63rd Annual Grammy Awards
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The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2019 to August 31, 2020. The nominations were revealed via a virtual livestream on November 24, 2020. The performers for the ceremony were announced on March 7, 2021. South African comedian Trevor Noah hosted the ceremony. Beyoncé received the most nominations with nine, followed by Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch, and Taylor Swift with six each. Beyoncé received the most awards with four, surpassing Alison Krauss as the most-awarded woman in the show's history, with 28 awards overall. Her daughter Blue Ivy Carter became the youngest person ever to win a Grammy as an individual at the age of 8 years and 322 days for Best Music Video for "Brown Skin Girl". Swift won Album of the Year for Folklore, making her the first woman to win the award three times and the first artist to do so since Paul Simon in 1988. Billie Eilish won Record of the Year for "Everything I Wanted", becoming the second solo artist, after Roberta Flack in 1974, to win two years consecutively, and the third overall since U2 in 2002. H.E.R. won Song of the Year for "I Can't Breathe" and Megan Thee Stallion won Best New Artist, becoming the second female rapper to win since Lauryn Hill in 1999. The ceremony was originally scheduled for January 31, 2021; however, on January 5, 2021, the Recording Academy postponed the ceremony to March 14, 2021, due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles as well as health and safety concerns therein.
Infobox
Date
March 14, 2021
Location
Los Angeles Convention CenterLos Angeles, California
Hosted by
Trevor Noah
Most awards
Beyoncé (4)
Most nominations
Beyoncé (9)
Website
grammy.com
Network
CBS
Viewership
8.8 million
Tables
· Performers › Premiere ceremony
Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra Thana Alexa John Beasley Camilo Regina Carter Alexandre Desplat Bebel Gilberto Lupita Infante Sarah Jarosz Mykal Kilgore Ledisi Mariachi Sol De Mexico PJ Morton Gregory Porter Grace Potter Gustavo Santaolalla Anoushka Shankar Kamasi Washington
Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra Thana Alexa John Beasley Camilo Regina Carter Alexandre Desplat Bebel Gilberto Lupita Infante Sarah Jarosz Mykal Kilgore Ledisi Mariachi Sol De Mexico PJ Morton Gregory Porter Grace Potter Gustavo Santaolalla Anoushka Shankar Kamasi Washington
Artist(s)
Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra Thana Alexa John Beasley Camilo Regina Carter Alexandre Desplat Bebel Gilberto Lupita Infante Sarah Jarosz Mykal Kilgore Ledisi Mariachi Sol De Mexico PJ Morton Gregory Porter Grace Potter Gustavo Santaolalla Anoushka Shankar Kamasi Washington
Song(s)
Tribute to Marvin Gaye "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)"
Lido Pimienta
Lido Pimienta
Artist(s)
Lido Pimienta
Song(s)
"Eso Que Tú Haces"
Igor Levit
Igor Levit
Artist(s)
Igor Levit
Song(s)
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
Artist(s)
Jimmy "Duck" Holmes
Song(s)
"Catfish Blues"
Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science
Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science
Artist(s)
Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science
Song(s)
"Trapped in the American Dream"
Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Artist(s)
Rufus Wainwright
Song(s)
"Hatred"
Poppy
Poppy
Artist(s)
Poppy
Song(s)
"Eat"
Burna Boy
Burna Boy
Artist(s)
Burna Boy
Song(s)
Medley:"Level Up""Onyeka""Ye"
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra Thana Alexa John Beasley Camilo Regina Carter Alexandre Desplat Bebel Gilberto Lupita Infante Sarah Jarosz Mykal Kilgore Ledisi Mariachi Sol De Mexico PJ Morton Gregory Porter Grace Potter Gustavo Santaolalla Anoushka Shankar Kamasi Washington | Tribute to Marvin Gaye "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" |
| Lido Pimienta | "Eso Que Tú Haces" |
| Igor Levit | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor |
| Jimmy "Duck" Holmes | "Catfish Blues" |
| Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science | "Trapped in the American Dream" |
| Rufus Wainwright | "Hatred" |
| Poppy | "Eat" |
| Burna Boy | Medley:"Level Up Onyeka Ye" |
List of performers at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards · Performers › Main ceremony
Harry Styles
Harry Styles
Artist(s)
Harry Styles
Song(s)
"Watermelon Sugar"
Billie EilishFinneas
Billie EilishFinneas
Artist(s)
Billie EilishFinneas
Song(s)
"Everything I Wanted"
Haim
Haim
Artist(s)
Haim
Song(s)
"The Steps"
Black Pumas
Black Pumas
Artist(s)
Black Pumas
Song(s)
"Colors"
DaBabyRoddy RicchAnthony Hamilton
DaBabyRoddy RicchAnthony Hamilton
Artist(s)
DaBabyRoddy RicchAnthony Hamilton
Song(s)
"Rockstar"
Bad BunnyJhay Cortez
Bad BunnyJhay Cortez
Artist(s)
Bad BunnyJhay Cortez
Song(s)
"Dakiti"
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa
Artist(s)
Dua Lipa
Song(s)
Medley:"Levitating" (featuring DaBaby)"Future Nostalgia" (dance only)"Don't Start Now"
Silk Sonic(Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)
Silk Sonic(Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)
Artist(s)
Silk Sonic(Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)
Song(s)
"Leave the Door Open"
Taylor SwiftJack AntonoffAaron Dessner
Taylor SwiftJack AntonoffAaron Dessner
Artist(s)
Taylor SwiftJack AntonoffAaron Dessner
Song(s)
Medley:"Cardigan" "August" "Willow"
Silk Sonic Lionel Richie Brandi Carlile Brittany Howard Chris Martin
Silk Sonic Lionel Richie Brandi Carlile Brittany Howard Chris Martin
Artist(s)
Silk Sonic Lionel Richie Brandi Carlile Brittany Howard Chris Martin
Song(s)
In Memoriam "Long Tall Sally""Good Golly Miss Molly" (tribute to Little Richard)"Lady"(tribute to Kenny Rogers)"I Remember Everything" (tribute to John Prine) "You'll Never Walk Alone" (tribute to Gerry Marsden)
Mickey Guyton
Mickey Guyton
Artist(s)
Mickey Guyton
Song(s)
"Black Like Me"
Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert
Artist(s)
Miranda Lambert
Song(s)
"Bluebird"
Maren MorrisJohn Mayer
Maren MorrisJohn Mayer
Artist(s)
Maren MorrisJohn Mayer
Song(s)
"The Bones"
Megan Thee StallionCardi B
Megan Thee StallionCardi B
Artist(s)
Megan Thee StallionCardi B
Song(s)
"Body" (Megan Thee Stallion, dance only)"Savage Remix" (Megan Thee Stallion, includes archived vocals by Beyoncé)"Up" (Cardi B)"WAP" (includes Pedro Sampaio funk carioca remix)
Post Malone
Post Malone
Artist(s)
Post Malone
Song(s)
"Hollywood's Bleeding"
Lil BabyTamika MalloryKiller Mike
Lil BabyTamika MalloryKiller Mike
Artist(s)
Lil BabyTamika MalloryKiller Mike
Song(s)
"The Bigger Picture"
Doja Cat
Doja Cat
Artist(s)
Doja Cat
Song(s)
"Say So"
BTS
BTS
Artist(s)
BTS
Song(s)
"Dynamite"
Roddy Ricch
Roddy Ricch
Artist(s)
Roddy Ricch
Song(s)
"Heartless""The Box"
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Harry Styles | "Watermelon Sugar" |
| Billie EilishFinneas | "Everything I Wanted" |
| Haim | "The Steps" |
| Black Pumas | "Colors" |
| DaBabyRoddy RicchAnthony Hamilton | "Rockstar" |
| Bad BunnyJhay Cortez | "Dakiti" |
| Dua Lipa | Medley:"Levitating" (featuring DaBaby)"Future Nostalgia" (dance only)"Don't Start Now" |
| Silk Sonic(Bruno Mars and Anderson ) | "Leave the Door Open" |
| Taylor SwiftJack AntonoffAaron Dessner | Medley:"Cardigan August Willow" |
| Silk Sonic Lionel Richie Brandi Carlile Brittany Howard Chris Martin | In Memoriam "Long Tall Sally Good Golly Miss Molly" (tribute to Little Richard)"Lady"(tribute to Kenny Rogers)"I Remember Everything" (tribute to John Prine) "You'll Never Walk Alone" (tribute to Gerry Marsden) |
| Mickey Guyton | "Black Like Me" |
| Miranda Lambert | "Bluebird" |
| Maren MorrisJohn Mayer | "The Bones" |
| Megan Thee StallionCardi B | "Body" (Megan Thee Stallion, dance only)"Savage Remix" (Megan Thee Stallion, includes archived vocals by Beyoncé)"Up" (Cardi B)"WAP" (includes Pedro Sampaio funk carioca remix) |
| Post Malone | "Hollywood's Bleeding" |
| Lil BabyTamika MalloryKiller Mike | "The Bigger Picture" |
| Doja Cat | "Say So" |
| BTS | "Dynamite" |
| Roddy Ricch | "Heartless The Box" |
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