Monday, March 15, 2021

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards

Hosted at the Staples Center in Los Angeles by Trevor Noah

Lineup:
Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar High
Billie Eilish & Finneas - Everything I Wanted
Haim -
Lizzo presented Best New Artist to Megan Thee Stallion
Black Pumas - Record of the Year Nominee - Colors
Dababy ft Roddy Ricch - Rockstar
Bad Bunny with Jhay Cortez - Dakiti
Dua Lipa - Record of the Year Nominee - Don't Start Now and Levitating ft DaBaby
Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak as Silk Sonic - Leave the Door Open
JT Gray - Station Inn Owner presented Best Country Album to Wild Card - Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift - Folklore - Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner - Cardigan, Summer Love and Willow
Rachelle Erratchu - Troubadour Night Manager presented Best Pop Solo Performance to Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles

In Memoriam:
Bill Withers - singer-songwriter, musician; Betty Wright - r&b singer, songwriter, producer; K.T. Oslin - country singer; Tony Rice - bluegrass guitarist; Little Richard - rock & roll legend; (Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak - Little Richard "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Long Tall Sally."); Eddie Van Halen - guitarist, songwriter, musician; Mary Wilson - the supremes; Bonnie Pointer - pointer sisters, solo artist; Mac Davis - country/pop singer-songwriter; Helen Reddy - pop singer, songwriter; McCoy Tyner - jazz pianist; Charlie Daniels - country/rock artist, musician; Kenny Rogers - country/pop super star (Lionel Richie - "Lady"); Chick Corea - jazz legend; Bucky Pizzarelli - jazz guitarist; Ellis Marsalis - jazz educator; Jan Howard - country star; Johnny Nash - reggae, pop singer; Johnny Pacheco - salsa legend; Sophie - avant-garde producer, musician; Charley Pride - groundbreaking country singer; John 'Ecstasy' Fletcher - rapper, whodini; Bruce Swedien - recording engineer; Jim Weatherly - singer, songwriter; Johnny Mandel - composer, arranger, conductor; Adam Schlesinger - singer-songwriter, film/tv composer; Ennio Marricone - composer, orchestrator, conductor; Armando Manzanero - legendary mexican balladeer; Jimmie Rodgers - rock/pop singer; Trini Lopez - folk/pop singer; 'Toots' Hibbert - reggare lege; Prince Markie Dee - rapper, the fat boys; Florian Schneider - kraftwerk; Sylvain Sylvain - the new york dolls; Paul Barrere - member of the feat; MF Doom -rapper, record producer; Peter Green - guitarist, fleetwood mac; Leslie West - rock guitarist, mountain; Emitt Rhodes - singer-songwriter, producer; Pop Smoke - rapper, singer, songwriter; Steve Priest - bassist, the sweet; Ronald Bell - founding member, kool & the gang; Ari Gold - recording artist, LGBTQ activist; Julian Bream - classical guitarist; John Prine - cultural singer-songwriter (Brandi Carlile - I Remember Everything); Jeffrey Greenberg - producer, entertainment attorney; Spencer Davis - leader, spencer davis group; Rupert Neve - audio recording icon; Bunny Wailer - original member, the wailers; Hal Willner - record producer; Gerry Marsden - singer-songwriter, Jerry and the pacemakers; Quinn 'Spicoli' Coleman - A&R executive; Jerry Jeff Walker - Texas singer-songwriter; Harold Reid - the statler brothers; Rita Houston - radio executive, personality; Joseph Shabalala - ladysmith black mambazo; Billy Joe Shaver - country outlaw singer-songwriter; Joe Diffie - country singer; Keith Olsen - producer, sound engineer; Andre Harrell - producer, record executive (Brittany Howard with Chris Martin - You never walk alone; walk home Walter C. Miller - Director of Grammy Awards Telecasts 1980-2009 (1926-2020)

Mickey Guyton - Black Like Me
Miranda Lambert - Bluebird
John Mayer and Maren Morris - Good Bones
Best Melodic Rap Performance - Lockdown Anderson Paak
Best Latin Pop or Urban Album - YHLQMDLG Bad Bunny
Song of the Year - I can't Breathe HER
Megan Thee Stallion - Savage
Cardi B - Up
Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B - WAP appearance by Post Malone
Billy 'Mr. Apollo' Mitchell Apollo Theater Tour Director presented Best Rap Song to Savage - Megan Thee Stallion with Beyonce
Post Malone - Record of the Year Nominee - Circles
Post Malone - Hollywood's Bleeding
Jhene Aiko and Jacob Collier presented Best Pop Vocal Album to Future Nostalgia Dua Lipa
Baby Face and Jimmy Jam presents Best R&B Performance to Beyonce who breaks the record of the most Grammy Awards!!!!!
Record of the Year Nominee Doja Cat - Say So
Candice Fox - Hotel Cafe Bartender presented Album of the Year Award to Taylor Swift, Folklore
Record of the Year Nominee Billie Eilish Everything I Wanted
BTS - Dynamite

Special Merit Honorees:
Music Educator Award to Dr. Jeffrey Murdock
Producer of the Year to Andrew Watts

Record of The Year Nominee - Beyonce Black Parade
Ronnie Rich -

Lifetime Achievement Honorees:
- Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five; Lionel Hampton; Marilyn Horne; Salt-N-Pepa; Selena; Talking Heads; Trustees Award - Ed Cherney; Benny Golson; Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds;
Technical Grammy Award Recipient - Daniel Weiss

Ringo Starr presents the Record of The Year Award to:
Billie Eilish

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