, Silk Sonic Among Winners At 2022 Grammy Awards
The show was held in Las Vegas for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and Trevor Noah returned as the host.
Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic and Chris Stapleton were among the big winners at the 2022 Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. Rodrigo won best new artist, Best Pop Vocal Album for Sour and Best Pop Solo performance for “Driver’s License.” Silk Sonic took home record and song of the year for “Leave The Door Open” and Stapleton won Best Country Album (for Starting Over), Best Country song for “Cold” and Best Country Solo Performance for “You Should Probably Leave”.
The 2022 Grammy Awards took place Sunday night after being delayed by the Omicron variant. The show was held in Las Vegas for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and Trevor Noah returned as the host. A majority of the awards were presented at the premiere ceremony, held before the telecast.
Jon Batiste, the bandleader from “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” also won five awards. Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Lil Nas X, Silk Sonic, Billie Eilish, J Balvin, Carrie Underwood and Lady Gaga performed. Joni Mitchell made a rare televised appearance to introduce a performance by Brandi Carlile. President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine made a surprise appearance, appealing for help, which was followed by a performance by John Legend of his song “Free.”
The full list of 2022 Grammy Awards winners were as follows:
Album of the year: Jon Batiste – We Are
Record of the year: Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
Best pop/duo group performance – Doja Cat featuring SZA – Kiss Me More
Best pop vocal album: Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
Best R&B album: Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales
Best rap performance: Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties
Best new artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Song of the year: Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
Best country album: Chris Stapleton – Starting Over
Best pop solo performance: Olivia Rodrigo – Drivers License
Best dance/electronic recording: Rüfüs Du Sol – Alive
Best dance/electronic album: Black Coffee – Subconsciously
Best country duo/group performance: Brothers Osborne – Younger Me
Best rock performance: Foo Fighters – Making a Fire
Best metal performance: Dream Theater – The Alien
Best rock song: Foo Fighters – Waiting on a War
Best rock album: Foo Fighters – Medicine at Midnight
Best alternative music album: St Vincent – Daddy’s Home
Best R&B performance: Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open WINNER (TIE)
Jazmine Sullivan – Pick Up Your Feelings WINNER (TIE)
Best traditional R&B performance: HER – Fight for You
Best R&B song: Silk Sonic – Leave the Door Open
Best rap album: Tyler, the Creator – Call Me If You Get Lost
Best rap song: Kanye West featuring Jay-Z – Jail
Best melodic rap performance: Kanye West featuring the Weeknd and Lil Baby – Hurricane
Best country song: Chris Stapleton – Cold
Best country solo performance: Chris Stapleton – You Should Probably Leave
Best Latin pop album: Alex Cuba – Mendó
Best música urbana album: Bad Bunny – El Último Tour del Mundo
Best Latin rock or alternative album: Juanes – Origen
Best tropical Latin album: Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta – Salswing!
Best American roots performance: Jon Batiste – Cry
Best American roots song: Jon Batiste – Cry
Best Americana album: Los Lobos – Native Sons
Best contemporary blues album: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – 662
Best traditional blues album: Cedric Burnside – I Be Trying
Best bluegrass album: Béla Fleck – My Bluegrass Heart
Best folk album: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi – They’re Calling Me Home
Best reggae album: Soja – Beauty in the Silence
Best jazz vocal album: Esperanza Spalding – Songwrights Apothecary Lab
Best jazz instrumental album: Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba – Skyline
Best Latin jazz album: Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés – Mirror Mirror
Best new age album: Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej – Divine Tides
Best global music album: Angélique Kidjo – Mother Nature
Best global music performance: Arooj Aftab – Mohabbat
Best regional Mexican music album: Vicente Fernández – A Mis 80’s
Best gospel album: CeCe Winans – Believe for It
Best roots gospel album: Carrie Underwood – My Savior
Best gospel performance/song: CeCe Winans – Never Lost
Best contemporary Christian album: Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music – Old Church Basement
Best contemporary Christian music performance/song: CeCe Winans – Believe for It
Producer of the year, non-classical: Jack Antonoff
Best comedy album: Louis CK – Sincerely Louis CK
Best spoken word album: Don Cheadle – Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation From John Lewis
Best music film: Various Artists – Summer of Soul
Best song written for visual media: Bo Burnham – All Eyes on Me
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media: Andra Day – The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Best score soundtrack for visual media: Carlos Rafael Rivera – The Queen’s Gambit – WINNER (TIE)
Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Soul – WINNER (TIE)
