Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic, Foo Fighters, St. Vincent & More Win Grammy Awards
Béla Fleck, SOJA and Olivia Rodrigo were also among the award winners.
By Andy Kahn Apr 4, 2022 • 9:40 am PDT
Jon Batiste, Silk Sonic, Foo Fighters and St. Vincent were among the winners last night at the 64th Grammy Awards. Béla Fleck, SOJA and Olivia Rodrigo were also winners at the event held at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Jon Batiste won Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year for his 2021 album, We Are, as well as Best American Roots Song and Best American Roots Performance for his song “Cry,” and Best Music Video for “Freedom.” Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won the Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media for the film Soul (in a tie with Carlos Rafael Rivera’s The Queen’s Gambit score).
Silk Sonic, the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, won Grammy Awards for Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance (in a tie with Jazmine Sullivan) for their song “Leave The Door Open.” The track appeared on their 2021 debut album, An Evening With Silk Sonic.
Foo Fighters, still mourning the recent death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, won several Grammy Awards on Sunday night. The group, who was slated to perform at the event, won Best Rock Performance for “Making A Fire,” Best Rock Song for “Waiting On A War” and Best Rock Album for Medicine At Midnight.
St. Vincent won Best Alternative Music Album for Daddy’s Home. Olivia Rodrigo was named Best New Artist, while also winning Best Pop Solo Performance for her song “drivers license” and Best Pop Vocal Album for Sour.
Béla Fleck’s guest-filled My Bluegrass Heart won Best Bluegrass Album. SOJA took home the Grammy for Best Reggae Album for Beauty In The Silence.
MusiCares’ Person of the Year 2022 Joni Mitchell, who introduced a performance by Brandi Carlile with Bonnie Raitt, won the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album for Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967).
Chris Stapleton won Grammy Awards for Best Country Album for Starting Over, Best Country Solo Performance for “You Should Probably Leave” and Best Country Song with Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure and Derek Mixon for “Cold.” Other Grammy Award winners included Christian McBride Big Band, Chick Corea, Los Lobos, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi, Angelique Kidjo, Jack Antonoff, Questlove, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Doja Cat & SZA, H.E.R. and Arooj Aftab.
Live performances at last night’s Grammys included Silk Sonic, Jon Batiste, Olivia Rodrigo, Brandi Carlile, Lady Gaga, Chris Stapleton, BTS, John Legend, Billie Eilish, Nas, Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow, Brothers Osborne and more.
View the full list of winners and nominees from last night’s 64th Grammy Awards.
