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65th Annual Grammy Awards

The 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 5, 2023.[2] It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year – October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022 – as determined by the members of National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The nominations were announced on November 15, 2022.[3] South African comedian Trevor Noah, who hosted the 63rd and 64th ceremonies, returned again.[4][5]

65th Annual Grammy Awards

February 5, 2023
Main ceremony 5:00–8:30 pm PST (UTC−8)
Premiere ceremony 12:30–4:00 pm PST

Beyoncé (9)

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Beyoncé received the most nominations (nine) and tied Maverick City Music for wins (four), followed by Kendrick Lamar with eight nominations and three wins, and Adele and Brandi Carlile with seven nominations each.[6] With a career total of 88 nominations, Beyoncé tied with her husband Jay-Z as the most nominated artists in Grammy history.[7] Bad Bunny's Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) became the first Spanish-language album to be nominated for Album of the Year.[8]


With her win in the Best Dance/Electronic Album category, Beyoncé passed Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti for the record of most Grammy awards in the ceremony's history, with 32.[9] Harry Styles won Album of the Year for Harry's House, becoming the first male British solo artist to win since George Michael in 1989. Lizzo won Record of the Year for "About Damn Time", becoming the first black woman to win the award since Whitney Houston in 1994. Bonnie Raitt won Song of the Year for "Just Like That", becoming the first female solo songwriter to win since Amy Winehouse in 2008.


With her win in the Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording category, Viola Davis became the 18th person to win Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards in her entertainment career.[10]

A Special Merit Award, Best Song for Social Change, was added. The award will be determined by a Blue Ribbon Committee and is destined to reward songs that "contain lyrical content that addresses a timely social issue and promotes understanding, peacebuilding and empathy".

For the categories of and Best Classical Compendium, composers and librettists became eligible for the award.

Best Opera Recording

was renamed Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album.

Best New Age Album

For , composers and lyricists of more than 50% of the score of a new recording became eligible for the award.

Best Musical Theater Album

was renamed Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording. Spoken word poetry is no longer eligible for this award and is now recognized with the Best Spoken Word Poetry Album category.

Best Spoken Word Album

Performers[edit]

Premiere ceremony[edit]

The performers for the ceremony were announced on January 29, 2023.[12]

"" – Lizzo

About Damn Time

Benny Andersson

Greg Kurstin

Terius "The-Dream" Gesteelde-Diamant

D'Mile

Dave Cobb

Yeti Beats

Tyler Johnson

Berry Gordy

Smokey Robinson

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