K-pop Demon Hunters song Golden earns first K-pop Grammy
Best music film went to the documentary Music by John Williams, which means producer Steven Spielberg has officially won his first Grammy
The 68th annual Grammy Awards are taking place on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, and spirits were high from the jump after a few back-to-back, history-making moments.
“Golden” from K-Pop Demon Hunters won best song written for visual media, marking the first time a K-pop act has won a Grammy. The songwriters delivered their acceptance speech in both English and Korean, highlighting the song’s bilingual appeal.
Best music film went to the documentary Music by John Williams, which means Steven Spielberg, who produced the film, has officially won his first Grammy.
The Premiere Ceremony, a pre-telecast show held at the adjacent Peacock Theatre, began with musician and host Darren Criss setting the scene – giving out the first award of the day, for best pop/duo group performance to Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande for “Defying Gravity”. They were not present to accept the award.
An impressive 86 Grammys will be handed out pre-broadcast.
Yungblud won his first Grammy for rock performance for his cover of Black Sabbath’s “Changes (live from Villa Park)”, which he performed at Ozzy Osbourne’s final show. Hardcore band Turnstile also won their first Grammy for best rock album.