Beyoncé breaks the record for most Grammy wins; Harry Styles wins album of the year – Chicago Tribune

Did it happen? It happened, Beyoncé became the most Grammy-awarded music artist of all time at the 65th annual Grammy Awards, presented in a ceremony Sunday night at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Before the telecast even began on CBS and streaming on Paramount+, Beyoncé had received two — all but about a dozen of the 2023 awards were handed out by the Recording Academy at a preshow event. Beyoncé went into the night as the top nominee with nine, almost all from her 2002 album “Renaissance” and ahead of next-best Kendrick Lamar with eight.

Early in the ceremony, with Beyoncé reportedly still stuck in traffic, she won a third for best R&B song. Then she won a fourth, her 32nd Grammy, for best dance/electronic music album for “Renaissance.” The former record holder was conductor Georg Solti, who received 31 in his career. Solti was a long-serving music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

“I’m trying not to be too emotional,” Beyoncé said in accepting the award, thanking her parents, uncle and husband Jay-Z, among others. “I’m trying to just receive this night.”

But she did not take home any of the top categories. Album of the year went to Harry Styles’ “Harry’s House,” Bonnie Raitt won song of the year and Lizzo record of the year.

Opening the night, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny kicked things off with a medley that brought the roof down and third-time host Trevor Noah delivered a roving opening monologue that introduced some of the most famous faces at the front of the house.

“My job is to be your eyes, your ears, I’ll be floating around this room — think of me like a Chinese spy balloon,” he said, giving shout-outs to Styles, Lizzo and Taylor Swift.

Stevie Wonder sang three classic hits during a performance-heavy telecast that lasted nearly four hours, including “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” accompanied by the R&B group WanMor.

In maybe the most buzzy musical number, dozens of hip hop superstars from across decades gathered to perform a tribute to the genre on its 50th anniversary, introduced by LL Cool J and including Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Nelly, Ice-T and others. The 12-minute mix was curated by Questlove, and the importance of the salute was not lost on the genre’s pioneers.

“The Grammys didn’t even respect hip hop for so long, and now to be here, to be honored like this, we’ll take it, absolutely,” Ice-T said on the red carpet to People magazine.

Set designers went all out for Sam Smith and Kim Petras, who sang their pop duo performance winner “Unholy” in a devilishly red and fire-filled stage. Styles and Lizzo also had notable performances, Styles dressed in silver tinsel and singing “As It Was,” the lead single from “Harry’s House,” which also won for pop vocal album.

An extended in memoriam segment honored musicians who died in the past year, including country star Loretta Lynn — Kacey Musgraves sang “Coal Miner’s Daughter — as well as Fleetwood Mac songwriter Christine McVie and the 28-year-old rapper Takeoff, the youngest member of the hip hop trio Migos.

Elsewhere, Viola Davis joined the rarefied EGOT club in preshow awards Sunday, winning a Grammy for an audiobook of her memoir “Finding Me.” Davis has now won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony.

Wilco’s “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)” picked up two awards, including for best historical album. Chicago poet J. Ivy won for his poetry album. And best engineered classical album went to “Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique — The Making of the Orchestra,” featuring the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

WINNERS OF THE 2023 GRAMMY AWARDS

Album of the Year: “Harry’s House,” Harry Styles

Record of the Year: “About Damn Time,” Lizzo

Song of the Year: “Just Like That,” Bonnie Raitt

Best New Artist: Samara Joy

Best Pop Solo Performance: “Easy on Me,” Adele

Best Dance/Electronic Music Album: “Renaissance,” Beyoncé

Best Rap Album: “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Higher,” Michael Bublé

Best Pop Vocal Album: “Harry’s House,” Harry Styles

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Unholy,” Sam Smith and Kim Petras

Best Dance/Electronic Recording: “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: “Empire Central,” Snarky Puppy

Best Rock Performance: “Broken Horses,” Brandi Carlile

Best Metal Performance: “Degradation Rules,” Ozzy Osbourne featuring Tony Iommi

Best Rock Song: “Broken Horses,” Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth and Tim Hanseroth, songwriters

Best Rock Album: “Patient Number 9,” Ozzy Osbourne

Best Alternative Music Performance: “Chaise Longue,” Wet Leg

Best Alternative Music Album: “Wet Leg,” Wet Leg

Best R&B Performance: “Hrs & Hrs,” Muni Long

Best Traditional R&B Performance: “Plastic Off the Sofa,” Beyoncé

Best R&B Song: “Cuff It,” Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq, songwriters

Best Progressive R&B Album: “Gemini Rights,” Steve Lacy

Best R&B Album: “Black Radio III,” Robert Glasper

Best Rap Performance: “The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance: “Wait for U,” Future featuring Drake and Tems

Best Rap Song: “The Heart Part 5,” Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar and Matt Schaeffer, songwriters

Best Country Album: “A Beautiful Time,” Willie Nelson

Best Country Solo Performance: “Live Forever,” Willie Nelson

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde

Best Country Song: “‘Til You Can’t,” Matt Rogers and Ben Stennis, songwriters (Cody Johnson)

Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album: “Mystic Mirror,” White Sun

Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “Endangered Species,” Wayne Shorter and Leo Genovese, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album: “Linger Awhile,” Samara Joy

Best Jazz Instrumental Album: “New Standards Vol. 1,” Terri Lyne Carrington, Kris Davis, Linda May Han Oh, Nicholas Payton and Matthew Stevens

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra,” Steven Feifke, Bijon Watson, Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album: “Fandango at the Wall in New York,” Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra featuring the Congra Patria Son Jarocho Collective

Best Gospel Performance/Song: “Kingdom,” Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Jonathan Jay, Chandler Moore & Jacob Poole, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: “Fear Is Not My Future,” Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, Nicole Hannel, Jonathan Jay, Brandon Lake and Hannah Shackelford, songwriters

Best Gospel Album: “Kingdom Book One Deluxe,” Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: “Breathe,” Maverick City Music

Best Roots Gospel Album: “The Urban Hymnal,” Tennessee State University Marching Band

Best Latin Pop Album: “Pasieros,” Rubén Blades and Boca Livre

Best Música Urbana Album: “Un Verano Sin Ti,” Bad Bunny

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: “Motomami,” Rosalía

Best Regional Mexican Music Album: “Un Canto por México — El Musical,” Natalia Lafourcade

Best Tropical Latin Album: “Pa’lla Voy,” Marc Anthony

Best American Roots Performance: “Stompin’ Ground,” Aaron Neville with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Best Americana Performance: “Made Up Mind,” Bonnie Raitt

Best American Roots Song: “Just Like That,” Bonnie Raitt

Best Americana Album: “In These Silent Days,” Brandi Carlile

Best Bluegrass Album: “Crooked Tree,” Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway

Best Traditional Blues Album: “Get On Board,” Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder

Best Contemporary Blues Album: “Brother Johnny,” Edgar Winter

Best Folk Album: “Revealer,” Madison Cunningham

Best Regional Roots Music Album: “Live at the 2022 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival,” Ranky Tanky

Best Reggae Album: “The Kalling,” Kabaka Pyramid

Best Global Music Performance: “Bayethe,” Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode

Best Global Music Album: “Sakura,” Masa Takumi

Best Children’s Music Album: “The Movement,” Alphabet Rockers

Best Audio Book: “Finding Me,” Viola Davis

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album: “The Poet Who Sat by the Door,” J. Ivy

Best Comedy Album: “The Closer,” Dave Chappelle

Best Musical Theater Album: “Into the Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording)”

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: “Encanto,” various artist

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: “Encanto,” Germaine Franco, composer

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games: “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok,” Stephanie Economou, composer

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 and “Encanto” cast)

Best Instrumental Composition: “Refuge,” Geoffrey Keezer, composer

Best Arrangement, Instrumental: “Scrapple From the Apple,” John Beasley, arranger (Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley and the SWR Big Band featuring Martin Aeur)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: “Songbird (Orchestral Version),” Vince Mendoza, arranger (Christine McVie)

Best Recording Package: “Beginningless Beginning,” Chun-Tien Hsia and Qing-Yang Xiao, art directors (Tamsui-Kavalan Chinese Orchestra)

Best Boxed or Limited Edition Package: “In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden ‘81 ‘82 ‘83,” Lisa Glines, Doran Tyson and Dave Van Patten, art directors (The Grateful Dead)

Best Album Notes: “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition),” Bob Mehr, album notes writer (Wilco)

Best Historical Album: “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (20th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition),” Cheryl Pawelski and Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Wilco)

Songwriter of the Year: Tobias Jesso Jr.

Best Engineered Album: “Harry’s House,” Jeremy Hatcher, Oli Jacobs, Nick Lobel, Mark “Spike” Stent and Sammy Witte, engineers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer (Harry Styles)

Producer of the Year: Jack Antonoff

Best Remixed Recording: “About Damn Time (Purple Disco Machine Remix),” Purple Disco Machine, remixer (Lizzo)

Best Immersive Audio Album: “Divine Tides,” Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej and Herbert Waltl, immersive producers (Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej)

Best Engineered Album, Classical: “Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique — The Making of the Orchestra,” Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post and Gary Rydstrom, engineers; Michael Romanowski, mastering engineer (Edwin Outwater and Chicago Symphony Orchestra)

Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance: “Works by Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman,” Michael Repper, conductor (New York Youth Symphony)

Best Opera Recording: “Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Angel Blue, Will Liverman, Latonia Moore and Walter Russell III; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)

Best Choral Performance: “Born,” Donald Nally, conductor (Dominic German, Maren Montalbano, Rebecca Myers and James Reese; The Crossing)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: “Shaw: Evergreen,” Attacca Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo: “Letters for the Future,” Time for Three; Xian Zhang, conductor (The Philadelphia Orchestra)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: “Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene,” Renée Fleming, soloist; Yannick Nézet-Séguin, pianist

Best Classical Compendium: “An Adoption Story,” Starr Parodi and Kitt Wakeley; Jeff Fair, Starr Parodi and Kitt Wakeley, producers

Best Contemporary Classical Composition: “Puts: Contact,” Kevin Puts, composer (Xian Zhang, Time for Three and the Philadelphia Orchestra)

Best Music Video: “All Too Well: The Short Film,” Taylor Swift; Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer

Best Music Film: “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story,” Various Artists; Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart and Ryan Suffern, video producers