Blue Ivy, Megan Thee Stallion and Burna Boy Among The 2021 GRAMMY Awards Pre-Show Winners

By D’Shonda Brown · Updated March 14, 2021

Hosted by three-time GRAMMY award-winning artist Jhené Aiko, this year’s Premiere Ceremony will be looking a little different as the 2021 award show season still adjusts to the rules and regulations of COVID-19. The event kicked off with a virtual tribute to the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s classic track “Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology)”. Performances included Burna Boy, Poppy, Lido Pimienta, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes and Igor Levit.

See below for every Black winner this evening at the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony! The ceremony is currently streaming live internationally on Grammy.com and Facebook Live.

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Kaytranada

Kaytranada was awarded with Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronica Album

02

Beyonce, Blu Ivy and WizKid

Beyonce, Blue Ivy and WizKid won the award for “Best Music Video” for “Brown Skin Girl.”

03

Jonathan McReynolds

McReynolds was awarded for Best Gospel Performance/Song for “Movie’ On” with Mali Music.

04

Kanye West

Kanye West was awarded for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album for ‘Jesus Is King’

05

PJ Morton

PJ Morton was awarded for Best Gospel Album for ‘Gospel According to PJ’

06

Fisk Jubilee Singers

The Fisk Jubilee Singers were awarded with Best Roots Gospel Album for Celebrating Fisk!

07

Porgy and Bess

08

Burna Boy

Burna Boy won a Grammy for Best Global Music for ‘Twice As Tall.’

09

Tiffany Haddish

Tiffany Haddish won Best Comedy Album

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10

Fantastic Negrito

Fantastic Negrito was awarded with Best Contemporary Blues Album for ‘Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?’

11

Bobby Rush

Bobby Rush won Best Traditional Blues Album for ‘Rawer Than Raw’

12

H.E.R.

H.E.R., born Gabi Wilson, was awarded with the Songwriters’ Award for “Better Than I Imagined” by her and Robert Glasper.

13

John Legend

John Legend was awarded with Best R&B Album for ‘Bigger Love’

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Thundercat

Thundercat won Best Progressive R&B Album for ‘It Is What It Is’

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Nas

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Thundercat

Thundercat was awarded with Best Progressive R&B Album for ‘It Is What It Is’

17

Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion was awarded for Best Rap Performance for “Savage (Remix)” with Beyonce.

18

Ice T

Ice T walked away with Best Metal Performance for thrash-rap group Body Count’s “Bum Rush”

19

Brittany Howard

Howard scored Best Rock Song for “Stay High”

20

Ledisi

Ledisi was awarded Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Anything For You,” making this her first Grammy out of 13 nominations.