Grammys 2023: All of the Performances

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Bad Bunny, February 2023 (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Grammys 2023: All of the Performances

Featuring Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Stevie Wonder, Kacey Musgraves, Migos’ Quavo, and others

The 2023 Grammy Awards took place yesterday (February 5) in Los Angeles. The televised ceremony featured a sprawling assortment of performances from acts including Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Mary J. Blige, Steve Lacy, Lizzo, Kim Petras, Sam Smith, Brandi Carlile, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Chris Stapleton, DJ Khaled, and Luke Combs.

The Recording Academy also hosted a celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. LL Cool J, Big Boi, Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star, De La Soul, DJ Drama, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Missy Elliott, Future, Glorilla, Grandmaster Flash, Grandmaster Mele Mel, Scorpio, Ice-T, Lil Baby, Lil Wayne, the Lox, Method Man, Nelly, Public Enemy, Queen Latifah, Rahiem, Rakim, Run-D.M.C., Salt-N-Pepa, DJ Spinderella, Scarface, Swizz Beatz, and Too $hort joined the Grammys in tribute to the genre.

The ceremony also honored musicians who died this year with an in memoriam segment featuring Kacey Musgraves, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, and Migos’ Quavo, playing songs popularized by Loretta Lynn, Christine McVie, and Takeoff.

Below, find the full list of 2023 Grammy Awards performers, and make sure you know how to watch and livestream the proceedings.

Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2023 Grammy Awards.

Arooj Aftab and Anoushka Shankar

During the premiere ceremony, Arooj Aftab and Anoushka Shankar teamed up to play their song “Udhero Na.” It had been nominated in Best Global Music Performance, which went to Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini, and Nomcebo Zikode for “Bayethe.”

Bad Bunny

The Puerto Rican rapper and singer opened the ceremony with “El Apagón” and “Después de la Playa,” leading a troupe of dancers in papier-mâché heads and colorful skirts. He was nominated three times this year and won Best Música Urbana Album for his smash hit LP Un Verano Sin Ti.

The Blind Boys of Alabama

Best Americana Performance nominees the Blind Boys of Alabama opened the premiere ceremony alongside Buddy Guy, Bob Mintzer, La Marisoul, Maranda Curtis, and Shoshana Bean with a rendition of “I Just Want to Celebrate.”

Brandi Carlile

After playing her song “Right on Time” at the 2022 ceremony, Carlile returned to play “Broken Horses.” She was nominated for five Grammy Awards this year, including an Album of the Year nod for her 2021 release, In These Silent Days. In the end, she picked up two awards for “Broken Horses” (Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance) and a third for Best Americana Album. Watch the introduction by Carlile’s wife below. 

Carlos Vives

Two-time Grammy winner and Best Tropical Latin Album nominee Carlos Vives played a medley of tracks at the premiere ceremony: “La Gota Fria”, “Pa’ Mayte,” and “Solo.”

DJ Khaled Featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend, and Fridayy

DJ Khaled’s song “God Did” was nominated for three awards at this year’s Grammys, and though Khaled went home empty-handed, the superstar producer celebrated the occasion by performing the track with featured artists Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, John Legend, and Fridayy, as well as Jay-Z, whose only Grammy nominations this year come from his guest verse on the song.

Harry Styles

Following his 2021 Grammy performance with Blood Orange’s Devonté Hynes, Harry Styles brought the ubiquitous “As It Was” to this year’s show, along with a full band including the all-important tubular bell striker. He went on to win Album of the Year (Styles, not the bell player).

Kacey Musgraves

Musgraves joined the In Memoriam segment, with an acoustic rendition of the classic Loretta Lynn ballad “Coal Miner’s Daughter.”

Lizzo

Lizzo is no stranger to the Grammys, receiving eight nominations in 2020 and ultimately taking home the awards for Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Traditional R&B Performance, and Best Urban Contemporary Album. This year, she was recognized in several major categories including Record of the Year, which she won for “About Damn Time.” Watch her and a choir perform that track and “Special,” below. 

Luke Combs

Combs’ 2022 album, Growin’ Up, earned him a nomination for this year’s Best Country Album award, with its songs “Doin’ This” and “Outrunnin’ Your Memory” (with Miranda Lambert) also recognized in the Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance categories, respectively. At the show, he played another track: “Going, Going, Gone.”

Madison Cunningham

Madison Cunningham, who also took the stage last year, returned to the premiere ceremony to do “Life According to Raechel,” which was nominated for . Best American Roots Performance. She didn’t win that one, but did take home the Best Folk Album award for Revealer.

Mary J. Blige

The deluxe version of Good Morning Gorgeous, Mary J. Blige’s 14th studio album, earned her five nominations this year, in categories including Album and Record of the Year. Though she did not add to her lifetime tally of nine trophies, she was invited to play the title track with a string section.

Quavo and Maverick City Music

The Migos rapper celebrated the life and career of his relative and bandmate Takeoff with a performance of “Without You,” joined by the Atlanta worship group Maverick City Music, who took home the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Album in 2022.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras

With “Unholy,” Sam Smith and Kim Petras picked up a Grammy in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category, making Petras the first trans woman to win the award. Their incendiary perfrormance featured Smith in a horned top hat and cane while Petras threatened to burst into flames. 

Samara Joy

Samara Joy marked her first two Grammy nominations—for Best New Artist and Best Jazz Vocal Album—with a premiere ceremony performance, playing “Can’t Get Out of This Mood.” The jazz singer went on to win both awards. 

Sheryl Crow, Mick Fleetwood, and Bonnie Raitt

The country stars Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt paid tribute to Christine McVie with a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Songbird,” from Rumours. Mick Fleetwood joined them for the performance.

Steve Lacy and Thundercat

Off the back of his biggest year ever, Steve Lacy brought his No. 1 single “Bad Habit” (as well as Thundercat and a full band) to the Grammys. He picked up four nominations this year, in the Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Pop Solo Performance, Best Progressive R&B Album categories, and picked up the latter trophy for Gemini Rights.

Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, and Chris Stapleton

Stevie Wonder was joined by Smokey Robinson and Chris Stapleton for his Motown tribute performance. Wonder, a 25-time winner, and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Robinson enlisted Stapleton to do the Temptations’ “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” Robinson’s “Tears of a Clown,” and Wonder’s own “Higher Ground.”

The 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop

The Grammys celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with performances from many of the genre’s biggest and most innovative figures, including Public Enemy, Missy Elliott, Big Boi, and Lil Wayne. LL Cool J introduced the segment honoring 50 years of hip-hop by awarding Dr. Dre a 2023 Global Impact Award, nodding to DJ Kool Herc’s famous party, and then passing the microphone off to Questlove and Black Thought, whose band the Roots provided musical accompaniment.

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