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The Grammys delivered here in 2023 when it comes to musical performances during the broadcast: Performers during the show include Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Kim Petras, Sam Smith, Brandi Carlile, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Chris Stapleton, DJ Khaled, and Luke Combs. Some performances were bittersweet, though: Kacey Musgraves, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Mick Fleetwood, and Migos’ Quavo performed in honor of Loretta Lynn, Christine McVie, and Takeoff as part of an In Memoriam tribute.

Musgraves started with an acoustic rendition of Lynn’s “Coal Miner’s Daughter” as names and photos of late music figures were displayed on the giant screens behind her. After a few more names were shown, Quavo performed “Without You,” the song he wrote in Takeoff’s memory, while wearing a Phantom Of The Opera-style half-mask. Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, and Mick Fleetwood then took the stage as a trio to perform McVie’s “Songbird.”

Crow had herself a nomination this year, as “Forever” was up for Best American Roots Song, although Bonnie Raitt’s “Just Like That” ended up winning. Raitt had a few other nominations beside that one: “Just Like That” is up for Song Of The Year, Just Like That… is up for Best Americana Album, and “Made Up Mind” is nominated for Best Americana Performance.

Find the full list of this year’s Grammy nominees and winners here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

In addition to celebrating the albums, artists, records, and songs of the year, the Grammys also offer a chance to look back on the past year and acknowledge those members of the recording industry community who are no longer with us. This year’s In Memoriam segment had a broad range of talent to salute, but the inclusion of Migos member Takeoff is especially tragic. He was only 28 years old when he was fatally shot last year and was just entering a new phase of his career in which he was beginning to receive more recognition for his talent.

A large part of that recognition was the reconfiguration of Migos into a duo-and-one, as Quavo and Takeoff split from Offset to release their own separate joint project, Only Built For Infinity Links. Unfortunately, instead of celebrating the album’s success, Quavo paid tribute to his fallen bandmate (and nephew), performing his new single “Without You,” which was written and released in honor of Takeoff early this year. Backed by the contemporary worship group Maverick City Music, Quavo performed his solemn ode to Takeoff, sending him off in style. Quavo channeled the Phantom of the Opera, with a black half mask that represented the masked pain he’s undoubtedly carrying.

You can watch the performance above and check out the full list of Grammy winners here.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Unholy” tonight.

However, Smith let Petras solely accept the award as she is the first openly trans woman to win the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Grammy. During Petras’ heartfelt speech, she paid tribute to the late trans producer and musician, Sophie, and Madonna.

“Sam graciously wanted me to accept this award, because I’m the first transgender woman to win this award,” she said, as the audience rose to their feet and cheered.

“I just want to thank all the incredible transgender legends before me, who kicked these doors open for me, so I could be here tonight,” Petras added. “Sophie, especially, my friend who passed away two years ago, who told me this would happen and always believed in me. Thank you so much for your inspiration, Sophie.”

Petras isn’t the first trans woman to win a Grammy overall: In 1970, Wendy Carlos won three Grammys for her iconic synth album Switched-On Bach.

While Smith had both been nominated and won several Grammys in the past, this “Unholy” collaboration marked Petras’ first nomination. Earlier this year, it also reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the first No. 1 song to feature the first publicly non-binary artist and the first publicly transgender performer. Petras is set to release her debut studio album later this year.

Watch Kim Petras’ emotional and historical speech at the 2023 Grammy Awards above.

Uproxx’s complete list of tonight’s winners is available here.

After being announced as an early performer at the 2023 Grammy Awards, which are airing now, Harry Styles finally took the stage to treat his fans to a highly-anticipated rendition of “As It Was.”

Styles’ friend introduced him in a heartfelt speech. Donning a sparkly costume under red lighting, the pop star brought back the spinning disc from the music video’s choreography. He then steps off to perform with a sharply-fashioned band, while some backup dancers are still stuck in motion.

The hit single, which Styles released last year as the lead from his third album, Harry’s House, is up for several awards tonight. “As It Was” is nominated for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance. It was also nominated for Best Music Video, but lost to Taylor Swift.

In addition, Harry’s House is in the running for Album Of The Year. He won for Best Pop Vocal Album during the first hour of the show. Earlier this evening, before the official ceremony, the album also won the award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, earning Styles his second total Grammy win — at the moment.

“You can’t win music. It’s not like Formula 1,” Styles told Better Homes & Gardens about his experience at the 2021 Grammys. “I was like, in my lifetime, there will be 10 more people who burst onto the scene in that way, and I’m only going to get further away from being the young thing. So, get comfortable with finding something else that makes you happy. I just found that so liberating.”

Styles’ co-writer, Tobias Jesso Jr., earned a win for Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical for his contributions to the album’s song, “Boyfriends.” However, there was some competition in this category, as another Styles collaborator, Amy Allen, was nominated for writing the ballad “Matilda” on the same album.

Find the full list of this year’s Grammy nominees and winners here.

Kyrie Irving is headed to the Dallas Mavericks. According to multiple media reports, Irving’s time with the Brooklyn Nets came to an end on Sunday when the team agreed to a deal with the Mavs that will send Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and a few future picks to New York for the mercurial guard.

Dallas was viewed as a potential suitor for Irving, as the team has been desperate to give Luka Doncic a co-star for years. And on Sunday evening, we learned what two other teams with aspirations of acquiring Irving were willing to move, thanks to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report. In an appearance on NBA TV, Haynes revealed that the Los Angeles Lakers were, indeed, willing to move on from their 2027 and 2029 first-round picks, although it is unclear if there were any protections or what other players would be on the move.

But the bombshell came by way of the Phoenix Suns. According to Haynes, Phoenix were willing to move Chris Paul and Jae Crowder, along with draft capital, to bring Irving on board.

Being willing to part with Paul is a gigantic concession for the Suns, and it will be fascinating to see if the team ultimately tries to move Paul before the deadline on Thursday or if he was only on the table because Irving was available.

Lizzo just delivered a showstopping performance of her song “About Damn Time” at the 2023 Grammy Awards, after dazzling on the red carpet.

Showing off her truly powerful vocal range, Lizzo told the crowd that she was bringing the “church” vibes and she certainly did. She was joined by a choir in coordinated outfits that elevated Lizzo’s uplifting anthem. “I’m used to feeling alone,” she sang.

The song was nominated for three awards tonight, including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and Best Pop Vocal Performance. Lizzo is also nominated for two other awards tied to her 2022 album, Special, as she earned nods for the coveted Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album.

Despite the accolades, Lizzo was on-the-fence about putting out the song. “I was turning in my masters in March, I wrote ‘About Damn Time’ in February. And I was like, this one? I don’t know about this one, ’cause the hook wasn’t done,” she said during her Hot Ones appearance. “It wasn’t there yet.”

However, as she finished working on the song, she realized that she had another major hit on her hands. “The ‘I’ve been so down and under pressure, I’m way too fine to be this stressed’ — it’s like, hello!” Lizzo added.

Watch clips from Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” performance above.

You can also find Uproxx’s complete list of 2023 Grammy Award winners here.

Lizzo is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Aside from the handing out of awards, the other major reason to watch the Grammys is for the performances, as the Recording Academy routinely recruits the brightest stars in music to take the stage. They nailed it this year, with performers including Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Kim Petras, Sam Smith, Brandi Carlile, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Chris Stapleton, DJ Khaled, and Luke Combs. There’s also a terrific cross-generational performance that just went down: Stevie Wonder took the stage with a number of guests.

“Thank you, but stop,” Wonder said to start his time on stage as the audience applauded. He then introduced his band and kicked off with a rendition of The Temptations’ “The Way You Do The Things You Do.” Smokey Robinson then joined in for his own “Tears Of A Clown” before Chris Stapleton joined in on “Higher Ground.”

Neither Wonder nor Stapleton are nominated for any Grammys this year, but both artists certainly have a history with the show. Wonder is one of the most decorated winners in Grammy history, in fact: He’s been nominated an amazing 75 times and has won 25 of them, first in 1973 with “Superstition” and “You Are The Sunshine Of My Life” winning awards in 1973, and most recently in 2006, when his and Tony Bennett’s “For Once In My Life” won the Grammy for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.

Stapleton, meanwhile, has a strong Grammys winning percentage, as he’s won eight of the 17 awards for which he’s been nominated. He won three awards last year, all for material from his 2020 album Starting Over.

Find the full list of this year’s Grammy nominees and winners here.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Being a good award show means juggling a lot of different responsibilities. As three-time Grammys host Trevor Noah put it tonight, in addition to keeping the show moving along and keeping the crowd entertained with riffs between segments, he’s got to know stuff about the audience. Stuff like how much LL Cool J loves breakfast cereal (or so he says).

But not only did Noah have to keep that information handy, but he also got to put it to good use. Noting that pop star Adele is a huge fan of actor Dwayne Johnson but has never met him, Trevor joked that he didn’t have Dwayne Johnson waiting in the wings to pop out on her — but he did have “The Rock,” Johnson’s wrestling alter ego.

It was a pretty sweet — and funny — moment, as Adele is clearly overjoyed to meet her Hollywood hero, popping up to get a nice hug from him. Naturally, fans watching and tweeting along on Twitter all had the same joke about poor Rich Paul, who has been dating Adele since at least the summer of 2021.

Adele is up for seven awards tonight, including Record, Song, and Album Of The Year. You can follow along with the winners as we update our list here.

Brandi Carlile has firmly established herself as a Grammy Awards mainstay. Over the course of her career, she has earned a whopping 24 nominations and come away with eight wins. She’s also a frequent performer during the ceremony, like last year, when she owned the stage with a rendition of “Right On Time.” That didn’t change during the ongoing 2023 Grammys: She has seven nominations and she just delivered a performance.

Carlile was adorably introduced by her wife and their two kids before launching into “Broken Horses.” Joined by her band, they ran through the guitar-driven track and she dominated the stage as she has multiple times before, proving yet again that she’s one of music’s premiere live performers today.

As for nominations, Carlile is all over the board this year. Her 2021 album In These Silent Days is up for Album Of The Year and Best Americana Album. Her Lucius-featuring song “You And Me On The Rock” is nominated for Record Of The Year, Best Americana Performance, and Best American Roots Song. Lastly, before the ceremony even started, Carlile picked up wins with her two other nominations: Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song, both for “Broken Horses.”

Grammys host Trevor Noah has noted that hosting the show has made him a bigger fan of Carlile, saying in 2022, “Brandi Carlile was my favorite live performance at last year’s Grammys. She was stellar. She had a command of not just the stage, but every single note that she was performing in a way that few artists can achieve consistently.”

Find the full list of this year’s Grammy nominees and winners here.

The first performance of the 2023 Grammys was a firm display of Latin music excellence. Bad Bunny represented his homeland of Puerto Rico well tonight on the Grammys stage. Tonight, the Latin music superstar delivered performances of his hit singles, “Titi Me Pregunto” and “Despues De La Playa” from his Grammy-nominated album, Un Verano Sin Ti.

At the beginning of his performance, Bad Bunny made a grand entrance to the stage, joined by a group of dancers and trombonists, giving the songs an orchestral feel. He sang the intro to “Titi Me Pregunto” as the beat gradually built up. toward the middle, the beat shifted to that of “Despues De La Playa,” during which, several couples took to the stage with Bad Bunny, joining in an epic merengue dance.

Several audience members couldn’t help but dance either. Throughout the performance, the camera panned to Taylor Swift, Jack Harlow, and many more, who gave a turn at merengue dancing on the floor.

Tonight, Bad Bunny is up for three Grammys, including the Best Pop Solo Performance award for his song “Moscow Mule,” as well Best Música Urbana Album and the coveted Album Of The Year award for Un Verano Sin Ti.

You can check out the performance above.