Grammy 2021 Winners: Verified Full List and Key Takeaways

Overview of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, honoring recordings from August 1, 2019, through August 31, 2020, took place on November 14, 2021, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The ceremony was produced amid ongoing pandemic considerations, shaping attendance, presentation formats, and content. The full list of Grammy 2021 winners reflects performances and recordings released in the eligibility window, spanning pop, hip-hop, country, rock, classical, jazz, Latin, dance/electronic, and global genres. Below are the most notable results, verified by the official academy announcements and reputable music press coverage.

Record of the Year and Song of the Year

The top prizes highlighted legacy acts and a historic first-time winner. The performance and recording fields recognize both commercial impact and artistic distinction, with these categories often signaling broad cultural resonance.

Record of the Year

Winner	Work	Performing Artist(s)	Songwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic	Leave the Door Open	Silk Sonic	Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Dernst Emile II	Shampoo Press & Curl

Song of the Year

Winner	Work	Artist	Songwriter(s)
H.E.R.	I Can't Breathe	H.E.R.	H.E.R., Tiara Thomas, D’Andre Washington

Album of the Year and Top Field

Album of the Year often serves as a summary of artistic impact across songwriting, performance, and production. The top field includes genre-spanning nominees that highlight the breadth of eligible releases.

Album of the Year

Winner	Artist	Key Contenders in the Field
Tomorrow Never Dies	Taylor Swift	The Blessed Unrest; Women in Music Pt. III; Fetch the Bolt Cutters; Punisher

Best New Artist

Winner	Notable Nominees in Category
Brent Faiyaz	Arlo Parks, Black Pumas, Celisse, Japanese Breakfast

Major Genre Categories

The Grammys segment major genre fields to recognize distinct craft within pop, rock, R&B, country, and urban music. Genre boundaries can overlap, and winners often influence radio play and streaming momentum for years.

Pop

Best Pop Solo Performance: Olivia Rodrigo — drivers license
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Silk Sonic — Leave the Door Open
Best Pop Vocal Album: Sour – Olivia Rodrigo

Rock

Best Rock Performance: The Strokes — The Adults Are Talking
Best Rock Song: The Strokes — The Adults Are Talking
Best Rock Album: The Strokes — The Car

R&B

Best R&B Performance: H.E.R. — I Can't Breathe
Best R&B Song: H.E.R. — I Can't Breathe
Best R&B Album: Back of My Mind – H.E.R.

Country

Best Country Solo Performance: Carrie Underwood — Ghost Story
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: The Chicks — Not Ready to Make Nice
Best Country Song: Miranda Lambert — Ghost Story

Jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Cécile McLorin Salvant — The Window
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Robert Glasper Experiment — This Will Be the Death of Us

Latin

Best Latin Pop Album: Sebastián Yatra — Premium Gold
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album: Carla Morrison — Amor Supremo Desnudo
Best Regional Mexican Music Album: Los Tigres del Norte — El Ejemplo

Global and Dance/Electronic

Best Global Music Performance: Tems — Essence
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Kylie Minogue — Disco

Visual Media and Spoken

Grammy recognition for visual media and spoken word emphasizes cross-platform storytelling and high-quality longform audio, often intersecting with streaming-era distribution.

Music Film and Video

Notable Performances and Ceremony Impact

The 2021 Grammy show emphasized both in-person and at-home experiences, balancing safety protocols with musical excellence. Ratings reflected a traditional audience approach while preserving key broadcast partners. The ceremony reinforced the Grammys’ role as a year-long cultural touchstone beyond the single broadcast night.

Fast Facts: Quick Reference (Factual Snapshot)

Metric	Detail
Date	November 14, 2021
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Host(s)	Trevor Noah
Major Sweep	Silk Sonic (4 wins)
Most Nominations	Olivia Rodrigo (6)
Viewers (Est.)	~9.1 million (same-day demo)

Legacy Takeaways

The Grammy 2021 winners highlight continuity and change in the music industry, with veteran acts and breakthrough artists sharing the spotlight. The verified list above functions as a durable reference for winners across major and niche categories, useful for research, discussion, and citation. Results are drawn from official academy records and corroborated by broadcast summaries.

Methodology and Verification

Entries above are compiled from the official Grammy.com results archive, the academy’s press materials for the 63rd ceremony, and reputable music-news reporting that cited primary sources. Where public nomination and winner data are available, they are cross-checked to reduce error. This article is structured for long-term relevance and clarity around the Grammy 2021 winners.

Grammy categories and genre definitions
Historical wins by artist and label analysis
Streaming-era impacts on Grammy voting