Nigerian superstar Burna Boy who had a lot of support upon getting a Grammy nomination has lost out to Angelique Kidjo.
Although he was up against seasoned Angelique Kidjo, Nathalie Joachim with Spektral Quartet, Bokanté & Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley and, Altin Gün, many fans were certain this would be his year.
Grammys happens to be shaping up to be one of the most competitive awards shows of the season.
But there’s no surprise there. The music industry continues to churn out hit after hit, making it increasingly difficult for the Recording Academy to choose just one person for the various categories. Choosing between Rosalia, Billie Eilish, Lizzoand so many new artists is no easy decision, but thankfully it appears that win or lose these stars are guaranteed to give fans their all.
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Below are the full list of the 2020 Grammy Award Winners;
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
WINNER: “Truth Hurts,” Lizzo
BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
WINNER: El Mal Querer, Rosalía
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
WINNER: #Eldisco, Alejandro Sanz
BEST COUNTRY SONG
WINNER: “Bring My Flowers Now,” Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
WINNER: While I’m Livin, Tanya Tucker
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
WINNER: “Speechless,” Dan + Shay
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
WINNER: “Ride Me Back Home,” Willie Nelson
BEST RAP ALBUM
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WINNER: Igor, Tyler, the Creator
BEST RAP SONG
WINNER: “A Lot,” Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage Featuring J. Cole)
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Racks in the Middle,” Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy
BEST R&B SONG
“Say So,” PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring JoJo)
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Come Home,” Anderson .Paak feat. André 3000
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Come Home,” Anderson .Paak feat. André 3000
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Social Cues, Cage The Elephant
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“This Land,” Gary Clark Jr.
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
BEST NEW ARTIST
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Billie Eilish
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Bad Guy,” Billie Eilish
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – “A Star Is Born”
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Hildur Guðnadóttir – “Chernobyl”
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Lady Gaga – “I’ll Never Love Again (Film Version)”
Best Recording Package
Chris Cornell – “Chris Cornell,” Barry Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeff Fura and Joe Spix, art directors
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Various Artists – “Woodstock: Back to the Garden – The Definitive 50th Anniversary,” Masaki Koike, art director
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Best Album Notes
Steve Greenberg – “Stax ’68: A Memphis Story”
Best Historical Album
Pete Seeger – “Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection”
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Billie Eilish – “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” Rob Kinelski and Finneas O’Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer
Best Remixed Recording
Madonna – “I Rise (Tracy Young’s Pride Intro Radio Remix)”
Best Immersive Audio Album
Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor – “Lux”
Best Music Video
Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus – “Old Town Road (Official Movie)”
Best Music Film
Beyoncé – “Homecoming”
Best New Age Album
Peter Kater – “Wings”
Best Bluegrass Album
Michael Cleveland – “Tall Fiddler”
Best Traditional Blues Album
Delbert McClinton & Self-made Men – “Tall, Dark & Handsome”
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Best Contemporary Blues Album
Gary Clark Jr. – “This Land”
Best Folk Album
Patty Griffin – “Patty Griffin”
Best Territorial Roots Music Album
Ranky Tanky – “Good Time”
Best Reggae Album
Koffee – “Rapture”
Best Children’s Music Album
Jon Samson – “Ageless Songs For the Child Archetype”
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Michelle Obama – “Becoming”
Best Dance Recording
The Chemical Brothers – “Got to Keep On
Best Dance/Electronic Album
The Chemical Brothers – “No Geography”
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Rodrigo y Gabriela – “Mettavolution”
Best Instrumental Composition
John Williams – “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite”
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Jacob Collier – “Moon River”
Best Arrangement, Instruments, and Vocals
Jacob Collier Featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 & Metropole Orkest – “All Night Long”
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Randy Brecker – “Sozinho”
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Best Jazz Vocal Album
Esperanza Spalding – “12 Little Spells”
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Brad Mehldau – “Finding Gabriel”
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Brian Lynch Big Band – “The Omni-American Book Club”
Best Latin Jazz Album
Chick Corea & the Spanish Heart Band – “Antidote”
Best Country Solo Performance
Willie Nelson – “Ride Me Back Home”
Most becoming Country Song
Tanya Tucker – “Bring My Flowers Now”
Best Country Album
Tanya Tucker – “While I’m Livin’”
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Kirk Franklin – “Love Theory”
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
for KING & COUNTRY and Dolly Parton – “God Only Knows,” Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone and Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters’
Best Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin – “Long Live Love”
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
for KING & COUNTRY – “Burn the Ships”
Best Roots Gospel Album
Gloria Gaynor – “Testimony”
Best Latin Pop Album
Alejandro Sanz – “#ELDISCO”
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Rosalía – “El Mal Querer”
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Mariachi Los Camperos – “De Ayer Para Siempre”
Best Tropical Latin Album – Tie
Marc Anthony – “Opus” | Aymée Nuviola – “A Journey Through Cuban Music”
Best Rap Performance
Nipsey Hussle – “Racks in the Middle [ft. Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy]”
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Best Rap Song
21 Savage – “A Lot [ft. J. Cole],” Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage and Anthony White, songwriters
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Kronos Quartet – “Riley: Sun Rings,” Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer
Producer of the Year, Classical
Blanton Alspaugh
Most salutary Orchestral Performance
Los Angeles Philharmonic – “Norman: Sustain”
Best Opera Recording
Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Children’s Chorus – “Picker: Fantastic Mr. Fox”
Best Choral Performance
Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir – “Duruflé: Complete Choral Works”
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Attacca Quartet – “Shaw: Orange”
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Nicola Benedetti – “Marsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite”
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Joyce Didonato – “Songplay”
Best Classical Compendium
Nadia Shpachenko – “The Poetry of Places”
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Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Jennifer Higdon, composer – “Higdon: Harp Concerto”
Best Musical Theater Album
“Hadestown”
Best Rock Performance
Gary Clark Jr. – “This Land”
Best Metal Performance
Tool – “7empest”
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Most high-grade Rock Song
Gary Clark Jr. – “This Land”
Best Rock Album
Cage the Elephant – “Social Cues”
Best Alternative Music Album
Vampire Weekend – “Father of the Bride”
Best R&B Performance
Anderson .Paak – “Come Home [ft. Andre 3000]”
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lizzo – “Jerome”
Best R&B Song
PJ Morton – “Say So [ft. JoJo]”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Lizzo – “Cuz I Love You”
Best R&B Album
Anderson .Paak – “Ventura”
Best World Music Album
Angelique Kidjo – “Celia”
Best American Roots Performance
Sara Bareilles – “Saint Honesty”
Best American Roots Song
I’m With Her – “Call My Name,” Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins, songwriters
Best Americana Album
Keb’ Mo’ – “Oklahoma”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Lil Nas X – “Old Town Road [ft. Billy Ray Cyrus]”
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Elvis Costello & The Imposters – “Look Now”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Billie Eilish – “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Finneas
