Beyoncé takes home best country album, Chappell Roan wins best new artist at Grammys

Beyoncé has won best country music album for Cowboy Carter at the 67th Grammy Awards. She is the first female Black artist to win this category. 

Other big winners are Chappell Roan, who snagged best new artist, and Doechii, who won best rap album. 

The 67th Grammy Awards kicked off Sunday night with tributes to Los Angeles as music’s biggest night aimed to raise money for relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires.

The main telecast started with host Trevor Noah describing the horrific fires that swept through Los Angeles County in January and reminding attendees at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles to donate.

The theme continued into the first performance, as John Legend, Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, Brittany Howard and St. Vincent took to the stage to support a song all about Los Angeles, with lyrics honouring firefighters and the city’s resilience.

Beyoncé scores best country album

Beyoncé reacted with a start of surprise when her name was called, before making her way to the stage. The award was presented to her by a smiling Taylor Swift. 

“I’d like to thank all of the incredible country artists that accepted this album,” Beyoncé told the crowd. “I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about and stay persistent.”

With 11 nominations, including nods in the top categories of album, record and song of the year, Beyoncé is the night’s frontrunner. Although she has the most Grammy nominations and the most Grammy wins of all time, she’s never taken home best album of the year.

Beyoncé had already made history hours before the main event, scoring her first country music Grammy win at the Grammys Premiere Ceremony with a win for best country duo/group performance category for her track II Most Wanted, performed with Miley Cyrus. With that win, Beyoncé became the first Black woman to be awarded a Grammy in a country music category. 

Best new artist goes to Chappell Roan

After a seismic rise, Chappell Roan has taken home best new artist at the Grammys. 

The singer accepted the award with a fiery speech aimed at the recording industry, calling for labels to offer artists healthcare and a livable wage. 

“Because I got signed so young, I got signed as a minor, and when I got dropped I had zero job experience under my belt,” she shared, adding that it made her living precarious to not have any healthcare. “Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees.”

In her first ever Grammys performance, the singer straddled a giant statue of a pink horse to sing Pink Pony Club, delivering powerful vocals as backup dancers in clown makeup caroused around her. 

Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter score wins

Doechii took home the first award of the televised event, snatching best rap album from the otherwise all-male lineup of nominees for Alligator Bites Never Heal.

The first-time Grammy winner was visibly emotional as she took the award from Cardi B., a previous winner of that category. She said she hoped she could inspire other Black women to follow their dreams.

“Anything is possible. Don’t allow anybody to project any stereotypes on you,” she said.

Sabrina Carpenter snagged best pop vocal album for Short n’ Sweet, which she accepted shortly after an energetic performance of a medley of her songs. 

“I’m still out of breath from the performance, so I really was not expecting this,” she said, brandishing a napkin she had written names on to thank. “This is — whoo — my first Grammy, so I’m going to cry.”

Event featuring multiple performers

Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter are all up for best album, record and song of the year along with Beyoncé.

The event will feature performances from a banner of stars, such as Eilish, Roan, Carpenter, Shakira, Sheryl Crow, Brad Paisley, Teddy Swims, Charli XCX and Cynthia Erivo, among others.

Swift, who is nominated in six categories, is slated to present an award but will not be performing. Other presenters include Queen Latifah, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo, as well as numerous other famous faces.  

The vast majority of the 94 awards given out at the Grammys were handed out at a ceremony before the televised event.

Some highlights from the premiere ceremony include Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us racking up three awards: best rap performance, rap song and music video. The song, a key moment in his infamous feud with Drake, is also up for record and song of the year.

Charli XCX, whose album Brat sparked the iconic “brat summer” memes, also scored her first three Grammys ever, taking best dance pop recording for her song Von Dutch, best electric/dance album and best recording package as an art director on Brat.

Check out the full list of awards and winners so far below:

Best New Artist

Chappell Roan

Best Country Album

Cowboy Carter by Beyonce

Best Pop Vocal Album

Short n’ Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter

Best Rap Album

Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Brat by Charli XCX

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Neverender by Justice and Tame Impala

Best Pop Dance Recording

Von Dutch by Charli XCX

Best Pop Solo Performance

Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

Amy Allen

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

Daniel Nigro

Best Rock Album

Hackney Diamonds by The Rolling Stones

Best Rock Song

Broken Man by Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)

Best Metal Performance

Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!) by Gojira, Marina Viotti and Victor Le Masne

Best Rock Performance

Now and Then by The Beatles

Best Remixed Recording

Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix) – FNZ and Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Rap Song

Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)

Best Melodic Rap Performance

3:AM by Rapsody, with Erykah Badu

Best Rap Performance

Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar

Best R&B Album

11:11 (Deluxe) by Chris Brown

Best Progressive R&B Album: TIE

So Glad To Know You by AverySunshine

Why Lawd? by NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge)

Best R&B Song

Saturn by Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon and Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Traditional R&B Performance

That’s You by Lucky Daye

Best R&B Performance

Made For Me (Live On BET) by Muni Long

Best Alternative Music Album

All Born Screaming by St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Performance

Flea by St. Vincent

Best Country Song

The Architect by Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves and Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

II Most Wanted by Beyoncé, with Miley Cyrus

Best Country Solo Performance

It Takes A Woman by Chris Stapleton

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Plot Armor by Taylor Eigsti

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Visions by Norah Jones

Best Alternative Jazz Album

No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Latin Jazz Album

Cubop Lives! by Zaccai Curtis

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

Bianca Reimagined: Music For Paws And Persistence by Dan Pugach Big Band

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

Remembrance by Chick Corea and Béla Fleck

Best Jazz Vocal Album

A Joyful Holiday by Samara Joy

Best Jazz Performance

Twinkle Twinkle Little Me by Samara Joy, with Sullivan Fortner

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Kuini by Kalani Pe’a

Best Folk Album

Woodland by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Best Contemporary Blues Album

Mileage by Ruthie Foster

Best Traditional Blues Album

Swingin’ Live At the Church In Tulsa by The Taj Mahal Sextet

Best Bluegrass Album

Live Vol. 1 by Billy Strings

Best Americana Album

Trail Of Flowers by Sierra Ferrell

Best American Roots Song

American Dreaming by Sierra Ferrell and Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)

Best Americana Performance

American Dreaming by Sierra Ferrell

Best American Roots Performance

Lighthouse by Sierra Ferrell

Best Roots Gospel Album

Church by Cory Henry

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

Heart Of A Human by DOE

Best Gospel Album

More Than This by CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

That’s My King by CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks and Jess Russ, songwriters

Best Gospel Performance/Song

One Hallelujah by Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell and Israel Houghton, with Jonathan McReynolds and Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

i/o – Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May and Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)

Best Historical Album

Centennial by Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)

Best Album Notes

Centennial by Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

Mind Games by Simon Hilton and Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)

Best Recording Package

Brat – Brent David Freaney and Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli XCX)

Best Music Film

American Symphony (Jon Batiste) – Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman and Joedan Okun, video producers

Best Music Video

Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter and Jamie Rabineau, video producers

Best Song Written for Visual Media

It Never Went Away (from American Symphony) – Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord by Winifred Phillips, composer

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

Dune: Part Two by Hans Zimmer, composer

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein – London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper

Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording

Last Sundays In Plains: A Centennial Celebration – Jimmy Carter

Best Comedy Album

The Dreamer by Dave Chappelle

Best Children’s Music Album

Brillo, Brillo! by Lucky Diaz And The Family Jam Band

Best Tropical Latin Album

Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) by Tony Succar, Mimy Succar

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

Boca Chueca, Vol. 1 by Carín León

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

¿Quién trae las cornetas? by Rawayana

Best Música Urbana Album

Las Letras Ya No Importan by Residente

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Best Classical Compendium

Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

Alma – Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje with Regina Carter)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

Bridge Over Troubled Water – Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier feat. John Legend and Tori Kelly)

Best Opera Recording

Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan and Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

Best Orchestral Performance

Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina – Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)

Best Instrumental Composition

Strands – Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf and Christian Euman)

Best Immersive Audio Album

i/o (In-Side Mix) – Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

Elaine Martone

Best Engineered Album, Classical

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit – Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album

Triveni by Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon

Best Reggae Album

Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe) (Various Artists)

Best Global Music Album

Alkebulan II by Matt B, with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Best African Music Performance

Love Me JeJe by Tems

Best Global Music Performance

Bemba Colorá by Sheila E. feat. Gloria Estefan and Mimy Succar

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

Beyond The Years – Unpublished Songs Of Florence Price – Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Bach: Goldberg Variations by Víkingur Ólafsson

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Rectangles And Circumstance by Caroline Shaw and Sō Percussion

Best Choral Performance

Ochre – Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)