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All but eight of the Grammys’ 84 awards were given out before the television broadcast, in a separate “premiere” ceremony that is plagued by celebrity absences — but also features non-stars celebrating how a Grammy win can be a career-defining moment.
In the early awards, Lady Gaga surprisingly pulled ahead with two wins connected to her 2018 film “A Star Is Born.” It won the best compilation soundtrack, and “I’ll Never Love Again” — written by Lady Gaga and three others — took the best song written for visual media.
Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” took the best music video, Beyoncé concert special “Homecoming” won best music film, and Michelle Obama won the best-spoken word album for the audio version of her book “Becoming.” The former first lady was not present to accept the honor; the jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding, a presenter, said, “I will proudly accept this on her behalf.”
Tracy Young became the first woman to win the best-remixed recording category for a version of Madonna’s “I Rise.”
“We’ve shattered the glass ceiling together,” Young said when accepting the award. “I proudly accept this on behalf of all female producers who have been overlooked.”
Tanya Tucker, the 61-year-old country singer, won the first Grammys of her career, taking a best country album for “While I’m Livin’,” her first release in a decade, and best country song for “Bring My Flowers Now.”
Gary Clark Jr., a guitarist adored by critics and rock and blues purists, won three awards. His album “This Land” took best contemporary blues album, while the title track from that release won the best rock song and best rock performance.
Nipsey Hussle, the rapper who died last March at 33, won his first Grammy for “Racks in the Middle,” which took best rap performance. Family members spoke, including his grandmother, who said: “I wanted to thank all of you for showing all the love that I have felt for him all of his life and will always live in my heart. So thank you, thank you, thank you.” Hussle is to be celebrated during the telecast in a performance segment scheduled to include Kirk Franklin, DJ Khaled, John Legend, Meek Mill, Roddy Ricch and YG.
By Ben Sisario
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