BMI Congratulates its 2022 GRAMMY Winners
BMI is extremely proud to salute our incredible affiliates who won the music industry’s most prestigious accolades last night at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards, which were presented at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. At both an untelevised ceremony earlier in the evening and on CBS’ live broadcast, BMI songwriters, producers and composers made another strong showing across the board.
Some of the evening’s biggest winners included BMI Icon CeCe Winans, who took home three awards, namely Best Gospel Performance/Song for “Never Lost,” Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “Believe for It” and Best Gospel Album for Believe for It. Producer Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II was also a multiple winner, collecting the Best R&B Song and Song of the Year awards for “Leave the Door Open” by Silk Sonic*. Lady Gaga won the GRAMMY for Best Pop Vocal Album for Love for Sale, her project with Tony Bennett,* an album that also won the award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Prior to the broadcast, Foo Fighters won three awards for Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album. While they’d originally been slated to perform, the band cancelled their appearance in the wake of the passing of their drummer, Taylor Hawkins.* Other notable wins included newcomer Baby Keem, who won the Best Rap Performance award for “Family Ties” and Doja Cat and Sza claiming the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for “Kiss Me More.” This was the first GRAMMY win for both BMI songwriters.
Beyond the trophies, it was a star-studded evening of song and celebration, and BMI affiliates truly brought their all. The ceremony featured numerous explosive performances, including a dramatic duet in Spanish by J Balvin and Maria Becerra, a high-energy medley by Lil Nas X, an emotional rendition of “Right On Time” by Brandi Carlile, a run through of several hits by hip-hop legend Nas, a moving performance of “Free” by John Legend in honor of Ukraine that featured a introduction from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a dazzling medley by Lady Gaga, a showstopping performance by H.E.R. and Carrie Underwood’s debut of her new single, “Ghost Story.” Additionally, the roof of the MGM Grand played host to outdoor performances by Aymée Nuviola, Maverick City Music and Billy Strings.
Below is the complete list of BMI winners. Congratulations to all!
GENERAL FIELD
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Award to the Artist and to the Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s) and/or Mixer(s) and mastering engineer(s), if other than the artist.
“Leave The Door Open”
Silk Sonic*
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, producer
Album Of The Year
Award to Artist(s) and to Featured Artist(s), Songwriter(s) of new material, Producer(s), Recording Engineer(s), Mixer(s) and Mastering Engineer(s).
We Are
Jon Batiste*
Hot 8 Brass Band, featured artists; Mickey Freedom Hart, Sunny Levine, Nate Mercereau, Ricky Reed & Jahaan Sweet, producers; Joseph Lorge, Ricky Reed, Jaclyn Sanchez & Marc Whitmore, engineers/mixers; Eric Frederic, Sunny Levine, Steve McEwan & Mavis Staples, songwriters
Song Of The Year
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Leave The Door Open”
Dernst Emile II, songwriter (Silk Sonic)
POP
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
For new vocal or instrumental duo/group or collaborative pop recordings. Singles or Tracks only.
“Kiss Me More”
Doja Cat Featuring SZA
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new traditional pop recordings.
Love For Sale
Lady Gaga
DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Best Dance/Electronic Recording
For solo, duo, group or collaborative performances. Vocal or Instrumental. Singles or tracks only.
“Alive”
Rüfüs Du Sol*
Jason Evigan, producer
ROCK
Best Rock Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative rock recordings.
“Making A Fire”
Foo Fighters
Best Metal Performance
For new vocal or instrumental solo, duo/group or collaborative metal recordings.
“The Alien”
Dream Theater
Best Rock Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Rock, Hard Rock and Metal songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Waiting On A War”
Dave Grohl, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett & Pat Smear, songwriters (Foo Fighters)
Best Rock Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rock, hard rock or metal recordings.
Medicine At Midnight
Foo Fighters
R&B
Best Traditional R&B Performance
For new vocal or instrumental traditional R&B recordings.
“Fight For You”
H.E.R.
Best R&B Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Leave The Door Open”
Dernst Emile II, songwriter (Silk Sonic)
Best Progressive R&B Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded progressive vocal tracks derivative of R&B.
Table For Two
Lucky Daye
RAP
Best Rap Performance
For a Rap performance. Singles or Tracks only.
“Family Ties”
Baby Keem Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance
For a solo or collaborative performance containing both elements of R&B melodies and Rap.
“Hurricane”
Kanye West
Best Rap Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Jail”
Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West & Mark Williams, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Jay-Z)
Best Rap Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new rap recordings.
Call Me If You Get Lost
Tyler, The Creator
COUNTRY
Best Country Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Cold”
Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure & Derek Mixon, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)
NEW AGE
Best New Age Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental new age recordings.
Divine Tides
Stewart Copeland & Ricky Kej
JAZZ
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter’s name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks only.
“Humpty Dumpty” (Set 2)
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Akoustic Band Live (Chick Corea, John Patitucci & Dave Weckl)
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new instrumental jazz recordings.
Skyline
Ron Carter & Jack DeJohnette
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new ensemble jazz recordings.
For Jimmy, Wes And Oliver
Christian McBride Big Band
Best Latin Jazz Album
For vocal or instrumental albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded material. The intent of this category is to recognize recordings that represent the blending of jazz with Latin, Iberian-American, Brazilian, and Argentinian tango music.
Mirror Mirror
Eliane Elias With Chick Corea
GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC
Best Gospel Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best traditional Christian, roots gospel or contemporary gospel single or track.
“Never Lost”
CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
This award is given to the artist(s) and songwriter(s) (for new compositions) for the best contemporary Christian music single or track, (including pop, rap/hip-hop, Latin, or rock.)
“Believe For It”
CeCe Winans; CeCe Winans & Mitch Wong (APRA), songwriters
Best Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional or contemporary/R&B gospel music recordings.
Believe For It
CeCe Winans
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, contemporary Christian music, including pop, rap/hip hop, Latin, or rock recordings.
Old Church Basement
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Best Roots Gospel Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of newly recorded, vocal, traditional/roots gospel music, including country, Southern gospel, bluegrass, and Americana recordings.
My Savior
Carrie Underwood
LATIN
Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new Latin rock or alternative recordings.
Origen
Juanes
AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC
Best American Roots Song
A Songwriter(s) Award. Includes Americana, bluegrass, traditional blues, contemporary blues, folk or regional roots songs. A song is eligible if it was first released or if it first achieved prominence during the Eligibility Year. (Artist names appear in parentheses.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Cry”
Steve McEwan (PRS), songwriter (Jon Batiste)
Best Americana Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental Americana recordings.
Native Sons
Los Lobos
Best Bluegrass Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental bluegrass recordings.
My Bluegrass Heart
Béla Fleck
Best Contemporary Blues Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental contemporary blues recordings.
662
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Best Folk Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new vocal or instrumental folk recordings.
They’re Calling Me Home
Rhiannon Giddens
GLOBAL MUSIC
Best Global Music Performance
For new vocal or instrumental Global music recordings.
“Mohabbat”
Arooj Aftab
CHILDREN’S
Best Children’s Music Album
For albums containing at least 51% playing time of new musical or spoken word recordings that are created and intended specifically for children.
A Colorful World
Falu
MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Award to Composer(s) for an original score created specifically for, or as a companion to, a current legitimate motion picture, television show or series, video games or other visual media.
The Queen’s Gambit
Carlos Rafael Rivera, composer (tie)
Soul
Atticus Ross, composer (tie)
COMPOSING/ARRANGING
Best Instrumental Composition
A Composer’s Award for an original composition (not an adaptation) first released during the Eligibility Year. Singles or Tracks only.
“Eberhard”
Lyle Mays, composer (Lyle Mays)
PRODUCTION
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
An Engineer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses.)
Love For Sale
Josh Coleman, engineers (Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga)
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
A Producer’s Award.
Jack Antonoff
Best Remixed Recording
A Remixer’s Award. (Artists names appear in parentheses for identification.) Singles or Tracks only.
“Passenger” (Mike Shinoda Remix)
Mike Shinoda, remixer (Deftones)
Best Immersive Audio Album (63RD GRAMMY)
Due the COVID-19 pandemic, the 63RD GRAMMY Awards Best Immersive Audio Album Craft Committee meeting was postponed until after last year’s GRAMMY Awards. The committee has met and the nominations for the 63rd GRAMMYs are being voted on winner presented as part of the 64TH GRAMMY Awards.
Soundtrack of The American Soldier
Leslie Ann Jones, immersive mix engineer (Jim R. Keene & The United States Army Field Band)
CLASSICAL
Best Classical Compendium
Award to the Artist(s) and to the Album Producer(s) and Engineer(s) of over 51% playing time of the album, if other than the artist.
Women Warriors - The Voices Of Chang
Amy Andersson, conductor; Amy Andersson & Lolita Ritmanis, producers
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