61st Grammy® Awards Coverage

Welcome to DigitalHit.com's coverage of the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Alicia Keys, which was presented on Sunday, February 10th, 2019.

8:00 PM

The show opens with a performance by Camila Cabello. She's joined by Ricky Martin and J Balvin as she performs "Havana".

8:06 PM

Our host, Alicia Keys, takes to the stage to welcome us. Her outfit looks like she's channeling her inner Rhoda Morgenstern. She says a few words, then introduces her "sisters", Lada Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michelle Obama and Jennifer Lopez. Gaga says that she was told she was weird but music led her to her aaudience. Lopez says that music took her from the Bronz and allows her to be free. Pinkett Smith says every voice needs to be heard and respected while Michelle Obama says music has always helped her tell her story and allows us to invite each other in.

8:13 PM

Keys intros Shawn Mendes, who performs "In My Blood". He's joined by Miley Cyrus. The two performed together on Friday at the MusicCares tribute to Dolly Parton.

8:17 PM

New England Patriots Juilan Edelman and Devin McCourty are tonight's first presenters and they're handing out the harware for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. And the Grammy goes to Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper for "Shallow".

8:25 PM

Nina Dobrev, star of the new CBS sitcom Fam, is out next to introduce a performance by Kacey Musgraves. She sings "Rainbow".

8:29 PM

Alicia Keys introduces Janelle Monae, who performs "Make Me Feel".

8:41 PM

Alicia reminds us that she has won 15 Grammys. She mentions that John Mayer once won a Grammy she was hoping to win. He thought they should share it so he broke it in half and sent it to her. Mayer joins her on the stage and the pair present Song of the Year. And the Grammy goes to "This is America" by Chilish Gambino. He's not there, so they accept it on her behalf. Keys then introduces a performance by Post Malone and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Their performance includes "Dark Necessities."

8:57 PM

Anna Kendrick introduces a tribute to Dolly Parton. Kacey Musgraves and Katy Perry duet on "Here You Come Again". They're joined by Dolly. Dolly is then joined by Miley Cyrus, who sings "Jolene" with her. The pair are then joined by Maren Morris and the trio sings "After the Goldrush". Dolly then joins Little Big Town on her new song "Red Shoes". The whole gang then joins her on "9 to 5".

9:14 PM

Alicia Keys pays tribute to Clarence Avant, then introduces a performance by H.E.R., who performs "Hard Place".

9:26 PM

Moving right along, Alicia Keys intros a performance by Cardi B, who tells us how much she like "Money".

9:30 PM

By the way, for those keeping track, we're ninety minutes into the show and only two awards have been handed out. But now here's a third, presented by Meghan Trainor, Luke Combs and Kane Brown. They're presenting Best Country Album. And the Grammy goes to Kacey Musgraves.

9:39 PM

Keys plays ragtime on two pianos at once and then welcomes us to "Club Keys" and then sings "Killing Me Softly with His Song", "Unforgettable", "Use SomeBody", "Boo'd Up", "Doo-Wop (That Thing)" and "New York".

9:46 PM

Next up, Dan + Shay perform "Tequila". The pair then present Best Rap Song. And the Grammy goes to "God's Plan" by Drake (a.k.a. Aubrey Graham), Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib. They cut off his speech and go to commercial.

9:56 PM

Alicia pays tribute to Diana Ross for her 75th birthday. After a video package, her nine-year-old grandson Raif-Henok, introduces his "grandmommy". Ross performs "The Best Years of My Life", and "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)". Dang, she's a legend.

10:11 PM

Alicia, who's kept the show moving tonight, introduces Lady Gaga's performance of "Shallow".

10:23 PM

Keys pays tribute to music teachers, including hers, before announcing the Jeffrey Redding is the 2019 Music Educator of the Year. She then intros her husband, Swiss Beatz, and rapper Eve, who in tuen introduce a performance by Travis Scott, who joined by Philip Bailey and members of Earth, Wind and Fire.

10:33 PM

Smokey Robinson joins Alica for an a capella "Tracks of My Tears" as they pay tribute to the 60th anniversary of Motown. Smokey, Ne-Yo and J. Lo then do a medley of "Dancing in the Streets", "Mr. Postman", "Money", "Do You Love Me (Now That I Can Dance)", "My Girl", "Papa Was a Rolling Stone", "War", "Square Biz", and "Another Star".

10:42 PM

International superstars BTS are now presenting Best R&B Album. And the Grammy goes to H.E.R. for her self-titled EP.

10:49 PM

Kelsea Ballerini intros a performance of "The Joke" by Brandi Carlile.

11:01 PM

Leon Bridges and Charlie Wilson introduce a performance by Chloe X Halle, who perform "Where is the Love?" The duo then present Best Rap Album. And the Grammy goes to Cardi B's Invasion of Privacy. "My nerves are so bad, Maybe I need to start smokin' weed."

11:13 PM

Wilmer Valderrama introduces a performance by St. Vincent and Dua Lipa.

11:16 PM

Alessia Cara and Bob Newhart, both previous Best New Artist winners. She jokes that her great grandmother had all of his comedy albums. They then present Best New Artist. And the Grammy goes to Dua Lipa.

11:25 PM

Musicians pay tribute to outgoing NARAS President Neil Portnow, who then takes to the stage to thank the Academy and the creative community. He then introduces the In Memoriam segment. It ends with a tribute to Aretha Franklin by Yolanda Adams, Andra Day and Fantasia.

11:35 PM

Alicia announces the nominees for Record of the Year. And the Grammy goes to "This is America" by Childish Gambino. He's not there, but co-producer Ludwig Goransson accepts.

11:38 PM

Moving right along, Keys announces the nominees for Album of the Year. And the Grammy goes to Kacey Musgraves' Golden Hour.

11:42 PM

And that's it for another year. Below is the full list of winners.

Record Of The Year

• THIS IS AMERICA
  Childish Gambino
  Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Riley Mackin & Shaan Singh, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer

Album Of The Year

• GOLDEN HOUR
  Kacey Musgraves
  Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, producers; Craig Alvin & Shawn Everett, engineers/mixers; Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves & Daniel Tashian, songwriters; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers

Song Of The Year

• THIS IS AMERICA
  Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson & Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Childish Gambino)

Best New Artist

• DUA LIPA

Best Pop Solo Performance

• JOANNE (WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOIN'?)
  Lady Gaga

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• SHALLOW
  Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• MY WAY
  Willie Nelson

Best Pop Vocal Album

• SWEETENER
  Ariana Grande

Best Dance Recording

• ELECTRICITY
  Silk City & Dua Lipa Featuring Diplo & Mark Ronson
  Jarami, Alex Metric, Riton & Silk City, producers; Josh Gudwin, mixer

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• WOMAN WORLDWIDE
  Justice

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• STEVE GADD BAND
  Steve Gadd Band

Best Rock Performance

• WHEN BAD DOES GOOD
  Chris Cornell

Best Metal Performance

• ELECTRIC MESSIAH
  High On Fire

Best Rock Song

• MASSEDUCTION
  Jack Antonoff & Annie Clark, songwriters (St. Vincent)

Best Rock Album

• FROM THE FIRES
  Greta Van Fleet

Best Alternative Music Album

• COLORS
  Beck

Best R&B Performance

• BEST PART
  H.E.R. Featuring Daniel Caesar

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• BET AIN'T WORTH THE HAND
  Leon Bridges
• HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE
  PJ Morton Featuring Yebba

Best R&B Song

• BOO'D UP
  Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• EVERYTHING IS LOVE
  The Carters

Best R&B Album

• H.E.R.
  H.E.R.

Best Rap Performance

• KING'S DEAD
  Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future & James Blake
• BUBBLIN
  Anderson .Paak

Best Rap/Sung Performance

• THIS IS AMERICA
  Childish Gambino

Best Rap Song

• GOD'S PLAN
  Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake)

Best Rap Album

• INVASION OF PRIVACY
  Cardi B

Best Country Solo Performance

• BUTTERFLIES
  Kacey Musgraves

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• TEQUILA
  Dan + Shay

Best Country Song

• SPACE COWBOY
  Luke Laird, Shane McAnally & Kacey Musgraves, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)

Best Country Album

• GOLDEN HOUR
  Kacey Musgraves

Best New Age Album

• OPIUM MOON
  Opium Moon

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• DON'T FENCE ME IN
  John Daversa, soloist
  Track from: American Dreamers: Voices Of Hope, Music Of Freedom (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• THE WINDOW
  Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• EMANON
  The Wayne Shorter Quartet

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• AMERICAN DREAMERS: VOICES OF HOPE, MUSIC OF FREEDOM
  John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists

Best Latin Jazz Album

• BACK TO THE SUNSET
  Dafnis Prieto Big Band

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• NEVER ALONE
  Tori Kelly Featuring Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin & Victoria Kelly, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• YOU SAY
  Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & Paul Mabury, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

• HIDING PLACE
  Tori Kelly

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• LOOK UP CHILD
  Lauren Daigle

Best Roots Gospel Album

• UNEXPECTED
  Jason Crabb

Best Latin Pop Album

• SINCERA
  Claudia Brant

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

• AZTLÁN
  Zoé

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

• ¡MÉXICO POR SIEMPRE!
  Luis Miguel

Best Tropical Latin Album

• ANNIVERSARY
  Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Best American Roots Performance

• THE JOKE
  Brandi Carlile

Best American Roots Song

• THE JOKE
  Brandi Carlile, Dave Cobb, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters (Brandi Carlile)

Best Americana Album

• BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU
  Brandi Carlile

Best Bluegrass Album

• THE TRAVELIN' MCCOURYS
  The Travelin' McCourys

Best Traditional Blues Album

• THE BLUES IS ALIVE AND WELL
  Buddy Guy

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• PLEASE DON'T BE DEAD
  Fantastic Negrito

Best Folk Album

• ALL ASHORE
  Punch Brothers

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• NO 'ANE'I
  Kalani Pe'a

Best Reggae Album

• 44/876
  Sting & Shaggy

Best World Music Album

• FREEDOM
  Soweto Gospel Choir

Best Children's Album

• ALL THE SOUNDS
  Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

• FAITH - A JOURNEY FOR ALL
  Jimmy Carter

Best Comedy Album

• EQUANIMITY & THE BIRD REVELATION
  Dave Chappelle

Best Musical Theater Album

• THE BAND'S VISIT
  Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Katrina Lenk & Ari'el Stachel, principal soloists; Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, producers; David Yazbek, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

• THE GREATEST SHOWMAN
  Hugh Jackman (& Various Artists)
  Alex Lacamoire, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul & Greg Wells, compilation producers

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

• BLACK PANTHER
  Ludwig Göransson, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• SHALLOW
  Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando & Andrew Wyatt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
  Track from: A Star Is Born

Best Instrumental Composition

• BLUT UND BODEN (BLOOD AND SOIL)
  Terence Blanchard, composer (Terence Blanchard)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

• STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
  John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Big Band Featuring DACA Artists)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

• SPIDERMAN THEME
  Mark Kibble, Randy Waldman & Justin Wilson, arrangers (Randy Waldman Featuring Take 6 & Chris Potter)

Best Recording Package

• MASSEDUCTION
  Willo Perron, art director (St. Vincent)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• SQUEEZE BOX: THE COMPLETE WORKS OF "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
  Meghan Foley, Annie Stoll & Al Yankovic, art directors ("Weird Al" Yankovic)

Best Album Notes

• VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
  David Evans, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Best Historical Album

• VOICES OF MISSISSIPPI: ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS DOCUMENTED BY WILLIAM FERRIS
  William Ferris, April Ledbetter & Steven Lance Ledbetter, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• COLORS
  Julian Burg, Serban Ghenea, David "Elevator" Greenbaum, John Hanes, Beck Hansen, Greg Kurstin, Florian Lagatta, Cole M.G.N., Alex Pasco, Jesse Shatkin, Darrell Thorp & Cassidy Turbin, engineers; Chris Bellman, Tom Coyne, Emily Lazar & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers (Beck)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• PHARRELL WILLIAMS
  • Apes*** (The Carters) (T)
  • Man Of The Woods (Justin Timberlake) (A)
  • No One Ever Really Dies (N.E.R.D) (A)
  • Stir Fry (Migos) (T)
  • Sweetener (Ariana Grande) (A)

Best Remixed Recording

• WALKING AWAY (MURA MASA REMIX)
  Alex Crossan, remixer (Haim)

Best Immersive Audio Album

• EYE IN THE SKY - 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
  Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 11
  Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Producer Of The Year, Classical

• BLANTON ALSPAUGH
  • Arnesen: Infinity - Choral Works (Joel Rinsema & Kantorei)
  • Aspects Of America (Carlos Kalmar & Oregon Symphony)
  • Chesnokov: Teach Me Thy Statutes (Vladimir Gorbik & PaTRAM Institute Male Choir)
  • Gordon, R.: The House Without A Christmas Tree (Bradley Moore, Elisabeth Leone, Maximillian Macias, Megan Mikailovna Samarin, Patricia Schuman, Lauren Snouffer, Heidi Stober, Daniel Belcher, Houston Gran Opera Juvenile Chorus & Houston Grand Opera Orchestra)
  • Haydn: The Creation (Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Betsy Cook Weber, Houston Symphony & Houston Symphony Chorus)
  • Heggie: Great Scott (Patrick Summers, Manuel Palazzo, Mark Hancock, Michael Mayes, Rodell Rosel, Kevin Burdette, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Nathan Gunn, Frederica von Stade, Ailyn Pérez, Joyce DiDonato, Dallas Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
  • Music Of Fauré, Buide & Zemlinsky (Trio Séléné)
  • Paterson: Three Way - A Trio Of One-Act Operas (Dean Williamson, Daniele Pastin, Courtney Ruckman, Eliza Bonet, Melisa Bonetti, Jordan Rutter, Samuel Levine, Wes Mason, Matthew Treviño & Nashville Opera Orchestra)
  • Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto; Oboe Concerto; Serenade To Music; Flos Campi (Peter Oundjian & Toronto Symphony Orchestra)

Best Orchestral Performance

• SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONIES NOS. 4 & 11
  Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording

• BATES: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS
  Michael Christie, conductor; Sasha Cooke, Jessica E. Jones, Edward Parks, Garrett Sorenson & Wei Wu; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra)

Best Choral Performance

• MCLOSKEY: ZEALOT CANTICLES
  Donald Nally, conductor (Doris Hall-Gulati, Rebecca Harris, Arlen Hlusko, Lorenzo Raval & Mandy Wolman; The Crossing)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

• ANDERSON, LAURIE: LANDFALL
  Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• KERNIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO
  James Ehnes; Ludovic Morlot, conductor (Seattle Symphony)

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

• SONGS OF ORPHEUS - MONTEVERDI, CACCINI, D'INDIA & LANDI
  Karim Sulayman; Jeannette Sorrell, conductor; Apollo's Fire, ensembles

Best Classical Compendium

• FUCHS: PIANO CONCERTO 'SPIRITUALIST'; POEMS OF LIFE; GLACIER; RUSH
  JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• KERNIS: VIOLIN CONCERTO
  Aaron Jay Kernis, composer (James Ehnes, Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)

Best Music Video

• THIS IS AMERICA
  Childish Gambino
  Hiro Murai, video director; Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, video producers

Best Music Film

• QUINCY
  Quincy Jones
  Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, video directors; Paula DuPré Pesmen, video producer