An unreleased movie theme song won for best visual media. Beyoncé smashed the record for number of awards won by a female artist. Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for a record third time. And Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion (who was the first female artist to win best rap song) got to perform the show’s raunchiest hit ever, essaying “WAP” (with a lot of editing) on a giant bed complete with satin sheets.

Hosted by Trevor Noah, The 63rd Annual Grammy Award Show used a combination of socially-distant staging and video acceptance speeches to comply with the ongoing pandemic.

Swift, 31, became first woman to win album of the year three times, winning previously for her albums Fearless and 1989. 

“We just want to thank the fans,” said Swift, who won the top prize with “folklore.”

Beyoncé surpassed Alison Krauss to become the most decorated female act in Grammy history, earning her 28th Grammy on Sunday. She won best R&B performance for Black Parade, best music video for “Brown Skin Girl” as well as best rap performance and best rap song for “Savage,” with Megan Thee Stallion.

“As an artist I believe it’s my job, and all of our jobs, to reflect time and it’s been such a difficult time,” Beyoncé said onstage as she won best R&B performance for “Black Parade,” which was released on Juneteenth. Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy also took home a Grammy for co-writing “Savage” along with dad Jay-Z.

Eilish’s win (shared with her brother Finneas) marked the first time in Grammy history that a song for a film not yet released has won. Traditionally the Grammy soundtrack committee disqualifies a song when voters cannot yet see the movie it was written for, but the 2020 pandemic dictated a modification to the usual rule.

Eilish, who won with her brother and co-writer Finneas O’Connell, released the song on February 13, 2020, in anticipation of an April 2020 release of the film. The film’s released was postponed multiple times due to the pandemic, but the song’s chart success mandated that it be an exception to the rule. The song debuted at number one in England, reached number four on the Rolling Stone chart and number 16 on the Billboard pop chart in the U.S.

Grammy performances are always glitzy, but Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion took that up a level with their larger-than-life glam-fest complete with stiletto poles and giant beds, all while barely skirting the censors.

Megan opened the performance with an Old Hollywood style set piece of her hits “Body” and “Savage,” complete with a golden staircase, a flurry of bills, and tap-dancers wearing flapper outfits.

Cardi then made her grand entrance for a live performance of “Up” on a stage fitted with a giant stiletto and stripper pole, before the women joined forces to sing “WAP” for the first time live together, in matching shiny plate-armored costumes.

2021 Grammy Winners List

Record of the Year
“Everything I Wanted,” Finneas O’Connell, producer; Rob Kinelski and Finneas O’Connell, engineers/mixers; John Greenham, mastering engineer (Billie Eilish)

Album of the Year
Folklore, Taylor Swift

Song of the Year
“I Can’t Breathe,” Dernst Emile II, H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas, songwriters (H.E.R.)

Best New Artist
Megan Thee Stallion

Best Pop Solo Performance
Watermelon Sugar,” Harry Styles

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Rain on Me,” Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande

Best Pop Vocal Album
Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
American Standard, James Taylor

Best Dance Recording
“10%,” Kaytranada featuring Kali Uchis

Best Dance/Electronic Album
Bubba, Kaytranada

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Live at the Royal Albert Hall, Snarky Puppy

Best Rock Performance
“Shameika,” Fiona Apple

Best Metal Performance
“Bum-Rush,” Body Count

Best Rock Song
“Stay High,” Brittany Howard, songwriter (Brittany Howard)

Best Rock Album
The New Abnormal, The Strokes

Best Alternative Music Album
Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple

Best R&B Performance
“Black Parade,” Beyoncé

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Anything For You,” Ledisi

Best R&B Song
“Better Than I Imagine,” Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello and Gabriella Wilson, songwriters (Robert Glasper featuring H.E.R. and Meshell Ndegeocello)

Best Progressive R&B Album
It Is What It Is, Thundercat

Best R&B Album
Bigger Love, John Legend

Best Rap Performance
“Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé

Best Melodic Rap Performance
“Lockdown,” Anderson .Paak

Best Rap Song
“Savage,” Beyoncé, Shawn Carter, Brittany Hazzard, Derrick Milano, Terius Nash, Megan Pete, Bobby Session Jr., Jordan Kyle Lanier Thorpe and Anthony White, songwriters (Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé)

Best Rap Album
King’s Disease, Nas

Best Country Solo Performance
“When My Amy Prays,” Vince Gill

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“10,000 Hours,” Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber

Best Country Song
“Crowded Table,” Brandi Carlile, Natalie Hemby and Lori McKenna, songwriters (The Highwomen)

Best Country Album
Wildcard, Miranda Lambert

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Secrets Are The Best Stories, Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Trilogy 2, Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Data Lords, Maria Schneider Orchestra

Best Latin Jazz Album
Four Questions, Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Best Gospel Album
Gospel According to PJ, PJ Morton

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Jesus Is King, Kanye West

Best Roots Gospel Album
Celebrating Fisk! (The 150th Anniversary Album), Fisk Jubilee Singers

Best Latin Pop or Urban Album
YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album
La Conquista Del Espacio, Fito Paez

Best American Roots Performance
“I Remember Everything,” John Prine

Best American Roots Song
“I Remember Everything,” Pat McLaughlin and John Prine, songwriters (John Prine)

Best Americana Album
World on the Ground, Sarah Jarosz

Best Bluegrass Album
Home, Billy Strings

Best Traditional Blues Album
Rawer Than Raw, Bobby Rush

Best Contemporary Blues Album
Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?, Fantastic Negrito

Best Folk Album
All the Good Times, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

Best Regional Roots Music Album
Atmosphere, New Orleans Nightcrawlers

Best Reggae Album
Got to Be Tough, Toots and the Maytals

Best Comedy Album
Black Mitzvah, Tiffany Haddish

Best Musical Theater Album
Jagged Little Pill, Original Cast

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Jojo Rabbit, Various Artists

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Joker, Hildur Guonadottir, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media
“No Time to Die,” Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas Baird O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)

Best Album Notes
“Dead Man’s Pop,” Bob Mehr, album notes writer (The Replacements)