Grammy Awards 2022 Summary and Re-Cap

 

We’ve now made it through a second year of the modern, updated Grammy awards, forever changed from the more formal affairs of years past, and it could be said this year’s televised broadcast was at least as insignificant, overall, as last year’s though there were a few more notable performances this time around compared to the 2021 show. Notable performers included Brandi Carlile, Nas, Silk Sonic, Chris Stapleton, and most notably, a medley from H.E.R. that saw her go from a drum solo and a portion of one of her own songs into a strong cover of Lenny Kravitz’s, “Are You Gonna Go My Way?” featuring Kravitz himself and drums from Blink 182’s Travis Barker (for some reason).

This years in memoriam segment did not have the same class and presentation as last year’s, but it did begin with a short tribute to Foo Fighters’ drummer, Taylor Hawkins, who had passed only a week prior and who was also featured on Billie Eilish’s T-shirt during her performance.

Rather than repeating the major changes in tone and presentation in style that were already ranted about last year (see the 2021rant here), it’s still worth a moment to look a quick summary of rock and rock-related artists who were honored, mostly, as usual, during the non-televised portions of the ceremony and events held prior.

Record of the Year, Best R&B Performance, Best R&B Song, AND Song of the Year: Silk Sonic-“Leave the Door Open”

Best Dance/Electronic Recording: Rufus Du Sol-“Alive”

Best Rock Performance: Foo Fighters-“Making a Fire”

Best Metal Performance: Dream Theater-“The Alien”

Best Rock Song: Foo Fighters-“Waiting on a War”

Best Rock Album: Foo Fighters-Medicine at Midnight

Best Alternative Music Album: St. Vincent-Daddy’s Home

Best Traditional R&B Performance: H.E.R.-“Fight for You”

Best Melodic Rap Performance: Kanye West (w/The Weeknd & Lil Baby)-“Hurricane”

Best Rap Song: Kanye West (w/Jay-Z)-“Jail”

Best Rap Album: Tyler, The Creator-Call Me If You Get Lost

Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton-“You Should Probably Leave”

Best Country Song: Chris Stapleton-“Cold”

Best Country Album: Chris Stapleton-Starting Over

Best New Age Album: Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej-Divine Tides

Best Americana Album: Los Lobos-Native Sons

Best Bluegrass Album: Bela Fleck-My Bluegrass Heart

Best Folk Album: Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi-They’re Calling Me Home

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Andra Day-The United States Vs. Billie Holiday

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross-Soul

Best Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package: George Harrison-All Things Must Pass 50^th Anniversary Edition

Best Album Notes: Louis Armstrong-The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966

Best Historical Album: Joni Mitchell-Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Jack Antonoff

Best Remixed Recording: Deftones-“Passenger (Mike Shinoda Remix)”

Best Immersive Audio Album: Alicia Keys-ALICIA

Best Music Film: Summer of Soul 

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