Our ReporterBENINESE ace singer Anglique Kidjo won her fourth Grammy award at the 62nd Grammy Award. The ceremony, acclaimed to be worlds most prestigious music honours, held on Sunday night at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, United States.Nigerian Afro-fusion singer Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy lost the Best World Music Album trophy to Kidjo, whose grandmother is Nigerian.The highly coveted Best World Music Album is an honour presented to recording artists for quality albums in the world music genre at the Grammy.Burna Boy was nominated for the category for his African Giant album alongside Altin Gun (Gece), Bokante and Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley (What Heat), Nathalie Joachim With Spektral Quartet (Fanm Dayiti) and Angelique Kidjo (Celia).The Grammy Award nominees are albums containing at least 51 per cent playing time of new vocal or instrumental World Music recordings.Kidjo, now with her fourth Grammy win overall in the category, is a 59-year-old singer-songwriter, actress and activist noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos.She is known for her hit songs Agolo, We We, Adouma, Wombo Lombo, Afirika, Batonga and Celia, which clinched the fourth Grammy for her and was named Africas premier diva by Time magazine in 2007.During her acceptance speech, Kidjo dedicated the award to Burna Boy and celebrated a new generation of African artists coming up to represent the continent.This is for Burna Boy, she said, lifting up her award to cheers, and declaring the African Giant as part of the new generation of African musicians that are changing global perception of Africa and its music.Four years ago on this stage, I was telling you that the new generations of artists coming from Africa gonna take you by storm and the time has come, Kidjo said.A Nigerian, as Sikiru Adepoju is the only Nigerian to have won a Grammy.Adepoju won it in 2009 with the Global Drum Project a collaborative album with Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain and Giovanni Hidalgo.Burna Boy in 2019, won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards, and was also the Apple Musics Up Next artist.The Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, now in its 62 edition, recognises the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year.Billie Eilish 18-year-old American singer and songwriter, swept the top awards of the 2020 Grammy, winning Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist.COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERSRECORD OF THE YEARBad Guy, Billie EilishALBUM OF THE YEARWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go', Billie EilishSONG OF THE YEARBad Guy, Billie Eilish OConnell and Finneas OConnell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)BEST NEW ARTISTBillie EilishBEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCETruth Hurts, LizzoBEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCEOld Town Road, Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray CyrusBEST POP VOCAL ALBUMWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go', Billie EilishBEST ROCK PERFORMANCEThis Land, Gary Clark Jr.BEST ROCK SONGThis Land, Gary Clark Jr., songwriter (Gary Clark Jr.)BEST ROCK ALBUMSocial Cues, Cage the ElephantBEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUMFather of the Bride, Vampire WeekendBEST METAL PERFORMANCE7empest, ToolBEST R&B PERFORMANCECome Home, Anderson .Paak featuring Andr 3000BEST R&B SONGSay So, PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton featuring JoJo)BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUMCuz I Love You (Deluxe), LizzoBEST R&B ALBUMVentura, Anderson .PaakBEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCEJerome, LizzoBEST RAP PERFORMANCERacks in the Middle, Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-BoyBEST RAP SONGA Lot, Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage and Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage featuring J. Cole)BEST RAP ALBUMIgor, Tyler, the CreatorBEST RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCEHigher, DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John LegendBEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCERide Me Back Home, Willie NelsonBEST COUNTRY ALBUMWhile Im Livin, Tanya TuckerBEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUMFinding Gabriel, Brad MehldauBEST LATIN POP ALBUM#Eldisco, Alejandro SanzBEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUMEl Mal Querer, RosalaBEST AMERICANA ALBUMOklahoma, Keb MoBEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIAIll Never Love Again (Film Version), Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey and Aaron Raitiere, songwriters (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper)PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICALFinneasBEST MUSIC VIDEOOld Town Road (Official Movie), Calmatic, video director; Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen and Saul Levitz, video producers (Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus)BEST COMEDY ALBUMSticks & Stones, Dave ChappelleBEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUMHadestown, Reeve Carney, Andr De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada and Patrick Page, principal soloists; Mara Isaacs, David Lai, Anas Mitchell and Todd Sickafoose, producers (Anas Mitchell, composer and lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITIONStar Wars: Galaxys Edge Symphonic Suite, John Williams, composer (John Williams)BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLAMoon River, Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALSAll Night Long, Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier featuring Jules Buckley, Take 6 and Metropole Orkest)BEST RECORDING PACKAGEChris Cornell, Barry Ament, Jeff Ament and Joe Spix, art directors (Chris Cornell)BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGEWoodstock: Back to the GardenThe Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive, Masaki Koike, art director (Various Artists)BEST ALBUM NOTESStax 68: A Memphis Story, Steve Greenberg, album notes writer (Various Artists)BEST HISTORICAL ALBUMPete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection, Jeff Place and Robert Santelli, compilation producers; Pete Reiniger, mastering engineer (Pete Seeger)BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICALWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go', Rob Kinelski and Finneas OConnell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)BEST REMIXED RECORDINGI Rise (Tracy Youngs Pride Intro Radio Remix), Tracy Young, remixer (Madonna)BEST IMMERSIVE AUDIO ALBUMLux, Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene and Nidarosdomens Jentekor)BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUMMettavolution, Rodrigo y GabrielaBEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONGLove Theory, Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin)BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONGGod Only Knows, Josh Kerr, Jordan Reynolds, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone and Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters (For King & Country and Dolly Parton)BEST GOSPEL ALBUMLong Live Love, Kirk FranklinBEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUMBurn the Ships, For King & CountryBEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUMTestimony, Gloria GaynorBEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUMCelia, Angelique KidjoBEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIAA Star Is Born, Lady Gaga and Bradley CooperBEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIAChernobyl, Hildur Guonadottir, composerBEST NEW AGE ALBUMWings, Peter KaterBEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCESaint Honesty, Sara BareillesBEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONGCall My Name, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife ODonovan and Sara Watkins, songwriters (Im With Her)BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUMTall Fiddler, Michael ClevelandBEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUMTall, Dark & Handsome, Delbert McClinton and Self-Made Men + DanaBEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUMThis Land, Gary Clark Jr.BEST FOLK ALBUMPatty Griffin, Patty GriffinBEST CHILDRENS ALBUMAgeless Songs for the Child Archetype, Jon SamsonBEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS AND STORYTELLING)Becoming, Michelle ObamaBEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)De Ayer Para Siempre, Mariachi Los CamperosBEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUMOpus, Marc AnthonyA Journey Through Cuban Music, Ayme NuviolaBEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUMGood Time, Ranky TankyBEST MUSIC FILMHomecoming, Beyonc Knowles-Carter and Ed Burke, video directors; Steve Pamon and Erinn Williams, video producers (Beyonc)BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCESpeechless, Dan + ShayBEST COUNTRY SONGBring My Flowers Now, Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth and Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUMLook Now, Elvis Costello and the ImpostersBEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICALRiley: Sun Rings, Leslie Ann Jones, engineer; John Kilgore, Judith Sherman and David Harrington, engineers/mixers; Robert C. Ludwig, mastering engineer (Kronos Quartet)PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICALBlanton AlspaughBEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCENorman: Sustain, Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)BEST OPERA RECORDINGPicker: Fantastic Mr. Fox, Gil Rose, conductor; John Brancy, Andrew Craig Brown, Gabriel Preisser, Krista River and Edwin Vega; Gil Rose, producer (Boston Modern Orchestra Project; Boston Childrens Chorus)BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCEDurufl: Complete Choral Works, Robert Simpson, conductor (Ken Cowan; Houston Chamber Choir)BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCEShaw: Orange, Attacca QuartetBEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLOMarsalis: Violin Concerto; Fiddle Dance Suite, Nicola Benedetti; Cristian M'celaru, conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra)BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUMSongplay, Joyce DiDonato; Chuck Israels, Jimmy Madison, Charlie Porter and Craig Terry, accompanists (Steve Barnett and Lautaro Greco)BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUMThe Poetry of Places, Nadia Shpachenko; Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin, producersBEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITIONHigdon: Harp Concerto, Jennifer Higdon, composer (Yolanda Kondonassis, Ward Stare and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra)BEST DANCE RECORDINGGot to Keep On, The Chemical Brothers, producers; Steve Dub Jones and Tom Rowlands, mixers (The Chemical Brothers)BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUMNo Geography, The Chemical BrothersBEST REGGAE ALBUMRapture, KoffeeBEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLOSozinho, Randy Brecker, soloistBEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM12 Little Spells, Esperanza SpaldingBEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUMThe Omni-American Book Club, Brian Lynch Big BandBEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUMAntidote, Chick Corea and the Spanish Heart Band
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