These are the Grammys 2021 winners - and how to watch the awards show in the UK

The Grammys is the biggest night of the year for music, and the pandemic didn’t stop the 63rd awards show from going ahead.

Hosted by Trevor Noah, the star-studded, socially-distanced LA ceremony took place on Sunday 14 March.

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It featured performances from Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and Cardi B, while Beyoncé made history by becoming the most decorated female Grammy award winner ever.

The awards ceremony was originally set to air in January but was postponed by the Recording Academy after a surge in Covid cases in California. 

So, who were the winners on the night - and how can you watch the Grammys in the UK?

Here is everything you need to know.

Who won at the Grammys 2021?

Record of the year

  • Beyoncé – Black Parade
  • Black Pumas – Colors
  • DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch– Rockstar
  • Doja Cat – Say So
  • WINNER: Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
  • Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
  • Post Malone – Circles
  • Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé – Savage

Album of the year

  • Jhené Aiko – Chilombo
  • Black Pumas – Black Pumas
  • Coldplay – Everyday Life
  • Jacob Collier – Djesse Vol 3
  • Haim – Women in Music Pt III
  • Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
  • Post Malone – Hollywood’s Bleeding
  • WINNER: Taylor Swift – Folklore

Song of the year

  • Beyoncé – Black Parade
  • Roddy Ricch – The Box
  • Taylor Swift – Cardigan
  • Post Malone – Circles
  • Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
  • Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
  • WINNER: HER – I Can’t Breathe
  • JP Saxe featuring Julia Michaels – If the World Was Ending

Best R&B performance

  • Jhene Aiko featuring John Legend – Lightning & Thunder
  • WINNER: Beyoncé – Black Parade
  • Jacob Collier featuring Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign – All I Need
  • Brittany Howard – Goat Head
  • Emily King – See Me

Best pop vocal album

  • Justin Bieber – Changes
  • Lady Gaga – Chromatica
  • WINNER: Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
  • Harry Styles – Fine Line
  • Taylor Swift – Folklore

Best rap song

  • Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle – Reverence
  • DaBaby – Bop
  • Jack Harlow – What’s Poppin
  • Lil Baby – The Bigger Picture
  • WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé – Savage
  • Pop Smoke – Dior

Best Latin pop or urban album

  • WINNER: Bad Bunny — YHLQMDLG
  • Camilo — Por Primera Vez
  • Kany García — Mesa Para Dos
  • Ricky Martin — Pausa
  • Debi Nova — 3:33

Best melodic rap performance

  • DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch – Rockstar
  • Drake featuring Lil Durk – Laugh Now, Cry Later
  • WINNER: Anderson .Paak – Lockdown
  • Roddy Ricch – The Box
  • Travis Scott – Highest in the Room

Best pop solo performance

  • Justin Bieber – Yummy
  • Doja Cat – Say So
  • Billie Eilish – Everything I Wanted
  • Dua Lipa – Don’t Start Now
  • WINNER: Harry Styles – Watermelon Sugar 
  • Taylor Swift – cardigan

Best country album

  • Ingrid Andress – Lady Like
  • Brandy Clark – Your Life Is a Record
  • WINNER: Miranda Lambert – Wildcard
  • Little Big Town – Nightfall
  • Ashley McBryde – Never Will

Best new artist

  • Ingrid Andress
  • Phoebe Bridgers
  • Chika
  • Noah Cyrus
  • D Smoke
  • Doja Cat
  • Kaytranada
  • WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion

Best pop duo/group performance

  • J Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny and Tainy – Un Dia (One Day)
  • Justin Bieber featuring Quavo – Intentions
  • BTS – Dynamite
  • WINNER: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande – Rain On Me
  • Taylor Swift featuring Bon Iver – Exile

Best traditional pop vocal album

  • WINNER: James Taylor – American Standard
  • Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian – Blue Umbrella
  • Harry Connick Jr – True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter
  • Rufus Wainwright – Unfollow the Rules
  • Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best dance/electronic album

  • Arca – Kick I
  • Baauer – Planet’s Mad
  • Disclosure – Energy
  • WINNER: Kaytranada – Bubba
  • Madeon – Good Faith

Best rock performance

  • WINNER: Fiona Apple – Shameika
  • Big Thief – Not
  • Phoebe Bridgers – Kyoto
  • Haim – The Steps
  • Brittany Howard – Stay High
  • Grace Potter – Daylight

Best metal performance

  • WINNER: Body Count – Bum-Rush
  • Code Orange – Underneath
  • In This Moment – The In-Between
  • Poppy – Bloodmoney
  • Power Trip – Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe) – Live

Best rock song

  • Phoebe Bridgers – Kyoto
  • Tame Impala – Lost in Yesterday
  • Big Thief – Not
  • Fiona Apple – Shameika
  • WINNER: Brittany Howard – Stay High

Best rock album

  • Fontaines DC – A Hero’s Death,
  • Michael Kiwanuka – Kiwanuka
  • Grace Potter – Daylight
  • Sturgill Simpson – Sound & Fury
  • WINNER: The Strokes – The New Abnormal

Best alternative music album

  • WINNER: Fiona Apple – Fetch the Bolt Cutters
  • Beck – Hyperspace
  • Phoebe Bridgers – Punisher
  • Brittany Howard – Jaime
  • Tame Impala – The Slow Rush

Best progressive R&B album

  • WINNER: Thundercat – It Is What It Is
  • Jhené Aiko – Chilombo
  • Chloe x Halle – Ungodly Hour
  • Free Nationals – Free Nationals
  • Robert Glasper – F*** Yo Feelings

Best R&B song

  • WINNER: Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. & Meshell Ndegeocello – Better Than I Imagine
  • Beyoncé – Black Parade
  • Tiana Major9 and EARTHGANG – Collide
  • Chloe x Halle – Do It
  • Skip Marley and HER – Slow Down

Best R&B album

  • Ant Clemons – Happy 2 Be Here
  • Giveon – Take Time
  • Luke James – To Feel Love/d
  • WINNER: John Legend – Bigger Love
  • Gregory Porter – All Rise

Best rap album

  • D Smoke – Black Habits
  • Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist – Alfredo
  • Jay Electronica – A Written Testimony
  • WINNER: Nas – King’s Disease
  • Royce Da 5’9” – The Allegory

Best rap performance

  • Big Sean featuring Nipsey Hussle – Reverence
  • DaBaby – Bop
  • Jack Harlow – What’s Poppin
  • Lil Baby – The Bigger Picture
  • WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé – Savage
  • Pop Smoke – Dior

Best country solo performance

  • Eric Church – Stick That in Your Country Song
  • Brandy Clark – Who You Thought I Was
  • WINNER: Vince Gill – When My Amy Prays
  • Mickey Guyton – Black Like Me
  • Miranda Lambert – Bluebird

Best country duo / group performance

  • Brothers Osborne – All Night
  • WINNER: Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber – 10,000 Hours
  • Lady A – Ocean
  • Little Big Town – Sugar Coat
  • Old Dominion – Some People Do

Best country song

  • Miranda Lambert – Bluebird
  • Maren Morris – The Bones
  • WINNER: The Highwomen – Crowded Table
  • Ingrid Andress — More Hearts Than Mine
  • Old Dominion — Some People Do

Best jazz vocal album

  • Thana Alexa – Ona
  • WINNER: Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez – Secrets Are the Best Stories
  • Carmen Lundy – Modern Ancestors
  • Somi with Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Holy Room: Live at Alte Oper
  • Kenny Washington – What’s the Hurry

Best Latin jazz album

  • Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra – Tradiciones
  • WINNER: Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra – Four Questions
  • Chico Pinheiro – City of Dreams
  • Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymee Nuviola – Viento y Tiempo — Live at Blue Note Tokyo
  • Poncho Sanchez – Trane’s Delight

Best gospel album

  • Anthony Brown & group therAPy – 2econd Wind: Ready
  • Myron Butler – My Tribute
  • Ricky Dillard – Choirmaster
  • WINNER: PJ Morton – Gospel According to PJ
  • Kierra Sheard – Kierra

Best contemporary Christian album

  • Cody Carnes – Run to the Father
  • Hillsong Young & Free – All of My Best Friends
  • We the Kingdom – Holy Water
  • Tauren Wells – Citizen of Heaven
  • WINNER: Kanye West – Jesus Is King

Best Latin rock or alternative album

  • Bajofondo – Aura
  • Cami – Monstruo
  • Cultura Profética – Sobrevolando
  • WINNER: Fito Paez – La Conquista del Espacio
  • Lido Pimienta – Miss Colombia

Best tropical Latin album

  • José Alberto “El Ruisenor” – Mi Tumbao
  • Edwin Bonilla – Infinito
  • Jorge Celedon & Sergio Luis – Sigo Cantando al Almor (Deluxe)
  • WINNER: Grupo Niche – 40
  • Víctor Manuelle – Memorias de Navidad

Best comedy album

  • WINNER: Tiffany Haddish – Black Mitzvah
  • Patton Oswalt – I Love Everything
  • Jim Gaffigan – The Pale Tourist
  • Bill Burr – Paper Tiger
  • Jerry Seinfeld – 23 Hours to Kill

Best music video

  • WINNER: Beyoncé – Brown Skin Girl
  • Future featuring Drake – Life Is Good
  • Anderson .Paak – Lockdown
  • Harry Styles – Adore You
  • Woodkid – Goliath

Producer of the year, non-classical

  • Jack Antonoff
  • Dan Auerbach
  • Dave Cobb
  • Flying Lotus
  • WINNER: Andrew Watt

Best folk album

  • WINNER: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – All the Good Times
  • Bonny Light Horseman – Bonny Light Horseman
  • Leonard Cohen – Thanks for the Dance
  • Laura Marling – Song for Our Daughter
  • The Secret Sisters – Saturn Return

Best compilation soundtrack for visual media

  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood – Various Artists
  • Bill & Ted Face the Music – Various Artists
  • Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Various Artists
  • Frozen 2 – Various Artists
  • WINNER: Jojo Rabbit – Various Artists

Best song written for visual media

  • Taylor Swift – Beautiful Ghosts (from Cats)
  • Brandi Carlile – Carried Me With You (from Onward)
  • Idina Menzel and Aurora – Into the Unknown (from Frozen 2)
  • WINNER: Billie Eilish – No Time to Die (from No Time to Die)
  • Cynthia Erivo – Stand Up (from Harriet)

Where can I watch the Grammys 2021 in the UK?

Many music fans in the UK have been wondering how they can watch the star-studded awards show.

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The Grammys aired live on CBS from 8pm ET in the US on Sunday 14 March.

Those in the UK with subscriptions to Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk TV and Plusnet will have been able to view red carpet coverage on E! if they managed to stay up late enough.

In years gone by, UK channels like 4Music have broadcast highlights from the event a day or two after it is shown in the US.

But so far, there is no way to watch the full Grammys ceremony in the UK.

However, you are able to watch individual performances, such as Harry Styles’ Watermelon Sugar, via the Recording Academy’s official YouTube channel.

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