Grammy 2022: all the winners of a “no slaps” evening

No live slaps and no scandals to remember. While fearing the unpredictable reaction of Kanye West, present at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas without being able, however, to perform on stage for his online conduct in recent months, the Grammys 2022 run smoothly by renouncing registered contributions that had held the bench in 2021 and allowing the public to breathe again the aura of great live events. Beyond the video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskywho took advantage of the Grammy stage to explain that he wanted to defend freedom and want to fill the silence with music – an intervention that the president would have liked to give also during the night of the Oscars at the invitation of Sean Penn -, the evening saw essentially the triumph of three artists who took home the four heaviest awards of the ceremony: Jon Batiste, the jazzman who won the Grammy for album of the year thanks to We Are, movement inspired Black Lives Matter; the Silk Sonicwho triumphed for best song and best record of the year thanks to Leave the Door Open, and nineteen Olivia Rodrigo, awarded the title of best emerging artist. Reward, however, too Doja Cat and SZA, that were remembered, more than for the Grammy as best duo, for the pee break that was in danger of making Doja Cat lose the award ceremony.

Emotion and thunderous applause for the three Grammys ai Foo Fighterswho, a few days after the tragic death of drummer Taylor Hawkins – remembered in the segment ofIn Memoriam thanks to an extraordinary interpretation of Rachel Ziegler, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. on the notes of Somewhere – took home the Grammys for best song, best album and best rock performance while not attending the event. “This is the time of the evening when I should have announced the Foo Fighters. We were supposed to celebrate three Grammys with them. But they, of course, are not here, due to the tragic death of their legendary drummer Taylor Hawkins, “said host Trevor Noah, while shortly after, to remember Hawkins, it was also Billie Eilish, who paid tribute to the Foo Fighters drummer by singing the song Happier Than Ever wearing a black T-shirt with his portrait printed on it.

Among the Versace dresses worn by Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallionthe thrill of reviewing the Grammys Joni Mitchell after the aneurysm that hit her seven years ago, and the posthumous awards to the legend of the jazz piano Chick Koreawho passed away in February 2021, and to the Mexican singer Vicente Fernandezwho died in December at the age of 81, the 2022 Grammys are also remembered for the militant performance of John Legend, who sang Free wearing a blue dress accompanied by the Ukrainian singer Mika Newton, the musician Siuzanna Igidan and the poet Lyuba Yakimchuk; from the crackling energy of BTS; and from the energy surge of Travis Barker, Lenny Kravitz and HER on the notes of Are You Going to Go My Way. Finally, a special mention for Lady Gaga, who monopolized the attention of the red carpet with her deconstructed Armani Privè dress, and the throbbing understanding between Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin.

Here are the winners of the main categories of the 2022 Grammys:

Record of the Year
Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic

Album of the Year
We Are by Jon Batiste

Song of the Year
Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic

Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo

Best Music Video
Freedom by Jon Batiste

Best Pop Solo Performance
Drivers License by Olivia Rodrigo

Best Pop Duo / Group Performance
Kiss Me More by Doja Cat featuring SZA

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love for Sale by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga

Best Pop Vocal Album
Sour by Olivia Rodrigo

Best Dance / Electronic Recording
Alive of the Rüfüs Du Sol

Best Rock Performance
Making a Fire of the Foo Fighters

Best Rock Song
Waiting on a War of the Foo Fighters

Best Rock Album
Medicine at Midnight by Foo Figthers

Best R&B Performance
Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic and Jazmine Sullivan’s Pick Up Your Feelings

Best R&B Song
Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic

Best R&B Album
Heaux Tales by azmine Sullivan

Best Rap Album
Call Me If You Get Lost by Tyler, the Creator

Best Country Album
Starting Over by Chris Stapleton

Best Latin Pop Album
Mendó by Alex Cuva

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