The 'Drivers License' singer picks up her first Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, while Batiste wins four and West nabs two during the Premiere Ceremony.
- Apr 4, 2022
AceShowbiz - Olivia Rodrigo has won her first Grammy Award. While the 64th annual ceremony has just started live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, most of the awards were already handed out during the Premiere Ceremony, with Rodrigo among the early winners.
The "Happier" singer nabbed Best Pop Solo Performance for her hit sing "Drivers License", beating out Justin Bieber, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande. She is nominated in six other categories, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
Jon Batiste, who is the most nominated artist of the night with 11 nods, has also picked up his first Grammy Award in his career. He won Best American Roots Performance and Best American Roots Song for "Cry", shared Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media prize with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for the "Soul" film, and nabbed Best Music Video for "Freedom".
Kanye West is another musician who already leads the award event with multiple wins. He grabbed Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Hurricane" feat. The Weeknd and Lil Baby and Best Rap Song for "Jail" feat. Jay-Z.
Other early winners include Tony Bennett and Lady GaGa for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, Tyler, the Creator for Best Rap Album, Alicia Keys for Best Immersive Audio Album, and CeCe Winans who scored three wins in the Gospel field.
The Premiere Ceremony was hosted by LeVar Burton. About 75 categories were presented in the webcast, with only 11 main categories announced in the prime time telecast.
Selected 2020 Grammy winners announced during the Premiere Ceremony
- Best Pop Solo Performance: "Drivers License", Olivia Rodrigo
- Best American Roots Performance: "Cry"
- Best American Roots Song: "Cry"
- Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: "The Queen's Gambit", Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer; "Soul," Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers
- Best Music Video: "Freedom", [c=Jon Batiste)
- Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album "Love for Sale", [c=Tony Bennett and Lady GaGa
- Best Progressive R&B Album: "Table for Two", Lucky Daye
- Best Melodic Rap Performance: "Hurricane", Kanye West featuring The Weeknd and Lil Baby
- Best Rap Song: "Jail", Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West and Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West featuring Jay-Z)
- Best Rap Album: "Call Me if You Get Lost", Tyler, the Creator
- Best Country Solo Performance: "You Should Probably Leave", Chris Stapleton
- Best Country Duo/Group Performance: "Younger Me", Brothers Osborne
- Best Country Song: "Cold", Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon and Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
- Best Gospel Performance/Song: "Never Lost", CeCe Winans
- Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: "Believe for It", [c=CeCe Winans; Dwan Hill, Kyle Lee, CeCe Winans and Mitch Wong, songwriters
- Best Gospel Album: "Believe for It", CeCe Winans
- Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: "Old Church Basement", Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music
- Best Roots Gospel Album: "My Savior", Carrie Underwood
- Best Latin Pop Album: "Mendo", Alex Cuba
- Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Jack Antonoff
- Best Comedy Album: "Sincerely Louis C.K.", Louis C.K.
- Best Immersive Audio Album: "Alicia", Alicia Keys
- Best Reggae Album: "Beauty in the Silence", Soja
