Harry Styles wins Grammy for Album of the Year

Harry Styles wins Grammy for Album of the Year

Pop sensation scores a surprising victory over heavy favourites Beyonce and Adele.

Harry Styles has won the coveted Grammy for Album of the Year called ‘Harry’s House’. (AP pic)
LOS ANGELES:
Harry Styles has won the coveted Grammy for Album of the Year, a surprising victory over heavy favourites Beyonce and Adele.

The pop sensation scored the award for his third album “Harry’s House,” his most intimate yet, which combined twangy synths and soft acoustics with very personal lyrics.

“This doesn’t happen to people like me very often, and this is so nice,” he said onstage.

US jazz singer Samara Joy wins a Grammy for Best New Artist, beating Maneskin and Anitta. (AP pic)

Meanwhile US jazz singer Samara Joy won a Grammy for Best New Artist, coming out atop an eclectic field that included Italian rockers Maneskin and the Brazilian pop phenom Anitta.

The Bronx-raised 23-year-old grew up surrounded by musicians, with a family history in gospel and a steady diet of Motown and soul.

It was her second Grammy of the night, after the award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Bad Bunny took home the award for best música urbana album for “Un Verano Sin Ti.” For best rap album, Kendrick Lamar triumphed with “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.”

Honorees were chosen by roughly 11,000 members of the Recording Academy.

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