64th Grammy Awards 2022
The 64th annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday night after being delayed by the Omicron variant. The show was held in Las Vegas for the first time at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and Trevor Noah returned as the host. A majority of the awards were presented at the premiere ceremony, held before the telecast. The award ceremony took place on April 03, 2022, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The 64th GRAMMY Awards recognizes recordings (including musical artistes, compositions and albums) released between September 01, 2020 to September 30, 2021. Jon Batiste received the most nominations with eleven and Batiste also received the most awards with five.
Major category winners include:
- Record of the Year : Leave The Door Open (Silk Sonic)
- Album of the Year : We Are (Jon Batiste)
- Song of the Year : Leave The Door Open (Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II & Bruno Mars, songwriters (Silk Sonic))
- Best New Artist : Olivia Rodrigo
It must be noted that Indian music composer, Ricky Kej also won the Grammy Award for his album Divine Tides, for the Best New Age Album. He won the award jointly with rock legend Stewart Copeland. This is the second Grammy Award win for Kej.