The 2021 Grammys' most memorable moments

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak were a last-minute addition to the Grammys lineup, performing as their first song as Silk Sonic, “Leave the Door Open.”

Taking home the second trophy of the telecast, Miranda Lambert won Best Country Album for Wildcard.

Taylor Swift went barefoot and ethereal to performing a medley of songs off folklore with the help of Jack Antonoff.

To accept his Best Pop Solo Performance award for “Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles switched out green for purple…and a whole lot of plaid.

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, Brandi Carlile, and Lionel Richie, paid tribute to Little Richard, John Prine, and Kenny Rogers respectively. Brittany Howard and Chris Martin closed things out with a rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” Icky points to in the subsequent commercial break.

Trevor Noah made a point to introduce Mickey Guyton as the first Black woman to be nominated for a Grammy in a country category…only to have her serve as opening act for Miranda Lambert and Marren Morris (and John Mayer).

Anderson .Paak used his Best Melodic Rap Performance win for “Lockdown” to ask everyone to use their “voice.”

Benito Martínez Ocasio , with each being a game-changer in Latin trap. But the album that earned the nomination—and won Best Latin Pop Or Urban Album—at the 2021 Grammys is his best yet, (Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana). This marks his first time winning a Grammy that isn’t a Latin Grammy. []

“I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.) won Song of the Year, which is awarded to the writers of the winning tune.

Ahead of Sunday’s telecast, there were lots of questions about how Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion would perform their explicit song of 2020, “WAP.” But .

After Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion accepted the Best Rap Performance award for Trevor Noah terrified Queen Bey by stopping her mid stage exit to inform her and the audience that the Best Rap Performance win left her tied for the most Grammy wins by any woman in history. (More on that later.)

Post Malone’s performance of “Hollywood’s Bleeding” appeared to end with him releasing his coven out into the world to do his bidding.

Dua Lipa accepted the Best Pop Vocal Album award for her album Future Nostalgia with a few hair tosses that had us saying, “Woah!” (Sorry, it’s late and the time change was this morning. We’re getting loopy.)

Lil Baby’s performance of “The Bigger Picture” included activist and Insecure actor Kendrick Sampson at the center of a scene similar to the tragic murder of Rayshard Brooks, activist Tamika Mallory speaking at a stage Black Lives Matter event, and a verse by Killer Mike.

With her Best R&B Performance win for “Black Parade,” Beyoncé broke the record for the most Grammy wins by any female, as well as any artist period. (The late Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti holds the all-time record with 31 Grammy Awards. Beyoncé now has 29.)

Nominee Doja Cat slipped into latex for her performance of “Say So.”

Taylor Swift’s folklore wins Best Album of the Year, making Swift the first woman to win the prize three times.

Trevor Noah was very excited to tell viewers that BTS’ perforamnce of “Dynamite” was filmed in Seoul on a stage that waas a re-creation of the Grammys’ Los Angeles stage.

Roddy Ricch performed “Heartless” on the piano before moving on to “The Box.”

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As the show ran long, Ringo Starr enderingly rambled on before presenting the final award of the evening.