Album of the Year went to an elated Jon Batiste — who had the most nominations this year, at 11 — for “We Are.” In his acceptance speech, he said that making music is “more than entertainment for me — it’s a spiritual practice”
And Silk Sonic left the door wide open for some big wins — including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song — at the Grammys.
“We are really trying our hardest to remain humble at this point, OK?” said “Leave the Door Open” singer Anderson .Paak. “But in the industry, we call that a clean sweep!”
Lenny Kravitz, Carrie Underwood and Justin Bieber perform at the 2022 Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Getty Images
The Foo Fighters — who had planned to perform but canceled their appearance following the recent death of their longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins — nabbed the three early Grammys for Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance. The televised ceremony included a tribute to “honor” the 50-year-old musician, who passed away while on tour in Colombia.
“Our thoughts go out to Taylor’s family, his friends, the Foo Fighters family and all of their fans, around the globe,” said ceremony host and “Daily Show” comic Trevor Noah.
The 2022 Grammys also included an In Memoriam salute to songs by the late Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim, performed by Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler.
The show kicked off with an explosive performance of “777” by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak and Silk Sonic and a sultry version of Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License,” which is up for Record of the Year.
The 64th annual broadcast, which aired on CBS, featured performances by Brandi Carlile, the Brothers Osborne, fan-ghosting Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, Lady Gaga, J Balvin, Maria Becerra, John Legend, Silk Sonic, Carrie Underwood, Jon Batiste, H.E.R., Nas, Chris Stapleton, Billie Eilish, BTS and Olivia Rodrigo.
Keep tabs on the winners, big moments and viral highlights in The Post’s live blog below, which will be updated throughout the night.
History repeats itself at the 2022 Grammys as Olivia Rodrigo drops a Grammy, just like Taylor Swift did in 2010.
In a symbolic turn of events, Olivia Rodrigo has joined her longtime hero Taylor Swift as a winner in an unofficial Grammy award category: Most Clumsy on the Carpet.
The 19-year-old "Drivers License" singer dropped one of her three awards while posing for pictures. The image is quite similar to Taylor Swift's oopsie in 2010.
While there was virtually no drama at the 2022 Grammys, host Trevor Noah did sneak in a quick reference to Will Smith's Oscars slap.
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow made an ... um ... interesting gesture during their performance of "Industry Baby."
Doja Cat nearly missed her acceptance speech for her first-ever Grammy win, running on stage, telling the crowd, “I’ve never taken such a fast piss in my whole life."
Brother-sister duo Finneas and Billie Eilish perform at the 2022 Grammys. Getty Images
We love silk sonic!! We love Jon batiste!!! We love everyone who won tonight!! I don’t wanna see anyone talking any trash at ALL!! Nothing but love!! Talented musicians won tonight!! We were lucky to be nominated!! And lucky to perform!!
Billie Eilish's brother and creative partner, Finneas, attempted to stop Twitter trolls from coming at Silk Sonic and Joe Batiste after the artists beat the siblings in the song, record, and album of the year categories.
Olivia Rodrigo, Kanye West and Megan Thee Stallion are just a few of the big snubs and surprises of the night. Getty Images for The Recording A, REUTERS
The music may have seemed stale – but the feels were real.
Many of the nominated songs and albums at the 64th Annual Grammys at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas seemed downright ancient due to the ceremony being bumped from January to April.
But there were moments that made the night bigger than the music.
Then, there was Lady Gaga leaving no dry eye in the house when she performed solo in tribute to Tony Bennett, her 95-year-old collaborator and co-nominee who, suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, wasn’t able to make the show.
And, of course, there was the tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Although it felt too soon to properly do — after the Foos, having canceled their scheduled performance, had already won three awards — it reminded us all that “Everlong” doesn’t last forever.
Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R embrace after Sullivan wins a Grammy Instagram/Trevor Noah
R&B singer H.E.R. stomped in excitement when she saw Jazmine Sullivan backstage after she won her first Grammy despite being previously nominated 12 times.
Doja Cat nearly missed accepting her 2022 Grammy award, making it back right on time to receive the statue for the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Kiss Me More.”
“I’ve never taken such a fast piss in my whole life,” Doja Cat said between heaving breaths after sprinting to the stage in heels.
From Dua Lipa in sexy, strappy vintage Versace to Saweetie in screaming pink Valentino Haute Couture, see our best-dressed picks from music’s biggest night.
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Grammy-winner SZA counted on a lot of friends to keep her mobile at the Grammys.
The singer, who with Doja Cat won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their collab “Kiss Me More,” showed up on crutches for the ceremony. When tottering to the stage to accept the award, she was given an impromptu assist from Lady Gaga, who made sure she didn't trip on the journey from her seat.
Then, after the show, Lil Nas X posted a video on Twitter in which he was seen wheeling still-glam, taffeta-wearing SZA around outside. The post was captioned: "i am now sza's personal care taker."
It turns out that SZA needed the crutches because of a mishap before she even arrived in Las Vegas.
"It's very funny because I fell out of bed right before it was time to like leave and get ready for this, like the day before," she told reporters after the ceremony. "Everything awesome in my life has also come with something very random."
Best Rock Song and first-time nominee Wolfgang Van Halen — son of the late, iconic guitarist Eddie Van Halen — posted a touching message on Twitter following his loss in that category.
Wolfgang posted an image with his mother, actress Valerie Bertinelli, and his girlfriend, Andraia Allsop, saying that while he didn't win Sunday, he still "got to have a wonderful night with the two most important women in the world."
He added that it was "an honor to be nominated for the first song I ever released on my own, in a category with other artists I've looked up to my entire life. I don't know if that'll ever fully set in."
He then paid tribute to his late father, who died in 2020 at age 65.
"Pop didn't win the first time he was nominated too, so it looks like I'm following in his footsteps quite nicely," he said of the late Van Halen legend. "Who knows what the future holds. All I know is I'm feeling pretty damn grateful. What a wild experience this was."
An emotional Album of the Year winner Jon Batiste opened up about his level. of connection to music.
"It’s more than entertainment for me — it’s a spiritual practice," he said in his acceptance speech.
“I really believe this to my core: There is no best musician, best artist, best dancer, best actor. The creative arts are subjective and they reach people at a point in their lives when they need it most," he added. "It’s like a song or an album is made and it has a radar to find a person when they need it the most.”