Grammy honours go to Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic and Jon Batiste

BBC News says Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic and jazz musician Jon Batiste have shared the top honours at the 64th Grammy Awards.

Batiste’s uplifting soul record We Are won album of the year, while Rodrigo won best new artist and best pop album.

Silk Sonic’s soul throwback anthem Leave The Door Open took home both the record and song of the year prizes.

Apart from the awards, the ceremony saw a tribute to Foo Fighters star Taylor Hawkins, and a video plea from Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky.

In a pre-taped message, he urged musicians to “fill the silence” left by Russian bombs “with your music”.

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