Grammy Awards: Beatles, Stones, Beyoncé and Charli XCX win early awards

The Beatles and the Rolling Stones have each received Grammy Awards, because the ceremony will get underway in Los Angeles.

The Fab 4 picked up greatest rock efficiency for Now And Then, their “closing” tune, which was assembled from a demo by the late John Lennon; whereas the Stones received greatest rock album for his or her 2023 comeback, Hackney Diamonds.

The awards have been handed out on the Grammys’ “premiere ceremony”, which precedes the principle occasion at 5pm Los Angeles / 1am London time.

Different winners within the early phases included Sabrina Carpenter, who received greatest pop solo efficiency for her percolating summer time anthem, Espresso; and British star Charli XCX, who scooped three prizes, together with greatest dance/pop album for Brat.

The present began with an all-star rendition of Simon & Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water, devoted to the victims of the LA Wildfires.

Yolanda Adams and Angelique Kidjo have been among the many artists performing a uncooked, gospel-infused model of the 60s traditional, devoted to the primary responders who risked their lives to deal with the inferno and defend the weak.

Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr informed the viewers on the Crypto.com area that the awards would “honour music’s nice energy to encourage, to heal and to unite”.

He added: “Due to the current fires that devastated Los Angeles, we’re additionally going to recognise the resilience of our group and have a good time our first responders and do our best possible to raise up this metropolis that we love.”

Beyoncé is the principle nominee at this 12 months’s ceremony, along with her country-adjacent album Cowboy Carter shortlisted for 11 awards.

She has already received greatest nation efficiency by a duo or group, for her duet with Miley Cyrus, II Most Needed.

Nevertheless, she was crushed to greatest nation tune by Kacey Musgraves, whose tune The Architect questions the existence of God after a faculty taking pictures.

Taking to the stage, Musgraves mentioned: “There’s a lot darkness on the planet proper now, and it simply feels so good to have the ability to struggle a few of that darkness by means of tune”.

Musgraves beforehand received album of the 12 months in 2019 for Golden Hour.

The nominees for that prize this 12 months embrace Billie Eilish, Beyoncé (who has by no means received the class, regardless of 4 earlier nominations) Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and rapper André 3000, who’s nominated for his religious jazz flute album New Blue Solar.

Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter are additionally up for greatest album – and followers are already speculating whether or not their early wins enhance their odds of taking the evening’s greatest prize.

Neither artist was there in individual to gather their preliminary trophies, as they’re on account of carry out on the headline ceremony later within the night.

Nevertheless Charli’s producer, Finn Keane, accepted the award for dance/pop single (Von Dutch) on her behalf, calling her an “superb collaborator”.

“She has been making this sort of music for 10 years, however everybody’s simply caught as much as it,” he added.

Her album, Brat, additionally received the “greatest packaging” award, recognising the intentionally ugly, low decision lime inexperienced paintings that grew to become a key a part of her branding final 12 months.

John Lennon’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, picked up the Beatles’ award, calling them “the best band of all time”.

“I simply need to say, play the Beatles music to your children,” he added. “I really feel just like the world cannot afford to neglect about folks just like the Beatles. We’d like this music on the planet, we’d like peace and love, and we’d like the magic of the ’60s to remain alive.”

In the meantime, Kendrick Lamar received three consecutive prizes – greatest rap tune, greatest rap efficiency and greatest music video – for Not Like US, his no-holds-barred takedown of fellow musician Drake.

His producer, Mustard, accepted the awards, noting: “He carried out his ass off on that tune, did not he?”