Grammys 2023: Lizzo, Beyoncé, Harry Styles Win Big
The Grammys 2023 were held last night (5 February), with the big winners including Lizzo, Beyoncé, Harry Styles and Kendrick Lamar.
Lizzo won record of the year for About Damn Time. “This is so unexpected,” she said. “I want to dedicate this award to Prince. When we lost Prince, I decided to dedicate my life to making positive music.” She also paid tribute to Beyoncé for changing her life, calling her “the artist of our lives”.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé became the most awarded artist in Grammys history after winning the best R&B song, best dance/electronic recording, best dance/electronic album and best traditional R&B performance. She has now won 32 Grammy awards.
Harry Styles won Album Of The Year, for Harry’s House. “I’ve been so, so inspired by every artist in this category with me,” he said – reflecting on being nominated alongside artists like Beyoncé and Adele. “I think on nights like tonight it’s so important to remember there is no such thing as best in music … this doesn’t happen to people like me very often.” He also won the award for best pop vocal album.
Grammys 2023 – Selected winners
Album of the year
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Record of the year
Lizzo – About Damn Time
Song of the year
Bonnie Raitt – Just Like That
Best new artist
Samara Joy
Best pop solo performance
Adele – Easy On Me
Best pop duo/group performance
Sam Smith and Kim Petras – Unholy
Best pop vocal album
Harry Styles – Harry’s House
Best R&B song
Beyoncé – Cuff It
Best R&B performance
Muni Long – Hrs and Hrs
Best R&B album
Robert Glasper – Black Radio III
Best rap song
Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
Best rap performance
Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
Best melodic rap performance
Future Featuring Drake & Tems – Wait For U
Best rap album
Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Best dance/electronic recording
Beyoncé – Break My Soul
Best dance/electronic album
Beyoncé – Renaissance
Best rock performance
Brandi Carlile – Broken Horses
Best rock album
Ozzy Osbourne – Patient No 9
Best alternative album
Wet Leg – Wet Leg
Best alternative performance
Wet Leg – Chaise Lounge
Best country album
Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time
Best country solo performance
Willie Nelson – Live Forever
Best country song
Cody Johnson – ‘Til You Can’t
Best country duo/group performance
Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde – Never Wanted To Be That Girl
Best Americana performance
Bonnie Raitt – Made Up Mind
Best Americana album
Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days
Best música urbana album
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Best traditional pop vocal album
Michael Buble – Higher
Best musical theatre album
Into The Woods – 2022 Broadway Cast Recording
Producer of the year, non-classical
Jack Antonoff (for work with Taylor Swift, Florence + The Machine, The 1975, Diana Ross)
Songwriter of the year, non-classical
Tobias Jesso Jr (for work with Harry Styles, Adele, FKA Twigs)
Best music video
Taylor Swift – All Too Well
Best historical album
Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
Best album notes
Wilco – Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
The Grateful Dead – In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81, ’82, ’83
Best song written for visual media
We Don’t Talk About Bruno (from Encanto) – Lin Manuel Miranda
Best audio book, narration and storytelling recording
Finding Me- Viola Davis
Best video game score
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarok – Stephanie Economou