Quella tra domenica e lunedì è stata la notte dei Grammy, i premi più importanti della discografia americana, consegnati durante la cerimonia presentata da Alicia Keys allo Staples Center di Los Angeles. A conquistare il bottino più sostanzioso Billie Eilish e Lizzo: la prima ha vinto nelle categorie più ambite – tra cui Album Of The Year, Best New Artist e Record Of The Year con Bad Guy – mentre la seconda ha trionfato nelle categorie Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Traditional R&B Performance e Best Urban Contemporary Album. Tra i vincitori anche Tyler nella categoria Best Rap Album con IGOR e i Vampire Weekend nella categoria Best Alternative Music Album con Father Of The Bride.
Durante la premiazione è stato più volte ricordato Kobe Bryant, il campione di NBA morto ieri sera in un incidente aereo. «Questa serata è per Kobe», ha annunciato al via dello show Lizzo, prima di attaccare proprio con le parole “I’m crying” il suo pezzo Cuz I Love You. Poi è toccato alla presentatrice della serata tornare sulla tragedia che ha toccato da vicino così tanto la città e gli abitanti di Los Angeles. «Siamo qui per celebrare i migliori artisti dell’anno – ha detto – ma a essere onesti dentro di noi ora sentiamo soltanto una grandissima tristezza perché poche ore fa Los Angeles, l’intera America e tutto il mondo ha perso un eroe. Il mio cuore è letteralmente spezzato mentre sono qui su questo palco, nell’arena che Kobe Bryant ha costruito». E così, durante lo show – sia durante il discorso di Alicia Keys che nel corso dell’esibizione di John Legend, DJ Khaled, Meek Mill, Roddy Rich, Kirk Franklin & YG – sui maxi schermi dello Staples Center sono apparse le immagini di Kobe Bryant con la maglia gialloviola dei suoi Lakers.
GRAMMY 2020
Record Of The Year
Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
Album Of The Year
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Best New Artist
Billie Eilish
Best Rap/Sung Performance
DJ Khaled, Nipsey Hussle, John Legend – Higher
Song Of The Year
Billie Eilish – Bad Guy
Best Rap Album
Tyler, the Creator – IGOR
Best Comedy Album
Dave Chappelle – Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Dan + Shay – Speechless
Best Pop Solo Performance
Lizzo – Truth Hurts
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
FINNEAS
Best Pop Vocal Album
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – Look Now
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Lil Nas X – Old Town Road [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]
Best Americana Album
Keb’ Mo’ – Oklahoma
Best American Roots Song
I’m With Her – Call My Name
Best American Roots Performance
Sara Bareilles – Saint Honesty
Best World Music Album
Angelique Kidjo – Celia
Best R&B Album
Anderson .Paak – Ventura
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Lizzo – Cuz I Love You
Best R&B Song
PJ Morton – Say So [ft. JoJo]
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lizzo – Jerome
Best R&B Performance
Anderson .Paak – Come Home [ft. Andre 3000]
Best Alternative Music Album
Vampire Weekend – Father Of The Bride
Best Rock Album
Cage the Elephant – Social Cues
Best Rock Song
Gary Clark Jr. – This Land
Best Metal Performance
Tool – 7empest
Best Rock Performance
Gary Clark Jr. – This Land
Best Musical Theater Album
Hadestown
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Jennifer Higdon, composer – Higdon: Harp Concerto
Best Classical Compendium
Nadia Shpachenko – The Poetry Of Places
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Joyce Didonato – Songplay
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Nicola Benedetti – Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Attacca Quartet – Shaw: Orange
Best Choral Performance
Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir – Duruflé: Complete Choral Works
Best Opera Recording
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children’s Chorus – Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Orchestral Performance
Los Angeles Philharmonic – Norman: Sustain
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Kronos Quartet – Riley: Sun Rings
Best Rap Song
21 Savage – A Lot [ft. J. Cole]
Best Rap Performance
Nipsey Hussle – Racks in the Middle [ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy]
Best Tropical Latin Album
Marc Anthony – Opus Aymée Nuviola – A Journey Through Cuban Music
Best Regional Mexican Music Album
Mariachi Los Camperos – De Ayer Para Siempre
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Rosalía – El Mal Querer
Best Latin Pop Album
Alejandro Sanz – #ELDISCO
Best Roots Gospel Album
Gloria Gaynor – Testimony
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
for KING & COUNTRY – Burn the Ships
Best Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin – Long Live Love
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
for KING & COUNTRY and Dolly Parton – God Only Knows
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Kirk Franklin – Love Theory
Best Country Album
Tanya Tucker – While I’m Livin’
Best Country Song
Tanya Tucker – Bring My Flowers Now
Best Country Solo Performance
Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home
Best Latin Jazz Album
Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band – Antidote
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Brian Lynch Big Band – The Omni-american Book Club
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Brad Mehldau – Finding Gabriel
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Esperanza Spalding – 12 Little Spells
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Randy Brecker – Sozinho
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Jacob Collier Featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest – All Night Long
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Jacob Collier – Moon River
Best Instrumental Composition
John Williams – Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Rodrigo y Gabriela – Mettavolution
Best Dance/Electronic Album
The Chemical Brothers – No Geography
Best Dance Recording
The Chemical Brothers – Got to Keep On
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Michelle Obama – Becoming
Best Children’s Music Album
Jon Samson – Ageless Songs For the Child Archetype
Best Reggae Album
Koffee – Rapture
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Ranky Tanky – Good Time
Best Folk Album
Patty Griffin – Patty Griffin
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Gary Clark Jr. – This Land
Best Traditional Blues Album
Delbert McClinton & Self-made Men – Tall, Dark & Handsome
Best Bluegrass Album
Michael Cleveland – Tall Fiddler
Best New Age Album
Peter Kater – Wings
Best Music Film
Beyoncé – Homecoming
Best Music Video
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus – Old Town Road (Official Movie)
Best Immersive Audio Album
Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor – Lux
Best Remixed Recording
Madonna – I Rise (Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Billie Eilish – When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Best Historical Album
Pete Seeger – Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
Best Album Notes
Steve Greenberg – Stax ’68: A Memphis Story
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Various Artists – Woodstock: Back to the Garden, The Definitive 50th Anniversary
Best Recording Package
Chris Cornell – Chris Cornell
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Lady Gaga – I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Hildur Guðnadóttir – Chernobyl
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
