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Grammy Awards winners announced!

On 3 April, the 2022 Grammy Awards announced the winners at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

South African DJ and producer Black Coffee won his first Grammy for his album Subconsciously. Esona, his eldest son, accepted his award alongside him.

In a post win interview, Black Coffee gave a special shout out to "the African kids who are watching who come from where I come from who think they don't have a chance."

Trevor Noah returned to host a show that included performances by Silk Sonic, Lady Gaga, Chris Stapleton, Billie Eilish, BTS and Olivia Rodrigo

Here is a rundown of the Grammy winners:

General Awards

Album of the Year: We Are by Jon Batiste
Record of the Year: Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic
Song of the Year: Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic
Best New Artist: Olivia Rodrigo
Best Music Video: Freedom by Jon Batiste

Pop

Best Pop Duo, Group Performance: Kiss Me More by Doja Cat featuring Sza
Best Pop Vocal Album: Sour by Olivia Rodrigo
Best Pop Solo Performance: Drivers Licence by Olivia Rodrigo
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Love For Sale by Tony Bennet and Lady Gaga

Rap

Best Rap Performance: Family Ties by Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Song: Jail by Kanye West featuring Jay-Z
Best Rap Album: Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, the Creator

R&B

Best R&B Performance: A tie win between Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic and Pick Up Your Feelings by Jazmine Sullivan
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Fight For You by H.E.R.
Best R&B Song: Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic
Best R&B Album: Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan
Best Progressive R&B Album: Table for Two by Lucky Daye
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Fight For You by H.E.R.

Rock

Best Rock Performance: Making A Fire by Foo Fighters
Best Rock Song: Waiting on a War by Foo Fighters
Best Rock Album: Medicine at Midnight by Foo Fighters

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Humpty Dumpty (Set 2) by Chick Corea
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Songwrights Apothecary Lab by Esperanza Spalding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Skyline by Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Best Latin Jazz Album: Mirror Mirror by Eliane Elias with Chick Corea and Chucho Valdés

Dance/Electronic

Best Dance/Electronic Recording: Alive by Rüfüs Du Sol
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Subconsciously by Black Coffee

Blues

Best Traditional Blues Album: I Be Trying by Cedric Burnside
Best Contemporary Blues Album: 662 by Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram

Country

Best Country Solo Performance: You Should Probably Leave by Christ Stapleton
Best Country Duo, Group Performance: Younger Me by Brothers Osborne
Best Country Song: Cold by Chris Stapleton
Best Country Album: Starting Over by Christ Stapleton

Albums

Best Bluegrass Album: My Bluegrass Heart by Béla Fleck
Best Folk Album: They're Calling Me Home by Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
Best Regional Roots Music Album: Kau Ka Pe'a by Kalani Pe'a
Best Reggae Album: Beauty in the Silence by Soja
Best New Age Album: Divine Tides by Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Mythologies by Sangeeta Kaur and Hila Plitmann
Best Comedy Album: Sincerely Louis CK by Louis C.K
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Tree Falls by Taylor Eigsti
Best Alternative Music Album: Daddy's Home by St. Vincent
Best Musical Theatre Album: The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical by Barlow & Bear
Best Latin Pop Album: Mendó by Alex Cuba
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: Origen by Juanes

Performances

Best Orchestral Performance: Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 by Philadelphia Orchestra
Best Choral Performance: Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand’ by Leah Crocetto, Mihoko Fujimura, Ryan McKinny, Erin Morley, Tamara Mumford, Simon O'Neill, Morris Robinson & Tamara Wilson; Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Children's Chorus, Los Angeles Master Chorale, National Children's Chorus and Pacific Chorale
Best Metal Performance: The Alien by Dream Theatre

Visual Media

Best Music Film: Summer of Soul by various artists
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: The United States vs Billie Holiday
Best Song Written for Visual Media: All Eyes On Me from Inside by Bo Burnham
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Tie win between The Queen’s Gambit by Carlos Rafael Rivera and Soul by Jon Batiste

Producers and recordings

Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Jack Antonoff
Best Opera Recording: Glass: Akhnaten by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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