Phrasemaker

Bad Bunny has swept this year’s Grammies with a three wins, beating out Gaga and Thomas’s two wins each, but the real winner? Kendrick. Four wins for Record of the Year, Rap Album, Rap Song, and Melodic Rap. Everyone else is playing catch up with one win or less.

The Big 4 Categories

Album of the Year

WINNER: Bad Bunny — Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Justin Bieber — Swag
Sabrina Carpenter — Man’s Best Friend
Clipse — Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga — Mayhem
Kendrick Lamar — GNX
Leon Thomas — Mutt
Tyler, the Creator — Chromakopia

Record of the Year

WINNER: Kendrick Lamar & SZA — Luther
Bad Bunny — DtMF
Sabrina Carpenter — Manchild
Doechii — Anxiety
Billie Eilish — Wildflower
Lady Gaga — Abracadabra
Chappell Roan — The Subway
Rosé & Bruno Mars — APT.

Song of the Year

WINNER: Billie Eilish — Wildflower

Best New Artist

WINNER: Olivia Dean

Artists With the Most Wins

Pop Winners

Best Pop Solo Performance — Lola Young, “Messy”
Best Pop Vocal Album — Lady Gaga, Mayhem
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance — Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande, “Defying Gravity”
Best Dance-Pop Recording — Lady Gaga, “Abracadabra”

Rap & R&B Winners

Best Rap Album — Kendrick Lamar, GNX
Best Rap Performance — Clipse, “Chains & Whips”
Best Rap Song — Kendrick Lamar, “TV Off”
Best Melodic Rap Performance — Kendrick Lamar & SZA, “Luther”

Best R&B Album — Leon Thomas, Mutt
Best R&B Performance — Kehlani, “Folded”
Best Traditional R&B Performance — Leon Thomas, “Vibes Don’t Lie”
Best R&B Song — Kehlani, “Folded”

Rock, Alternative & Metal

Best Rock Album — Turnstile, Never Enough
Best Rock Song — Nine Inch Nails, “As Alive as You Need Me to Be”
Best Rock Performance — Yungblud, “Changes (Live)”
Best Alternative Album — The Cure, Songs of a Lost World
Best Alternative Performance — The Cure, “Alone”
Best Metal Performance — Turnstile, “Birds”

Country Winners

Best Contemporary Country Album — Jelly Roll
Best Traditional Country Album — Zach Top
Best Country Solo Performance — Chris Stapleton
Best Country Song — Tyler Childers

Global & Latin

Best Música Urbana Album — Bad Bunny
Best Global Music Performance — Bad Bunny
Best African Music Performance — Tyla

Dance & Electronic

Best Dance/Electronic Album — FKA twigs
Best Dance/Electronic Recording — Tame Impala

Visual Media & Other Highlights

Best Compilation Soundtrack — Sinners
Best Song for Visual Media — Huntr/x, “Golden”
Best Music Video — Doechii, “Anxiety”

Producer of the Year — Cirkut
Songwriter of the Year — Amy Allen
Best Comedy Album — Nate Bargatze

Biggest Snubs and Surprises

Surprise: Turnstile winning metal over legacy heavy acts
Upset: Olivia Dean taking Best New Artist over bigger commercial names
Dominance: Bad Bunny winning across global and album fields
Prestige Hold: Kendrick Lamar continuing to sweep rap’s top tiers