Grammy Award Winners 2021
Despite dwindling audiences, women took top honors and sparked buzz around performances at the 2021 Grammy awards. Below is the complete list of winners.
Record of the Year
"Everything I Wanted" — Billie Eilish — Winner
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé
"Colors" — Black Pumas
"Rockstar" — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
"Say So" — Doja Cat
"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa
"Circles" — Post Malone
"Savage" — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Album of the Year
"Folklore" — Taylor Swift — Winner
"Chilombo" — Jhené Aiko
"Black Pumas" (Deluxe Edition) — Black Pumas
"Everyday Life" — Coldplay
"Djesse Vol. 3" — Jacob Collier
"Women in Music Pt. III" — Haim
"Future Nostalgia" — Dua Lipa
"Hollywood's Bleeding" — Post Malone
Song of the Year
"I Can't Breathe" — H.E.R. — Winner
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé
"The Box" — Roddy Ricch
"Cardigan" — Taylor Swift
"Circles" — Post Malone
"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa
"Everything I Wanted" — Billie Eilish
"If the World Was Ending" — JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels
Best New Artist
Megan Thee Stallion — Winner
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Noah Cyrus
Chika
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Watermelon Sugar" — Harry Styles — Winner
"Yummy" — Justin Bieber
"Say So" — Doja Cat
"Everything I Wanted" — Billie Eilish
"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa
"Cardigan" — Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Rain on Me" — Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande — Winner
"Un Dia (One Day)" — J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
"Intentions" — Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
"Dynamite" — BTS
"Exile" — Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"American Standard" — James Taylor — Winner
"Blue Umbrella" — Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian
"True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter" — Harry Connick Jr.
"Unfollow the Rules" — Rufus Wainwright
"Judy" — Renée Zellweger
Best Pop Vocal Album
"Future Nostalgia" — Dua Lipa — Winner
"Changes" — Justin Bieber
"Chromatica" — Lady Gaga
"Fine Line" — Harry Styles
"Folklore" — Taylor Swift
Best Dance Recording
"10%" — Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis — Winner
"On My Mind" — Diplo & Sidepiece
"My High" — Disclosure, Aminé and Slowthai
"The Difference" — Flume featuring Toro y Moi
"Both of Us" — Jayda G
Best Dance/Electronic Album
"Bubba" — Kaytranada — Winner
"Kick I" — Arca
"Energy" — Disclosure
"Planet's Mad" — Baauer
"Good Faith" — Madeon
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
"Live at the Royal Albert Hall" — Snarky Puppy — Winner
"Axiom" — Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
"Chronology of a Dream: Live at The Village Vanguard" — Jon Batiste
"Take the Stairs" — Black Violin
"Americana" — Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
Best Rock Performance
"Shameika" — Fiona Apple — Winner
"The Steps" — HAIM
"Stay High" — Brittany Howard
"Not" — Big Thief
"Kyoto" — Phoebe Bridgers
"Daylight" — Grace Potter
Best Metal Performance
"Bum-Rush" — Body Count — Winner
"Underneath" — Code Orange
"The In-Between" — In This Moment
"Bloodmoney" — Poppy
"Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)" — Power Trip
Best Rock Song
"Stay High" — Brittany Howard — Winner
"Kyoto" — Phoebe Bridgers
"Lost in Yesterday" — Tame Impala
"Not" — Big Thief
"Shameika" — Fiona Apple
Best Rock Album
"The New Abnormal" — The Strokes — Winner
"A Hero's Death" — Fontaines D.C.
"Kiwanuka" — Michael Kiwanuka
"Daylight" — Grace Potter
"Sound & Fury" — Sturgill Simpson
Best Alternative Music Album
"Fetch the Bolt Cutters" — Fiona Apple — Winner
"Hyperspace" — Beck
"Punisher" — Phoebe Bridgers
"Jaime" — Brittany Howard
"The Slow Rush" — Tame Impala
Best R&B Performance
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé — Winner
"Lightning & Thunder" — Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
"All I Need" — Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
"Goat Head" — Brittany Howard
"See Me" — Emily King
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Anything for You" — Ledisi — Winner
"Sit On Down" — The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
"Wonder What She Thinks of Me" — Chloe x Halle
"Let Me Go" — Mykal Kilgore
"Distance" — Yebba
Best R&B Song
"Better Than I Imagined" — Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello — Winner
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé
"Collide" — Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG
"Do It" — Chloe x Halle
"Slow Down" — Skip Marley & H.E.R.
Best Progressive R&B Album
"It Is What It Is" — Thundercat — Winner
"Chilombo" — Jhené Aiko
"Ungodly Hour" — Chloe x Halle
"Free Nationals" — Free Nationals
"F*** Yo Feelings" — Robert Glasper
Best R&B Album
"Bigger Love" — John Legend — Winner
"Happy 2 Be Here" — Ant Clemons
"Take Time" — Giveon
"To Feel Love/D" — Luke James
"All Rise" — Gregory Porter
Record of the Year
"Everything I Wanted" — Billie Eilish — Winner
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé
"Colors" — Black Pumas
"Rockstar" — DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
"Say So" — Doja Cat
"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa
"Circles" — Post Malone
"Savage" — Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Album of the Year
"Folklore" — Taylor Swift — Winner
"Chilombo" — Jhené Aiko
"Black Pumas" (Deluxe Edition) — Black Pumas
"Everyday Life" — Coldplay
"Djesse Vol. 3" — Jacob Collier
"Women in Music Pt. III" — Haim
"Future Nostalgia" — Dua Lipa
"Hollywood's Bleeding" — Post Malone
Song of the Year
"I Can't Breathe" — H.E.R. — Winner
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé
"The Box" — Roddy Ricch
"Cardigan" — Taylor Swift
"Circles" — Post Malone
"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa
"Everything I Wanted" — Billie Eilish
"If the World Was Ending" — JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels
Best New Artist
Megan Thee Stallion — Winner
Ingrid Andress
Phoebe Bridgers
Noah Cyrus
Chika
D Smoke
Doja Cat
Kaytranada
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Watermelon Sugar" — Harry Styles — Winner
"Yummy" — Justin Bieber
"Say So" — Doja Cat
"Everything I Wanted" — Billie Eilish
"Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa
"Cardigan" — Taylor Swift
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Rain on Me" — Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande — Winner
"Un Dia (One Day)" — J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny & Tainy
"Intentions" — Justin Bieber featuring Quavo
"Dynamite" — BTS
"Exile" — Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
"American Standard" — James Taylor — Winner
"Blue Umbrella" — Burt Bacharach & Daniel Tashian
"True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter" — Harry Connick Jr.
"Unfollow the Rules" — Rufus Wainwright
"Judy" — Renée Zellweger
Best Pop Vocal Album
"Future Nostalgia" — Dua Lipa — Winner
"Changes" — Justin Bieber
"Chromatica" — Lady Gaga
"Fine Line" — Harry Styles
"Folklore" — Taylor Swift
Best Dance Recording
"10%" — Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis — Winner
"On My Mind" — Diplo & Sidepiece
"My High" — Disclosure, Aminé and Slowthai
"The Difference" — Flume featuring Toro y Moi
"Both of Us" — Jayda G
Best Dance/Electronic Album
"Bubba" — Kaytranada — Winner
"Kick I" — Arca
"Energy" — Disclosure
"Planet's Mad" — Baauer
"Good Faith" — Madeon
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
"Live at the Royal Albert Hall" — Snarky Puppy — Winner
"Axiom" — Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah
"Chronology of a Dream: Live at The Village Vanguard" — Jon Batiste
"Take the Stairs" — Black Violin
"Americana" — Grégoire Maret, Romain Collin & Bill Frisell
Best Rock Performance
"Shameika" — Fiona Apple — Winner
"The Steps" — HAIM
"Stay High" — Brittany Howard
"Not" — Big Thief
"Kyoto" — Phoebe Bridgers
"Daylight" — Grace Potter
Best Metal Performance
"Bum-Rush" — Body Count — Winner
"Underneath" — Code Orange
"The In-Between" — In This Moment
"Bloodmoney" — Poppy
"Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)" — Power Trip
Best Rock Song
"Stay High" — Brittany Howard — Winner
"Kyoto" — Phoebe Bridgers
"Lost in Yesterday" — Tame Impala
"Not" — Big Thief
"Shameika" — Fiona Apple
Best Rock Album
"The New Abnormal" — The Strokes — Winner
"A Hero's Death" — Fontaines D.C.
"Kiwanuka" — Michael Kiwanuka
"Daylight" — Grace Potter
"Sound & Fury" — Sturgill Simpson
Best Alternative Music Album
"Fetch the Bolt Cutters" — Fiona Apple — Winner
"Hyperspace" — Beck
"Punisher" — Phoebe Bridgers
"Jaime" — Brittany Howard
"The Slow Rush" — Tame Impala
Best R&B Performance
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé — Winner
"Lightning & Thunder" — Jhené Aiko featuring John Legend
"All I Need" — Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign
"Goat Head" — Brittany Howard
"See Me" — Emily King
Best Traditional R&B Performance
"Anything for You" — Ledisi — Winner
"Sit On Down" — The Baylor Project featuring Jean Baylor & Marcus Baylor
"Wonder What She Thinks of Me" — Chloe x Halle
"Let Me Go" — Mykal Kilgore
"Distance" — Yebba
Best R&B Song
"Better Than I Imagined" — Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello — Winner
"Black Parade" — Beyoncé
"Collide" — Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG
"Do It" — Chloe x Halle
"Slow Down" — Skip Marley & H.E.R.
Best Progressive R&B Album
"It Is What It Is" — Thundercat — Winner
"Chilombo" — Jhené Aiko
"Ungodly Hour" — Chloe x Halle
"Free Nationals" — Free Nationals
"F*** Yo Feelings" — Robert Glasper
Best R&B Album
"Bigger Love" — John Legend — Winner
"Happy 2 Be Here" — Ant Clemons
"Take Time" — Giveon
"To Feel Love/D" — Luke James
"All Rise" — Gregory Porter
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