65th Annual Grammy Awards

The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 5, 2023.[2] It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year – October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 – as determined by the members of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The nominations were announced on November 15, 2022.[3] South African comedian Trevor Noah, who hosted the 63rd and 64th ceremonies, returned again.[4][5]

65th Annual Grammy Awards
DateFebruary 5, 2023
Main ceremony 5:00–8:30 pm PST (UTC−8)
Premiere ceremony 12:30–4:00 pm PST
VenueCrypto.com Arena
Hosted byTrevor Noah
Most awardsBeyoncé
Maverick City Music (4 each)
Most nominationsBeyoncé (9)
Websitegrammy.com
Television/radio coverage
NetworkCBS
Paramount+
Viewership12.4 million[1]
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Beyoncé received the most nominations (nine) and tied Maverick City Music for wins (four), followed by Kendrick Lamar with eight nominations and three wins, and Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven nominations each.[6] With a career total of 88 nominations, Beyoncé tied with her husband Jay-Z as the most nominated artists in Grammy history.[7] Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) became the first Spanish-language album to be nominated for Album of the Year.[8]

With her win in the Best Dance/Electronic Album category, Beyoncé passed Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti for the record of most Grammy awards in the ceremony's history, with 32.[9] Harry Styles won Album of the Year for Harry's House, becoming the first male British solo artist to win since George Michael in 1989. Lizzo won Record of the Year for "About Damn Time", becoming the first black woman to win the award since Whitney Houston in 1994. Bonnie Raitt won Song of the Year for "Just Like That", becoming the first female solo songwriter to win since Amy Winehouse in 2008. Samara Joy won Best New Artist, becoming the first jazz artist to win the award since Esperanza Spalding in 2011.

With her win in the Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording category, Viola Davis became the 18th person to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards in her entertainment career.[10]

Background

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For the 2023 ceremony, the academy announced several changes for different categories and eligibility rules:[11]

Category changes

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Album eligibility

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Craft committees

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Performers

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Premiere ceremony

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The performers for the ceremony were announced on January 29, 2023.[12]

List of performers at the premiere ceremony
Artist(s) Song(s)
The Blind Boys of Alabama
La Santa Cecilia
Bob Mintzer
Shoshana Bean
Buddy Guy
Maranda Curtis
"I Just Want to Celebrate"
Samara Joy "Can't Get Out of This Mood"
Arooj Aftab
Anoushka Shankar
"Udhero Na"
Carlos Vives "La Gota Fría"
"Pa' Mayté"
Madison Cunningham "Life According to Raechel"

Main ceremony

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The first wave of performers for the ceremony were announced on January 25, 2023, with Harry Styles confirmed a few days later.[13][14] Performers for the In Memoriam segment were announced on February 1, 2023.[15] The 50 Years of Hip Hop performance was announced on February 3.[16]

List of performers at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards
Artist(s) Song(s)
Bad Bunny "El Apagón"
"Después de la Playa"[17]
Brandi Carlile "Broken Horses"[17]
Stevie Wonder
WanMor
Smokey Robinson
Chris Stapleton
Tribute to Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
"The Tears of a Clown"
"Higher Ground"[17]
Lizzo "About Damn Time"
"Special"[17]
Harry Styles "As It Was"[17]
Kacey Musgraves
Quavo
Maverick City Music
Sheryl Crow
Mick Fleetwood
Bonnie Raitt
In Memoriam
"Coal Miner's Daughter"
(tribute to Loretta Lynn)
"Without You"
"See You Again"
(tribute to Takeoff)
"Songbird"
(tribute to Christine McVie)[17]
Sam Smith and Kim Petras "Unholy"[17]
Mary J. Blige "Good Morning Gorgeous"[17]
The Roots
Black Thought
Grandmaster Flash with Barshon, Rahiem, Melle Mel and Scorpio
Run-DMC
LL Cool J
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Salt-N-Pepa
Rakim
Public Enemy (Chuck D and Flavor Flav)
De La Soul
Scarface
Ice-T
Queen Latifah
Method Man
Big Boi
Busta Rhymes and Spliff Star
Missy Elliott
Nelly and City Spud
Too Short
Swizz Beatz and The Lox
Lil Baby
GloRilla
Lil Uzi Vert
50 Years of Hip-Hop
"Flash to the Beat"
"The Message"
"King of Rock"
"I Can't Live Without My Radio"
"Rock the Bells"
"My Mic Sounds Nice"
"Eric B. Is President"
"Rebel Without a Pause"
"El Shabazz"
"Buddy"
"Mind Playing Tricks on Me"
"New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)"
"U.N.I.T.Y."
"Method Man"
"ATLiens"
"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
"Look at Me Now"
"Lose Control"
"Hot in Herre"
"Blow the Whistle"
"We Gonna Make It"
"Freestyle"
"F.N.F. (Let's Go)"
"Just Wanna Rock"[18]
Luke Combs "Going, Going, Gone"[17]
Steve Lacy
Thundercat
"Bad Habit"[17]
DJ Khaled
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
John Legend
Fridayy
"God Did"[17]

Presenters

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Winners and nominees

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The following are the winners and nominees of the 65th annual Grammy Awards.[19] Winners appear first and highlighted in bold.

General field

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Record of the Year

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Best New Artist

Best Pop Solo Performance

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Best Pop Vocal Album

Dance/Electronic

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Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Contemporary instrumental

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Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Rock

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Best Rock Performance

Best Metal Performance

Best Rock Song

Best Rock Album

Alternative

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Best Alternative Music Performance

Best Alternative Music Album

Best R&B Performance

Best Traditional R&B Performance

Best R&B Song

Best Progressive R&B Album

Best R&B Album

Best Rap Performance

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Best Rap Song

Best Rap Album

Country

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Best Country Solo Performance

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Best Country Song

Best Country Album

New Age

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Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album

Jazz

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Best Improvised Jazz Solo

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Best Latin Jazz Album

Gospel/contemporary Christian

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Best Gospel Performance/Song

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

Best Gospel Album

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Best Roots Gospel Album

Latin

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Best Latin Pop Album

Best Música Urbana Album

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

Best Tropical Latin Album

American roots

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Best American Roots Performance

Best Americana Performance

Best American Roots Song

Best Americana Album

Best Bluegrass Album

Best Traditional Blues Album

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Best Folk Album

Best Regional Roots Music Album

  • Live at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – Ranky Tanky
  • Full Circle – Sean Ardoin and Kreole Rock and Soul featuring LSU Golden Band from Tigerland
  • Natalie Noelani – Natalie Ai Kamauu
  • Halau Hula Keali'i O Nalani - Live at the Getty Center – Halau Hula Keali'i O Nalani
  • Lucky Man – Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas

Reggae

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Best Reggae Album

Global

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Best Global Music Performance

Best Global Music Album

Children's

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Best Children's Album

Spoken word

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Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

Comedy

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Best Comedy Album

Musical theater

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Best Musical Theater Album

Visual media

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Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

Best Song Written for Visual Media

Composition and arrangement

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Best Instrumental Composition

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Package, notes and historical

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Best Recording Package

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Best Album Notes

Best Historical Album

  • Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
    • Cheryl Pawelski and Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Wilco)
  • Against The Odds: 1974-1982
    • Tommy Manzi, Steve Rosenthal and Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Tom Camuso, restoration engineer (Blondie)
  • The Goldberg Variations - The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions
  • Life's Work: A Retrospective
    • Scott Billington, Ted Olson and Mason Williams, compilation producers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Doc Watson)
  • To Whom It May Concern...

Production

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Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Best Immersive Audio Album

  • Divine Tides
    • Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej and Herbert Waltl, immersive producers (Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej)
  • Aguilera
  • Memories...Do Not Open
    • Mike Piacentini, immersive mix engineer; Mike Piacentini, immersive mastering engineer; Adam Alpert, Alex Pall, Jordan Stilwell and Andrew Taggart, immersive producers (The Chainsmokers)
  • Picturing the Invisible - Focus 1
    • Jim Anderson, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg and Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mastering engineers; Jane Ira Bloom and Ulrike Schwarz, immersive producers (Jane Ira Bloom)
  • Tuvayhun — Beatitudes For a Wounded World
    • Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Nidarosdomens Jentekor and Trondheim Soloists)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Producer of the Year, Classical

Songwriting

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Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical Performers names appear in parentheses.

Classical

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Best Orchestral Performance

Best Opera Recording

Best Choral Performance

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Best Classical Compendium

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

  • Puts: Contact Kevin Puts, composer (Xian Zhang, Time for Three and the Philadelphia Orchestra)
  • Akiho: Ligneous Suite Andy Akiho, composer (Ian Rosenbaum and Dover Quartet)
  • Bermel: Intonations Derek Bermel, composer (Jack Quartet)
  • Gubaidulina: The Wrath Of God Sofia Gubaidulina, composer (Andris Nelsons and Gewandhausorchester)
  • Simon: Requiem For The Enslaved Carlos Simon, composer (Carlos Simon, MK Zulu, Marco Pavé and Hub New Music)

Music video and film

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Best Music Video

Best Music Film

  • Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story – Various artists
    • Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart and Ryan Suffern, video producers
  • Adele One Night Only – Adele
    • Paul Dugdale, video director
  • Our World – Justin Bieber
    • Michael D. Ratner, video director; Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger and Scott Ratner, video producers
  • Billie Eilish Live at the O2 – Billie Eilish
    • Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson and Billie Eilish, video producers
  • Motomami (Rosalía TikTok Live Performance) – Rosalía
    • Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella and Stillz, video directors
  • A Band A Brotherhood A BarnNeil Young and Crazy Horse
    • Dhlovelife, video director; Gary Ward, video producer

Special merit awards

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MusiCares Person of the Year

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Lifetime Achievement Awards

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Dr. Dre Global Impact Award

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Best Song for Social Change

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Music Educator Award

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Multiple nominations and awards

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The following received multiple nominations:

Three:

Two:

The following received multiple awards:

In Memoriam

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The show honored artists and industry professionals who had died within the year leading up to the ceremony.[22][23]

References

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