The sixty-fifth annual Grammy awards took place on February 5, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Trevor Noah returned as the host for the event after hosting the event previously in 2021 and 2022.

History was written at this year’s award show. Beyoncé made history as the artist with the most Grammys in history (32) after winning “Best Dance/Electronic Album” with “RENAISSANCE.” Kim Petras also won one for the record books as the first transgender woman to win a Grammy. She won alongside Sam Smith for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” with their viral hit “Unholy.”

Beyoncé had the most nominations for this year’s awards with nine nominations, adding to her list of 88 making her the highest-nominated female artist in Grammy history. Kendrick Lamar followed with eight nominations and Adele with seven.

There were big names nominated and awarded this year in major categories. Harry Styles won the biggest award of the night, taking home “Album of the Year” with his May 2022 release “Harry’s House.”

A variety of pop, rap, Latin and R&B albums made this year’s “Album of the Year” nominee list. While Styles took home this album-related award, fellow nominees won big with their albums in other categories. Lamar won for “Best Rap Album,” Bad Bunny for “Música Urbana Album” and Beyoncé for “Dance/Electronic Album,” to name a few.

Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” was up for contention in the “Song of the Year” category, and Swift went home with the award for “Best Music Video” for “All Too Well: The Short Film.”

The award show also recognized new, up-and-coming artists from a variety of genres including pop, indie, rap and others under the “Best New Artist” category. Jazz artist Samara Joy won the award, and fellow nominees included Måneskin, Omar Apollo, Latto, Anitta and Wet Leg.

The Grammys continued to honor music throughout the night with performances and tributes as well. The awards show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with a tribute performance featuring big names including Queen Latifa, LL Cool J, Missy Elliot, Future, Ice-T, Lil Wayne and RUN-DMC, among many others. The almost-15-minute performance was directed by the Root’s drummer, Questlove. Hip-hop producer and former rapper Dr. Dre received the “Global Impact Award” before the performance to commemorate his legacy in the genre.

Other performers included Styles, Lizzo, Steve Lacy, Bad Bunny and Luke Combs.

“Record of the Year” nominees included top pop hits such as “Easy on Me,” by Adele, “BREAK MY SOUL” by Beyoncé, “Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy and “As It Was” by Harry Styles, among other names. This award was taken home by Lizzo with her song “About Damn Time,” as fellow nominees collected wins in other categories.
Nominations included “30” by Adele, “Un Verano Sin Ti” by Bad Bunny, “RENAISSANCE” by Beyoncé, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” by Kendrick Lamar and “Harry’s House” by Harry Styles.
“Record of the Year” nominees included top pop hits such as “Easy on Me,” by Adele, “BREAK MY SOUL” by Beyoncé, “Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy and “As It Was” by Harry Styles, among other names. This award was taken home by Lizzo with her song “About Damn Time,” as fellow nominees collected wins in other categories.