67th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony
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ladies and gentlemen the 67th annual
Grammy awards premere ceremony with
Yolanda Adams Wayne Brady Deborah Cox
Scott Hoying Angelique kijo and Taj
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fun right now everybody how you
feel we are here tonight let's everybody
get involved we're going to start right
here in this section scop we're going to
spill you into three parts over here on
the left side this is your part ready 3
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the Grammy premere ceremony is proudly
presented by City National Bank the
official Bank of the Grammy Awards
ladies and Gentlemen please welcome the
CEO of the recording Academy Mr Harvey
Mason
Jor come on let's give it up yeah ch
what a performance right that's how you
start a music show
right let's give it up for some of our
Grammy nominees that performed here
Yolanda Adams Wayne
yeah Wayne
Brady Scott
hoing Angelique
Keo and Tas Mahal
and of course of course the Maestro CH
Alara and his Grammy Premier all-star
band good afternoon everybody and
welcome to the 2025 premere ceremony and
the official start of the 67th Grammy
celebration this is a very special event
and a special day
for the next 3 hours and then later
tonight on The Telecast we're going to
honor and celebrate this amazing year in
music we'll hand out some trophies and
we're going to see some Unforgettable
performances and this year we're also
going to honor music's great power to
inspire to heal and to
unite because of the recent fires that
devastated Los Angeles we're also going
to recognize the resilience of our
community and celebrate our First
Responders and do our very best to lift
up this city that we love we're also
hard at work raising money to support
those impacted if you have the ability
to make a contribution we don't care how
much I can promise you that it's needed
and that it will go to the members of
our music community and others affected
by the
fires I'm so grateful just to be here
today to come together around
music looking around the room
I'm reminded how incredibly Lucky I Am
we all are to be part of this amazing
music community and we can't ever take
that for
granted we're community that lifts each
other to achieve our goals and that
cheers loudly when we reach them we're a
group that honors those who have
inspired us while also elevating the
next generation of innovators and when
adversity hits we know we can count on
this community to come together to
support one
another so thank you for your boundless
contributions your unwavering spirit and
your commitment to making the world a
better place through
music I'm so excited and I can't thank
you enough for all being here and now
please join me in bringing to the stage
the chair of the Board of Trustees Tammy
hurt
well thank you Harvey it is my greatest
honor today to stand on this stage in
front of such a a group of such
remarkable artists on behalf of the
recording Academy's Board of Trustees
and our entire musical family please
join me stand up on your feet give a
huge congratulations to all of this
year's esteemed Grammy
nominees thank you and congratulations
everyone
so what a singular pleasure it is to
welcome you all to the Grammy Premiere
ceremony as music creators each of you
has the extraordinary ability to
transform pure emotion into music that
moves people that heals people that
connects people in ways that nothing
else can we gravitate to music in
challenging times when tragedies like
the LA wildfires hit and when stability
and reassurance fail to show up
today every person in this room feels
the pain and is grieving the loss all
around us here in Los
Angeles the noise of the world is
loud and the weight of the unexpected
around us can feel
crushing and you the people who make the
music possess such a special gift your
music has the power to to heal and to
remind those who are struggling that
they're not
alone it comes from your vulnerability
your courage and your radical
authenticity you know we seek music as a
Solace and a source of renewed
inspiration to Anchor us and lift us
back up on our
feet there's an indelible truth in the
music that I love it lives in every
resonating lyric every stirring Melody
and in every expressive performance I'm
sure you know what I mean when I say
music's never let me
down we are so fortunate to be here
together resilient and United by our
shared passion what a privilege it is to
be able to connect on such a profound
level your songs they empower the
voiceless and renew the strength of the
weary some of the most transformative
music in history has come from hardship
becoming anthems of resilience ience and
hope in your music it offers the power
to change lives and maybe even save them
one song at a
time so before I close I want to express
my deepest gratitude to the recording
Academy's Board of Trustees our members
and the remarkable Academy staff serving
as chair of this board for the past four
years has been one of the greatest
honors of my lifetime thank you for your
trust your support and your dedication
to our community you've shown this queer
independent female drummer from Atlanta
Georgia through music anything is
possible and I am truly grateful thank
you all right let's get on let's get on
with it the reason that we're here right
shall we you
ready it is my greatest pleasure to
introduce to you
the host of this year's Grammy Premiere
ceremony an artist whose Talent
creativity and humor have earned him yet
another nomination for best song of the
year backed by popular demand the one
the only the incomparable Justin trer
hello thank you Tammy thank you so much
look at all of these brilliant brilliant
people and the
executives this room is overflowing with
icons of Sound Master
of Melody and the executives
it it is an absolute joy to be standing
before the incredible talent that makes
our industry's beautiful heartbeat
louder than a white guy playing Latin
percussion it's so loud so loud
today we're here to recognize the soul
passion and creativ it that breeed life
into every lyric and every note that the
world loved this year that music was
created by us the People In This Very
Room give yourselves a round of
applause I would love to shout out the
amazing people streaming this at home
all over the world whether it's crack of
dawn happy hour or last call thank you
for tuning in your presence fuels This
Global celebration now I know what
you're thinking someone whose wrists
move like
this and legs move like
that thank you someone like that hosting
a celebration during these tumultuous
times
this is going to get political but I
promise you I'm going to bring you
nothing but joy fashion and a lot of
music because record labels trying to
win over Grammy voters is political
enough we've had
enough this year our Grammy Premiere is
a tribute to resilience creativity and
community
a tribute to the people of Los Angeles
who Inspire us with their strength even
in the face of unimaginable challenges
this city has always been a beacon for
dreamers and Visionaries this afternoon
we honor not only the music but the
spirit of the people who make it the
First Responders who are the definition
of courage and the countless individuals
who are finding hope and rebuilding
after the devastating fires I love this
city the city changed my life the city
saved my life so can we take a quick
second and make some noise for the city
of
Angels
louder
ladder the academy is committed to
standing alongside those affected by the
fires we've created a unique QR code to
support music cares and local
organizations that are actively working
to uplift and assist our community
during this time of hardship we invite
you to scan that QR code explore click
and contribute let's do everything we
can to make a lasting
impact Executives I expect a good
donation pop producers I expect huge
donations classical and jazz producers
do the best you
can do the best you
can
okay I'm glad you laugh laughed at that
I was a little
nervous okay before we get this fabulous
show going here are a few quick
reminders to keep things running
smoothly one we've got some amazing
performances and about
85 yes 85 Grammys to hand out so please
keep your acceptance speeches very short
and very sweet two if you hear your name
after and the Grammy goes to jump up
wave your arms and let us know that
you're here and head to the stage three
remember you've got 45 seconds total for
your speech and that 45 seconds starts
the minute your feet hit the aisle it's
very serious in here okay so I don't
make the rules when when you see wrap it
up please wrap it up if not
C CH will start playing music to cue you
off okay he's very
good but it means stop okay so your mic
will cut off it's a long show we have
many many winners and please don't blame
CH he's only following orders
four nominees Pro tip and the pro is not
me because I I've never won a Grammy uh
good luck babe uh we actually co-wrote
that about me trying to win a Grammy so
nominees Sit Close to the aisle so you
have a quick path to the stage five if
your name isn't called please stay
seated the academy kindly requests no
substitute acceptors on
stage six lastly a safety tip for all
winners the acceptance area to my right
there's like a cute little step uh make
sure you step cuz falling while you win
your Grammy would not be as Chic as you
think it is I think got it step we got
it thank
you okay uh a very exciting note the
recording Academy is dedicated to
accessibility efforts the diversity
equity and inclusion
team
yes yes uh they have worked closely with
our Community Partners to ensure ASL
interpreters are involved in the Premier
ceremony for the first time
ever we are so excited to have pro bono
as our our partner to provide this ASL
interpretation please help me welcome
our ASL interpreter Divas Dara Hitchin
and Mo'Nique
Daniels
louder before we start handing out
Grammys I'd like to give a big shout out
to our trophy presenters from Grammy U
thanks so much for being a part of our
celebration thank
you for all our virtual viewers we're
keeping the magic rolling again this
year you can simply scan the QR code on
your screen to get a full rundown of the
show and stay up toate and to partner
with us to keep our mission alive no
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you need over at grammy.com it's the
same great feature as last year but even
smoother enjoy
okay okay are we
ready from ballads that break your heart
to Bangers that break the rules we have
got it all let's have some real fun in
this pre-telecast and celebrate the
out of each other before we head across
the street and all get very nervous and
insane because there's TV cameras okay
let's let's like really celebrate each
other these next couple hours are you
with me
all right let's give out some awards
baby Make some
noise for best pop solo performance the
nominees are
Beyonce Sabrina
Carpenter Charlie
XCX Billy
ish Chapel ran
and the Grammy goes
to Espresso Sabrina Carpenter
cheers for
Sabrina for best dance electronic
recording the nominees are guy Lawrence
and Howard
Lawrence Kieran
hebon Buu Fred again Alex Gibson Kieran
hebon loose Skrillex Sid Stone and J
Reynolds Gaspar a zavier d
Damen Quintard and Vincent
Terell Lauren deia krata and Neil H
POG and the Grammy goes
to it's not opening let's go never Ender
Justice and T andala
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their
behalf for best dance pop recording the
nominees are Madison Beer Leroy clampet
and Mitch McCarthy
XCX Finn Keane and Tom
Norris Billy ish Phineas John castelli
and Aaron
Forbes Ariana Grande Ilia Max Martin and
seringa Troy Savon Styles Fuego Ian Kirk
Patrick and Alex
skya and the Grammy goes
to Von Dutch Charlie
XPS uh wow thank you so much I mean um
firstly want to say thank you to Brandon
Davis the uh anr
Atlantic who helped push the song as far
as it could go and uh secondly I want to
thank Charlie for being an amazing
collaborator and uh she has been making
this kind of music for like 10 years
maybe maybe a little less but everyone's
just kind of caught up to it and
everyone's finally like realizing what
she can do so thank you very much
for best dance electronic album the
nominees are Charlie
XCX
foret
Justice
krata
Zed and the Grammy goes to brat Charlie
X
see I will happily accept this on behalf
of Charlie and everyone else involved
Round of Applause for
Charlie for best remixed recording the
nominees
are KR
David
geta fnz and Mark
Ronson Alex andas footsteps and Mr
Mish AG
cook and the Grammy goes to
Espresso fnc Mark Ronson Sabrina
Carpenter
I will take this Grammy too on their
behalf congratulations
everybody she re-imagined an original
southern Ballad by Alice Randall and
made it uniquely her own that powerful
interpretation earned her a nomination
for best Roots best American Roots
performance please welcome two-time
Grammy winner ranan
giddens thank you Justin it's an honor
to stand here today celebrating not just
our love for music but the resilience
and spirit that fuel it we have the
power to Inspire and make the world
better through every note and every beat
let's keep using our music as a Force
for good a soundtrack for Change and a
reminder that we're all in this together
art should always be responsive to the
community and should support the
community and the community should
support art and artists because that's
what we have for the next few years
let's make it happen
please scan the QR code on your screen
to follow along with the Run of this
show and now let's hand out some more
gramys here are the next
categories for best Americana
performance the nominees are
Beyonce Madison
Cunningham Maddie Diaz and Casey
Musgraves Sierra Ferrell
Sarah
Jose Gillian Welch and David
Rawlings and the Grammy goes to this is
very exciting Sierra ferl
wow wow thank you so much hang on I got
my speech in
here okay let's get this out it's a
little
stuck anyways I want to say thank you
to my mom for one I love my mother and
to my little dog
Baker and to my production crew um Eddie
Spears and Gary petza
and to my girls out on the road with me
who help keep me together and keep the
wheels
rolling um that's hot dog and mama hot
dog Bobby and Jen Marlo and I honestly
wasn't expecting this and I want to
thank everyone in the category because
everyone's so beautiful in their own way
and they have their own
Essence and um we're we have a spiritual
warfare going on and I love you so
cheers
for best American root song the nominees
are Mark
knofler Sam
beam EA odonovan
Sierra frell and Melody
Walker John Han and will
Kimbro and the Grammy goes to
Sierra Ferell and Melody Walker American
dreaming get on up here got see her
Melody's coming up
here y'all she she came over to my house
and she said we're going to listen
listen I have an idea and you know she
said uh she had this song American dream
and and honestly I didn't really know
what to say to that because uh you know
the American Dreams kind of a weird
thing and do you have something to say
say I Just Want to Thank You Sierra for
being so real and vulnerable when we
wrote this song and I want to thank Paul
Bell and Tony for giving you a beehive
while we did it and Thanks for believing
in my songwriting and thanks to everyone
who believed in my songw writing thanks
to my folks thanks my partner
Jacob for best Americana album the
nominees
are T Bone
Bernett Charlie
Crockett Sierra
Ferell Sarah
Jose Maggie Rose
waxa
Hatchi and the Grammy goes
to trail of flowers Sierra
Ferrell honestly this is kind of
hilarious I like walk off the stage
you're like no just wait right here and
I'm like really okay
um I you know I want to thank my Bookers
also as well I got Keith and ysy over
there they're
here um you know I want to thank anyone
who's been helping me get along out here
you know life is hard touring is hard
torn is hard it's honestly very
unnatural and um but it's beautiful to
get to go out there and
share and share because we all need we
all deserve to share our things so I
love you all thank
you for best bluegrass album the
nominees
are bronwin Keith
hins the Del McCurry
band sister
Saadi Billy
strings Tony
trishka Dan timinsky
and the Grammy goes
to live volume one Billy
strings congratulations I will accept
this Grammy on his
behalf for best fol album the nominees
are American Patchwork
quartet Maddie
Diaz Adrien
lanker epha odonovan
Gillian Welch and David
Rawlings and the Grammy goes
to Woodland Gillan Welch and David
Rollings
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their
behalf for best Regional Roots Music
album the nominees are sha ardua and
creole Rock and
Soul Big Chief monk Buro the golden
eagles and Jan
Buro New Breed Brass Band and Trombone
Shorty colani
paa the rumble and Chief Joseph Buro
Jr and the Grammy goes
to Kalani Paia
my
Mahalo
akaa myuna my ancestors and forefathers
for instilling me the gift of love and
music for my mother right here who gave
birth to this queen one Queen to this
queen my husband of 16 years Alan
who's this is my team for loving me my
queen to this queen Queeny means Queen I
honor the matriarchs and the matenal
powers of the universe my mother my
grandmothers your mother your
grandmother's Queen Emma who established
an amazing Health Care system on this uh
for the kanaka for us kanaka I also
acknowledge um the wonderful people on
this album I honor kav the goddess of
laah the protector of Mula because we
live on Maui we dealt with the wildfires
we can relate and we're here to bring
healing to the
world I'm a hollow my engineer and
co-producer this is his first Grammy
Award win mik Cil while I wider Ron Ruff
churo Kam schools I want to honor
lialoha kaula and another kumula a queen
of mine Lena Al paval Jardine I want
like to honor all of the collaborators
you know 24 years ago in high school I
said something in my yearbook that one
day I'll win a Grammy this is my fourth
Grammy win as a singer songwriter an
independent artist I am an indie artist
I believe all of us Indies need to stick
together and guess what we create the
Academy I love you all aloha
for best gospel performance song the
nominees are Yolanda Adams Donald
Lawrence and Sir William James
Baptist Melvin crispel
III Ricky
Dillard doe Jesse Paul barera Jeffrey
Castro Bernat Dominique Jones Timothy
Ferguson Kelby sioban Johnson Jr
Jonathan McReynolds Ricky slick music
offered and Juan
weens Tasha cobs Leonard Erica Campbell
Israel hoton Jonathan McReynolds jaen
Carr G Morris Coleman Kenneth Leonard Jr
and Naomi
rain and the Grammy goes to one
Hallelujah
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their behalf
for best contemporary Christian music
performance song the nominees are bethl
music Jen Johnson and CC
Wiens Elevation Worship Brandon Lake
Chris Brown Chandler Moore Pat Barrett
Cody KS and Steven
fdick honor and glory and
disciple J Walkers Maverick City Music
Chandler Moore Austin Armstrong ran
Jackson Sage norel Ella shaki Noah shaki
and Ilia toshinsky
Maverick City Music Naomi rain Chandler
Moore Tasha cobs Leonard and G Morris
Coleman CC winens Taylor aen Kelly
gamble Lloyd Nicks and Jess
Russ and the Grammy goes
to that's my king CC WI
um this song was written by a bunch of
strangers who became family in a room
and the room was full of joy God is kind
yes he is um our families are kind thank
you for putting up with us um these are
the people that wrote it with me um
we're small town kids y'all thank you CC
wi we love you so much all right you I
just want to thank um CC wanes for
carrying his song for the recording
Academy to Jesus for being the King of
Kings thank you Lord to my wife and my
family my kingly family to the
co-writers and to curve word records we
thank you so so much thank you all thank
you thank you to The Bridge Church and
the bridge worship family as well
because without that Community this song
would not exist I love you guys so much
and this is insane to my family I love
you guys so
much this means something different to
all of us but I'd like to dedicate this
to my grandfather who passed away three
months ago Dell young who sent us the
sermon that inspired this song so um
just you never know where a song will
take you listen to your grandparents we
love you thank you
for best gospel album the nominees
are Melvin chrisel
III Ricky
Dillard Kirk
Franklin Karen Clark
Shear CC
winens and the Grammy goes to More Than
This CC
winens congratulations I will accept
this scam on their
behalf for best contemporary Christian
music album the nominees are
doe Elevation Worship
Forest
Frank Brandon
Lake Maverick City Music Naomi rain and
Chandler
Moore and the Grammy goes to oh Lord I
done broke the envelope heart of a human
do
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on her
behalf for best Roots gospel album the
nominees
are authentic
unlimited Mark D
Conlan the Harlem gospel Trust
ERS Cory
Henry the
neans and the Grammy goes
to church Cory Henry
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy your behalf
thank you to the Accord Academy
recording
Academy thank you
God thank you God thank you God that's
all I can say um I was just rushing in
here I'm just so happy to be here thank
you to all my peers uh thank you to
everybody who helped me make the church
album rapael sadik Bishop Caron Pearson
uh uh John key the list goes on there so
many songs and it's been a blessing to
me because it's my literally my life
history on record so and this is um a
testim testimony for me to tell
everybody who knows me to follow God and
to uh follow your dreams follow God
he'll direct your path thank you guys uh
for this award I love you all
are we having
fun with his blistering solos blues rock
Mastery and unmistakable sound he has
become a global sensation nominated for
a Grammy in the best contemporary Blues
album category here to blow our minds
please welcome Joe bamasa
every
morning when I wake
up Lord I cry pool of
te seven days now
since you left
me will it seem like seven
years
loneliness keeps hanging around my
door an only friend I can
lose every day is the
same the 24 hour blue
only
minut turn in
hour I keep hanging by the
telephone you don't call me I get time
be spend another sleepers night alone
oh I can't sing get myself
together without you all bad
new every J the
same the 24 hour
oh
you don't hurry on back to
me then and I have nothing
Le
sh
W the 24 hour
blue every day is the
same the 20
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la
louder thank you Joe what an
unbelievable performance louder for Joe
coming up get ready for a Soulful and
electrifying performance from one of my
favorite people and co-writers and
artists alive the PowerHouse vocalist
and songwriter money
long coming up but now trailblazing
musician composer and sitar virtuoso she
has redefined Global music with her
artistry and profound connection to
tradition nominated for best new age
ambient or chant album and for best
Global Music performance please welcome
the
extraordinary 11 time Grammy nominee
Anushka
Shanker thank thank you Justin hello
everyone it's a pleasure to be here
again with you all this room look at it
I mean it's filled with artists who
genuinely amaze me you make music that
is vital uplifting and so inspiring so
thank you for what you
do yeah thank you yes don't forget to
scan the QR code on your screen so you
can follow along today with our event
it's truly incredible to witness a stage
like this filled with such amazing
artists and if you've been nominated
today congratulations remember you have
already achieved so much good
luck here are the next
categories for best country solo
performance the nominees
are
Beyonce jelly
roll Casey Musgraves
shabzi Chris
Stapleton and the Grammy goes
to Chris Stapleton
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their
behalf for best country duo group
performance the nominees are Kelsey
ballerini and Noah
Khan Beyonce and Miley
Cyrus Brothers
Osborne Dan and
Shay post loone and Morgan
Wallen and the Grammy goes to Beyonce
featuring Miley
Cyrus congratulations
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their
behalf for best country song the
nominees
are Shane melli Casey Musgraves and Josh
Osborne Sean Cook Collins obina shabui
and Nevan
sastri Casey Brown Jason Deford Ashley
Goring and Taylor Phillips
Lewis Bell Ashley gorley Hoskins Austin
post Ernest Smith Ryan basac Morgan
Wallen and Chandler Paul
Walters Brian Bates AA bogs Beyonce
Elizabeth LEL Bolan Megan buo Nate
Ferraro and Rafael
sadik and the Grammy goes to Shane
mcanal Casey Musgraves and and John osor
Acy M
artist is that you there there you
come there she is
so much WoW gosh I did not expect that
um first of all I have the absolute best
team in the world I have the best fans
in the world and ultimately I just want
to say there's so much darkness in this
world right now and it just feels so
good to be able to fight some of that
Darkness through song and I I'm it's
such an honor thank
you for best American Roots performance
the nominees are Shem
copelan The Fabulous Thunderbirds Bonnie
R KB Mo Taj Mahal and Mick Fleetwood
Sierra
Ferrell ran and
giddens and the Grammy goes to Sierra
Ferrell
yikes thank you so much um you know I
forgot I got so caught up earlier from
the anxiety of uh winning something that
I actually forgot to think the most
important thing which is God and how
magical we all are as people and the
power of prayer is so powerful and don't
forget to say your
prayers also need to say uh thank you to
rounded records I didn't say that
earlier and um you know Casey musr said
it best like right before I caught up
here that there's a lot of Darkness
going on and it's good to be singing
songs to help people get through stuff
so I love you
all for best traditional Blues album the
nominees are Cedric
Burnside The Fabulous
Thunderbirds Sue
Foley little
feet the Taj Mahal sex stat
and the Grammy goes
to the Taj Mahal sex set
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wow thank you very much uh
Grammy you know I just uh this is this
is really this is really wonderful I uh
like to uh also uh give a shout out to
Teresa Knox at the uh um Church in Tulsa
and to Claudia lir who suggested me to
come there and make this recording and
to you who have always supported me
through my trials playing music and uh I
hope you say hi to my lovely daughters
on my arms
here we love you Dad Diva
Zoe thank you very much ladies and
gentlemen
for best contemporary Blues album the
nominees are Joe bonam
Masa shemika
Copeland Steve Cropper and the Midnight
Hour Ruthie
Foster Antonio
Vergara and the Grammy goes to Ruthie
Foster
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their
behalf for best mus urana album the
nominees are Bad
Bunny Jay Balin
fade
res young
Mo and the Grammy goes to residente
congratulations I will accept this on
their
behalf for best Latin rock or
alternative album the nominees are El
David
ail SEMA
Funk mon
laferte
nio raana
and the Grammy goes to raana
thank you thank
you nice to meet you guys we are raana
from Venezuela thank you thank
you thanks to all our team all our
collaborators um thank to all our fans
all over the world we are very happy
we're very pleased to be here thank you
thank you thank you and I'm going to
switch to Spanish uh with with your
permission
okay I'm compatriot
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for best mus mexana album including Teo
the nominees are
cheis Karen
Leon PES
pluma Jessie urbe
and the Grammy goes to Karen
Leon congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their behalf
for best tropical Latin album the
nominees
are Mark
Anthony Sheila
E
Juan Tony suar Mimi
suar Kiki
Valera and the Grammy goes to Tony suar
and Mimi suai
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wow this is
so powerful right now I was not prepared
for this this is a big surprise my
mother was a retired singer and she just
started her career two years ago because
she gave it all for us her children you
know she sacrificed all her life so this
is just an honor to be here with my mom
I want to thank Sheila E because you are
such an inspiration doing that album
with you was amazing all the nominees in
this category are legends and we are
just so humbled
hello um you should all move down get a
little closer fill in these seats
because this next performance is going
to change your life so get as close as
you can for
it with a voice that captivates and a
presence that commands the stage she
brings a fresh poignant energy to
everything she performs nominated for
four Grammys this year alone including
best R&B song Best R&B performance best
R&B album and best traditional R&B
performance one of the most talented
songwriters and singers of Our
Generation my friend please welcome The
One and Only Money
log looking around this
room can't see the the traces of you
this moment
is I can't put in
words no knows me like
you me why like you can't even deny it
every time I try it one look in my Lon
Lon
to
never like this again you were made for
me made for me yeah you were
made for
me you for
me it ain't every day every
day that I get in my feelings this way I
knew it
was cuz before you I never did care
don't know I would
do I had to go
on you
cuz I needed your baby and now I
got every time I
TR know
I'm to skin I'm never going like this
not again were made for
me you were made for just for
me like
you every time I try just look you
know going like this not
again you
were
for
me
yeah for me
yeah you
were me
for you were
made
for for
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stand up for money long stand up come
on give money the love she deserves come
on coming up next a masterful
performance from the legendary balaf
Fleck pushing the boundaries of sound
with his signature virtuosity but
first here is a chair ameritus of the
recording Academy and a music producing
and songwriting Legend ladies gentlemen
and everyone in between please welcome
five time Grammy Award winner Jimmy Jam
hey everybody Welcome nice to all be
here tonight and um I love that song chj
Thank you very much optimistic if you
guys have ever heard that song and that
song just reminds me of something I just
want to tell all the music creatives in
the
room music is what makes Heaven here on
Earth okay so all of you
angels we all need to grow our wings a
little bit bigger and flap them a little
bit harder okay that's my challenge for
everybody tonight okay as we create
music let's do
it please remember to scan our QR code
so you can follow along with the show so
let's go on and give some awards away
here are the next
categories for songwriter of The here
non-classical the nominees are Jesse
Alexander Amy
Allen Edgar
Vera Jesse Joe
Dylan
Ray and the Grammy goes to Amy Allen
n
hi wow
uh okay uh the child in me that was
starting writing songs when I was little
in Maine on my bed is like screaming and
crying and laughing at the absurdity of
this moment so thank you to the academy
um I didn't want to jinx this but I did
write a couple little tiny things cuz
I'm so forgetful so this is of course
only the third year songwriter of the
year has even been a category so this
award goes out to all of the Legends who
have soundtracked the lives and
generations with all of our stories you
should have been able to receive your
flowers back then so if you're listening
now this is for you and from the bottom
of my heart thank you very very much for
leading the way and giving us the gift
of your songs thank
you this award also belongs to my fellow
nominees in every single songwriter are
still out there fighting the good fight
without us there would be no songs for
anyone to win awards for and we are the
engine that FS the entire music industry
and have been so long under overlooked
and underappreciated goes without saying
we have a long way to go but I'm
endlessly grateful to be standing beside
you guys and be one of you and be on
this journey with you so thank you for
always putting your emotions on the
lines and letting me learn from you and
be one of your
peers I also want to say thank you to
every single artist who believes in me
and who allows me to help tell their
stories thank you to my publisher Ryan
Press my entire Warner Chapel team my
family gabs landman I love you guys I
know I'm getting boot off but thank you
I love you love you love you thank you
guys for best R&B performance the
nominees are Janae
iiko Chris
Brown Coco Jones
money
long
siza and the Grammy goes
too money long made for me
oh my God
okay because I'll be rambling I row I'm
down if you want a different future you
don't wait for a miracle you start
planting seeds
today if you want to change your life
you have to choose
yourself selfishness is actually the
highest form of
self-respect so if you're stuck in
yesterday's regrets or tomorrow's fears
put all your attention on what you can
do in this
moment one tiny thing I'm speaking from
experience you can do it you can
change you can be anything you want to
be but every new version of yourself
requires the death of the previous you
that said please stop calling me
Priscilla it's money long
now thank you so much for the recording
Academy all my fabulous teammates my
supporters my fans I love you all so
much thank
you for best traditional R&B performance
the nominees are Mara
ambrosus Kenyan
Dixon Lea Hathaway and Michael
McDonald money
long lucky
day and the Grammy goes
to that's you lucky day
all right I will uh make sure he gets
this for best R&B song the nominees
are diovana Frasier Alex goldblat Kalani
Parish Chris Ric tin and Daniel
Upchurch Ronald bful and tamy Le
OPI Sarah Diamond Sydney Floyd maryella
Jackson Courtney Jones Carl McCormick
and Kelvin
Wooton Jeff Gman Karen LX Priscilla
Renee and Kevin
Theodore Rob bisil Kean ducro Carter
Lang Solana row Jared Solomon and Scott
Z
and the Grammy goes
to Saturn
good good to finally meet this
guy oh thank you guys for uh having us
uh thank you to siza thank you to
everybody thank you to Rob thank you to
Carter dude thank you to everybody thank
you to Nick braw thank you to my parents
thank you to uh
Dan my manager and uh yeah just a shame
you know Carter just couldn't be here
today because uh he had something more
important to do it's too bad yeah thank
you to my parents thank you Kelly my
manager uh thank you la I just moved
here yesterday thank you
guys for best Progressive R&B album the
nominees
are Avery Sunshine
Durant
Bernar Childish
Gambino
Kanani no worries Anderson pack and
knowledge all right and the Grammy goes
to it's a
tie it's a tie just a second hold on
sorry so glad to know you
and white
L it's a TI
are you are you kidding me I
can't do I'm a m these are the shoes I
was going to wear but I wanted to run
baby take my shoes I love you so much I
can't really L my shoes
baby so quickly I well wait to pun iate
my 50th year of
life I'm officially feeling many things
at once thank you God thank you to the
recording Academy and everyone who voted
my husband my best friend my baby girl
who wrote and sang on the album Jameson
Ross who produced the album my son who
was out there my baby all my family my
sister flew in all my family uh my mommy
who's at home and
she my wonderful s
the genius musicians who worked on the
album Rob Milton Stephanie Emanuel my
agent Maria Matias Mara Davis my
publicist my recording Academy Atlanta
chapter this is a win for all the
independent Soul music artists we've
been working in the dark for a minute
but the light is shining somebody I'm so
glad to know you somebody better say
Amen in here
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Lord wow wow wow wow wow thank you God
thank all of y'all this is beautiful
amazing
wow this the best birthday gift ever
um I want to thank knowledge for being
such a stellar producer this album was
really tough for me to make and it's
because of you I was able to take you
know tough times and turn them into
inspiration and therapy so thank you
knowledge thank you to my beautiful team
the ston Strow to Full Stop ape and
to the committe and to the fans thank
you so much we really appreciate it love
y'all for best R&B album the nominees
are Chris Brown
Lea
Hathaway money
long Lucky
Day
Usher all right and the Grammy goes
to Chris Brown
I will accept this Grammy on his
behalf for best rap performance the
nominees
are cardi
B common Pete Rock and
pastan
DOI Eminem
future Metro booman and Kendrick
Lamar glorilla
Kendrick
Lamar and the Grammy goes to Kendrick
Lamar
wow uh what a uh I would like to say man
Kendrick l man one of the greatest
artists of all time and especially being
from the west coast and uh he performed
his ass off on that song didn't he um
shout out to PG Lane God uh 10 Summers
my whole team Kendrick Lamar everybody
at TDE and uh God thank you to recording
Academy
too for best melodic rap performance the
nominees are Jordan aduni and colani
Beyonce Linda Martell and
shabzi future Metro boomman and the
weekend
Lotto Rap City and Erica
vadu and the Grammy goes
to rap city featuring Erica Badoo
firstly thank you God wow this is
incredible um I want to thank S1 Lone
Star uh I want to thank terce Martin
Amber nain uh I want to thank rapsy
Erica Badu um I made what became the
foundation of this song in my living
room wishing I was in a studio on an old
MacBook and look at us dreams come
true dreams come true thank you so much
for best rap song the nominees
are Marana
Evans Jordan Carter Raul kabina Grant
Dickinson Samuel Linley nir pton Dimitri
Roger Ty doign Kanye West and Mark Carl
stalinsky
Williams Kendrick Lamar Kobe baby Kobe
Hood Leland Wayne and Nadia
Wilburn Kendrick
Lamar Ronnie Jackson Jaz low Timothy
McKibbon Kevin Andre price Julius Rivera
III and Gloria
woods and the Grammy goes
too not like us
uh okay um man again man my mom and my
sister are here this their first award
show ever um I don't even know what to
say cuz I didn't plan nothing I plan to
just let God speak through me but uh my
my girl Britney's here I love you so
much moo Noah Kendrick Lamar I'm sorry
Kendrick Lamar PG Lane the whole PG Lane
sea momberger is here man uh the
recording Academy thank you man I
appreciate it that's number two let's
get
it for best music video the nominees
are ASAP Rocky van Heyman gal muja and
naton shotten
bells Charlie XCX Aiden Samir Jamie Aro
and Evan
thick Eminem Rich Lee Kathy angat Lisa
Ariana and Justin
Diner Kendrick Lamar Dave free Jack
beggar Cornell Brown Sam caner Jared
hiny Jamie raveno and Anthony
s Taylor Swift host Malone and Jill
Harden
all right and the Grammy goes
to not like us Kendrick
Lamar Jamie Jamie
Jamie I don't know uh Jamie wow uh it's
my girl Jamie you know what I'm saying
it's ah man that video man incredible
man again Kendrick Lamar PG Lane Dave
free uh all my team Jamie uh man it's
just been really really good we
appreciate it thank you to recording
Academy God of course from all of us at
PG Lang thank you to the recording
Academy let's get it
three for best music film The nom
are John batist Matthew heinan Lauren
Domino and jodan
Oaken Kristen bario Josh Mattis Sarah
Olen Jason Owen and Mary
Robertson Run DMC Kirk Frasier Dan
Goodman Brian Hunt and William H
Masterson
theii Steven vanent Bill Tech Robert
Cotto and David
fiser bow win Bruce eskowitz George
hanen Larry Klein juliia Nottingham
Lionel Richie and Harriet
Sternberg and the Grammy goes
to American Symphony
I will make sure that uh John gets this
thank you everybody oh wait oh wait oh
hold on hold that thought hold that
thought I see people approaching the
stage this could be a good thing
sorry for the slow walk up there um
we're deeply honored to receive this
award from the recording Academy I can
not have made this film without my
amazing producing Partners Lauren and
Jordan our mentally talented filmmaking
team and our steadfast partners and
Netflix Higher Ground and Mercury
Studios this feels like a very full
circle moment for for me in 2022 I snuck
into the Grammys with an iPhone as John
be's guest to capture his big night
winning album of the year to be back
three years later with this award is uh
just
surreal American symphony is about many
things to me but at its core it's a
story of love resilience in the healing
power of music I want to thank John and
sulea for their courage for their
inspiration this recognition is for them
thank
you redefining the art of modern AC
capella with his groundbreaking
arrangements and unmatched creativity he
has become a driving force in the world
of vocal music his talent earned him a
nomination this year for best
arrangement instrumental or AC capella
please welcome three time Grammy winner
and fellow homosexual Scott
Ho thank you Justin I am honored to be a
part of this celebration this world
needs our music and our lyrics of hope
so let's get involved it's definitely in
our hands to keep music alive please
remember to scan the QR code on your
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ceremony
who I'm
sorry the prompter said ad
lib and now I'm realizing that means
something different for a singer then
anyways good luck to all and here are
the next
categories for best traditional pop
vocal album the nominees are
s
em Nora
Jones Lake Street
Dive Aaron
Lazar Gregory
Porter the Grammy goes to I'm
nervous Visions Nora Jones
a
so much thank you so much um I would
love to say thanks to Leon Michaels for
um making this record with me I love
making music with you we had so much fun
making this record thanks to Yan younger
Alex D Turk everyone who played on the
record um John Silva everyone at Sam
Hillary Esther Brittain blue note
records every one who has supported me
my whole life and career and thanks to
the fans for still listening I am so
grateful to be here thank
you for best children's music album the
nominees are lucky Diaz and the family
jam
band Lucy kentari and the Jazz
cats John
Legend Rock for children
Divinity rocks and DB rocks
kids and the Grammy goes to Brio Brio
lucky Diaz and the family Jam bam
oh my gosh um
you know
uho Meo De Los Angeles and this and our
record represents Us in this time of
great division we must come together and
this is what music is really at the core
of right dreams this B this city is
built on dreams dreamers and immigrants
and I am so proud to be a first genen
meico and I'm so proud of this record
I'm so proud of uh the record we made
together Kenny seagull you produced a
gorgeous record Michael fargus you're
not here in New York my beautiful wife
and partner for 16 years is our
anniversary so I don't know if we'll
ever beat this but I'm so grateful um
there's so many people to thank Robert
ibok um producer um and just all the
beautiful people that make music for
children it's such an important vocation
and a craft that I take so seriously and
dear to my heart I can't actually
believe that I'm in front of you all I'm
so proud of this te I can believe it we
worked really hard and really long and
the artists we must keep going together
Los Angeles want to thank our management
Roger arenis his whole team and um and
you all hey thank
you for best comedy album the nominees
on
are Ricky
Jes Dave
Chappelle Jim
gaigan Niki
Glazer Trevor
Noah and the Grammy goes to the dreamer
Dave Chappelle
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their
behalf for best audiobook narration and
storytelling recording the nominees are
guy
Oldfield George
Clinton Dolly
Parton Jimmy
Carter Barbara strice
end and the Grammy goes to last Sundays
in Plains a centennial celebration Jimmy
Carter
um
way to go to Kabir it's a good way to
say it at the beginning um my name is
Jason Carter my grandfather uh was
incredibly important to
me
and lately over these last few weeks we
felt this enormous outpouring of love
from all around the world from many of
the people in this room and I I just
want to say that having his words
captured in this way for my family uh
and for the world is truly remarkable
and I think really means so much at this
moment in our history as a country as a
world uh to bring people together to
preach that love and kindness and Kabir
has been a part of our family and close
with our family for a long time so Kabir
seagull had this idea put it together
and so we just want to say thank you to
the academy uh to this long list of
remarkable people John Baptist is on
this record KB Mo Leanne ryes Darius
Rucker uh Nicole um oh my gosh Nicole
zaras
um the creative team Doug Davis uh Paul
AB uh AB jinos um rager seagull Steve
schner my new old friend Jonathan alter
RP Eddie Michelle Caruso Cabrera
Jacqueline Saturn virgin music Lauren
gay maratha Baptist Church y'all which
is a tiny Country Church where my
grandfather taught Sunday school for 30
times per year for 50 years and this
brings it home in such a real way uh
thank you to the folks at the Carter
Center we really appreciate all of you
very very
much for best recording package the
nominees
are Scott Avid Johnny Black and Georgia
Sage Sarah dods and Shauna
dods Charlie XCX Brent David freeny and
imma jeene
Strauss Archie Lee coats I fourth
Jeffrey Franklin Bobby Greenleaf Blossom
Le KY McMahon Anna Cecilia Thompson Moda
and Austin
post Kate Bush and Albert
Macintosh Andrew Wong and Julie
yay Lee
petsu and the Grammy goes
to brat Charlie XX BR David Frey and
imagine Strauss
thank
you thank you this one is for Charlie
this was all her idea we love her so
much I can't believe it it's such a
surreal moment and thank you for
everything I don't
know brat Summer Forever brat Summer
Forever thank you
for best boxed or special limited
edition package the nominees are Nick
azus and Mike
Hicks Kate Bush and Albert
McIntosh Doug Cunningham and Jason
Noto Simon Hilton and sha Ono
Lenin takahiro kurashima and morett
pvy Rebecca AR and barbad kokabi
and the Grammy goes to mind games Simon
Hilton and Shan Ono lenen
hi everybody I'm going to do the names
and then he's going to do the spirit we
would like to sincerely thank the
academy for this great honor you didn't
arrange that what are you talking about
the spirit in celebrating our love
letter to John and Yoko thanks to our
fantastic teams at
UMR Studio 1 gz UCP and Loud beings to
fanan Paul McGee Drew TS Alex Aken Ed
Fairburn Bob gruin Darren Evans James
fundel Carla Maryfield and S Henry the
plastic ufon no band who reunited to
help us with this project 50 years later
to Jonas herbsman Adam Barker and Hannah
nees at UMR for encouraging us to pursue
the absolute best qualities and highest
standards possible to our families Lucen
amily and Annabel Charlotte Kyoko Emmy
Jack Julian and Yoko and a massive thank
you to John and Y
may your mind games keep raising the
spirit of peaceful love for many many
years to come oh that's thank you Simon
I'm very grateful to you for having
remembered all those names um I just
want to say that it was a great honor
for me to uh work on the music of my
father and you know John and yoko's
message of peace and love I feel like
it's still very important so I'm going
to really work my hardest to keep the
Beatles and John Lennon's music out
there in the world
and finally you know I'm getting I'm
getting older in my middle age and I
just wanted to give some advice to the
young people out there never get into a
rap battle with Kendrick
Lamar thank
you for best album notes the nominees
are Tim
Brooks Lauren
dgraph Ricky ricardi
Dominic
B Josh
and the Grammy goes to Centennial
Ricky ricardi
uh thank you uh let's hear it for album
notes um big thank thanks to the
producers of Centennial Rich Martin
Megan Hennessy uh for making the music
of King Oliver sound better than ever
before um wow Grammy man's going to be
insufferable uh um I want to dedicate
this to the Lewis Armstrong House Museum
uh and all institutions that are
dedicated to Black History all year
round uh this is for
them and my family my family watching
back in New Jersey I'm sure they uh
scream yeah Jersey let's here for
Jersey I love cheap Applause I'm sorry U
but my parents 30 years ago this year my
parents brought me to the Ocean County
Library to check out a lewi Armstrong
cassette changed my life nothing's ever
been the same so want to thank them my
daughters Ella Melody and Lily I just
want them to know this is great but it's
second place compared to that world's
greatest fter mug that they got me for
Father's Day and my wife Margaret this
is the 21st anniversary of our first
date and I never told her I would win a
Grammy but we're still here even though
I still always leave the shower curtain
open I apologize for that um but just
again thank you so much thank you to
obos Donuts thank you to the Tom over
North football team thank you to
everybody watching back home and say it
with me pops is tops thank
you for best historical album The
nominees
are Megan Hennessy and Richard
Martin L londelle McMillan Charles F
Spicer Jr Dwayne tall Brad Blackwood
Bernie grundman and Chris
James Tom lasy Shaina L Redmond Susan
Robison Robert Russ Nancy coni and
Andreas k
meyer Pepe de Lucia Javier dya and Jesus
baola
Mike monino Mark Piro and Steve
genck and the Grammy goes to Centennial
Megan Hennessy and Richard Martin
thanks so much thanks to the academy all
the voters all our colleagues who are
good friends in the uh historical
category with us let's hear it for
historical historical uh want to thank
uh want to thank Papa Joe Oliver and Lil
L Lewis Armstrong for making this great
music thank our scribe Ricky ricardi who
you just heard want to thank um some uh
advisers Colin Hancock and Mark
barisford want to thank uh generous
record collectors who make the rarest
stuff available for us to restore and
reissue Dave janoni John Levan uh Doug
Benson Dave Sager Ryan Bara the late
Marty
Alexander and
um want to say You archeophone Records
is committed to telling the truth about
our history and we're not going to stop
that and now to the best co-producer my
wife Megan hennon thank you to the
recording Academy for having categories
that honor art notes history and
scholarship thank you thanks
before I introduce the next icon to
perform two housekeeping things one if
you could keep the aisles clear so the
nominees can make an easy way that would
be wonderful and two come on closer come
on down fill in these seats the next
performer is too good to be that far
away come on
down
redefining what the banjo can do he's
pushed boundaries of music blending
Bluegrass Jazz and classical with
unmatched virtuosity this year his
groundbreaking work has earned him five
Grammy nominations five come
on for best contemporary instrumental
album best jazz instrumental album best
arrangement instrumental are a capella
and best improvised Jazz solo please
welcome the legendary
17 17 time Grammy awardwinning artist
Baya Fleck
the
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Brilliance and unmatched Artistry in a
few three divas and a master take the
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that blends power passion and pure
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but now this legendary producer and mix
engineer has shaped the soundtracks of
our lives collaborating with music's
biggest icons and crafting Timeless
masterpieces nominated this year for
best surround sound Album please help me
welcome two time winner Bob Clear
Mountain
thank you Justin hello everybody first
of all how amazing is Baya
Flack just blew my
mind if you're just joining our stream
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follow along with the
show I am humbled to be part of this
tribute to our resilience and our sense
of community losing my home in studio
the in the fires was a heartbreaking
experience I consider myself fortunate I
had another place to go yet so many
fellow artists weren't so lucky many
lost everything their homes their
instruments their Studios the very
spaces where they their creativity
thrived that's what being part of the
fire Aid benefit concert meant so much
more than presenting music it is a way
to give back to help rebuild lives and
to remind those who have lost so much
that they are not alone and not only
that but I got this great
t-shirt um I'm deeply grateful to the
recording Academy and music cares for
stepping up not merely with words but
with real meaningful action our
community stands together lifting each
other up in times of Crisis music has
always been a force for resilience
healing and Hope
through these efforts we're ensuring
that every affected artist has the
support resources and strength to keep
creating no matter what the music never
stops and neither does our commitment to
one
another let let us continue shall we
good luck to all of the nominees let's
give some more Grammys here are the next
category
for producer of the year non-classical
the nominees are
Alicia dur Ste mile Emil
II Ian
fitchuk
mustard Daniel
Nigro and the winner is is Daniel negro
thank you so
much all right I'll make this short I
would like to thank my wife
Emily my daughter sersa my manager Ian
Island Records inter scope Chapel
rone Olivia
Rodrigo Dana
meerson Sony
Thomas Scout Katie
Nick um and lastly my friend Justin
raisen who we grew up together we
started hanging out when we were 5 years
old and I got him into guitar he got me
into production we're both here tonight
I think because of each other probably
so thank
you by the way that pure percussion
Brilliance that you just witnessed on
stage is none other than Tammy
H she's our Unstoppable chair of the
recording Academy as she wraps up her
final year with us we're giving her the
sendoff she deserves center stage in
full force owning the
moment with Boundless Energy unmatched
Rhythm and a passion that drives this
industry forward give it up for Tammy
HT let's hand out some more
Grammys for best rock performance the
nominees
are The
Beatles The Black
Keys Green
Day idols
Pearl
Jam St
Vincent and the winner of Best Rock
performance is I've heard of these guys
The Beatles
a
okay JN is supposed to be here but he's
not here well you know since no one's
coming up to take this award I figured
I'd I'd come and sit in
um I uh really didn't expect to be
accepting this W on behalf of my
father's group The Beatles but um it's
really incredible if you think about it
man I mean the Beatles have done so much
incredible work and they're still in the
culture and people still listen to the
music and it's you know as far as I'm
concerned it's the greatest band of all
time
so um I I think I was supposed to be
here with Jes Martin who mixed this uh
with Paul and he did an incredible job
um I don't know uh I just want to say
you know play The Beatles music to your
kids I feel like the world can't afford
to forget about people like the Beatles
like we need this music in the world we
need peace and love and we need the
magic of the 60s to stay alive
so for best medal performance the
nominees
are Gojira Marina viot and Victor
leemon Judith
Priest knock loose and
Poppy
Metallica Spirit Box
and the Grammy goes to MIAA
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their behalf as they're not
there
no come back
that oh well oh well uh thank you very
much it took us a long time to we were
sitting back there we extremely U
excited to receive this uh this award we
had um uh the privilege to uh perform at
the Olympic ceremony um with Marina and
Victor um so this is a a great day for
us obviously here it
is we want to dedicate this uh this
award to all the bands that are pushing
the boundaries support your local
artists support your local bands uh
because that's where it's at and they're
they're inspiring us to continue so but
thank you very much for for
this for best rock song the nominees
are Dan arbach Patrick Carney Beck
Hansen and Daniel
Nakamura Annie
Clark Jeff EMT Matt Cameron Stone goser
Mike mccre Eddie betterer and Andrew
watt Billy Joe Armstrong Mike dur and
Trey
Co John beas Mark Bowen Adam devire Lee
Kieran and Joe talbet
and the Grammy goes to Broken Man
wow thank you so much this is this is
just a delight this is a real a real
Delight uh first I want to thank my
beautiful family my beautiful wife Leia
and our beautiful
daughter and uh in the making of this uh
song and this record my boy Kean
Reen W engineered crushed it believed in
me when I was all up uh in my own head
and um all the players on this song we
got Justin mild Johnson we got Mark
Juliana we got Dave Gro
uh David riy on the way out uh saak solo
my Sam team uh John Silva and Co thank
you so much and uh to the fans and all
the people just doing this
so thank you so much very
kind for best rock album the nominees
are The Black Crows
fontaine's
DC Green
Day
Idols Pearl
Jam the Rolling
Stones Jack
White and the Grammy goes to Hackney
diamonds Rolling Stones
wow this is absolutely amazing uh talked
to Mick yesterday I just wanted to say a
big thank you to the academy from the
entire band Mick Keith Ron um for a
little boy that grew up playing guitar
it was one of the most amazing
experiences to be around those musicians
um I also want to say a big thank you to
my engineer Paul uh you can't make an
album without a great engineer as you
know and um yeah Pearl Jam's also here
and they kick
ass for best alternative music
performance the nominees are Cage the
Elephant Nick Cage and the Bad
Seeds fontaine's
DC Kim
Gordon St
Vincent and the Grammy goes to flee St
Vincent
that's so nice I do have a devil's
haircut in my mind that is that is
always happening uh uh thank you this is
another song this is flee and all the
same thank you uh on the first one they
apply but they apply double so I don't
have to say it say them again my family
my friends I love you
dearly
um Dave Gro is on this track Ken Rearden
is on this
track Justin meldale Johnson's on this
track I played some guitar sang a little
bit
um that's all I got thank you so much
this is very nice it's an embarrassment
of
riches for best alternative music album
the nominees are
Nick Cave and the Bad
Seeds
claro Kim
Gordon Brittany
Howard St
Vincent and the Grammy once again all
born screaming St Vincent
um thank you so much um I I want to say
uh to every other nominee in this
category you rip I love you all
so much so it's an honor just to be in
the same world where you all exist um
again thank you to my beautiful wife Lea
a beautiful daughter this record was a
obviously a labor of love and uh making
records is like uh building a house when
you have no floor plans and you don't
know what wood or concrete is
so um another huge thank you to my boy
Kian Rearden engineer
extraordinaire for doing the damn thing
all the music s i I haven't thanked yet
my dear friend Kate Lebon who was very
helpful in the making of This Record one
of my favorite artists of all time
songwriters of all time and uh I just I
just so appreciate it this is just this
is just just very very kind so thank you
so much everybody love
you for best compolation soundtrack for
visual media the nominees are Nick
Baxter Blitz Basa Wy Steven Bray Jordan
Carroll and Morgan
rhods Dave Jordan sha Levy and Ryan
Reynolds Bradley Cooper Yanik n ziga
Jason rder and Steven
gazi emerald finel and Kirsten
Lane Ian Crips Brandon Davis Joe Cory
Kevin weer Mike noblock and Rachel Levy
and the Grammy goes to Maestro music by
Leonard Bernstein
this is a shock and I'm completely ill
prepared uh I Al I just want to say that
the film and TV music Community is
really small and I'm nominated here with
some some of my friends and heroes and
it's just an honor to be with them um I
guess first and foremost I think my
husband uh who we came downtown and he
forgot his pants this has been an
adventurous day um but first of I want
to thank Bradley Cooper our fearless
leader who was literally Fearless there
was never a mountain that was too high
we just kept climbing together uh my
fellow nominees uh Nick backer and
yanique and uh Jason who are just
Geniuses and this record like Nick mixed
the hell out of this record it sounds
great I really recommend that you listen
to it I want to thank the Netflix music
team uh we have Tori and Amy here and
Marissa is not here and Sarah and Lily
who tee this thing up just brilliant
wonderful people and um the the lso we
spent a week almost a week in El
Cathedral um listening to the lso and
choir playing uh mer for days upon days
and it was just really truly an honor to
be around that and I just don't know
what to say this is amazing thank you so
much bless you bye take
care for best score soundtrack for
visual media includes film and
television the nominees are Laura
Cartman Trent resner and attakus
Ross Chris
Bowers Han
Zimmer Nick chuba attakus Ross and
Leopold
Ross and the Grammy goes to Dune part
two Han Zimmer composer
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on uh on hans's he's a friend of
mine actually uh on on his behalf thank
you for best score soundtrack for video
games and other interactive media the
nominees are P
topra bear mccre
John
Pano Wilbert Ro
II Winfred
Phillips and the Grammy goes to Wizardry
Proving Grounds of the Mt Overlord
winter Fred Phillips
oh dear lord
I want to I first I want to thank the
academy All You Beautiful People I love
every single one of you you've been so
kind to me and I want to thank um the
developers digital Eclipse who believed
in me and especially Jeff nocow who
hired me for this project God I love him
he really has given me so much creative
opportunity and it's been wonderful I
want to thank my music producer Winnie
Waldren she shines her bril on all my
projects and I'm and I'm eternally
grateful and I just love to thank all of
you for for believing in music for games
and for recognizing it and for breathing
life and enthusiasm and energy into what
we do it means so
much thank
you for best song written for visual
media the nominees are Jesse Alexander
Luke Holmes and Jonathan
Singleton Amy Allen shellbach and Justin
Timberlake Daniel Nigro and Olivia
Rodrigo John batist and Dan
Wilson Walter afanasia Charlie midnight
Cara talby and Han Zimmer
and the Grammy goes to it never went
away from American Symphony John ba Dan
Wilson and joh
I love this
wow um I'm going to save us time
all the stuff I said up here last year
it's still
true um thanks to the
academy uh mostly want to thank John and
suica for letting me be part of telling
their Amazing Story and that and
that incredibly inspiring
movie I'd also like to thank my Los
Angeles family and my Minneapolis family
and my Guam
family and uh my Los Angeles songwriting
and music mus a community I feel so
lucky to be part of it even now more so
than ever so thank you so
much for best engineered album
non-classical the nominees are DST Emil
II Michael B Hunter Jordan Johnson
Stefan Johnson Rachel Keane John KY
Charles monis Todd Robinson and Colin
Leonard
Jack emblem Jack Roshan Charlotte day
Wilson and Chris
garinger Craig Alvin sha Everett mayi
lease Todd Lombardo John Rooney Conrad
Snyder Daniel Tashan and Greg
calby beatric arola Zack Brown Oscar
gorneo Chris GTI Mitch McCarthy Adam
Scher Willow Smith and Joe
laporta Chad Blake olly Jacobs Katie May
Dom shaww Mark Spike stent and Matt
Colton Bryce bordone Julian benetta
serban gania Jeff gunnel olly Jacobs Ian
Kirkpatrick Jack Manning Manny maroin
John Ryan Laura cisk Nathan danler and
Rory
orl the the Grammy goes too yes Chad
Blake Ollie Jacobs uh Katie M for iio
Don show Mark Spike St
Engineers all my friends
wow thank you so much firstly Bob Clear
Mountain everyone what an honor to be
presented and award by such a Legend um
I wrote a few things down first I'm
going to put my phone on do not disturb
uh uh so firstly there are a lot of our
friends in the crowd nominated this
category I love all you guys um some
incredible records this year um I want
to thank everyone on stage uh Katie Dom
uh Chad Spike Matt Fay buff Dicky and
all of the assistants and Engineers who
worked on this record and everyone at
real world Studios we love you guys um
pza Gabriel is a one-of-a-kind artist
and the trust that he puts in his
Engineers is amazing um he will record
anything from the coffee mug in front of
him to his dog barking
and he will try his best to turn that
into an instrument um which might
explain why this record took 20 years to
make
but it doesn't matter to him if he's
worked on a song for a day or in the
case of some of these songs nearly 20
years uh he pursues Perfection always
and he's taught all of us to be better
Engineers I'm so humbled to have been
part of this process along with all the
incredible Engineers on stage with me uh
I'd love to thank the recording Academy
and everyone who voted for us this truly
means the world thank you so much
her poetry ignites change and inspires
action her voice resonates deep within
the Collective Soul Awakening a powerful
force for transformation nominated for
best spoken poetry Album please welcome
another fellow homosexual Queen Sheba
thank you Justin hello
everyone I feel truly honored to be here
this afternoon please remember to scan
the QR code on your screen so you can
follow along with your Grammy premere
ceremony I have been here since Tuesday
and I'm honored to see the efforts of
the music cares fire relief program I
want to congratulate all of the nominees
and I dying to say and the Grammy goes
to so let's get to these next
categories for best jazz performance the
nominees
are the Baylor
project Lisha Benjamin Randy Breer Jeff
tane watts and John scoffield
chick Korea and Baya
Fleck Samra joy and Sullivan
forner Dan pugach big band Nicole zarius
and Troy
Roberts and the Grammy goes to Samra Joy
featuring salivan partner
my goodness my God thank you thank you
so much I want to shout out my wonderful
parents in the audience Janice and
Antonio McLendon thank you for always
always supporting always growing up my
dad and my mom went to every single one
of my plays musical theater and choir
you know uh performances and whatnot I
want to thank Sullivan forner the
awesome incredible musician that he is I
can't wait to collaborate with you again
thankk you all so much thank you to this
community I am so honored to be a part
of this thank you to every other nominee
in this category I'm inspired by you and
I just want to say thank you thank you
thank you so thank you to you
all for best jazz vocal album the
nominees
are Christy
Dil Kurt Elling and Sullivan
forner Samra
Joy Milton asento and esparanza
Spalding Catherine Russell and Shawn
Mason and the Grammy goes to a joyful
holiday Samar Joy
oh my goodness oh my gosh thank you
again dang how did St Vincent do this
without well also being funny and and
Charming um thank you all so much one
more time I want to shout out all the
musicians who created this record with
me I want to shout out the McLendon
family my family Elder goldwire and Ruth
McLendon the patriarch and matriarch of
my family the saet of Philadelphia they
trickled all of this musical Legacy down
to my cousins and my aunts and uncles my
uncle Rooney my aunt py my uh Uncle
Kenny and Aunt Beverly up in heaven this
family means everything to me it means
everything to be able to highlight what
I come from the stock that I come from
and be able to highlight who inspires me
the most thank you to all the once again
all the nominees in this category I love
you I love your music thank you thank
you for your contributions thank you for
inspiring me and I will see you soon God
bless you all thank
you for best Jazz instrumental album the
nominees
are Ambrose Aken muser Bill friselle and
hurin
Riley Kenny Baron kioshi Kagawa Jonathan
Blake Emanuel Wilkins and Steve
Nelson Lakisha
Benjamin chick Korea and Baya
Fleck Sullivan forner
and the Grammy goes to
remembrance cha and Bella black
wow holy cow this is lyanna Kia chick's
daughter wanted you to know um during
the pandemic I got a call from chick he
said I'm bored let's play some musical
games and we started creating music back
and forth during the pandemic that went
with some live recordings we did a
little while ear earlier that's where
this record came from this is Junu who
the first uh song was named after this
is
Lanna thank you my father expressed a
deep wish that his legacy continue so he
could keep inspiring others with his
music and this award today is helping
him do this we are deeply grateful to
the academy to his gifted friend Baya
and to all of you and Dad I just want to
thank you again for your tireless
passionate dedication to your music I
will never forget you I will love you
forever thank you very
much for best large Jazz Ensemble album
the nominees are John Beasley and
Frankfurt radio big
band The Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Orin Evans and the captain black big
band Dan pugach big
band Miguel
sonon and the Grammy goes to
Bianca music for PA and persistance
oh wow
okay okay
congratulations let me get out of
wayy wow okay
um wrote out wrote down a few words um
Bianca reimagine is a our 18 piece big
band album inspired by our late uh
rescue dog Bianca who pulled out we
pulled out from a city shelter uh it's
an honor to be in La witnessing the
resilience of the music Community I'll
never forget uh when my dad took me to a
record store in La when I was 10 and
bought my first uh Big B album uh thank
you to the rescue groups including
pasadina um who work 24-hour a day
helping animals affected by the
wildfires and spreading uh the word
about the importance of uh fostering
shelter pets uh they are the true heroes
uh this honor means the world and the
like to thank the recording Academy at
the New York Chapter and the fellow
nominees uh in the category uh my genius
wife Nicole zorus and musical partner um
the musicians playing in my big band for
over 15 years who traveled from New York
City uh Nick finser at outside in music
my family who traveled from Tel Aviv and
my in-laws from the East Coast um the
amazing engineer at Bunker Studio Aon
Ney and Alex The Turk um thank you to
Susan Bloomberg to be in my jaos
workshop and the cafe Royale cultural
Foundation thank you so much this
is for best Latin jazz album the
nominees
are Michelle camoo and
tomatito zakai Curtis Lucas Curtis
Willie Martinez Camilo Molina and raldo
De
Jesus amand and gono
rava elani
Ellas aaso El negro Hernandez John
Beasley and Jose
goola Chucho Valdez and Royal
quartet Donald Vega Louis Nash John
patatuchi and luisito
Quintero and the Grammy goes
to cop lives
oh
n
thank you very much want to thank God
first of all I have a little list let's
see if I can put it together uh we're
honored to be able to accept this and be
able to contribute to an amazing part of
America's classical music I want to
thank you all the U listening musical
family and everybody that worked on this
record shout out to Ted Curtis for
producing it and thanks to Donald
Harrison and Eddie pmti for being an
amazing
guidance uh but uh thank you all and
thank the whole
band I want to say thank you to the
academy and to all the musicians out
there and I want to dedicate this to to
my mother in Puerto Rico uh
mommy Spanish sorry
Mom okay
mariaa and and Jasmine and jolanda
myo
Alex for best alternative Jazz album the
nominees are arou
ofab Andre
3000 Robert
Glasper Keon Herold
Michelle Indio
cello and the Grammy goes to Michelle
andell no more water the gospel of James
Baldwin
thank you so much thank you James
Baldwin thank the estate for letting us
make music from his beautiful mind thank
you Allison Riley thank you Don W Blue
Note thank you for changing the
narrative in my life this is a really
great experience Chris Bruce couldn't
have done it without you Justin Hicks
kenita Hicks um Abraham rounds jebin
bruny Jacob Sherman Julius Rodriguez
Josh
Johnson um Stacy and Chin just so
grateful um just so grateful give thanks
alhamdulillah
for best contemporary instrumental album
the nominees are Taylor
iy Baya
Fleck Bill friselle Alexander Hansen
russels Phil harmonic Rudy Royston and
Thomas
Morgan Mark
Juliana Julian Lodge
and the Grammy goes to plot armor
thank you so much it's a massive honor
to be recognized with Bay La Fleck Bill
friselle and two my close friends Mark
Juliana and Julian LJ who played so
beautifully on my album as well plot
armor was made possible through the
shared vision of Josh Juna right here
love science and my brilliant friend
Andrew ballow thank you to the Superstar
mus musicians who made this music with
me Gretchen parlat Lisa fiser Terence
Blanchard Becca Stevens Ben Wendell
Julian LJ Dana Stevens David ginyard
Charles Alura Oscar seon Maya kronfeld
Harish ragavan Kendrick Scott Benny Von
gsight Rebecca Kleinman Stephanie U Mia
Barcia Columbo Karin selasi and Jules
Levy love you all I'm so grateful to
Eric ly Caitlyn Asia Tiffany Mike and
everyone with groundup music for
believing in me and huge thanks to the
Academy tandre Kemp Lydia lemman Eric
Harland Nick Reese Randy Norman Joseph
Kim Austin white Claudia Meyer all of my
close friends and Marta bagratuni the
love of my life this is dedicated to my
mother Nancy I who is watching from from
Heaven thank you so
much for best Global Music performance
the nominees
are AR Rouge
offb Jacob Collier a nushka shangar and
barri Vina
gal Rocky
duni Sheila E Gloria Stefan and Mimi
sukar Angelique kijo and Soto Gospel
Choir masat takumi Ron Corb ner Modi and
Dale Edward
Chung and the Grammy goes to
Sheila E featuring Gloria and Mimi
wow thank you so much um I'm truly
honored to receive this award uh the
very first time I was nominated was 40
years ago today
1985 just know that it's never too late
to keep doing and dreaming this goes to
my sisters as well Gloria Stefan Mimi
sugar um to Tony sugar for producing
this project with me uh to my team there
you
are glor Stefan MIM we we received this
together uh executive producer
Iris um my team wow there's so many
Stephanie and Ian Lynn uh Kim
everyone uh this
album was almost impossible to make but
just to explain to you real quickly that
this kind of music can't exist without
diversity people from Venezuela Peru
Japan Mexico Cuba Puerto
Rico the flavor the sauce from New
Orleans to Oakland
Oaktown we thank you so much God bless
you I thank you thank you God and thank
you to my parents Moms and Pops we got
one we got
one for best African music performance
the nominees are Yi
alad a shake and whiz
kid Chris Brown Davido and
loj verab
boy Temps
and the Grammy goes to
's love me he hey
so
whoa my heart is beating so fast I'm so
sorry I do I do work
out but it's not coming it's not showing
up right now
um wow dear God thank you so so much for
putting me on this stage and bringing me
this team and tomorrow is my mom's
birthday and this is her first
Grammys and I just want to thank you Mom
because she's really done a lot for me
and my my brother and um oh my goodness
happy birthday
Mom and I want to thank my team mu
W my beautiful stylist doing seem right
my lovely girls
Ivonne and relle and Kayla and Ashanti
and Sarah I love you guys thank you so
much to God be the glory because
honestly he's changed my
life so much thank you thank you so much
thank you
God for best Global music album the
nominees
are Matt B and Royal philarmonic or
C
Rema Antonio
Reay
temps and the Grammy goes to Matt be
featuring mat Royal Phil harmonic
Orchestra
wow
all Praises Glory and Honor be to the
most high yah shy Town stand up Africa
standup thank you to the voting body and
the recording Academy for this great
honor and to think that this journey
started off from An ancestry DNA test
and I found out that I was mostly
Nigerian this album was created as a way
of shining a light on Africa and the
Beautiful culture that we from the
diaspora come from I hope that this work
helps to bridge the gap between Africa
and America between Africans and
African-Americans I dedicate this Grammy
to my beautiful wife who stands before
me right
now God we thank you thank you for this
moment I stand here today representing
Africa I represent black women in music
I represent independent Talent my
husband and I created this label beta
records 11 years ago with a mustard seed
of faith and Big
Dreams it's so great to be here thank
you God Independent Artists don't don't
give up when Wonder closes 50
open thank you to my babies watching at
home Matthew Athena Noah I love you so
much thank you to the Royal philarmonic
the ABY Road Studios thank you to the
voting body thank you so much it means
so much thank
you for best reg album the nominees
are collie buds
Vibes
Cartel
Shenia various
artists the
Whalers and the Grammy goes to Bob
Marley One
Love music inspired by the
album various artists
Geor wow thank you thanks to all the
artists The Producers everyone at Island
records that brought this
together in the end of the day it's all
in tribute to really the greatest of all
time Bob Marley thank
you for best new age ambient or chant
album the nominees are Ricky
cage voter Kellerman eru matsum
and chandria
tun ruigi
Sakamoto Anushka
shangar Rika
vicaria and the Grammy goes
to travini
he
thank you so much this is amazing this
is testimon to the fact that music has
the power to unite and to heal thank you
chandria thank you AR and all the M muss
that were on the album big thank you to
tulsy best friend and business partner
and then most importantly to all of you
um music connects and this is a very
grateful to share this moment with
you oh my gosh thank you so much um
thank you so much recording Academy
thank you so much um oh my gosh I'm so
happy right now thank you so much
everyone who believed in this in this
album and project I want to especially
thank Aro and yamatak kusan from
Warehouse tracks my family sister ARA um
my mom is here my dad is here James I
love you thank you so much this project
was born out of our deep passion to um
um heal heal ourselves and transform
ourselves with the power of um music so
and this is gria thank you music is love
music is light and music is laughter and
let's all be surrounded by love light
and laughter and thank you for the music
and thank you for every one of you who
make the music
all right I saw this next performance in
rehearsal yesterday and it was possibly
the best vocal performance I have ever
seen please move down please move down
there are people all over the world that
would do anything to see what you're
about to see so please move
down three I IC artists and a Visionary
composer have come together to bring a
renowned Opera to life on the Grammy
Premiere stage nominated for best opera
recording this extraordinary work Stars
multiple Grammy award-winning and
nominated artists Renee Fleming Joyce D
Donato and Kelly O'Hara along yeah give
the Divas a round of applause
and composer Kevin puts lyrics by Greg
Pierce take it away
oh
God lord
we
heart of each heart of each
the and you are
not
not here is the world
you
are oh
you
TR
you try
try
to you
Up Stand Up
thank you to our incredible divas and
the brilliant Maestro behind it all what
a lifechanging
performance up next his original
compositions and seamless blending of
genres highlight his exceptional vocal
range and storytelling skills his
Dynamic performances have earned him a
Grammy nod for best musical theater
Album please welcome Wayne Brady
thank you thank you so much and thank
you Justin ladies and Gentlemen please
let's hear for Justin
please you've been killing it um I I
would just like to to say hello to
everyone watching and in this room all
of my fellow friends and artists um on
the red carpet we were asked why why it
was important for us to be here and the
thing that I kept hearing myself say
that I I heard echoed is it's great to
show up to get nominated for the award
later on they're going to be all these
acts everybody's doing this stuff but
the fact that you're here and we're here
together as one to celebrate not
ourselves but to pull together as a
community for all that's happened
recently I think that is one of the best
things that we could do as an artistic
community and we can prove everyone
wrong in the other parts of the country
that look at La in some kind of light
and say whatever they say so I'm glad
that you're here so let's continue to
support each
other uh hopefully we'll also get a
chance to create the songs that will
change the world good luck everyone here
are the next
categories for best engineered album
classical the nominees are Alexander Lee
and Dimitri Lee
Silas Brown Doran Shaker Michael Schwarz
and Matt
Colton Mark donu and John
Newton Daniel
Shores Alexander Lee and demitry
Lee and the Grammy goes
to Brookner Symphony Number Seven Bates
resur exit Mark Donahue John Newton
Engineers Mark donu mastering engineer
Manfred honik and Pittsburgh Symphony
Orchestra
I will accept this Grammy on their
behalf for producer of the Year
classical the nominees
are Erica
brener Kristoff Fran
Morton
Lindberg Dimitri
Lee Elaine
Marton Dirk
sabatka and the Grammy goes
to Elaine Marton
I would like to really really give my
heartfelt thanks
to my fellow nominees in this category I
so admire your work I look up to you and
I've listened to all of it it inspires
me Erica brener I love you so much
you're my partner in this in this uh in
this journey this is also for you um
Julie Smith at the recording Academy
thank you so much Julie you're our
fearless leader um I really really have
to thank my family Melissa masin Woods
is here with me tonight thank you so
much for standing by me I want a a big
shout out to my husband Bob Woods we're
on a very difficult Journey right now um
I hope you're watching Bob this is for
you thank you for giving me my wings and
um I must thank the Cleveland Orchestra
fans vam my uh and the whole
Administration there who believes in me
stands by me when I can hardly stand up
for myself my recording engineer gintas
Norva my other artists uh herard teser
um Shahar Israel um Mary Maran Ensemble
thank you so very much the Cincinnati
pops Orchestra John Morris Russell I
need to also really thank my other
caregivers Wendy Julie Julia Kimmy
this is for you thank you so much please
stand strong use your voice stand up
don't lay down to power keep us going
people thank
you for best immersive audio album the
nominees
are Bob Clear Mountain John Weber Rett
Davies and Brian
Ferry Michael Romanowski Eric Schilling
Herbert Wad and John
Burke Morton
Lindberg Hans Martin buff and Peter
Gabriel Morton
Lindberg and the Grammy goes
to IO inside mix h Martin buff Peter
Gabriel
wow um this is it's a huge
recognition for immersive music that
isn't a remake of something else but
something special it's a huge Musical
Adventure so I want to thank my fellow
adventurers most of all Mr Peta Gabriel
who's the biggest pirate I've ever met
on the high seas my fellow Pirates at
real world studios in England and at MSM
studios in
Germany um my parents were showing me
what an adventure is and how to go about
it my grand grandparents as well um I
want to thank Prince my mentor who
taught me how to fight for my
adventure and most of all I want to
thank my wife Patty who's gone on a date
with me 30 years ago just before I went
on a session the date isn't over and the
session isn't over either so thank you
so much have a great evening
bye-bye for best instrumental
composition the nominees are Shelton G
Burr Christopher
zuir Andre 3000 suria basina Nate Muro
and Carlos
Nino
Chia Pascal
lauff and the Grammy goes to
strands Pascal
leopolis reint Pascal leop and Christian
wow what an honor I didn't think this
would happen I didn't really prepare for
this too much um what can I
say I like what Samara Joy said about
recognizing people that Inspire us and
that's what this project is about Ralph
Allison says at the end of Invisible Man
something that resonated with me about
how
America is woven of many strands
let us recognize them and in this
project in the music it's about
recognizing Jerry Allen Charles Mingus
Dave Breck Lenard Leonard
Bernstein and I want to thank my wife
Molly Heron my twin brother Remy Lau my
family Acropolis Reed quintet Christian
y I love you
all that's it thanks all
for best orchestral performance the
nominees
are Marin
alop Joanne
feta Gustavo
dudamel Susana
melki Essa Pekka
solonin and the Grammy goes
to Ortiz revolu the amena Gustavo dudel
conductor Los Angeles
philarmonic congratulations I will
accept their this Grammy on their
behalf for best opera recording the
nominees
are John Adams Paul applebe Julia
Bullock head Jung Lee Daniela Mack
Elliot Mador Ryan mckin Devon tines and
Dmitri
Lee Yanik NAA Mario Chang Michael Ki
Greer Grimsley Nancy favola Matia
olivieri Eileen perz Gabriella Reyes and
David
Frost Gerard Schwarz Tristan Hallet cusi
Edward parks and Blandon
Alpa Yanik na zga joyy denado Renee
Fleming Kelly O'Hara and David
Frost Essa peka solonin Flor Baron axelo
Nicholas Pon Christopher pvis and Jason
oconnell and the Grammy goes to
saho Adriana mat Essa Pekka Salan Flur
Baron axelo Nicholas fan Christopher
perves Jason oconnell San Francisco
Symphony San Francisco Symphony chorus
wow thank you so much for this
recognition oops just lost an earring um
we performed this piece and recorded
this disc just days after Kaa passed
away from cancer and our connection to
the piece was heightened by the presence
in the room of members of her family and
people who were like her family eseka
salonon Peter sers her husband Jean
Baptist barer
her daughter Alisa ner who is our
assistant
conductor this Opera explores issues
most of us are processing uh War cycles
of violence um it was such a
transformative process to be part of
this project alongside our dear
colleagues uh colleagues Axel F Chris
pvis the San Francisco Symphony and
chorus um and most of all we are so
grateful to Caya for putting out
something so courageous and beautiful
into the
world I'd like to thank the recording
Engineers John Johansson Denise Woodward
Nick Abu uh and Mark Wilshire and my my
wife my
family thank you Jason for making us
sound so beautiful thank you to the San
Francisco Symphony to eseka and to ka's
family um this is obviously in her
memory and thank you to my Noah who I
love so
much for best Coral performance the
nominees are
Matthew
guard Eric
Holton Janette
sorell Donald
n Elaine Kelly Melissa adury Steven Sans
and Benedict
shien and the Grammy goes
to ochre Donald n conductor
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their
behalf for best chamber music small
Ensemble performance the nominees are
Jack
quartet yoyo ma Leonas bacos and Emanuel
axe Beth Willer Christopher Cerrone and
Laura Li
Ensemble Muro
quartet Caroline Shaw and so
percussion and the Grammy goes
to rectangles in circumstance Caroline
Shaw and so percussion
okay uh it feels so weird to be here
without the whole team when this was
such a communal album and so Caroline
and Danny I love you so much ring down
is my new favorite band um John this
album absolutely would not be the same
without you and um Jason Josh and Adam
you guys are my brothers and I feel just
lucky to do this with you and uh I'm
sure everybody in this room knows a lot
of people who have made a lot of
sacrifices so you can do what you do for
a percussion quartet that means parents
who put up with a lot of hours of drum
set practice and families who deal with
a lot of time where you're out on the
road so Yi uh Romy Addie I love you um
Stephanie Beth El Mabel uh Christina
Gemma all of our families we love you so
much and the people who helped to make
this album none such David and Karina
the so team Tim Kelly Nelson Rob
Robinson Alliance um and all the other
people who worked on the album Matt P
Josh pady the team of gilfred sound
everybody this is amazing uh thank
you for best classical instrumental solo
the nominees are Andy
AKO vinger
Olson Seth Parker
Woods Mack
gurage Curtis Stewart and James
Blatchley and the Grammy goes
to Bach Goldberg Variations Viner
olafson
congratulations I will accept this
Grammy on their
behalf for best classical solo vocal
album the nominees are Fatina nenco
maika buraki and Julian
Schwarz Karen slack and Michelle K
Nicholas Pon and piver
strings will liverman and Jonathan
King Joyce tonado and Maxim Emil
anev and the Grammy goes
to Beyond The Years unpublished songs of
Florence price Karen slack soloist
Michelle Khan pianist
oh my God oh my God oh my God oh my oh
my God oh my God okay I my daddy passed
away in December right before Christmas
and I really wanted him to be here he's
here though okay you know
what okay when I started my career in
2024 as an opera soprano I never
imagined standing here on the stage
today cuz back then this award only went
to very famous superstar singers on
major classical labels but today I get
the opportunity to be here among the
great that have come before me to
represent the
inimitable American composer Florence
price
a a trailblazing black woman who wrote
extraordinary music in a time when it
was belied that only European and male
composers belongs in the concert hall
thank you to the academy the voting
members and everyone who supported this
project and my collaborator the
incredible Michelle
C thank to my friends and Philly come on
girl I just I just want to say I love
Florence price she has been my idol
forever so to be part of this with you
is everything I just want to give um
thanks to God to my family my parents
Leonard and Kay my husband Dorian who is
here and just to Alan Bice our producer
and one composer this was the team
Tamara and Steve who helped make this
project happen thank you all thank
hello you can do better than
that you're probably wondering why I'm
on this side of the stage and that's
because I have just a few more gramys to
give out we're not done just yet but I
expect even more energy because there's
not that many of you so you got to go
even crazier for these all right now
here we are the final categories of our
Premiere ceremony good luck
everyone for best spoken word poetry
album the nominees are Queen
Sheba Omari Hardwick
Malik
YF tank and the
bangas Mad
Skills Grammy goes to tank and the bang
oh my God oh my God and the fact that
they play Stevie Wonder You Know Stevie
Wonder thank you so much Academy thank
you so much we are tanking the bangers
and we want to thank our best friend
Tavia who is our manager as well and we
want to thank Verve records and tamarrow
joy and Robert Glasper and Cilan and
James poiser and Iman Omari and Austin
Brown and Brian London and oh my God I'm
so nervous I don't even much know who to
thank no more thank God thank you Jesus
thank you God and all the poets and all
the spoken word artists that's in this
category and is a win for poetry and
Poets everywhere from the slam mics to
the open mics to the Grammy stage thank
you
jari for letting me do this I love y'all
thank
you for best musical theater album the
nominees are shashana bean Brandon
Victor Dixon Kesha Lewis Malia Joy Moon
Adam Blackstone Alicia Keys and Tom
kit Jonathan gra Lindsay Mendes Daniel
Radcliffe David cadic Joel FR Maria
fredman and David
lie John Clancy Carmel Dean Kurt Deutsch
Derek Lee Kevin McCullum and ingred
Michaelson Joshua Boon Brent comr Brody
Grant Sky laota Lynch Zack chance
Jonathan Clay Matt hinley Justin LaVine
and Lawrence Manchester
Andrea groy Dean sherow and Shaina
tab Wayne Brady Deborah Cox Michelle
Lewis Avery Wilson Joseph zuwar Alan
Renee Lewis and Lawrence
Manchester and the Grammy goes
to Hell's Kitchen
of course
God is good
y'all I first want to say thank you to
God as I did thank you to my mom and dad
thank you to my wife kaisha thank you
recording Academy I have a list from
Miss Alicia Keys who is the executive
producer composer Lyricist and
everything for Hell's Kitchen so happy
to speak on her behalf Tom King
inner scope Rock Nation and Meli and
aara and the akw family to all the
artists and musicians on the album sh
Bean Brandon Dixon Kesha Malia Chris the
music team Lily John Stephanie the
Broadway producing team Aaron Mandy and
everybody and the Schubert theater
family last but not least for me I just
want to say thank you to all the open
minds and the Dei programs that allow me
a little kid from church to live out my
dreams on
Broadway I'm so so thankful for my
children going to be able to see this
moment thank y'all come see hell kitchen
on Broadway y'all and yes the the
darkness is loud but the light is
brighter y'all there's so much more
light celebrate the light shine your
light let's
go for best arrangement instrumental or
AC capella the nominees are Michael
league Jacob Coler Tory Kelly and John
Legend Baya Fleck
Aaron Bentlage Alexander Lloyd Blake
Scott Hoying AJ cely and Amanda
Taylor Aaron Bentlage Sarah gazarik John
a Kendrick and Amanda
Taylor and the Grammy goes to Bridge
Over Troubled Water
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oh wow thank you so very much how's
everybody
feeling oh
lovely um gosh what a moment Tori this
is crazy this is crazy this is really
cool um okay first person I'd like to
thank two people at Simon and gar Uncle
legends that are thank you for this
absolute Treasure of an immortal song
and I hope one day you will forgive me
for the illegal and irresponsible cord
choices that I distributed amongst this
Arrangement thank you so much um to yba
also I saw a video of yba singing this
song on YouTube back in 2016 and I
harmonized it because I loved it so much
and she was gracious enough to allow me
to sample it and it was the foundation
of this Arrangement and um and then also
to the mighty Tori Kelly everybody I
come on Tory Kelly insane and John
Legend two of the most extraordinary
vocalist on the face of the Earth um T
you want to say anything I I want to
thank you for asking me to be on this
song Give it up for Jacob um I yeah
thank you for pushing me to be the best
version of myself that I can be for
challenging me and um I'm so honored
thank you God for this beautiful gift of
music I'm this is so special oh amazing
thank you everybody thanks so
much for best arrangement instruments
and vocals the n
are Aaron Bentlage Sarah gazar John a
Kendrick and Amanda
Taylor Mt Jones John Legend and sufan
Stevens Chris griti Zack tenorio and
Willow Charlie Rosen and Jake
Silverman Cody
fry and the Grammy goes to
Alma
okay wow holy s word this means so much
to us we want to thank members of the
Academy I had to write this down cuz I
knew I was going to just my brain was
going to leave my body um this song is
really special to us and it means a lot
that it resonated with you all we are a
fractured Ensemble today because our
love Amanda Taylor is not here tonight
Amanda we love you um and lastly we want
to well not lastly there's more um we
also want to share this we share this
with our mothers our grandmothers our
children my daughters Adora and NOLA who
sang on this and Sarah's niece Mavis who
also sang on this one um that they
elevated the song we also just want to
take a second to acknowledge all of the
people who have worked so hard to fight
for Restoration in Los Angeles after so
many of us have suffered um in the Eden
fires and the Palisades fires I want to
take a second to acknowledge a very
important composer and arranger the
great John Clayton who lost his house in
the fires in Altadena and he also lost
the Grammy Award that he won in this
category in 2007 so we love all of you
we share this with all of you keep
fighting keep restoring Los Angeles
thank you to the recording Academy for
acknowledging this song I love you I
love you Amanda Taylor we love you we
love you thank you so
much for best classical compendium album
the nominees
are Andy AKO ammani wins Shawn Dixon and
Mark
Dober Curtis Stewart James Blatchley and
Blandon
Alpa Joanne feta and Bar
Ginger Sita car Omar nji hila plitman
Robert be Dan Santi Blas Michael Shapiro
Jeff atmajian Emilio D Mueller hwin and
kit
wakeley Gustavo dudamel and Demitri
Lee and the Grammy goes
to Ortiz
come on down
okay this is amazing thank you very much
I would like to thank the recording
Academy for this award this is my first
major orchestral album and I feel so
grateful with all the people that have
been involved in making this dream come
true all my gratitude to the LA
philarmonic Gustavo La Master coral and
Maria duas all of you are the most
important musical inspiration also I
would i' like to thank Gustavo Dame and
Megan umber for their guidance and
support thanks Dimitri for your
incredible and amazing recording and and
and producer of this incredible album
thank you very
much for best contemporary classical
composition the nominees are Andrea
casaros Valerie
Coleman David L
Gabriella
Ortiz Kaa saho and Amin
Maloof and the Grammy goes to Ortiz
again
okay thank you thank you very much thank
you to platoon for making this album
possible to Busan Hawks for helping me
to Manch my music so well finally I
would like to thank Christina Rivera
Gara and my brother artist Ruben orti
Torres for sharing their knowledge
around the theme of feminism with me
this gram is also dedicated to my
daughter Elena and aleexandra my husband
because always they are always there and
when I need them lastly this award is
dedicated to all the brave women in
Mexico and around the world who fight
against Injustice every day thank you
very
much that is it for us here but the
night is far from Over the music goes on
The Vibes keep vibing and the energy is
heading straight to crypto.com Arena
your grandma's and High School prom
dates can't wait to see your pretty
faces on the TV let's do this for
Grandma speaking of Grandma's Mom hurry
up so they let you in get over there
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