Nella notte dei Grammy Awards 2021, Beyoncé fa storia con due statuette su nove nomination. Taylor Swift vince il secondo premio più importante, Album dell’anno, con “Folklore”. C’è anche Riccardo Muti: il Maestro vince il premio di “Best Engineered Album, Classical” con la Chicago Symphony Orchestra per “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13”.
L’edizione 2021 dei Grammy si è svolta nel segno della pandemia. Niente pubblico, nessun red carpet e con performance che sono state un misto di dal vivo e pre-registrato. La serata, in diretta da Los Angeles, è stata presentata da Trevor Noah, il comico di The Daily Show. La notte dei Grammy Awards 2021 sarà ricordata come “la notte delle donne”.
Nelle quattro categorie principali, infatti, hanno vinto tutte artiste donne. Oltre a Billie Eilish e Taylor Swift, “I Can’t Breathe” di H.E.R. è stato scelto come brano dell’anno. Il Grammy per la categoria ‘Song Of The Year’ viene assegnato a chi ha scritto la canzone premiata, quindi la stessa H.E.R.
Megan Thee Stallion ha vinto il Grammy come miglior artista emergente (Best New Artist). La rapper ha portato a casa tre premi facendo a sua volta storia e diventando la prima rapper donna a vincere per la miglior canzone rap.
Soddisfazione anche per Harry Styles, che ha vinto il Grammy come Best Pop Solo Performance con Watermelon Sugar. Per l’artista inglese, ex One Direction, si tratta della prima partecipazione e prima vittoria. Styles ha anche aperto la serata cantando lo stesso brano.
Tra le categorie premiate più importanti, come Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist, brilla anche Riccardo Muti, orgoglio nazionale che porta a casa il “Best Engineered Album, Classical” con la Chicago Symphony Orchestra per “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13”.
Beyoncé era in testa alle nomination, ben nove: trionfa in due, Best Rap Performance e Best Video. Lady Gaga e Ariana Grande vincono il Grammy come Best Duo per “Rain on me”. Un Grammy anche per Kanye West con l’album “Jesus is King”, e per Fiona Apple.
Grammy Awards 2021: tutti i vincitori
Categorie Generali
1. Record Of The Year
EVERYTHING I WANTED – Billie Eilish
2. Album Of The Year
FOLKLORE – Taylor Swift
3. Song Of The Year
I CAN’T BREATHE – H.E.R.
4. Best New Artist
MEGAN THEE STALLION
Grammy Awards 2021: Pop
5. Best Pop Solo Performance
WATERMELON SUGAR – Harry Styles
6. Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
RAIN ON ME – Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
AMERICAN STANDARD – James Taylor
8. Best Pop Vocal Album
FUTURE NOSTALGIA – Dua Lipa
Dance/Musica Elettronica
9. Best Dance Recording
10% –
Kaytranada Featuring Kali Uchis
10. Best Dance/Electronic Album
BUBBA – Kaytranada
Musica Strumentale contemporanea
11. Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL –
Snarky Puppy
Grammy Awards 2021: Rock
12. Best Rock Performance
SHAMEIKA – Fiona Apple
13. Best Metal Performance
BUM-RUSH – Body Count
14. Best Rock Song
STAY HIGH – Brittany Howard
15. Best Rock Album
THE NEW ABNORMAL – The Strokes
Grammy Awards 2021: Alternative
16. Best Alternative Music Album
FETCH THE BOLT CUTTERS – Fiona Apple
Grammy Awards 2021: R&B
17. Best R&B Performance
BLACK PARADE – Beyoncé
18. Best Traditional R&B Performance
ANYTHING FOR YOU – Ledisi
19. Best R&B Song
BETTER THAN I IMAGINED – Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello & Gabriella Wilson
20. Best Progressive R&B Album
IT IS WHAT IT IS – Thundercat
21. Best R&B Album
BIGGER LOVE – John Legend
Grammy Awards 2021: Rap
22. Best Rap Performance
SAVAGE – Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
23. Best Melodic Rap Performance
LOCKDOWN – Anderson .Paak
24. Best Rap Song
SAVAGE – Megan Thee Stallion Featuring Beyoncé
25. Best Rap Album
KING’S DISEASE – Nas
Grammy Awards 2021: Country
26. Best Country Solo Performance
WHEN MY AMY PRAYS – Vince Gill
27. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
10,000 HOURS – Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber
28. Best Country Song
CROWDED TABLE – The Highwomen
29. Best Country Album
WILDCARD – Miranda Lambert
Grammy Awards 2021: New Age
30. Best New Age Album
MORE GUITAR STORIES – Jim “Kimo” West
Grammy Awards 2021: Jazz
31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo
ALL BLUES – Chick Corea
32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
SECRETS ARE THE BEST STORIES – Kurt Elling Featuring Danilo Pérez
33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
TRILOGY 2 – Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade
34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
DATA LORDS – Maria Schneider Orchestra
35. Best Latin Jazz Album
FOUR QUESTIONS – Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Grammy Awards 2021: Gospel
36. Best Gospel Performance/Song
MOVIN’ ON – Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music
37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
THERE WAS JESUS – Zach Williams & Dolly Parton
38. Best Gospel Album
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PJ – PJ Morton
39. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
JESUS IS KING – Kanye West
40. Best Roots Gospel Album
CELEBRATING FISK! (THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM) – Fisk Jubilee Singers
Grammy Awards 2021: Latin
41. Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
YHLQMDLG – Bad Bunny
42. Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
LA CONQUISTA DEL ESPACIO – Fito Paez
43. Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
UN CANTO POR MÉXICO, VOL. 1 – Natalia Lafourcade
44. Best Tropical Latin Album
40 – Grupo Niche
Grammy Awards 2021: American Roots Music
45. Best American Roots Performance
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – John Prine
46. Best American Roots Song
I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – Pat McLaughlin & John Prine
47. Best Americana Album
WORLD ON THE GROUND – Sarah Jarosz
48. Best Bluegrass Album
HOME – Billy Strings
49. Best Traditional Blues Album
RAWER THAN RAW – Bobby Rush
50. Best Contemporary Blues Album
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET? – Fantastic Negrito
51. Best Folk Album
ALL THE GOOD TIMES – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
52. Best Regional Roots Music Album
ATMOSPHERE – New Orleans Nightcrawlers
Grammy Awards 2021: Reggae
53. Best Reggae Album
GOT TO BE TOUGH – Toots & The Maytals
Grammy Awards 2021: Global Music
54. Best Global Music Album
TWICE AS TALL – Burna Boy
Grammy Awards 2021: Children’s
55. Best Children’s Music Album
ALL THE LADIES – Joanie Leeds
Grammy Awards 2021: Spoken Word
56. Best Spoken Word Album
BLOWOUT: CORRUPTED DEMOCRACY, ROGUE STATE RUSSIA, AND THE RICHEST, MOST DESTRUCTIVE INDUSTRY ON EARTH – Rachel Maddow
Grammy Awards 2021: Comedy
57. Best Comedy Album
BLACK MITZVAH – Tiffany Haddish
Grammy Awards 2021: Musical Theatre
58. Best Musical Theater Album
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
Grammy Awards 2021: Music For Visual Media
59. Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
JOJO RABBIT
60. Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
JOKER – Hildur Guðnadóttir
61. Best Song Written For Visual Media
NO TIME TO DIE – Billie Eilish
Grammy Awards 2021: Composizione/Arrangiamento
62. Best Instrumental Composition
SPUTNIK – Maria Schneider
63. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
DONNA LEE – John Beasley
64. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
HE WON’T HOLD YOU – Jacob Collier
Grammy Awards 2021: Cofanetti
65. Best Recording Package
VOLS. 11 & 12 – Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto
66. Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
ODE TO JOY -Lawrence Azerrad & Jeff Tweedy, art directors (Wilco)
Grammy Awards 2021: Notes
67. Best Album Notes
DEAD MAN’S POP – Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)
Grammy Awards 2021: Album Storici
68. Best Historical Album
IT’S SUCH A GOOD FEELING: THE BEST OF MISTER ROGERS – Mister Rogers
Grammy Awards 2021: Produzioni, Non Classica
69. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
HYPERSPACE – Beck
70. Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
ANDREW WATT
71. Best Remixed Recording
ROSES (IMANBEK REMIX) – SAINt JHN
Grammy Awards 2021: Produzioni, Classica
73. Best Engineered Album, Classical
SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONY NO. 13, ‘BABI YAR’ – Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
74. Producer Of The Year, Classical
DAVID FROST
Grammy Awards 2021: Musica Classica
75. Best Orchestral Performance
IVES: COMPLETE SYMPHONIES –
Gustavo Dudamel (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
76. Best Opera Recording
GERSHWIN: PORGY AND BESS – The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus
77. Best Choral Performance
DANIELPOUR: THE PASSION OF YESHUAH – Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
78. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
CONTEMPORARY VOICES – Pacifica Quartet
79. Best Classical Instrumental Solo
THEOFANIDIS: CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA – Albany Symphony
80. Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
SMYTH: THE PRISON- Experiential Orchestra
81. Best Classical Compendium
THOMAS, M.T.: FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK & MEDITATIONS ON RILKE
82. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
ROUSE: SYMPHONY NO. 5- Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony
Musica Video/Film
83. Best Music Video
BROWN SKIN GIRL – Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & WizKid
84. Best Music Film
LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE – Linda Ronstadt
