2023 Grammys recap: Biggest wins, all the star-studded performances and more
See all the biggest winners from the 65th Grammy Awards.
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.
Latest updates:
- Harry Styles wins album of the year
- Lizzo wins the Grammy for record of the year
- Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Salt-N-Pepa, Run DMC, Busta Rhymes and more celebrate 50 years of hip-hop
- Beyoncé makes history, becomes artist with most Grammys ever
- Sam Smith, Kim Petras make history by winning best pop duo/group performance
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.
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.
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.
Ahead of the showstopping 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.”