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Jan 27, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Say what you will about the Grammy Awards and their spotting history of actually honoring the best albums and songs, they remain the most notable music awards show. There’s no major awards show that honors only indie rock (or alternative rock if you must) or rock music in general, nothing equivalent to how the Oscars are balanced by the Independent Spirit Awards. This year some decent Under the Radar-friendly albums (by Bon Iver, Lana Del Rey, and Vampire Weekend) were nominated for Album of the Year, but none stood a chance against the almighty Billie Eilish, who swept all four major categories: Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best New Artist, as well as also winning Best Pop Vocal Album. But Vampire Weekend did win Best Alternative Music Album. If you didn’t have time to watch the nearly four-hour broadcast on CBS, below is the full list of winners in the main categories (plus many of the trophies weren’t actually given out on the air). Visit the Grammys’ website for a slightly longer list of winners, including the classical, world music, and packaging categories.

GENERAL FIELD

Record of the Year

BAD GUY
Billie Eilish
Finneas O’Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer

Album of the Year

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Billie Eilish
Finneas O’Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers/mixers; Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters; John Greenham, mastering engineer

Song of the Year

BAD GUY
Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best New Artist

BILLIE EILISH

Best Pop Solo Performance

TRUTH HURTS
Lizzo

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

OLD TOWN ROAD
Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

LOOK NOW
Elvis Costello & The Imposters

Best Pop Vocal Album

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Billie Eilish

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

A STAR IS BORN
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Paul “DJWS” Blair, Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Nick Monson, Lukas Nelson, Mark Nilan Jr. & Benjamin Rice, compilation producers; Julianne Jordan & Julia Michels, music supervisors

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

CHERNOBYL
Hildur Guðnadóttir, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media

I’LL NEVER LOVE AGAIN (FILM VERSION)
Natalie Hemby, Lady Gaga, Hillary Lindsey & Aaron Raitiere, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper)
Track from: A Star Is Born

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

Best Music Video

OLD TOWN ROAD (OFFICIAL MOVIE)
Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus
Calmatic, video director; Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen & Saul Levitz, video producers

Best Music Film

HOMECOMING
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Ed Burke, video directors; Steve Pamon & Erinn Williams, video producers

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Best Dance Recording

GOT TO KEEP ON
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers, producers; Steve Dub Jones & Tom Rowlands, mixers

Best Dance/Electronic Album

NO GEOGRAPHY
The Chemical Brothers

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

METTAVOLUTION
Rodrigo y Gabriela

ROCK

Best Rock Performance

THIS LAND
Gary Clark Jr.

Best Metal Performance

7EMPEST
Tool

Best Rock Song

THIS LAND
Gary Clark Jr.

Best Rock Album

SOCIAL CUES
Cage The Elephant

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album

FATHER OF THE BRIDE
Vampire Weekend

R&B

Best R&B Performance

COME HOME
Anderson .Paak Featuring André 3000

Best Traditional R&B Performance

JEROME
Lizzo

Best R&B Song

SAY SO
PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton Featuring JoJo)

Best Urban Contemporary Album

CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE)
Lizzo

Best R&B Album

VENTURA
Anderson .Paak

RAP

Best Rap Performance

RACKS IN THE MIDDLE

Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy

Best Rap/Sung Performance

HIGHER
DJ Khaled Featuring Nipsey Hussle & John Legend

Best Rap Song

A LOT
Jermaine Cole, Dacoury Natche, 21 Savage & Anthony White, songwriters (21 Savage Featuring J. Cole)

Best Rap Album

IGOR
Tyler, The Creator

COUNTRY

Best Country Solo Performance

RIDE ME BACK HOME
Willie Nelson

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

SPEECHLESS
Dan + Shay

Best Country Song

BRING MY FLOWERS NOW
Brandi Carlile, Phil Hanseroth, Tim Hanseroth & Tanya Tucker, songwriters (Tanya Tucker)

Best Country Album

WHILE I’M LIVIN’
Tanya Tucker

JAZZ

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

SOZINHO
Randy Brecker, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album

12 LITTLE SPELLS
Esperanza Spalding

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

FINDING GABRIEL
Brad Mehldau

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

THE OMNI-AMERICAN BOOK CLUB
Brian Lynch Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album

ANTIDOTE
Chick Corea & The Spanish Heart Band

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC

Best American Roots Performance

SAINT HONESTY
Sara Bareilles

Best American Roots Song

CALL MY NAME
I’m With Her

Best Americana Album

OKLAHOMA
Keb’ Mo’

Best Bluegrass Album

TALL FIDDLER
Michael Cleveland

Best Traditional Blues Album

TALL, DARK & HANDSOME
Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men + Dana

Best Contemporary Blues Album

THIS LAND
Gary Clark Jr.

COMEDY

Best Comedy Album

STICKS & STONES
Dave Chappelle

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?
Rob Kinelski & Finneas O’Connell, engineers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

FINNEAS
• When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (Billie Eilish) (A)