Nicholas Hunt/WireImage/WireImage NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Aretha Franklin performs on stage at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Commemorates Its 25th Year And Honors Founder Sir Elton John During New York Fall Gala - Show at Cathedral of St. John the Divine on November 7, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/WireImage)<doc-sep>A show-stopping legend, a revelatory newcomer, a confused tribute. The 61st Annual Grammy Awards stretched across four and a half hours and contained its share of both triumphant and cringe-inducing performances. Here are some of the best and worst moments of the night. The Best An Exuberant Opening From Camila Cabello The Grammys are perennially slow-on-the-uptake, and true to form, they kicked off this year’s show with a two-year-old song that was performed at practically every music awards show last year. But Camila Cabello made “Havana” sound fresh. She glided through a color-coded doll’s house with panache and effortlessly knocked out the splashy choreography alongside a swarm of virtuosic dancers. The rest of the opening number served as irrefutable proof that the center of the pop world has shifted south. A host of Latin stars, from Ricky Martin to Arturo Sandoval to J. Balvin, plunged onto the stage, showcasing the many differing threads of Latin pop while sharing a unified exuberant joy. Dolly Parton Steals Her Own Show Katy Perry, Dolly Parton and Kacey Musgraves perform onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2019 in Los Angeles. Kevork Djansezian—Getty Images Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves belted their way through “Here You Come Again.” Miley Cyrus navigated the sloping runs of “Jolene” with ease. But none of them could touch the real thing. In her own tribute, Dolly Parton absolutely mopped the floor with her inheritors, proving both her enduring musical legacy and lasting vocal prowess. She toggled between casual, defiant and wistful phrases with grace; she led a hair-raising three-part harmony on Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush” with pinpoint precision. The other performers, from Little Big Town to Maren Morris, sometimes stopped singing to gaze at her, transfixed. And in case you thought her career was on the wane, she saved her best performance for “Red Shoes,” a new song from the soundtrack to the Netflix movie Dumplin’. The exhilarating and plaintive song paid tribute to her childhood and the women who raised her, and it sounded even better than her established hits. A Starring Role for Keys (And Not Just Alicia) Plenty of performers nailed their black and white outfits, from Dua Lipa’s safety-pinned dress to Young Thug’s crisp white tux with giant black lapels. But the biggest two-toned star of the night was the piano. It was there early on, lifting up Kacey Musgraves’ ballad “Rainbow,” and then providing a Baroque flourish to Cardi B’s jittery “Money” (and an elegant surface for the rapper to recline on). Then host Alicia Keys, each hand on a separate Yamaha, turned the stage into a cabaret revue for a few minutes, racing through Roberta Flack’s “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” Nat King Cole’s “Unforgettable,” Drake’s “In My Feelings” and Ella Mai’s “Boo’d Up” and many more. It was an invigorating showing for an instrument three centuries old. A Well-Earned Top Prize for Kacey Musgraves Kacey Musgraves accepts the award for Album Of The Year for "Golden Hour" onstage during the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images For the first time since give or take 2012, the Grammys actually got the Album of the Year… right?! Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour is drop-dead gorgeous; it uses sleek modern production values to buoy big-hearted melodies. It poignantly captures both the wooze-inducing flutters of first love and the leaden density of heartbreak. And Musgraves was equally impressive while performing “Rainbow,” the album’s closing hymn to resilience. Rather than scaling up to match the bombast of the night, Musgraves delivered the song quietly over simple piano chords; she made the Staples Center feel shockingly intimate, and the night came to her. A Breakout Star in H.E.R. H.E.R. performs onstage during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on Feb. 10, 2019 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter—The Recording Academy/Getty Images The Grammys prefer established stars and mashups—it’s not often that they give a full slot to a relatively unknown artist to introduce them to the world—which is why H.E.R.’s performance was all the more breathtaking. The reclusive artist has previously thrived in stripped down, backroom settings, so it was revelatory to see her absolutely shredding her guitar and commanding a full gospel choir and string ensemble through a call-and-response. At the end of the song, “Hard Place,” she took a big breath—not because she had run out of steam, but to bask in the moment. The performance, combined with her win for Best R&B Album, felt like the formal coming-out party of an artist that could command the same stage for years to come. Lady Gaga’s Star Is Reborn (With Sequins) Lady Gaga performs onstage during the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 10, 2019, in Los Angeles. Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty Images The central conflict of A Star Is Born pits pop spectacle against authenticity. But on Sunday night, Lady Gaga showed that you can have it both ways. In her performance of “Shallow,” Gaga ditched her character’s white tee for a full-bodied sequined jumpsuit; she head-banged, high-kicked, and mugged straight into the camera, all the while delivering the immaculately crescendoing song with strength and precision. She made Bradley Cooper entirely superfluous, setting the bar high for her upcoming Oscars performance. The Worst A Poorly Executed Intergenerational Mashup A Post Malone-Red Hot Chili Peppers collaboration makes sense on paper. The two artists share an easy nonchalance, a knavish flaunting of genre convention and an affinity for imposing rap cadences onto rock frameworks. But nothing made sense about their distractible and poorly mixed medley. After fumbling through the acoustic “Stay,” Post Malone performed “Rockstar” seemingly underneath the stage, covered with fog, as if the Grammys were embarrassed to have him there. It was not only a laconic rendition, but also a missed opportunity to address the plight of 21 Savage, who is featured on the song and was arrested last week by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<doc-sep>The 61st GRAMMY Awards are in the books! Find out who was nominated and who won in each of the 84 categories in the full list below (use the links to jump to a desired field). 2019 GRAMMY Winners Highlights General Field 1. Record Of The Year Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist. I LIKE IT Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin Invincible, JWhiteDidIt, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite, Kuk Harrell, Evan LaRay & Simone Torres, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin Invincible, JWhiteDidIt, Craig Kallman & Tainy, producers; Leslie Brathwaite, Kuk Harrell, Evan LaRay & Simone Torres, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer THE JOKE Brandi Carlile Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer Brandi Carlile Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer THIS IS AMERICA - WINNER Childish Gambino Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Riley Mackin & Shaan Singh, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer Childish Gambino Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Riley Mackin & Shaan Singh, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer GOD'S PLAN Drake Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer Drake Boi-1Da, Cardo & Young Exclusive, producers; Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Chris Athens, mastering engineer SHALLOW Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Brandon Bost & Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Lady Gaga & Benjamin Rice, producers; Brandon Bost & Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer ALL THE STARS Kendrick Lamar & SZA Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer Kendrick Lamar & SZA Al Shux & Sounwave, producers; Sam Ricci & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer ROCKSTAR Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell, Lorenzo Cardona, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Stevens, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage Louis Bell & Tank God, producers; Louis Bell, Lorenzo Cardona, Manny Marroquin & Ethan Stevens, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer THE MIDDLE Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey Grey, Monsters & Strangerz & Zedd, producers; Grey, Tom Norris, Ryan Shanahan & Zedd, engineers/mixers; Mike Marsh, mastering engineer 2. Album Of The Year Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s) credited with at least 33% playing time of the album, if other than Artist. INVASION OF PRIVACY Cardi B Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer Cardi B Leslie Brathwaite & Evan LaRay, engineers/mixers; Belcalis Almanzar & Jorden Thorpe, songwriters; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU Brandi Carlile Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer Brandi Carlile Dave Cobb & Shooter Jennings, producers; Dave Cobb & Eddie Spear, engineers/mixers; Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth & Tim Hanseroth, songwriters; Pete Lyman, mastering engineer SCORPION Drake Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer Drake Noel Cadastre, Noel "Gadget" Campbell & Noah Shebib, engineers/mixers; Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters; Chris Athens, mastering engineer H.E.R. H.E.R. Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr, David 'Swagg R'Celious' Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer H.E.R. Darhyl "Hey DJ" Camper Jr, David 'Swagg R'Celious' Harris, H.E.R., Walter Jones & Jeff Robinson, producers; Miki Tsutsumi, engineer/mixer; Darhyl Camper Jr & H.E.R., songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS Post Malone Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer Post Malone Louis Bell & Post Malone, producers; Louis Bell & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Louis Bell & Austin Post, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer DIRTY COMPUTER Janelle Monáe Chuck Lightning & Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer Janelle Monáe Chuck Lightning & Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, producers; Mick Guzauski, Janelle Monáe Robinson & Nate "Rocket" Wonder, engineers/mixers; Nathaniel Irvin III, Charles Joseph II, Taylor Parks & Janelle Monáe Robinson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer GOLDEN HOUR - WINNER 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 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 BLACK PANTHER: THE ALBUM, MUSIC FROM AND INSPIRED BY (Various Artists) Kendrick Lamar, featured artist; Kendrick Duckworth & Sounwave, producers; Matt Schaeffer, engineer/mixer; Kendrick Duckworth & Mark Spears, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer 3. Song Of The Year A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only. ALL THE STARS Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA) Kendrick Duckworth, Solána Rowe, Al Shuckburgh, Mark Spears & Anthony Tiffith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar & SZA) BOO'D UP Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai) Larrance Dopson, Joelle James, Ella Mai & Dijon McFarlane, songwriters (Ella Mai) GOD'S PLAN Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake) Aubrey Graham, Daveon Jackson, Brock Korsan, Ron LaTour, Matthew Samuels & Noah Shebib, songwriters (Drake) IN MY BLOOD<doc-sep>The Grammys booked the right trio to honor Aretha Franklin, who died in August at 76. Gospel singer Yolanda Adams and Fantasia, who both performed at Franklin’s funeral, as well as Andra Day, did the Queen of Soul justice with their take on “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.” The song came seamlessly after the regular In Memoriam montage, with the three singers standing in the middle of the audience on a small stage. They definitely brought the goods, belting out the lyrics and taking us all to church. But it was too short; has everyone tired of Franklin tributes already? If only the Grammy telecast had blocked off more time for a Franklin send-off — surely Diana Ross could have spared a couple of her minutes.<doc-sep>
Some of Sunday night’s big Grammy winners are still reaping the rewards less than 24 hours later. Winning artists and their albums typically see a sizable sales bump in the days immediately following the show, and as of press time, “Album of the Year” winner Kacey Musgraves was sitting at No. 1 on the iTunes chart with “Golden Hour,” followed by pop vocal album winner, Ariana Grande at No. 2 (though Grande is represented on the chart by her latest album, “thank u, next”). Best Americana album winner, Brandi Carlile, follows on the chart at No. 3, while the “A Star Is Born” soundtrack, H.E.R.’s self-titled EP and Post Malone’s “beerbong & bentleys” also make a jump back into the iTunes top 10. Over on the Amazon charts, Carlile’s “By The Way, I Forgive You” and Musgraves’ “Golden Hour” occupy the top two slots on the Amazon best-sellers list. Musgraves makes the list again at #6 with the vinyl version of “Golden Hour,” which has been marked down to $20 with a special promotional offer (get it here). Fueled by her electrifying performance and her monumental rap album win, Cardi B also makes a return to the charts, with her album, “Invasion of Privacy,” which first came out last April. Cardi’s sales are helped by a recently released double vinyl version of the album, which is currently holding at No. 1 on the Amazon rap and hip-hop best-sellers list. Here’s a look at some of the big album winners from the 2019 Grammy Awards. Follow the links to stream, download or purchase the winning albums. Amazon is also currently offering a 30-day free trial to Amazon Music, which gets you unlimited streams and commercial-free access to more than 50 million songs. See the deal here. Album Of The Year: “Golden Hour” — Kacey Musgraves Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “My Way” — Willie Nelson Best Pop Vocal Album: “Sweetener” — Ariana Grande Best Urban Contemporary Album: “Everything Is Love” — The Carters Best R&B Album: “H.E.R.” — H.E.R. Best Rap Album: “Invasion Of Privacy” — Cardi B Best Country Album: “Golden Hour” — Kacey Musgraves Best Dance/Electronic Album: “Woman Worldwide” — Justice Best Rock Album: “From The Fires” — Greta Van Fleet Best Alternative Music Album: “Colors” — Beck Best Gospel Album: “Hiding Place” — Tori Kelly Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: “Look Up Child” — Lauren Daigle Best Americana Album: “By The Way, I Forgive You” — Brandi Carlile Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: “The Greatest Showman” — (Various Artists) The sales bump applies to many of the songs performed on the Grammys telecast as well. On the iTunes singles chart, Carlile’s “The Joke” has moved up to No. 2, H.E.R.’s “Hard Place” now sits at No. 3 and Musgraves’ “Rainbow” is at No. 5. Country duo Dan + Shay, who performed their smash single, “Tequila,” on the show, sees the song sitting at No. 6, while Camila Cabello’s “Havana” and Shawn Mendes’ “In My Blood,” two songs that were released months ago (with “Havana” originally released in 2017), both make a return to the top 20. See the full iTunes singles chart here. VarietySPY editorial products are independently selected. If you buy something through our links, PMC may earn an affiliate commission.