65th Annual Grammy Awards facts for kids

Quick facts for kids 65th Annual Grammy Awards
Host	Trevor Noah
Date	February 5, 2023 Main ceremony 5:00–8:30 pm PST (UTC−8) Premiere ceremony 12:30–5:00 pm PST
Location	Crypto.com Arena Los Angeles, California
Television coverage
Network	CBS Paramount+
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The 65th Annual Grammy Awards was a big music event held in Los Angeles on February 5, 2023. It celebrated the best music, songs, and artists from October 2021 to September 2022. The nominations were announced on November 15, 2022. Trevor Noah, a comedian from South Africa, hosted the show for the third time in a row.

Beyoncé received the most nominations with nine. Kendrick Lamar had eight, and Adele and Brandi Carlile each had seven. Beyoncé now has 88 career nominations, tying with her husband Jay-Z for the most nominations in Grammy history! Bad Bunny's album Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) was the first Spanish-language album ever nominated for Album of the Year.

Beyoncé also made history by winning the Best Dance/Electronic Album award. This win gave her a total of 32 Grammy awards, more than any other artist in the show's history!

What's New at the Grammys?

For the 2023 show, the Grammy organizers made some exciting changes to the award categories and rules.

New Awards and Changes

• Five new awards were added. These include:

* Best Alternative Music Performance * Best Americana Performance * Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media (for video game music!) * Best Spoken Word Poetry Album * Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical (to honor songwriters).

• A special award called "Best Song for Social Change" was created. This award celebrates songs that talk about important social issues and promote peace.
• The "Best New Age Album" award got a new name: "Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album."
• For albums to be considered, at least 75% of the music had to be newly recorded. Before, it was 50%.

Who Performed?

Many amazing artists performed at the Grammy Awards.

Premiere Ceremony Performers

The performers for the earlier ceremony were announced on January 29, 2023.

Main Ceremony Performers

The main show featured many big names. Some performances honored music legends.

Who Presented the Awards?

Many famous people presented awards at both ceremonies.

Winners and Nominees

Here are the winners and nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards. Winners are shown first and in bold.

Top Awards

Record of the Year

• "About *** Time" – Lizzo
• "Don't Shut Me Down" – ABBA
• "Easy on Me" – Adele
• "Break My Soul" – Beyoncé
• "Good Morning Gorgeous" – Mary J. Blige
• "You and Me on the Rock" – Brandi Carlile featuring Lucius
• "Woman" – Doja Cat
• "Bad Habit" – Steve Lacy
• "The Heart Part 5" – Kendrick Lamar
• "As It Was" – Harry Styles

Album of the Year

• Harry's House – Harry Styles
• Voyage – ABBA
• 30 – Adele
• Un verano sin ti – Bad Bunny
• Renaissance – Beyoncé
• Good Morning Gorgeous – Mary J. Blige
• In These Silent Days – Brandi Carlile
• Music of the Spheres – Coldplay
• Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar
• Special – Lizzo

Song of the Year

• "Just Like That"
  • Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Raitt)
• "ABCDEFU"
  • Sara Davis, Gayle and Dave Pittenger, songwriters (Gayle)
• "About D***n Time"
  • Lizzo, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin and Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)
• "All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)"
  • Liz Rose and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Swift)
• "As It Was"
  • Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon and Harry Styles, songwriters (Styles)
• "Bad Habit"
  • Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Lacy)
• "Break My Soul"
  • Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant and Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
• "Easy on Me"
  • Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
• "God Did"
  • Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts and Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy)
• "The Heart Part 5"
  • Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar and Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Lamar)

Best New Artist

• Samara Joy
• Anitta
• Omar Apollo
• Domi and JD Beck
• Latto
• Måneskin
• Muni Long
• Tobe Nwigwe
• Molly Tuttle
• Wet Leg

Pop Music Awards

Best Pop Solo Performance

• "Easy on Me" – Adele
• "Moscow Mule" – Bad Bunny
• "Woman" – Doja Cat
• "Bad Habit" – Steve Lacy
• "About D***n Time" – Lizzo
• "As It Was" – Harry Styles

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• "Unholy" – Sam Smith and Kim Petras
• "Don't Shut Me Down" – ABBA
• "Bam Bam" – Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran
• "My Universe" – Coldplay and BTS
• "I Like You (A Happier Song)" – Post Malone and Doja Cat

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Harry's House – Harry Styles
• Voyage – ABBA
• 30 – Adele
• Music of the Spheres – Coldplay
• Special – Lizzo

Dance/Electronic Music Awards

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

• "Break My Soul" – Beyoncé
• "Rosewood" – Bonobo
• "Don't Forget My Love" – Diplo and Miguel
• "I'm Good (Blue)" – David Guetta and Bebe Rexha
• "Intimidated" – Kaytranada featuring H.E.R.
• "On My Knees" – Rüfüs Du Sol

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Renaissance – Beyoncé
• Fragments – Bonobo
• Diplo – Diplo
• The Last Goodbye – Odesza
• Surrender – Rüfüs Du Sol

Rock Music Awards

Best Rock Performance

• "Broken Horses" – Brandi Carlile
• "So Happy It Hurts" – Bryan Adams
• "Old Man" – Beck
• "Wild Child" – The Black Keys
• "Crawl!" – Idles
• "Patient Number 9" – Ozzy Osbourne featuring Jeff Beck
• "Holiday"– Turnstile

Best Rock Album

• Patient Number 9 – Ozzy Osbourne
• Dropout Boogie – The Black Keys
• The Boy Named If – Elvis Costello & The Imposters
• Crawler – Idles
• Mainstream Sellout – Machine Gun Kelly
• Lucifer on the Sofa – Spoon

Alternative Music Awards

Best Alternative Music Performance

• "Chaise Longue" – Wet Leg
• "There'd Better Be a Mirrorball" – Arctic Monkeys
• "Certainty" – Big Thief
• "King" – Florence and the Machine
• "Spitting Off the Edge of the World" – Yeah Yeah Yeahs featuring Perfume Genius

Best Alternative Music Album

• Wet Leg – Wet Leg
• We – Arcade Fire
• Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You – Big Thief
• Fossora – Björk
• Cool It Down – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

R&B Music Awards

Best R&B Performance

• "Hrs & Hrs" – Muni Long
• "Virgo's Groove" – Beyoncé
• "Here With Me" – Mary J. Blige featuring Anderson .Paak
• "Over" – Lucky Daye
• "Hurt Me So Good" – Jazmine Sullivan

Best R&B Album

• Black Radio III – Robert Glasper
• Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe) – Mary J. Blige
• Breezy (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
• Candydrip – Lucky Daye
• Watch the Sun – PJ Morton

Rap Music Awards

Best Rap Performance

• "The Heart Part 5" – Kendrick Lamar
• "God Did" – DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy
• "Vegas" – Doja Cat
• "Pushin P" – Gunna & Future featuring Young Thug
• "F.N.F. (Let's Go)" – Hitkidd and GloRilla

Best Rap Album

• Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers – Kendrick Lamar
• God Did – DJ Khaled
• I Never Liked You – Future
• Come Home the Kids Miss You – Jack Harlow
• It's Almost Dry – Pusha T

Country Music Awards

Best Country Solo Performance

• "Live Forever" – Willie Nelson
• "Heartfirst" – Kelsea Ballerini
• "Something in the Orange" – Zach Bryan
• "In His Arms" – Miranda Lambert
• "Circles Around This Town" – Maren Morris

Best Country Album

• A Beautiful Time – Willie Nelson
• Growin' Up – Luke Combs
• Palomino – Miranda Lambert
• Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville – Ashley McBryde
• Humble Quest – Maren Morris

Latin Music Awards

Best Latin Pop Album

• Pasieros – Rubén Blades and Boca Livre
• Aguilera – Christina Aguilera
• De adentro pa afuera – Camilo
• Viajante – Fonseca
• Dharma + – Sebastián Yatra

Best Música Urbana Album

• Un verano sin ti – Bad Bunny
• Trap Cake, Vol. 2 – Rauw Alejandro
• Legendaddy – Daddy Yankee
• La 167 – Farruko
• The Love & *** Tape – Maluma

Music for Visual Media Awards

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Encanto – Various Artists
• Elvis – Various Artists
• Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series, Season 4 (Vol. 2) – Various Artists
• Top Gun: Maverick – Lorne Balfe, Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga & Hans Zimmer
• West Side Story – Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarök – Stephanie Economou
• Aliens: Fireteam Elite – Austin Wintory
• Call of Duty: Vanguard – Bear McCreary
• Old World – Christopher Tin
• Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Richard Jacques

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 & Encanto Cast)
• "Be Alive" (from King Richard)
  • Beyoncé & Darius "DIXSON" Scott, songwriters (Beyoncé)
• "Carolina" (from Where the Crawdads Sing)
  • Taylor Swift, songwriter (Swift)
• "Hold My Hand" (from Top Gun: Maverick)
  • BloodPop & Stefani Germanotta, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
• "Keep Rising" (from The Woman King)
  • Angelique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito & Jessy Wilson, songwriters (Jessy Wilson featuring Angelique Kidjo)
• "Nobody Like U" (from Turning Red)
  • Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (4*Town, Jordan Fisher, Finneas O'Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva)

Music Video/Film Awards

Best Music Video

• All Too Well: The Short Film – Taylor Swift
  • Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer
• "Easy on Me" – Adele
  • Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan & Nancy Grant, video producers
• "Yet to Come" – BTS
  • Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer
• "Woman" – Doja Cat
  • Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producers
• "The Heart Part 5" – Kendrick Lamar
  • Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
• "As It Was" – Harry Styles
  • Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter & Alexa Haywood, video producers

Special Honors

MusiCares Person of the Year

This award honors musicians who have made a big impact and helped others.

• Berry Gordy
• Smokey Robinson

Lifetime Achievement Awards

These awards celebrate artists who have made amazing contributions to music over their careers.

• The Supremes
• Nirvana
• Ma Rainey
• Nile Rodgers
• Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson
• Bobby McFerrin
• Slick Rick

Best Song for Social Change

This new award recognizes songs that inspire positive change in the world.

• "Baraye" – Shervin Hajipour

Artists with Many Nominations and Wins

Some artists were nominated for many awards, and some won multiple Grammys!

Most Nominations

Multiple Awards Won

In Memoriam

The Grammys also honored musicians and industry figures who passed away. Here are some of the people remembered during the performance:

• Loretta Lynn
• Naomi Judd
• Mickey Gilley
• Olivia Newton-John
• Jeff Beck
• Takeoff
• Anita Pointer
• Coolio
• Irene Cara
• Christine McVie

See also

In Spanish: 65.ª edición de los Premios Grammy para niños