2023 Grammy Awards live blog: Harry Styles upsets Adele to win Best Pop Vocal Album

The Grammy Awards were presented on Sunday, February 5, during a live ceremony broadcast from the Crypto.com Arena starting at 8:00pm Eastern/5:00pm Pacific. It was hosted for the third year in a row by comedian Trevor Noah. Check out the complete list of Grammy winners here.

These awards honor the best music released during the eligibility period of October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. Beyonce came in with the most nominations (nine), including Album of the Year (“Renaissance”) and Record and Song of the Year (“Break My Soul”). She was followed closely by Kendrick Lamar with eight, including his own Album of the Year bid for “Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers.” With seven nominations apiece — and both contenders for Album of the Year — were Adele (“30”) and Brandi Carlile (“In These Silent Days”). The remaining six nominees for Album of the Year were Harry Styles (“Harry’s House“), Mary J. Blige (“Good Morning Gorgeous”), Coldplay (“Music of the Spheres”), ABBA (“Voyage”), Lizzo (“Special”), and Bad Bunny (“Un Verano Sin Ti”).

But most of the awards were actually handed out earlier today at the Premiere Ceremony, where, perhaps surprisingly, Maverick City Music were the big winners, sweeping their gospel/Christian categories for a grand total of four victories. Brandi Carlile also got on the board with three wins. Beyonce claimed two, bringing her career grand total of awards to 30, one away from the record held by late conductor Georg Solti. Bonnie Raitt, Kendrick Lamar, Ozzy Osbourne, and Wet Leg also took home multiple prizes.

So who were the big winners and who gave the most show-stopping performances of the rest of the night? Follow along below for all the minute-by-minute developments. Times listed are Eastern.

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7:55pm — The show is just a few minutes away, and I’m looking forward to the show, though last year’s slate of performances is going to be tough to beat. Having Brandi Carlile on tap doesn’t hurt, though.

8:00pm — Trevor Noah introduces the show: for the first time in three years, the show is live from Los Angeles because this time we didn’t have a damn COVID wave to deal with. I did like the more intimate Grammys events, though. I’d hoped we could keep some of the changes that came about because of the pandemic.

8:03pm — Bad Bunny’s performance, from the lighting to the red curtains on the stage, is giving me big “Moulin Rouge” energy. Emphasis on energy. With dynamite horns and percussion, this is making me proud to be Puerto Rican. Way to start the show!

8:07pm — I’m living for the look on Lizzo’s face when Trevor Noah talked about Beyonce being in the house. She’s like, “Where’s Beyonce?” I love that kind of unabashed fangirl energy.

8:10pm — These Trevor Noah jokes aren’t bad, but he’s running through his routine like he’s been mainlining caffeine. Take a breath, my dude, you’re doing great.

8:14pm — Love that Brandi Carlile is rocking out with “Broken Horses.” The power of her voice and her versatility from pop to rock to Americana make her performances consistent highlights at the Grammys. Please nominate her every year. Hell, invite her back to perform even if she isn’t nominated.

8:18pm — Best Pop Vocal Album: Harry Styles achieves an upset for “Harry’s House.” He won this award over Adele’s “30,” which means Adele is now zero-for-three at these awards. To put that in perspective, before this she hadn’t lost a single award in more than a decade. It’s not looking great so far for Adele to win Album of the Year ago, which could be good news for Styles, or maybe good news for Beyonce. Styles has now won twice in his career. He previously won Best Pop Solo Performance for “Watermelon Sugar,” which was also an upset a couple of years ago.