The 62nd Grammy Awards honored musicians from across all genres, from pop vocalists to spoken word performers to classic symphony producers and beyond. Sunday night's 2020 Grammys featured a bevy of performers, and while the Staples Center was full of artists who hoped to take home a golden gramophone trophy on Sunday evening, it was a clean sweep for Billie Eilish as she took home the wins for best new artist, song of the year, album of the year, and record of the year.
WINNER: "Come Home"-- Anderson .Paak featuring André 3000
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Time Today" -- BJ The Chicago Kid
"Steady Love" -- India.Arie
WINNER: "Jerome" -- Lizzo
"Real Games" -- Lucky Daye
"Built For Love" -- PJ Morton featuring Jazmine Sullivan
Best R&B Song
"Could've Been" -- Dernst Emile II, David "Swagg R'Celious" Harris, H.E.R. and Hue "Soundzfire" Strother, songwriters (H.E.R. featuring Bryson Tiller)
"Look At Me Now" -- Emily King and Jeremy Most, songwriters (Emily King)
"No Guidance" -- Chris Brown, Tyler James Bryant, Nija Charles, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Michee Patrick Lebrun, Joshua Lewis, Noah Shebib and Teddy Walton, songwriters (Chris Brown featuring Drake)
"Roll Some Mo" -- David Brown, Dernst Emile II and Peter Lee Johnson, songwriters (Lucky Daye)
"Down Bad" -- Dreamville featuring J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EARTHGANG and Young Nudy
WINNER: "Racks In The Middle" -- Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy
"Clout" -- Offset featuring Cardi B
Best Rap/Sung Performance
WINNER: "Higher" -- DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend
"Drip Too Hard" -- Lil Baby and Gunna
"Panini" -- Lil Nas X
"Ballin" -- Mustard featuring Roddy Ricch
"The London" -- Young Thug featuring J. Cole and Travis Scott
Best Rap Song
"Bad Idea" -- Chancelor Bennett, Cordae Dunston, Uforo Ebong and Daniel Hackett, songwriters (YBN Cordae featuring Chance The Rapper)
"Gold Roses" -- Noel Cadastre, Aubrey Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, William Leonard Roberts II, Joshua Quinton Scruggs, Leon Thomas III and Ozan Yildirim, songwriters (Rick Ross featuring Drake)
WINNER: "A Lot" -- Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage and Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage featuring J. Cole)
"Racks In The Middle" -- Ermias Asghedom, Dustin James Corbett, Greg Allen Davis, Chauncey Hollis, Jr. and Rodrick Moore, songwriters (Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy)
"Suge" -- DaBaby, Jetsonmade and Pooh Beatz, songwriters (DaBaby)
WINNER: "Sozinho" -- Randy Brecker, soloist; Track from: Rocks (Randy Brecker and NDR Big Band - The Hamburg Radio Jazz Orchestra With David Sanborn, Ada Rovatti and Wolfgang Haffner)
"Tomorrow Is The Question" -- Julian Lage, soloist; Track from: Love Hurts
"The Windup" -- Branford Marsalis, soloist; Track from: The Secret Between The Shadow And The Soul (Branford Marsalis Quartet)
"Sightseeing" -- Christian McBride, soloist; Track from: Christian McBride's New Jawn
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Thirsty Ghost-- Sara Gazarek
Love and Liberation -- Jazzmeia Horn
Alone Together -- Catherine Russell
WINNER: 12 Little Spells -- Esperanza Spalding
Screenplay -- The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
In The Key Of The Universe -- Joey DeFrancesco
The Secret Between The Shadow And The Soul -- Branford Marsalis Quartet
Christian McBride's New Jawn -- Christian McBride
WINNER: Finding Gabriel -- Brad Mehldau
Come What May -- Joshua Redman Quartet
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Triple Helix -- Anat Cohen Tentet
Dancer In Nowhere -- Miho Hazama
Hiding Out -- Mike Holober and The Gotham Jazz Orchestra
WINNER: The Omni-American Book Club -- Brian Lynch Big Band
One Day Wonder -- Terraza Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
WINNER: Antidote -- Chick Corea and The Spanish Heart Band
Sorte!: Music By John Finbury -- Thalma de Freitas with Vitor Gonçalves, John Patitucci, Chico Pinheiro, Rogerio Boccato and Duduka Da Fonseca
Una Noche Con Rubén Blades -- Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and Rubén Blades
Carib -- David Sánchez
Sonero: The Music Of Ismael Rivera -- Miguel Zenón
"Talkin' 'Bout Jesus" -- Gloria Gaynor featuring Yolanda Adams; Bryan Fowler, Gloria Gaynor and Chris Stevens, songwriters
"See The Light" -- Travis Greene featuring Jekalyn Carr
"Speak The Name" -- Koryn Hawthorne featuring Natalie Grant
"This Is A Move (Live)" -- Tasha Cobbs Leonard; Tony Brown, Brandon Lake, Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Nate Moore, songwriters
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
"Only Jesus" -- Casting Crowns; Mark Hall, Bernie Herms and Matthew West, songwriters
WINNER: "God Only Knows" -- for KING & COUNTRY and Dolly Parton; Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone and Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
"Haven't Seen It Yet" -- Danny Gokey; Danny Gokey, Ethan Hulse and Colby Wedgeworth, songwriters
"God's Not Done With You (Single Version)" -- Tauren Wells
"Rescue Story" -- Zach Williams; Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith and Zach Williams, songwriters
Best Gospel Album
WINNER: Long Live Love -- Kirk Franklin
Goshen -- Donald Lawrence Presents The Tri-City Singers
Tunnel Vision-- Gene Moore
Settle Here -- William Murphy
Something's Happening! A Christmas Album -- CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
I Know A Ghost -- Crowder
WINNER: Burn The Ships -- for KING & COUNTRY
Haven't Seen It Yet -- Danny Gokey
The Elements -- TobyMac
Holy Roar -- Chris Tomlin
Best Roots Gospel Album
Deeper Roots: Where The Bluegrass Grows -- Steven Curtis Chapman
Ain't Too Proud: The Life And Times Of The Temptations -- Saint Aubyn, Derrick Baskin, James Harkness, Jawan M. Jackson, Jeremy Pope and Ephraim Sykes, principal soloists; Scott M. Riesett, producer (Original Broadway Cast)
WINNER: Hadestown -- Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada and Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anaïs Mitchell and Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anaïs Mitchell, composer and lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Moulin Rouge! The Musical -- Danny Burstein, Tam Mutu, Sahr Ngaujah, Karen Olivo and Aaron Tveit, principal soloists; Justin Levine, Baz Luhrmann, Matt Stine and Alex Timbers, producers (Original Broadway Cast)
The Music Of Harry Potter And The Cursed Child - In Four Contemporary Suites -- Imogen Heap, producer; Imogen Heap, composer (Imogen Heap)
Oklahoma! -- Damon Daunno, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Ali Stroker, Mary Testa and Patrick Vaill, principal soloists; Daniel Kluger and Dean Sharenow, producers (Richard Rodgers, composer; Oscar Hammerstein II, lyricist) (2019 Broadway Cast)
Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood -- Various artists
Rocketman -- Taron Egerton
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse -- Various artists
WINNER: A Star Is Born -- Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Avengers: Endgame -- Alan Silvestri, composer
WINNER: Chernobyl -- Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer
Game Of Thrones: Season 8 -- Ramin Djawadi, composer
The Lion King -- Hans Zimmer, composer
Mary Poppins Returns -- Marc Shaiman, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
"The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy" -- Randy Newman, songwriter (Chris Stapleton), Track from: Toy Story 4
"Girl in the Movies" -- Dolly Parton and Linda Perry, songwriters (Dolly Parton), Track from: Dumplin'
WINNER: "I'll Never Love Again" (Film Version) -- Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey and Aaron Raitiere songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper), Track from: A Star Is Born
"Spirit" -- Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Timothy McKenzie and Ilya Salmanzadeh, songwriters (Beyoncé), Track from: The Lion King
"Anónimas & Resilientes" -- Luisa María Arango, Carlos Dussan, Manuel García-Orozco and Juliana Jaramillo-Buenaventura, art directors (Voces Del Bullerengue)
WINNER: "Chris Cornell" -- Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeff Fura and Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell)
"Hold That Tiger" -- Andrew Wong and Fongming Yang, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
"I,I" -- Aaron Anderson and Eric Timothy Carlson, art directors (Bon Iver)
"Intellexual" -- Irwan Awalludin, art director (Intellexual)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
"Anima" -- Stanley Donwood and Tchocky, art directors (Thom Yorke)
"Gold In Brass Age" -- Amanda Chiu, Mark Farrow and David Gray, art directors (David Gray)
"1963: New Directions" -- Josh Cheuse, art director (John Coltrane)
"The Radio Recordings 1939-1945" -- Marek Polewski, art director (Wilhelm Furtwängler and Berliner Philharmoniker)
WINNER: "Woodstock: Back To The Garden - The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive" -- Masaki Koike, art director (various artists)
The Girl From Chickasaw County - The Complete Capitol Masters -- Andrew Batt and Kris Maher, compilation producers; Simon Gibson, mastering engineer (Bobbie Gentry)
The Great Comeback: Horowitz At Carnegie Hall -- Robert Russ, compilation producer; Andreas K. Meyer and Jennifer Nulsen, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
Kankyo Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music 1980-1990 -- Spencer Doran, Yosuke Kitazawa, Douglas Macgowan and Matt Sullivan, compilation producers; John Baldwin, mastering engineer (various artists)
WINNER: Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection -- Jeff Place and Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)
Woodstock: Back To The Garden - The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive -- Brian Kehew, Steve Woolard and Andy Zax, compilation producers; Dave Schultz, mastering engineer, Brian Kehew, restoration engineer (various artists)
The Orchestral Organ -- Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers (Jan Kraybill)
The Savior -- Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart and Dave Way, immersive audio producers (A Bad Think)
Aequa - Anna Thorvaldsdóttir -- Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (International Contemporary Ensemble)
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 -- Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
Rachmaninoff - Hermitage Piano Trio -- Keith O. Johnson and Sean Royce Martin, engineers; Keith O. Johnson, mastering engineer (Hermitage Piano Trio)
WINNER: Riley: Sun Rings -- Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet)
Wolfe: Fire In My Mouth -- Bob Hanlon and Lawrence Rock, engineers; Ian Good and Lawrence Rock, mastering engineers (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus Of NY City and New York Philharmonic)
"Copland: Billy The Kid; Grohg" -- Leonard Slatkin, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra)
Winner: "Norman: Sustain" -- Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
"Transatlantic" -- Louis Langrée, conductor (Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
"Weinberg: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 21" -- Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor (City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Kremerata Baltica)
Best Opera Recording
"Benjamin: Lessons In Love and Violence" -- George Benjamin, conductor; Stéphane Degout, Barbara Hannigan, Peter Hoare and Gyula Orendt; James Whitbourn, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House)
"Berg: Wozzeck" -- Marc Albrecht, conductor; Christopher Maltman and Eva-Maria Westbroek; François Roussillon, producer (Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Chorus Of Dutch National Opera)
"Charpentier: Les Arts Florissants; Les Plaisirs De Versailles" -- Paul O'Dette and Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Jesse Blumberg, Teresa Wakim and Virginia Warnken; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
WINNER: "Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox" -- Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River and Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children's Chorus)
"Wagner: Lohengrin" -- Christian Thielemann, conductor; Piotr Beczała, Anja Harteros, Tomasz Konieczny, Waltraud Meier and Georg Zeppenfeld; Eckhard Glauche, producer (Festspielorchester Bayreuth; Festspielchor Bayreuth)
Best Choral Performance
"Boyle: Voyages" -- Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
"The Hope Of Loving" -- Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
"Sander: The Divine Liturgy Of St. John Chrysostom" -- Peter Jermihov, conductor (Evan Bravos, Vadim Gan, Kevin Keys, Glenn Miller and Daniel Shirley; PaTRAM Institute Singers)
"Smith, K.: The Arc In The Sky" -- Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
"Cerrone: The Pieces That Fall To Earth" -- Christopher Rountree and Wild Up
"Freedom & Faith" -- PUBLIQuartet
"Perpetulum" -- Third Coast Percussion
"Rachmaninoff - Hermitage Piano Trio" -- Hermitage Piano Trio
WINNER: "Shaw: Orange" -- Attacca Quartet
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
"The Berlin Recital" -- Yuja Wang
"Higdon: Harp Concerto" -- Yolanda Kondonassis; Ward Stare, conductor (The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
"Meltzer: Songs And Structures" -- Paul Appleby and Natalia Katyukova; Silas Brown and Harold Meltzer, producers
WINNER: "The Poetry Of Places" -- Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin, producers
"Saariaho: True Fire; Trans; Ciel D'Hiver" -- Hannu Lintu, conductor; Laura Heikinheimo, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
"Bermel: Migration Series For Jazz Ensemble & Orchestra" -- Derek Bermel, composer (Derek Bermel, Ted Nash, David Alan Miller, Juilliard Jazz Orchestra and Albany Symphony Orchestra)
WINNER: "Higdon: Harp Concerto" -- Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare and The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)
"Marsalis: Violin Concerto In D Major" -- Wynton Marsalis, composer (Nicola Benedetti, Cristian Măcelaru and Philadelphia Orchestra)
"Norman: Sustain" -- Andrew Norman, composer (Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic)
"Wolfe: Fire In My Mouth" -- Julia Wolfe, composer (Jaap Van Zweden, Francisco J. Núñez, Donald Nally, The Crossing, Young People's Chorus Of NY City and New York Philharmonic)