The 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards took place last night and it was nothing short of an amazing celebration of music while paying tribute to the city of Los Angeles in the wake of the L.A. Wildfires last month.
A huge congratulations goes out to Jon Batiste who won two more GRAMMYS for his film American Symphony for Best Music Film and Best Song Written for Visual Media for the song “It Never Went Away.” While he was not in attendance for last night’s festivities, film director Matthew Heineman accepted the award on his behalf. Samara Joy also won two GRAMMYS for Best Jazz Vocal Album for A Joyful Holiday and Best Jazz Performance for the song “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me.”
Album of the Year nominee Jacob Collier won Best Arrangement, Instrumental or Acapella for his arrangement of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” with R&B/pop singer Tori Kelly. Fellow nominee Andre 3000 sadly went empty-handed in all the categories he was nominated in for his album New Blue Sun. Norah Jones won Best Traditional Pop Vocal album for her latest release Visions.
For a second year in a row, Meshell Ndegeocello wins Best Jazz Alternative Album for her 2024 release No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin, a tribute album to writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin in celebration of his centennial last year. The late Chick Corea scored another posthumous GRAMMY win alongside Béla Fleck for Best Jazz Instrumental for their album Remembrance.
The late music icon Quincy Jones was honoured with an electrifying tribute set presented by actor Will Smith featuring Herbie Hancock and Cynthia Erivo performing Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me To the Moon” followed by Lainey Wilson and Jacob Collier’s rendition of “Let The Good Times Roll.” Hancock returned on stage with Stevie Wonder for a performance of “Bluesette” followed by “We Are the World.” Janelle Monae closed for the tribute segment with an exciting performance of Michael Jackson’s “Don Stop Til’ You Get Enough” in which she performed the moonwalk.
Album of the Year went to Beyoncé for her country album COWBOY CARTER, her first Album of the Year win and the fourth Black woman to win in the history of the awards. The album also won Best Country Album as well as Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
For a complete list of winners, visit the GRAMMYs website here.