Editor
The 2022 Grammy award took place last night at the MGM Grand Arena and like most award shows, the Grammys didn’t fail to leave music fans/viewers surprised in some categories. The most surprising for most Nigerians/Africans will be Wizkid’s trailblazing album “Made In Lagos” and Tems’ assisted global hit “Essence” missing out, losing to African legend Angelique Kidjo and Brooklyn-based Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab in both categories he was nominated for. Nigerians have since gone on a rampage following the loss, even leading to Angelique Kidjo locking comments on her Instagram page.
See the full list of winners:
Best Global Music Performance
“Mohabbat,” Arooj Aftab *WINNER
Best Global Music Album
“Mother Nature,” Angelique Kidjo *WINNER
However, Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic, Foo Fighters, Cece Winans, Kanye West, and Jazmine Sullivan are some of the biggest winners of the night with Jon Batiste winning big in the “Big Four (4) Categories. Here is the full list of winners for the 2022 Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year
“Leave The Door Open,” Silk Sonic *WINNER
Song of the Year
“Leave The Door Open,” Silk Sonic *WINNER
Album of the Year
“We Are,” Jon Batiste *WINNER
Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo *WINNER
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Drivers License,” Olivia Rodrigo *WINNER
Best Pop Duo or Group Performance
“Kiss Me More,” Doja Cat feat. SZA *WINNER
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“Love for Sale,” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga *WINNER
Best Pop Vocal Album
“Sour,” Olivia Rodrigo *WINNER
Best Dance Recording
“Alive,” Rüfüs Du Sol *WINNER
Best Rap Album
“Call Me If You Get Lost,” Tyler, the Creator *WINNER
Best Rap Performance
“Family Ties,” Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar *WINNER
Best Rap Song
“Jail,” Kanye West, Jay-Z *WINNER
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Hurricane,” Kanye West featuring the Weeknd and Lil Baby *WINNER
Best Latin Pop Album
“Mendó,” Alex Cuba *WINNER
Best Musica Urbana Album
“El Último Tour Del Mundo,” Bad Bunny *WINNER
Best American Roots Performance
“Cry,” Jon Batiste *WINNER
Best American Roots Song
“Cry,” Jon Batiste and Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste) *WINNER
Best Americana Album
“Native Sons,” Los Lobos *WINNER
Best Bluegrass Album
“My Bluegrass Heart,” Béla Fleck *WINNER
Best Traditional Blues Album
“I Be Trying,” Cedric Burnside *WINNER
Best Contemporary Blues Album
“662,” Christone “Kingfish” Ingram *WINNER
Best Folk Album
“They’re Calling Me Home,” Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi *WINNER
Best Regional Roots Music Album
“Kau Ka Pe’a,” Kalani Pe’a *WINNER
Best Reggae Album
“Beauty in the Silence,” Soja *WINNER
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
“Love for Sale,” Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman, and Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone, mastering engineers (Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga) *WINNER
Best R&B Performance
“Leave The Door Open,” Silk Sonic *WINNER (tie)
“Pick Up Your Feelings,” Jazmine Sullivan *WINNER (tie)
Best R&B Song
“Leave The Door Open,” Silk Sonic *WINNER
Best Progressive R&B Album
“Table for Two,” Lucky Daye *WINNER
Best R&B Album
“Heaux Tales,” Jazmine Sullivan *WINNER
Best Country Solo Performance
“You Should Probably Leave,” Chris Stapleton *WINNER
Best Country Duo or Group Performance
“Younger Me,” Brothers Osborne *WINNER
Best Country Song
“Cold,” Chris Stapleton *WINNER
Best Country Album
“Starting Over,” Chris Stapleton *WINNER
Best Metal Performance
“The Alien,” Dream Theater *WINNER
Best Rock Performance
“Making a Fire,” Foo Fighters *WINNER
Best Rock Song
“Waiting on a War,” Foo Fighters *WINNER
Best Rock Album
“Medicine at Midnight,” Foo Fighters *WINNER
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
“Subconsciously,” Black Coffee *WINNER
Best Alternative Music Album
“Daddy’s Home,” St. Vincent *WINNER
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
“Tree Falls,” Taylor Eigsti *WINNER
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Humpty Dumpty (Set 2),” Chick Corea, soloist *WINNER
Best Jazz Vocal Album
“Songwrights Apothecary Lab,” Esperanza Spalding *WINNER
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
“Skyline,” Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba *WINNER
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“For Jimmy, Wes, and Oliver,” Christian McBride Big Band *WINNER
Best Latin Jazz Album
“Mirror Mirror,” Eliane Elias With Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés *WIINER
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
“Origen,” Juanes *WINNER
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
“A Mis 80’s,” Vicente Fernández *WINNER
Best Tropical Latin Album
“Salswing!,” Rubén Blades y Roberto Delgado & Orquesta
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Never Lost,” CeCe Winans *WINNER
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Believe for It,” CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans, and Mitch Wong, songwriters *WINNER
Best Gospel Album
“Believe for It,” CeCe Winans *WINNER
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
“Old Church Basement,” Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music *WINNER
Best Roots Gospel Album
“My Savior,” Carrie Underwood *WINNER
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jack Antonoff *WINNER
Best Remixed Recording
“Passenger” (Mike Shinoda Remix); Mike Shinoda, remixer (Deftones); track from: “White Pony” (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) *WINNER
Best Children’s Music Album
“A Colorful World,” Falu *WINNER
Best Spoken Word Album
“Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation From John Lewis,” Don Cheadle *WINNER
Best Comedy Album
“Sincerely Louis C.K.,” Louis C.K. *WINNER
Best Musical Theater Album
“The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,” Emily Bear, producer; Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, composers/lyricists (Barlow & Bear) *WINNER
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
“The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” Andra Day *WINNER
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
“The Queen’s Gambit,” Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer *WINNER
“Soul,” Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross, composers *WINNER
Best Song Written For Visual Media
“All Eyes On Me [From Inside],” Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham) *WINNER
Best Immersive Audio Album
“Alicia,” George Massenburg and Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Ann Mincieli, immersive producer (Alicia Keys) *WINNER
Best Immersive Audio Album (for 63rd Grammy Awards)
“Soundtrack of the American Soldier,” Leslie Ann Jones, immersive mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, immersive producer (Jim R. Keene and the United States Army Field Band) *WINNER
Best Engineered Album, Classical
“Chanticleer Sings Christmas,” Leslie Ann Jones, engineer (Chanticleer) *WINNER
Producer of the Year, Classical
Judith Sherman *WINNER
Best Orchestral Performance
“Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra) *WINNER
Best Opera Recording
“Glass: Akhnaten,” Karen Kamensek, conductor; J’Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, and Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus) *WINNER
Best Choral Performance
“Mahler: Symphony No. 8, ‘Symphony of a Thousand,'” Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, and Luke McEndarfer, chorus masters (Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O’Neill, Morris Robinson, and Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children’s Chorus and Pacific Chorale) *WINNER
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
“Beethoven: Cello Sonatas – Hope Amid Tears,” Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax *WINNER
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“Alone Together,” Jennifer Koh *WINNER
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
“Mythologies,” Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann (Virginie D’Avezac De Castera, Lili Haydn, Wouter Kellerman, Nadeem Majdalany, Eru Matsumoto and Emilio D. Miler) *WINNER
Best Classical Compendium
“Women Warriors – The Voices of Change,” Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson, and Lolita Ritmanis, producers. *WINNER
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
“Shaw: Narrow Sea,” Caroline Shaw, composer (Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish, and Sō Percussion) *WINNER
Best Instrumental Composition
“Eberhard,” Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays) *WINNER
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Meta Knight’s Revenge (From ‘Kirby Superstar’),” Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band featuring Button Masher) *WINNER
Best Arrangement, Instruments, and Vocals
“To The Edge Of Longing (Edit Version),” Vince Mendoza, Arranger (Vince Mendoza, Czech National Symphony Orchestra and Julia Bullock) *WINNER
Best Recording Package
“Pakelang,” Li Jheng Han and Yu, Wei, Art Directors (2nd Generation Falangao Singing Group and the Chairman Crossover Big Band) *WINNER
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
“All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition,” Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison, and Olivia Harrison, art directors (George Harrison) *WINNER
Best Music Video
“Freedom,” (Jon Batiste); Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer. *WINNER
Best Music Film
“Summer of Soul,” (Various Artists); Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, video director; David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, and Joseph Patel, video producers. *WINNER
