The 64th Annual Grammy Awards were in full swing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday (April 3). The premiere ceremony kicked off at 12:30 p.m. PST inside in the Marquee Ballroom where Grammys were given out in categories such as Best Global Music Performance, Best Reggae Album and Best Dance/Electronic Recording.
The awards for Best Rap Performance, Best R&B Performance and Best Melodic Rap Performance were doled out toward the end of the opening event, with J. Cole, Baby Keem, Cardi B, Drake, Future, Young Thug, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Lil Nas X, Kanye West, Tyler, The Creator and Lil Nas X among those up for the honor.
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Tyler, The Creator was an early winner in the Best Rap Album category for CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, besting Nas’ King Disease II, J. Cole’s The Off-Season, Drake’s Certified Lover Boy and Kanye West’s Donda. At the main event, Questlove presented the Song of the Year Award to Silk Sonic’s Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars as the festivities began. HipHopDX updated the winners from the MGM in real time. Check out the winners list below.
Best Rap Album
J. Cole – The Off-Season
Drake – Certified Lover Boy
Nas – King’s Disease II
Tyler, The Creator – CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST — WINNER*
Kanye West – Donda
Best Rap Song
DMX f. JAY-Z & Nas – “Bath Salts”
Saweetie f. Doja Cat “Best Friend”
Baby Keem f. Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties”
Kanye West f. JAY-Z – “Jail” — WINNER*
J. Cole f. 21 Savage & Morray – “My Life”
Best Rap Performance
Baby Keem f. Kendrick Lamar – “Family Ties” — WINNER*
Cardi B – “Up”
J. Cole f. 21 Savage & Morray – “My Life”
Drake f. Future & Young Thug – “Way 2 Sexy”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Thot Shit”
Best Melodic Rap Performance
J. Cole f. Lil Baby – “Pride Is The Devil”
Doja Cat – “Need To Know”
Lil Nas X f. Jack Harlow – “Industry Baby”
Tyler, The Creator f. NBA YoungBoy & Ty Dolla $ign – “WUSYANAME”
Kanye West f. The Weeknd & Lil Baby – “Hurricane” — WINNER*
Album of the Year
Doja Cat – Planet Her
Lil Nas X – MONTERO
Kanye West – Donda
H.E.R. – Back Of My Mind
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Justin Bieber – Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe)
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – Love For Sale
Jon Batiste – We Are — WINNER*
Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits”
Alicia Keys & Brandi Carlile – “A Beautiful Noise”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Doja Cat f. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” — WINNER*
H.E.R. – “Fight For You”
Justin Bieber f. Daniel Caesar & Giveon – “Peaches”
Brandi Carlile – “Right On Time”
Olivia Rodrigo – “driver’s license”
Record of the Year
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” — WINNER*
ABBA – “I Still Have Faith In You”
Jon Batiste – “Freedom”
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – “I Get A Kick Out Of You”
Justin Bieber f. Daniel Caesar & Giveon – “Peaches”
Brandi Carlile – “Right On Time”
Doja Cat f. SZA – “Kiss Me More”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Olivia Rodrigo – “drivers license”
Best New Artist
Arooj Aftab
Jimmie Allen
Arlo Parks
Baby Keem
FINNEAS
Glass Animals
Japanese Breakfast
The Kid LAROI
Olivia Rodrigo — WINNER*
Saweetie
Best R&B Album
Snoh Aalegra – Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies
Jon Batiste – We Are
Leon Bridges – Gold-Diggers Sound
H.E.R. – Back Of My Mind
Jazmine Sullivan – Heaux Tales — WINNER*
Best R&B Song
H.E.R. – “Damage”
SZA – “Good Days”
Giveon – “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” — WINNER*
Jazmine Sullivan – “Pick Up Your Feelings”
Best R&B Performance
Snoh Aalegra – “Lost You”
Justin Bieber f. Daniel Caesar & Giveon – “Peaches”
H.E.R. – “Damage”
Silk Sonic – “Leave The Door Open” — WINNER*
Jazmine Sullivan – “Pick Up Your Feelings”
Best Progressive R&B Album
Eric Bellinger – New Light
Cory Henry – Something To Say
Hiatus Kaiyote – Mood Valiant
Lucky Daye – Table For Two — WINNER*
Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder & Kamasi Washington – Dinner Party: Dessert
Masego – Studying Abroad: Extended Stay
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Jon Batiste – “I Need You”
BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton & Kenyon Dixon f. Charlie Bereal – “Bring It On Home To Me”
Leon Bridges f. Robert Glasper – “Born Again”
H.E.R. – “Fight For You” — WINNER*
Lucky Daye f. Yebba – “How Much Can A Heart Take”
Best Music Video
AC/DC – “Shot In The Dark”
Jon Batiste – “Freedom” — WINNER*
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga – “I Get A Kick Out Of You”
Justin Bieber f. Daniel Caesar & Giveon – “Peaches”
Billie Eilish – “Happier Than Ever”
Lil Nas X – “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Good 4 U”
Producer Of The Year
Jack Antonhoff — WINNER*
As long as the psycho gay fish didn’t win, I’m happy.
He won a couple other awards this year…
gay ass ye paid for his Grammy wins this year cuz his songs off of Donda we’re complete garbage.
Yeah. No way Jail deserved an award. That song is mediocre at best.
No it really doesn’t honestly.Any of Old Kanye earlier songs are better than Ye the gay fish’s latest songs.
Surprised to see DMX on there. Never thought the Grammys were big on hip hop but be cool seeing new artists win awards on there like baby keem
He needed to die first. RIP to DMX!!
Tyler deserves this. His bars and production were excellent and the album had a wide variety in sound instead of cookie cutter tracks. Congrats T
I mean, I listened to this album in my car when my son put it on and I don’t hear it. Honestly can’t hear it.
the beyonce and kanye west show.
Another bisexual rapper that sold there soul. Notice how it’s never the god loving straight cats… just the pudding lovers and butt pirates. Foh satans soldiers will fall. Jesus inside me angels align me
Nas deserve it again imo but they weren’t gonna give it to him back to back. Also thought Drake’s album was better than Tyler’s as well
Drake is gayer than a San Francisco butt plug convention. He only deserves to the rainbow flag.
I don’t know how Tyler beat out Nas, Cole & Ye! Like really?! Someone please explain this to me. Nothing against Tyler but with those people he’s not even close to being on their level.
His album is great. But for me it was a toss up between him and Nas.
Great choices as always. A bunch of businessmen decides what is art.
one of the better grammys don’t know why the silk sonic hard on. odd future tyler the creator a good win.
Respect for Tyler, but I would have given it to Nas. He already got it for the OK King’s Disease 1, so yeah it was unlikely that he will get it again. Although KD 2 was easily to best in that list, at least for me and also one of the best rap albums of 2021 anyway.
For Tyler, I respect him but I didn’t dig that album at all. Didn’t care for anything he had to say on that record. Musically it was solid but couldn’t keep my attention. Then again, who am I? And who gives a sh… about the Grammys.
Cole and Nas album where both miles better. Tyler’s album was mid af
Nas had an album on par with his, but Cole lmao no way. Cole’s entire career has been slightly above average to average albums. The Offseason was no different. Cole is consistently better on features, and I don’t think he’s ever had a mindblowing album.
every rap I heard sounded like pusha t wrote it – game is a joke and all these new rappers are frauds now that it’s ok to claim a pen someone else is holding
i meant the rap “game” in general is a joke with these fraudulent dudes running around getting trophies and arena tours. the rapper named “game” is not a joke love his work all classics
This is somewhat close to when Macklemore beat out Kendrick Lamar…clearly a robbery when there’s 5 better albums than Tyler The Creator. smh
Album was trash. Tyler hasn’t put out anything good for like at least 5 years along with his butt buddy earl