2019 Grammys: Complete Winners, Best Performances and More

See who won, who rocked the house and more.

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The four-hour 61st annual Grammys that took place Sunday saw major displays of incredible talent in 18 star-studded performances and—of course—handed out a ton of major awards. 

Kacey Musgraves won four Grammys, with her album Golden Hour winning the coveted Album Of The Year as well as Best Country Album, and songs “Space Cowboy” being named Best Country Song and “Butterflies” winning Best Country Solo Performance.

Childish Gambino’s This Is America won Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and Best Music Video. These were major accomplishments for an artist who didn’t show up to accept the awards. 

Speaking of absences, a few of the biggest names in the music industry didn’t attend the event — Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Ariana Grande to name a few — but there were still some truly memorable moments from the evening.

Below, check out five of the top moments from the 2019 Grammys. 

Camila Cabello opened the show with Young Thug, Ricky Martin, J Balvin, and Arturo Sandoval: 

Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus covered Neil Young’s “After the Goldrush”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAo3ts29mu0

Host and 15-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys played two pianos:

St. Vincent and Dua Lipa performed an intensely sexy “Masseduction”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-fbqn_1Jdo

Post Malone and Red Hot Chili Peppers performed “Stay,” “Dark Necessities,” and “Rockstar”:

Below, all of the winners from the 2019 Grammys:

Album of the year
“Golden Hour,” Kacey Musgraves

Record of the year
“This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Song of the year
“This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best new artist
Dua Lipa

Best rap album
“Invasion of Privacy,” Cardi B

Best rap performance
“King’s Dead,” Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future and James Blake
“Bubblin,” Anderson .Paak

Best rap song
“God’s Plan,” Drake

Best rap/sung performance
“This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best R&B album
“H.E.R.,” H.E.R.

Best R&B song
“Boo’d Up,” Ella Mai

Best R&B performance
“Best Part,” H.E.R. featuring Daniel Caesar

Best urban contemporary album
“Everything Is Love,” the Carters

Best pop vocal album
“Sweetener,” Ariana Grande

Best pop solo performance
“Joanne (Where Do You Think You’re Goin’?),” Lady Gaga

Best pop duo/group performance
“Shallow,” Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Best traditional pop vocal album
“My Way,” Willie Nelson

Best rock album
“From the Fires,” Greta Van Fleet

Best rock song
“Masseduction,” St. Vincent

Best rock performance
“When Bad Does Good,” Chris Cornell

Best alternative music album
“Colors,” Beck

Best country album
“Golden Hour,” Kacey Musgraves

Best country song
“Space Cowboy,” Kacey Musgraves

Best country solo performance
“Butterflies,” Kacey Musgraves

Best country duo/group performance
“Tequila,” Dan + Shay

Best dance/electronic album
“Woman Worldwide,” Justice

Best dance recording
“Electricity,” Silk City and Dua Lipa featuring Diplo and Mark Ronson

Best comedy album
“Equanimity & the Bird Revelation,” Dave Chappelle

Best music video
“This Is America,” Childish Gambino

Best contemporary instrumental album
“Steve Gadd Band,” Steve Gadd Band

Best metal performance
“Electric Messiah,” High on Fire

Best traditional R&B performance
“Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand,” Leon Bridges
“How Deep Is Your Love,” PJ Morton featuring Yebba

Best new age album
“Opium Moon,” Opium Moon

Best jazz vocal album
“The Window,” Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best improvised jazz solo
“Don’t Fence Me In,” John Daversa

Best jazz instrumental album
“Emanon,” the Wayne Shorter Quartet

Best large jazz ensemble album
“American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom,” John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA artists

Best Latin jazz album
“Back to the Sunset,” Dafnis Prieto Big Band

Best gospel performance/song
“Never Alone,” Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin

Best contemporary Christian music performance/song
“You Say,” Lauren Daigle

Best gospel album
“Hiding Place,” Tori Kelly

Best contemporary Christian music album
“Look Up Child,” Lauren Daigle

Best roots gospel album
“Unexpected,” Jason Crabb

Best Latin pop album
“Sincera,” Claudia Brant

Best Latin rock, urban or alternative album
“Aztlán,” Zoé

Best regional Mexican music album (including Tejano)
“¡México Por Siempre!,” Luis Miguel

Best tropical Latin album
“Anniversary,” Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Best American roots performance
“The Joke,” Brandi Carlile

Best American roots song
“The Joke,” Brandi Carlile

Best Americana album
“By the Way, I Forgive You,” Brandi Carlile

Best bluegrass album
“The Travelin’ McCourys,” The Travelin’ McCourys

Best traditional blues album
“The Blues Is Alive and Well,” Buddy Guy

Best contemporary blues album
“Please Don’t Be Dead,” Fantastic Negrito

Best folk album
“All Ashore,” Punch Brothers

Best regional roots music album
“No ’Ane’i,” Kalani Pe’a

Best reggae album
“44/876,” Sting and Shaggy

Best world music album
“Freedom,” Soweto Gospel Choir

Best children’s album
“All the Sounds,” Lucy Kalantari and the Jazz Cats

Best spoken word album (includes poetry, audiobooks and storytelling)
“Faith — A Journey for All,” Jimmy Carter

Best musical theater album
“The Band’s Visit,” original Broadway cast recording

Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
“The Greatest Showman,” Hugh Jackman and various artists

Best score soundtrack for visual media
“Black Panther,” Ludwig Goransson

Best song written for visual media
“Shallow,” Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper

Best instrumental composition
“Blood and Soil,” Terence Blanchard

Best arrangement, instrumental or a cappella
“Stars and Stripes Forever,” John Daversa Big Band featuring DACA Artists

Best arrangement, instruments and vocals
“Spider-Man Theme,” Randy Waldman featuring Take 6 and Chris Potter

Best recording package
“Masseduction,” St. Vincent

Best boxed or special limited-edition package
“Squeeze Box: The Complete Works of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic,” “Weird Al” Yankovic

Best album notes
“Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris,” various artists

Best historical album
“Voices of Mississippi: Artists and Musicians Documented by William Ferris,” various artists

Best engineered album, nonclassical
“Colors,” Beck

Producer of the year, nonclassical
Pharrell Williams

Best remixed recording
“Walking Away (Mura Masa remix),” Haim

Best immersive audio album
“Eye in the Sky — 35th Anniversary Edition,” the Alan Parsons Project

Best engineered album, classical
“Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 11,” Andris Nelsons and Boston Symphony Orchestra

Producer of the year, classical
Blanton Alspaugh

Best orchestral performance
“Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 11,” Boston Symphony Orchestra

Best opera recording
“Bates: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” Santa Fe Opera Orchestra

Best choral performance
“McLoskey: Zealot Canticles,” Donald Nally

Best classical instrumental solo
“Kernis: Violin Concerto,” James Ehnes

Best chamber music/small ensemble performance
“Landfall,” Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet

Best classical solo vocal album
“Songs of Orpheus — Monteverdi, Caccini, D’India & Landi,” Karim Sulayman

Best classical compendium
“Fuchs: Piano Concerto ‘Spiritualist’; Poems of Life; Glacier; Rush,” JoAnn Falletta

Best contemporary classical composition
“Violin Concerto,” Aaron Jay Kernis

Best music film
“Quincy,” Quincy Jones

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