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The 65th annual Grammy Awards was a night filled with history-making wins and plenty of epic performances. All eyes were on the four biggest awards handed out each year: album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best new artist.
Bonnie Raitt won the award for song of the year for "Just Like That" while Lizzo won record of the year for "About Damn Time." Samara Joy took home best new artist while Harry Styles won the coveted album of the year trophy for "Harry's House."
Beyoncé became the artist with the most Grammys ever during the ceremony, winning four of the nine categories for which she was nominated, bringing her total number of Grammy wins to 32.
Trevor Noah hosted the star-studded show from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Check out a recap of how music's biggest night unfolded below.
DJ Khaled closes the show with "God Did" performance DJ Khaled performed his song "God Did" from his album of the same name to close out the Grammys ceremony. He was joined by his star-studded collaborators Fridayy, Jay-Z, John Legend, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images DJ Khaled speaks onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Fe..
Harry Styles wins album of the year Harry Styles won the Grammy award for album of the year for “Harry’s House.” “I’ve been so inspired by every artist in this category with me. At a lot of different times in my life, I listened to everyone in this category when I’m alone,” Styles said. “And I think on nights like tonight, it’s obviously so important for us to remember that there is no such thing as ‘best’ in music.”
“This is really, really kind,” he added. “I’m so, so grateful. This just doesn’t happen to people like me very often.”
Samara Joy wins best new artist The 23-year-old singer took home the coveted best new artist Grammy. “All of you have inspired me because of who you are,” she told fellow artists in the crowd while accepting the award. “You express yourself for exactly who are, authentically. So to be here by just being myself, by just being who I was born as, I'm so thankful.”
Other artists nominated in the category included Anitta, Omar Apollo, DOMi & JD Beck, Muni Long, Latto, Måneskin, Tobe Nwigwe, Molly Tuttle and Wet Leg.
Mario Anzuoni/Reuters Samara Joy accepts the award for Best New Artist during the 65th Annual Grammy Awar...
Lizzo wins the Grammy for record of the year Lizzo took home one of the night’s biggest awards, record of the year, for “About Damn Time.” She dedicated her award to Prince. “When we lost Prince, I decided to dedicate my life to making positive music,” she shared while accepting the award. “And I was like ‘I don't care if my positivity bother you, what's wrong with you?’”
She continued, “And this was at a time when positive music and feel-good music wasn't mainstream at that point. And I felt very misunderstood … But I stayed true to myself because I wanted to make the world a better place so I had to be that change to make the world a better place.”
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Lizzo accepts the Record Of The Year award for "About Damn Time" during the 65th GRA...She also thanked her supporters during her speech and shared a special dedication Beyoncé. “You changed my life,” she told her.
Bonnie Raitt wins song of the year Bonnie Raitt won the Grammy for song of the year for "Just Like That." In her acceptance speech, Raitt, 73, said she was "so surprised" and "totally humbled" to win, calling it an "unreal moment" for her.
"I was so inspired for this song by the incredible story of the love and the grace and the generosity of someone that donates their beloved's organs to help another person live," she said.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Bonnie Raitt accepts the Song Of The Year award for "Just Like That" during the 65th GR...Raitt added, "I don't write a lot of songs, but I'm so proud that you appreciate this one and what this means for me and for the rest of the songwriters who I would not be up here tonight if it wasn't for the art of the great soul-digging, hard-working people that put these songs and ideas to music."
First lady Jill Biden presents 1st ever Song for Social Change Special Merit Award First lady Jill Biden presented the Grammys new award, Song For Social Change Special Award, at Sunday night’s show. The award, which was given to Iranian singer-songwriter Shervin Hajipour, is presented to the song that “responds to the social issues of our time, and has the potential for positive global impact,” Biden said.
The first lady said that the recipient of the award was selected by a blue ribbon committee and ratified by the Recording Academy board of trustees. Hajipour’s song “Baraye” became the anthem of the Mahsa Amini protests and the related video was seen more than 40 million times on Instagram.
Kevin Winter/Getty Images First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden presents during the 65th GRAMMY Awards
Adele wins the award for best pop solo performance The hitmaker won the Grammy for best pop solo performance for her song "Easy On Me." She dedicated her win to her son Angelo. "I wrote this first verse in the shower when I was choosing to change my son's life, and he's been nothing but humble and gracious and loving to me the whole time," she said in her acceptance speech.
Other artists nominated in the category included Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, Steve Lacy, Lizzo and Harry Styles.
Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Salt-N-Pepa, Run DMC, Busta Rhymes and more celebrate 50 years of hip-hop Hip-hop’s biggest stars celebrated 50 years of the music genre with an electrifying performance.
The segment, which was introduced by LL Cool J and produced by Questlove, featured several iconic artists including Big Boi, Queen Latifah, Run DMC, Salt-N-Pepa, Busta Rhymes, Ice-T and more.
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Sandra Denton and Cheryl James of Salt-N-Pepa perform onstage during the 65th GRA...Kevin Winter/Getty Images Ice-T performs onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Feb...
Ahead of the show stopping performance, hip-hop legend, rapper and record producer Dr. Dre was honored with the Global Impact Award for his achievements in the music industry. Leading up to the Grammys, Missy Elliott, Lil Wayne and music executive Sylvia Rhone also received the award at the Recording Academy Honors presented by the Black Music Collective.
“This is the 50th anniversary of hip-hop… and where would I be without it?” Dre said. “Scratching and mixing on the turn tables had me hooked and became the entry point of a 40-year career of doing something that I really love.”
Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Dr. Dre accepts the Dr. Dre global impact award at the 65th annual Grammy Awards, Feb...
Beyoncé makes history, becomes artist with most Grammys ever Beyoncé is now the artist with the most Grammys ever.
The singer has already taken home four of the nine awards for which she is nominated at the 2023 Grammys: best dance/electronic album for "Renaissance," best R&B song for her hit song, "Cuff It," best dance-electronic music recording for "Break My Soul" and best traditional R&B performance for "Plastic off the Sofa."
Going into the 65th Grammy Awards, Beyoncé was already the most awarded female artist in Grammys history with 28 wins. She needed just four wins to overtake late conductor Georg Solti's record of 31 wins.
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesBeyonce accepts the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album award for "Renaissance" duri...
In Memoriam honors Loretta Lynn, Takeoff and Christine McVie The Grammys paid tribute to some of the musical icons who died over the past year during the "In Memoriam" segment.
Kacey Musgraves honored Loretta Lynn, who died in her sleep in October 2022 at age 90, with a performance of Lynn's famous song "Coal Miner's Daughter."
Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesKacey Musgraves performs onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Ar...Paying tribute to rapper Takeoff, who died in November 2022 at age 28 after being fatally shot in Houston, were Quavo and Maverick City Music performing Quavo's song "Without You." Quavo and Takeoff, along with Takeoff's cousin Offset, formed the rap group Migos. Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesAn image of the late Takeoff is projected while Quavo (4th R) and Maverick City Music pe...Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood and Bonnie Raitt also took to the stage to honor Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie -- who died in November 2022 at age 79 "following a short illness" -- with their rendition of "Songbird." Chris Pizzello/Invision/APSheryl Crow, from left, Bonnie Raitt and Mick Fleetwood perform "Songbird" during a tri...
Kendrick Lamar wins the Grammy for best rap album Kendrick Lamar won the Grammy for best rap album for “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.” “First and foremost I want to thank my family for giving me the courage and the vulnerability to share these stories and share my truth with this album,” Lamar said. “I want to thank my fans for trusting me with these words.”
He added, “You know, as artists, we all say things to provoke thoughts and feelings and emotions. This was one of my toughest records to make and it allowed me to do that and allowed me to share other people’s experiences.”
Harry Styles lights up the stage with "As It Was" Harry Styles took to the stage to perform his mega-hit "As It Was," jamming out in a sparkly, silver fringed outfit.
Mario Anzuoni/Reuters Harry Styles performs during the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Feb. 5, 2023.
Styles was introduced by Kid Harpoon, a producer on his 2022 album "Harry's House," who said it's easy to forget Styles was a "boy from a village in Cheshire, England, working in a bakery who chased his dreams" and is now performing on the Grammy stage.
Bad Bunny win best música urbana album Bad Bunny won the Grammy for best música urbana album for “Un Verano Sin Ti.” Other nominees in the category included Rauw Alejandro, Daddy Yankee, Farruko and Maluma.
Chris Pizzello/Invision/APBad Bunny accepts the award for best musica urbana album for "Un Verano Sin Ti" at the...
