65th Annual Grammy Awards


The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 5, 2023. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year – October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 – as determined by the members of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The nominations were announced on November 15, 2022. South African comedian Trevor Noah, who hosted the 63rd and 64th ceremonies, returned again.
Beyoncé received the most nominations and tied Maverick City Music for wins, followed by Kendrick Lamar with eight nominations and three wins, and Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven nominations each. With a career total of 88 nominations, Beyoncé tied with her husband Jay-Z as the most nominated artists in Grammy history. Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti became the first Spanish-language album to be nominated for Album of the Year.
With her win in the Best Dance/Electronic Album category, Beyoncé passed Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti for the record of most Grammy awards in the ceremony's history, with 32. Harry Styles won Album of the Year for Harry's House, becoming the first male British solo artist to win since George Michael in 1989. Lizzo won Record of the Year for "About Damn Time", becoming the first black woman to win the award since Whitney Houston in 1994. Bonnie Raitt won Song of the Year for "Just Like That", becoming the first female solo songwriter to win since Amy Winehouse in 2008. Samara Joy won Best New Artist, becoming the first jazz artist to win the award since Esperanza Spalding in 2011. Sam Smith and Kim Petras won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance | Best Pop Duo/Group Performance] for "Unholy", making Petras the first transgender artist to win the award.
With her win in the Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording|Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording] category, Viola Davis became the 18th person to win the EGOT in her entertainment career.

Background

For the 2023 ceremony, the academy announced several changes for different categories and eligibility rules:

Category changes

Premiere ceremony

The performers for the ceremony were announced on January 29, 2023.
ArtistSong
The Blind Boys of Alabama
La Santa Cecilia
Bob Mintzer
Shoshana Bean
Buddy Guy
Maranda Curtis
"I Just Want to Celebrate"
Samara Joy"Can't Get Out of This Mood"
Arooj Aftab
Anoushka Shankar
"Udhero Na"
Carlos Vives"La Gota Fría"
"Pa' Mayté"
Madison Cunningham"Life According to Raechel"

Main ceremony

The first wave of performers for the ceremony were announced on January 25, 2023, with Harry Styles confirmed a few days later. Performers for the In Memoriam segment were announced on February 1, 2023. The 50 Years of Hip Hop performance was announced on February 3.
ArtistSong
Bad Bunny"El Apagón"
"Después de la Playa"
Brandi Carlile"Broken Horses"
Stevie Wonder
WanMor
Smokey Robinson
Chris Stapleton
Tribute to Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson
"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
"The Tears of a Clown"
"Higher Ground"
Lizzo"About Damn Time"
"Special"
Harry Styles"As It Was"
Kacey Musgraves
Quavo
Maverick City Music
Sheryl Crow
Mick Fleetwood
Bonnie Raitt
In Memoriam
"Coal Miner's Daughter"

"Without You"
"See You Again"

"Songbird"
Sam Smith
Kim Petras
"Unholy"
Mary J. Blige"Good Morning Gorgeous"
The Roots
Black Thought
Grandmaster Flash
Barshon
Rahiem
Melle Mel
Scorpio
Run-DMC
LL Cool J
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Salt-N-Pepa
Rakim
Public Enemy
De La Soul
Scarface
Ice-T
Queen Latifah
Method Man
Big Boi
Busta Rhymes and Spliff Star
Missy Elliott
Nelly and City Spud
Too Short
Swizz Beatz and The Lox
Lil Baby
GloRilla
Lil Uzi Vert
50 Years of Hip-Hop
"Flash to the Beat"
"The Message"
"King of Rock"
"I Can't Live Without My Radio"
"Rock the Bells"
"My Mic Sounds Nice"
"Eric B. Is President"
"Rebel Without a Pause"
"El Shabazz"
"Buddy"
"Mind Playing Tricks on Me"
"New Jack Hustler "
"U.N.I.T.Y."
"Method Man"
"ATLiens"
"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
"Look at Me Now"
"Lose Control"
"Hot in Herre"
"Blow the Whistle"
"We Gonna Make It"
"Freestyle"
"F.N.F. "
"Just Wanna Rock"
Luke Combs"Going, Going, Gone"
Steve Lacy
Thundercat
"Bad Habit"
DJ Khaled
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
John Legend
Fridayy
"God Did"

Presenters

Premiere ceremony
Main ceremony
The following are the winners and nominees of the 65th annual Grammy Awards. Winners appear first and highlighted in bold.

General field

Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Best New Artist
Best Pop Solo Performance
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Best Pop Vocal Album
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Best Rock Performance
Best Metal Performance
Best Rock Song
Best Rock Album
Best Alternative Music Performance
Best Alternative Music Album
Best R&B Performance
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Best R&B Song
Best Progressive R&B Album
Best R&B Album
Best Rap Performance
Best Melodic Rap Performance
Best Rap Song
Best Rap Album
Best Country Solo Performance
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Best Country Song
Best Country Album
Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Best Latin Jazz Album
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Best Gospel Album
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Best Roots Gospel Album
Best Latin Pop Album
Best Música Urbana Album
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Grammy Award for [Best Regional Mexican Music Album |Best Regional Mexican Music Album ]
Best Tropical Latin Album
Best American Roots Performance
Best Americana Performance
Best American Roots Song
Best Americana Album
Best Bluegrass Album
Best Traditional Blues Album
Best Contemporary Blues Album
Best Folk Album
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Best Reggae Album
Best Global Music Performance
Best Global Music Album
Best Children's Album
Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
Best Comedy Album
Best Musical Theater Album
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Best Instrumental Composition
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
Best Recording Package
  • Beginningless Beginning
  • * Chun-Tien Hsia and Qing-Yang Xiao, art directors
  • Divers
  • * William Stichter, art director
  • Everything Was Beautiful
  • * Mark Farrow, art director
  • Telos
  • * Ming Liu, art director
  • Voyeurist
  • * Tnsn Dvsn, art director
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Best Album Notes
Best Historical Album
  • Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
  • * Cheryl Pawelski and Jeff Tweedy, compilation producers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
  • Against The Odds: 1974-1982
  • * Tommy Manzi, Steve Rosenthal and Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer; Tom Camuso, restoration engineer
  • The Goldberg Variations - The Complete Unreleased 1981 Studio Sessions
  • * Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner, mastering engineer
  • Life's Work: A Retrospective
  • * Scott Billington, Ted Olson and Mason Williams, compilation producers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer
  • To Whom It May Concern...
  • * Jonathan Sklute, compilation producer; Kevin Marques Moo, mastering engineer; Lucas MacFadden, restoration engineer

    Production

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Grammy Award for [Producer of the Year, Non-Classical|Producer of the Year, Non-Classical]
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Best Immersive Audio Album
  • Divine Tides
  • * Eric Schilling, immersive mix engineer; Stewart Copeland, Ricky Kej and Herbert Waltl, immersive producers
  • Aguilera
  • * Jaycen Joshua, immersive mix engineer; Jaycen Joshua, immersive mastering engineer
  • Memories...Do Not Open
  • * Mike Piacentini, immersive mix engineer; Mike Piacentini, immersive mastering engineer; Adam Alpert, Alex Pall, Jordan Stilwell and Andrew Taggart, immersive producers
  • Picturing the Invisible - Focus 1
  • * Jim Anderson, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg and Ulrike Schwarz, immersive mastering engineers; Jane Ira Bloom and Ulrike Schwarz, immersive producers
  • Tuvayhun — Beatitudes For a Wounded World
  • * Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer
Best Engineered Album, Classical
  • Bates: Philharmonia Fantastique - The Making of the Orchestra
  • * Shawn Murphy, Charlie Post and Gary Rydstrom, engineers; Michael Romanowski, mastering engineer
  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 6; Stucky: Silent Spring
  • * Mark Donahue, engineer; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer
  • Perspectives
  • * Jonathan Lackey, Bill Maylone and Dan Nichols, engineers; Joe Lambert, mastering engineer
  • Tuvayhun - Beatitudes for a Wounded World
  • * Morten Lindberg, engineer; Morten Lindberg, mastering engineer
  • Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
  • * Bernhard Güttler, Shawn Murphy and Nick Squire, engineers; Christoph Stickel, mastering engineer
Producer of the Year, Classical
  • Judith Sherman
  • * Akiho: Oculus
  • * Bach, C.P.E.: Sonatas & Rondos
  • * Bolcom: The Complete Rags
  • * Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets
  • * Huang Ro's A Dust in Time
  • * It Feels Like
  • * León: Teclas de Mi Piano
  • * Violin Odyssey
  • * Works By Florence Price, Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman
  • Jonathan Allen
  • * Aspire
  • * Cooper: Continuum
  • * Muse
  • * Origins
  • * Saudade
  • * Schubert: Winterreise
  • * Secret Love Letters
  • * Song
  • Christoph Franke
  • * Brahms & Berg: Violin Concertos
  • * John Williams - The Berlin Concert
  • * Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos
  • * Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas
  • * Mozart Y Mambo: Cuban Dances
  • James Ginsburg
  • * As We Are
  • * Avant L'Orage - French String Trios
  • * Gems from Armenia
  • * Stephenson: Symphony No. 3, 'Visions'
  • * Trios from Contemporary Chicago
  • * When There Are No Words - Revolutionary Works for Oboe and Piano
  • Elaine Martone
  • * Beethoven: The Last Sonatas
  • * Big Things
  • * Perspectives
  • * Schnittke: Concerto for Piano and Strings; Prokofiev: Symphony No. 2
  • * Strauss: Three Tone Poems
  • * ''Upon Further Reflection''

    Songwriting

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Performers names appear in parentheses.
Best Orchestral Performance
Best Opera Recording
Best Choral Performance
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album