Jon Batiste’s We Are was named album of the year at the 2022 Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Heading into that ceremony, Batiste had the most nominations this year with a near-record 11 nods.
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Fil-Am singer-songwriter, Olivia Rodrigo won best new artist and also took home the awards for the best pop vocal album for Sour and best pop solo performance.
Three artists — Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R. tied for the second-most nominations this year, eight each, followed by seven-time nominees Billie Eilish and Rodrigo.
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UMG WINNERS
Album Of The Year - We Are (WINNER)
Jon Batiste
Craig Adams, David Gauthier, Braedon Gautier, Brennon Gautier, Gospel Soul Children Choir, Hot 8 Brass Band, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe, Zadie Smith, St. Augustine High School Marching 100 & Trombone Shorty, featured artists; Jon Batiste, Mikey Freedom Hart, DJ Khalil, King Garbage, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Autumn Rowe, Jahaan Sweet & Nick Waterhouse, producers; Jon Batiste, Russ Elevado, Mischa Kachkachishvili, Kizzo, Joseph Lorge, Manny Marroquin, Ken Oriole, David Pimentel, Ricky Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez, Matt Vertere, Marc Whitmore & Alex Williams, engineers/mixers; Andrae Alexander, Troy Andrews, Jon Batiste, Zach Cooper, Vic Dimotsis, Eric Frederic, Kizzo, Sunny Levine, Steve McEwan, PJ Morton, Autumn Rowe & Mavis Staples, songwriters; Michelle Mancini, mastering engineer
Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo (WINNER)
Best Pop Solo Performance
“drivers license” (WINNER)
Olivia Rodrigo
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Love For Sale (WINNER)
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
Best Pop Vocal Album
Sour (WINNER)
Olivia Rodrigo
Best Alternative Music Album
Daddy’s Home (WINNER)
St. Vincent
Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Hurricane” (WINNER)
Kanye West Featuring The Weeknd & Lil Baby
Best Rap Song
“Jail” (WINNER)
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West & Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z)
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Younger Me” (WINNER)
Brothers Osborne
Best Country Song
“Cold” (WINNER)
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Album
Starting Over (WINNER)
Chris Stapleton
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Songwrights Apothecary Lab (WINNER)
Esperanza Spalding
Best Roots Gospel Album
My Savior (WINNER)
Carrie Underwood
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
Origen (WINNER)
Juanes
Best American Roots Performance
“Cry” (WINNER)
Jon Batiste
Best American Roots Song
“Cry” (WINNER)
Jon Batiste & Steve McEwan, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Soul (WINNER – TIE)
Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
Best Song Written For Visual Media
“All Eyes On Me” [From Inside] (WINNER)
Bo Burnham, songwriter (Bo Burnham)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Love For Sale (WINNER)
Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman & Billy Cumella, engineers; Greg Calbi & Steve Fallone, mastering engineers (Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
A Producer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)
Jack Antonoff (WINNER)
— Chemtrails Over The Country Club (Lana Del Rey)
— Daddy’s Home (St. Vincent)
— “Gold Rush” (Taylor Swift)
— Sling (Clairo)
— Solar Power (Lorde)
— Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night (Bleachers)
Best Music Video
“Freedom” (WINNER)
Jon Batiste
Alan Ferguson, video director; Alex P. Willson, video producer
See complete list of nominees and winners here: https://www.grammy.com/news/vicente-fernandez-a-mis-80s-wins-best-regional-mexican-music-album-including-tejano-2022-grammys