That's a wrap
Wow, what a ride. This year’s Grammys felt both five hours and 40 minutes long, a mostly smooth affair that was assumedly a relief to organizers – homage paid to first responders, LA consistently shouted out and no one can say Beyoncé was snubbed again.
The Cowboy Carter artist was a sparse presence at the show but emerged gracious and triumphant, winning best country album – the first Black female artist to do so – and album of the year. Intentionally or not, the Grammys spread the love around this year – Kendrick Lamar won the most awards of the evening with five, followed by Beyoncé and Charli xcx with three each. Plenty of time went to celebrating a diverse crop of new artists – Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii and best new artist winner Chappell Roan, among others – as well as the resilience of wildfire survivors.
Four hours, nine awards, many tributes and one very bad night for Drake later, the Grammys are through. Thanks for sticking with us! See you next year.
Updated
Here’s my colleague Benjamin Lee’s nice wrap of the evening:
