Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny Shine at 68th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

The 68th Grammy Awards were held in Los Angeles, with Kendrick Lamar emerging as the most decorated artist of the night for the second consecutive year.

The American rapper collected five awards, including Record of the Year for Luther, his collaboration with SZA, and Best Rap Album for GNX.

However, Lamar missed out on the ceremony’s most coveted award, Album of the Year, which was claimed by Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny.

Below is a comprehensive breakdown of the winners and nominees across the major categories.

68th Grammy Awards The “Big Four” Awards

Song of the Year

Winner: Billie Eilish – Wildflower
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Doechii – Anxiety
Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT
Bad Bunny – DtMF
Huntr/x – Golden
Kendrick Lamar feat SZA – Luther
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild

Record of the Year

Winner: Kendrick Lamar feat SZA – Luther
Bad Bunny – DtMF
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Doechii – Anxiety
Billie Eilish – Wildflower
Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Chappell Roan – The Subway
Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT

Album of the Year

Winner: Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Justin Bieber – Swag
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Clipse – Let God Sort Em Out
Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Leon Thomas – Mutt
Tyler, the Creator – Chromakopia

Best New Artist

Winner: Olivia Dean
Katseye
The Marías
Addison Rae
Sombr
Leon Thomas
Alex Warren
Lola Young

Pop and Dance

Best Pop Vocal Album

Winner: Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Justin Bieber – Swag
Sabrina Carpenter – Man’s Best Friend
Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful
Teddy Swims – I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Pt. 2

Best Pop Solo Performance

Winner: Lola Young – Messy
Justin Bieber – Daisies
Sabrina Carpenter – Manchild
Lady Gaga – Disease
Chappell Roan – The Subway

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Winner: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity
Huntr/x – Golden
Katseye – Gabriela
Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT
SZA with Kendrick Lamar – 30 For 30

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Winner: Tame Impala – End Of Summer
Disclosure & Anderson .Paak – No Cap
Fred again.., Skepta & PlaqueBoyMax – Victory Lap
Kaytranada – Space Invader
Skrillex – Voltage

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Winner: FKA Twigs – Eusexua
Fred again.. – Ten Days
PinkPantheress – Fancy That
Rüfüs Du Sol – Inhale / Exhale
Skrillex – F** U Skrillex You Think Ur Andy Warhol But Ur Not!! <3*

Best Dance/Pop Recording

Winner: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco – Bluest Flame
Zara Larsson – Midnight Sun
Tate McRae – Just Keep Watching
PinkPantheress – Illegal

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Winner: Laufey – A Matter Of Time
Laila Biali – Wintersongs
Jennifer Hudson – The Gift Of Love
Elton John & Brandi Carlile – Who Believes In Angels?
Lady Gaga – Harlequin
Barbra Streisand – The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume 2

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album

Winner: Natalia Lafourcade – Cancionera
Rauw Alejandro – Cosa Nuestra
Andrés Cepeda – Bogotá (Deluxe)
Karol G – Tropicoqueta
Alejandro Sanz – ¿Y ahora qué?

Best Música Urbana Album

Winner: Bad Bunny – DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS
J Balvin – Mixteip
Feid – Ferxxo Vol X: Sagrado
Nicki Nicole – Naiki
Trueno – Eub Deluxe
Yandel – Sinfónico (En Vivo)

Rap

Best Rap Performance

Winner: Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams – Chains & Whips
Cardi B – Outside
Doechii – Anxiety
Kendrick Lamar feat Lefty Gunplay – TV Off
Tyler, The Creator feat Teezo Touchdown – Darling, I

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Winner: Kendrick Lamar with SZA – Luther
Fridayy feat Meek Mill – Proud Of Me
JID feat Ty Dolla $ign & 6Lack – Wholeheartedly
Terrace Martin & Kenyon Dixon feat Rapsody – WeMaj
Partynextdoor & Drake – Somebody Loves Me

Best Rap Song

Winner: Kendrick Lamar feat Lefty Gunplay – TV Off
Doechii – Anxiety
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat John Legend & Voices of Fire – The Birds Don’t Sing
Tyler, The Creator feat GloRilla, Sexyy Red & Lil Wayne – Sticky
GloRilla – TGIF

Best Rap Album

Winner: Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Clipse, Pusha T & Malice – Let God Sort Em Out
GloRilla – Glorious
JID – God Does Like Ugly
Tyler, The Creator – Chromakopia

R&B and Afrobeats

Best R&B Performance

Winner: Kehlani – Folded
Justin Bieber – Yukon
Chris Brown feat Bryson Tiller – It Depends
Leon Thomas – Mutt (Live From NPR’s Tiny Desk)
Summer Walker – Heart Of A Woman

Best R&B Song

Winner: Kehlani – Folded
Summer Walker – Heart Of A Woman
Chris Brown feat Bryson Tiller – It Depends
Durand Bernarr – Overqualified
Leon Thomas – Yes It Is

Best R&B Album

Winner: Leon Thomas – Mutt
Giveon – Beloved
Coco Jones – Why Not More?
Ledisi – The Crown
Teyana Taylor – Escape Room

Best African Music Performance

Winner: Tyla – Push 2 Start
Burna Boy – Love
Davido feat Omah Lay – With You
Eddy Kenzo & Mehran Matin – Hope & Love
Ayra Starr feat Wizkid – Gimme Dat

Source: BBC.com

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