The 65th Annual Grammy Awards are underway at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Prior to the main event, the Recording Academy held the Premiere Ceremony at the Microsoft Theatre where several awards were given out, including Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best Melodic Rap Performance.
Congrats Best R&B Song winner (A Songwriter(s) Award) – "CUFF IT" – @blu_june, Beyoncé, @msteenamarie, @chi_coney, @thekingdream, @MortenRistorp, @NileRodgers & @RaphaelSaadiq, songwriters (@beyonce) #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/qxWx9JAw54
— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) February 6, 2023
Future, Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé, Drake and Tems were among the early winners. As of this year’s ceremony, Beyoncé has now become the most decorated winner in Grammy history. Check out the winners below.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Harry’s House—Harry Styles
BEST NEW ARTIST
Samara Joy
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“About Damn Time”—Lizzo
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Just Like That”— Bonnie Raitt
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Easy On Me”—Adele
BEST ELECTRONIC/DANCE ALBUM
Renaissance—Beyoncé
BEST RAP ALBUM
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers—Kendrick Lamar
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Unholy”—Sam Smith f. Kim Petras
BEST R&B SONG
“Cuff It”—Beyoncé
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jack Antonoff
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Tobias Jesso Jr.
BEST RAP SONG
“The Heart Part 5”—Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar & Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
BEST MELODIC RAP PERFORMANCE
“WAIT FOR U”—Future f. Drake & Tems
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“The Heart Part 5”—Kendrick Lamar
pgLang/TDE/Aftermath/Interscope | Anthony Saleh, Emagen | Brent Smith, Wasserman
BEST R&B ALBUM
Black Radio III—Robert Glasper
BEST PROGRESSIVE R&B ALBUM
Gemini Rights—Steve Lacy
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Hrs & Hrs”—Muni Long
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA”—Beyoncé
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING
“BREAK MY SOUL”—Beyoncé
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“All Too Well: The Short Film”—Taylor Swift
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (From Encanto)—Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Carolina Gaitán–La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast)
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
The Closer—Dave Chappelle
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)—Wilco
BEST ALBUM NOTES
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)—Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
In and Out of The Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81 ’82 ’83—Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson & Dave Van Patten, art directors (The Grateful Dead)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Beginningless Beginning—Chun-Tien Hsia & Qing-Yang Xiao, art directors (Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra)
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
The Kalling—Kabaka Pyramid