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2022 Grammys: Olivia Rodrigo wins 3 awards including Best New Artist, BTS performs ‘Butter’
- Filipino American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo took home three trophies for her wins in the Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance categories at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
- R&B duo Silk Sonic, which is composed of Filipino American singer Bruno Mars and Korean American rapper Anderson .Paak, won four awards, including for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B Song of the Year and Best R&B performance.
- Gabriella Wilson, better known as H.E.R., won the Grammy for Best Traditional R&B performance. The artist of Filipino and African American descent also performed two of her songs at the event alongside Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis and Travis Barker.
- Brooklyn-based singer Arooj Aftab became the first Pakistani to win a Grammy when she took home the trophy for Best Global Music Performance for her song “Mohabbat.”
Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars and H.E.R. were some of several Asian American artists to take home awards at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday.
The 19-year-old singer-songwriter Rodrigo took home three trophies for her wins in the Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance categories.
Lea Salonga Gets First Grammy Nomination for ‘Once on This Island’
Filipino American singer and actress Lea Salonga received her first Grammy nomination for her work on a Broadway musical album, “Once on This Island.”
The show which also won Best Musical Revival at this year’s Tony Awards, is nominated for Best Musical Theater Album.
