The 2023 Grammys list of winners was announced on Sunday, 5 February 2023. Here’s everything you need to know.
2023 Grammys: The complete winners’ list
The 65th annual Grammy Awards ceremony mimicked the intense head-to-head between music powerhouses Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Adele we saw in 2017, as both artists lead with the most nominations.
Other 2023 Grammys nominees included Kendrick Lamar whose Mr Morale and the Big Steppas was a critically acclaimed project. Currently, the Los Angeles native has 39 career nominations and 14 wins.
Here is the full list of 2023 Grammys winners:
Song of the Year
- “Abcdefu,” Sara Davis, Gayle and Dave Pittenger, songwriters (Gayle)
- “About Damn Time,” Melissa “Lizzo” Jefferson, Eric Frederic, Blake Slatkin and Theron Makiel Thomas, songwriters (Lizzo)
- “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film),” Liz Rose and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
- “As It Was,” Tyler Johnson, Kid Harpoon and Harry Styles, songwriters (Harry Styles)
- “Bad Habit,” Matthew Castellanos, Brittany Fousheé, Diana Gordon, John Carroll Kirby & Steve Lacy, songwriters (Steve Lacy)
- “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé, S. Carter, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant and Christopher A. Stewart, songwriters (Beyoncé)
- “Easy on Me,” Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
- “God Did,” Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts and Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy)
- “The Heart Part 5,” Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar and Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
- “Just Like That,” Bonnie Raitt, songwriter (Bonnie Raitt) – WINNER
Best Pop Solo Performance
- “Easy on Me,” Adele – WINNER
- “Moscow Mule,” Bad Bunny
- “Woman,” Doja Cat
- “Bad Habit,” Steve Lacy
- “About Damn Time,” Lizzo
- “As It Was,” Harry Styles
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
- “Don’t Shut Me Down,” Abba
- “Bam Bam,” Camila Cabello featuring Ed Sheeran
- “My Universe,” Coldplay and BTS
- “I Like You (A Happier Song),” Post Malone and Doja Cat
- “Unholy,” Sam Smith and Kim Petras – WINNER
Best country album
- Luke Combs – Growin’ Up
- Miranda Lambert – Palomino
- Ashley McBryde – Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville
- Maren Morris – Humble Quest
- Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time – WINNER
Best country song
- Maren Morris – Circles Around This Town
- Luke Combs – Doin’ This
- Taylor Swift – I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
- Miranda Lambert – If I Was a Cowboy
- Willie Nelson – I’ll Love You Till The Day I Die
- Cody Johnson – ‘Til You Can’t – WINNER
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
- “Higher,” Michael Bublé – WINNER
- “When Christmas Comes Around…,” Kelly Clarkson
- “I Dream of Christmas (Extended),” Norah Jones
- “Evergreen,” Pentatonix
- “Thank You,” Diana Ross
Best Pop Vocal Album
- “Voyage,” Abba
- “30,” Adele
- “Music of the Spheres,” Coldplay
- “Special,” Lizzo
- “Harry’s House,” Harry Styles – WINNER
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
- “Break My Soul,” Beyoncé – WINNER
- “Rosewood,” Bonobo
- “Don’t Forget My Love,” Diplo and Miguel
- “I’m Good (Blue),” David Guetta and Bebe Rexha
- “Intimidated,” Kaytranada featuring H.E.R.
- “On My Knees,” Rüfüs du Sol
Best Dance/Electronic Music Album
- “Renaissance,” Beyoncé – WINNER
- “Fragments,” Bonobo
- “Diplo,” Diplo
- “The Last Goodbye,” Odesza
- “Surrender,” Rüfüs du Sol
Best R&B Performance
- “Virgo’s Groove,” Beyoncé
- “Here With Me,” Mary J. Blige featuring Anderson .Paak
- “Hrs & Hrs,” Muni Long – WINNER
- “Over,” Lucky Daye
- “Hurt Me So Good,” Jazmine Sullivan
Best Traditional R&B Performance
- “Do 4 Love,” Snoh Aalegra
- “Keeps on Fallin’,” Babyface featuring Ella Mai
- “Plastic Off the Sofa,” Beyoncé – WINNER
- “’Round Midnight,” Adam Blackstone featuring Jazmine Sullivan
- “Good Morning Gorgeous,” Mary J. Blige
Best rock performance
- Beck – Old Man
- The Black Keys – Wild Child
- Brandi Carlile – Broken Horses – WINNER
- Bryan Adams – So Happy It Hurts
- Idles – Crawl!
- Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Jeff Beck – Patient Number 9
- Turnstile – Holiday
Best rock album
- The Black Keys – Dropout Boogie
- Elvis Costello & the Imposters – The Boy Named If
- Idles – Crawler
- Machine Gun Kelly – Mainstream Sellout
- Ozzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9 – WINNER
- Spoon – Lucifer on the Sofa
Best R&B Song
- “Cuff It,” Denisia “Blu June” Andrews, Beyoncé, Mary Christine Brockert, Brittany “Chi” Coney, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant, Morten Ristorp, Nile Rodgers and Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé) – WINNER
- “Good Morning Gorgeous,” Mary J. Blige, David Brown, Dernst Emile II, Gabriella Wilson and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
- “Hrs & Hrs,” Hamadi Aaabi, Dylan Graham, Priscilla Renea, Thaddis “Kuk” Harrell, Brandon John-Baptiste, Isaac Wriston and Justin Nathaniel Zim, songwriters (Muni Long)
- “Hurt Me So Good,” Akeel Henry, Michael Holmes, Luca Mauti, Jazmine Sullivan and Elliott Trent, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
- “Please Don’t Walk Away,” PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
Best global music performance
- Arooj Aftab & Anoushka Shankar – Udhero Na
- Burna Boy – Last Last
- Matt B & Eddy Kenzo – Gimme Love
- Rocky Dawuni Featuring Blvk H3ro – Neva Bow Down
- Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini & Nomcebo Zikode – Bayethe – WINNER
Best Progressive R&B Album
- “Operation Funk,” Cory Henry
- “Gemini Rights,” Steve Lacy – WINNER
- “Drones,” Terrace Martin
- “Starfruit,” Moonchild
- “Red Balloon,” Tank and the Bangas
Best R&B Album
- “Good Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe),” Mary J. Blige
- “Breezy (Deluxe),” Chris Brown
- “Black Radio III,” Robert Glasper – WINNER
- “Candydrip,” Lucky Daye
- “Watch the Sun,” PJ Morton
Best Rap Performance
- DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend & Fridayy – God Did
- Doja Cat – Vegas
- Gunna & Future Featuring Young Thug – Pushin P
- Hitkidd & Glorilla – FNF (Let’s Go)
- “The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
Best metal performance
- Ghost – Call Me Little Sunshine
- Megadeth – We’ll Be Back
- Muse – Kill or Be Killed
- Ozzy Osbourne Featuring Tony Iommi – Degradation Rules – WINNER
- Turnstile – Blackout
Best Melodic Rap Performance
- “Beautiful,” DJ Khaled featuring Future and SZA
- “Wait for U,” Future featuring Drake and Tems – WINNER
- “First Class,” Jack Harlow
- “Die Hard,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Blxst and Amanda Reifer
- “Big Energy (Live),” Latto
Best Rap Song
- “Churchill Downs,” Ace G, BEDRM, Matthew Samuels, Tahrence Brown, Rogét Chahayed, Aubrey Graham, Jack Harlow and Jose Velazquez, songwriters (Jack Harlow featuring Drake)
- “God Did,’ Tarik Azzouz, E. Blackmon, Khaled Khaled, F. LeBlanc, Shawn Carter, John Stephens, Dwayne Carter, William Roberts and Nicholas Warwar, songwriters (DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy)
- “The Heart Part 5,” Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar and Matt Schaeffer, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) – WINNER
- “Pushin P,” Lucas Depante, Nayvadius Wilburn, Sergio Kitchens, Wesley Tyler Glass and Jeffery Lamar Williams, songwriters (Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug)
- “Wait for U,” Tejiri Akpoghene, Floyd E. Bentley III, Jacob Canady, Isaac De Boni, Aubrey Graham, Israel Ayomide Fowobaje, Nayvadius Wilburn, Michael Mule, Oluwatoroti Oke and Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Future featuring Drake and Tems)
Best Rap Album
- “God Did,” DJ Khaled
- “I Never Liked You,” Future
- “Come Home the Kids Miss You,” Jack Harlow
- “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” Kendrick Lamar – WINNER
- “It’s Almost Dry,” Pusha T
Best Latin Pop Album
- “Aguilera,” Christina Aguilera
- “Pasieros,” Rubén Blades and Boca Livre – WINNER
- “De Adentro Pa Afuera,” Camilo
- “Viajante,” Fonseca
- “Dharma+,” Sebastián Yatra
Best Música Urbana Album
- “Trap Cake, Vol. 2,” Rauw Alejandro
- “Un Verano Sin Ti,” Bad Bunny – WINNER
- “Legendaddy,” Daddy Yankee
- “La 167,” Farruko
- “The Love & Sex Tape,” Maluma
Best alternative music album
- Arcade Fire – WE
- Big Thief – Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
- Björk – Fossora
- Wet Leg – Wet Leg – WINNER
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cool It Down
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
- “El Alimento,” Cimafunk
- “Tinta y Tiempo,” Jorge Drexler
- “1940 Carmen,” Mon Laferte
- “Alegoría,” Gaby Moreno
- “Los Años Salvajes,” Fito Paez
- “Motomami,” Rosalía – WINNER
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
- “Abeja,” Reina Chiquis
- “Un Canto por México — El Musical,” Natalia Lafourcade – WINNER
- “La Reunión (Deluxe),” Los Tigres Del Norte
- “EP #1,” Forajido Christian Nodal
- “Qué Ganas de Verte (Deluxe),” Marco Antonio Solís
Best Tropical Latin Album
- “Pa’lla Voy,” Marc Anthony – WINNER
- “Quiero Verte Feliz,” La Santa Cecilia
- “Lado A Lado B,” Víctor Manuelle
- “Legendario,” Tito Nieves
- “Imágenes Latinas,” Spanish Harlem Orchestra
- “Cumbiana II,” Carlos Vives
Best Comedy Album
- “The Closer,” Dave Chappelle – WINNER
- “Comedy Monster,” Jim Gaffigan
- “A Little Brains, A Little Talent,” Randy Rainbow
- “Sorry,” Louis CK
- “We All Scream,” Patton Oswalt
Best folk album
- Judy Collins – Spellbound
- Madison Cunningham – Revealer – WINNER
- Janis Ian – The Light At The End Of The Line
- Aoife O’Donovan – Age of Apathy
- Punch Brothers – Hell on Church Street
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
- “Elvis,” Various Artists
- “Encanto,” Various Artists – WINNER
- “Stranger Things: Soundtrack From the Netflix Series, Season 4 (Vol 2),” Various Artists
- “Top Gun: Maverick,” Harold Faltermeyer, Lady Gaga, Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe
- “West Side Story,” Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
- “The Batman,” Michael Giacchino, composer
- “Encanto,” Germaine Franco, composer – WINNER
- “No Time to Die,” Hans Zimmer, composer
- “The Power of the Dog,” Jonny Greenwood, composer
- “Succession: Season 3,” Nicholas Britell, composer
Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media
- “Aliens: Fireteam Elite,” Austin Wintory, composer
- “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok,” Stephanie Economou, composer – WINNER
- “Call Of Duty®: Vanguard,” Bear McCreary, composer
- “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy,” Richard Jacques, composer
- “Old World,” Christopher Tin, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media
- Be Alive [From King Richard]; Beyoncé & Darius Scott Dixson, songwriters (Beyoncé)
- Carolina [From Where The Crawdads Sing] Taylor Swift, songwriter (Taylor Swift)
- Hold My Hand [From Top Gun: Maverick] Bloodpop® & Stefani Germanotta, songwriters (Lady Gaga)
- Keep Rising (The Woman King) [From The Woman King]; Angelique Kidjo, Jeremy Lutito & Jessy Wilson, songwriters (Jessy Wilson Featuring Angelique Kidjo)
- Nobody Like U [From Turning Red] Billie Eilish & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (4*Town,
- Jordan Fisher, Finneas O’Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva)
- We Don’t Talk About Bruno [From Encanto] – WINNER
Best Instrumental Composition
- “African Tales,” Paquito D’Rivera, composer (Tasha Warren and Dave Eggar)
- “El País Invisible,” Miguel Zenón, composer (Miguel Zenón, José Antonio Zayas Cabán, Ryan Smith and Casey Rafn)
- “Fronteras (Borders) Suite: Al-Musafir Blues,” Danilo Pérez, composer (Danilo Pérez featuring the Global Messengers)
- “Refuge,” Geoffrey Keezer, composer (Geoffrey Keezer) – WINNER
- “Snapshots,” Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Tasha Warren and Dave Eggar)
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
- “As Days Go By (an Arrangement of the ‘Family Matters’ Theme Song),” Armand Hutton, arranger (Armand Hutton Featuring Terrell Hunt and Just 6)
- “How Deep Is Your Love,” Matt Cusson, arranger (Kings Return)
- “Main Titles (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness),” Danny Elfman, arranger (Danny Elfman)
- “Minnesota, WI,” Remy Le Boeuf, arranger (Remy Le Boeuf)
- “Scrapple From the Apple,” John Beasley, arranger (Magnus Lindgren, John Beasley and the SWR Big Band featuring Martin Aeur)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
- “Let It Happen,” Louis Cole, arranger (Louis Cole)
- “Never Gonna Be Alone,” Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier featuring Lizzy McAlpine and John Mayer)
- “Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying,” Cécile McLorin Salvant, arranger (Cécile McLorin Salvant)
- “Songbird (Orchestral Version),” Vince Mendoza, arranger (Christine McVie) – WINNER
- “2 + 2 = 5 (Arr. Nathan Schram),” Nathan Schram and Becca Stevens, arrangers (Becca Stevens and Attacca Quartet)
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
- Amy Allen
- Nija Charles
- Tobias Jesso Jr. – WINNER
- The-Dream
- Laura Veltz
Best Music Video
- “Easy on Me,” Adele; Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan and Nancy Grant, video producers
- “Yet to Come,” BTS; Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer
- “Woman,” Doja Cat; Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin and Isaac Rice, video producers
- “The Heart Part 5,” Kendrick Lamar; Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum and Jamie Rabineau, video producers
- “As It Was,” Harry Styles; Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter and Alexa Haywood, video producers
- “All Too Well: The Short Film,” Taylor Swift; Taylor Swift, video director; Saul Germaine, video producer – WINNER
Best Music Film
- “Adele One Night Only,” Adele; Paul Dugdale, video director; Raj Kapoor and Ben Winston, video producers
- “Our World,” Justin Bieber; Michael D. Ratner, video director; Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger and Scott Ratner, video producers
- “Billie Eilish Live at the O2,” Billie Eilish; Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson and Billie Eilish, video producers
- “Motomami (Rosalía TikTok Live Performance),” Rosalía; Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella and Stillz, video directors
- “Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story,” Various Artists; Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, video directors; Frank Marshall, Sean Stuart and Ryan Suffern, video producers – WINNER
- “A Band A Brotherhood A Barn,” Neil Young and Crazy Horse; Dhlovelife, video director; Gary Ward, video producer
When is the ceremony taking place?
The 2023 Grammys are scheduled to take place on 5 February 2023, at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles, California.
How to watch the 2022 Grammys in South Africa
The 2023 Grammys may be simulcast in South Africa in the wee hours of the next morning. At the time this article was published, Multichoice had not issued a notice on the channel schedule for the 2023 Grammys.
We will update this article with the necessary information as soon as it is available.