Jon Batiste Wins Big At The Grammys

Sunday’s Grammy Awards show gave birth to some special moments and unexpected happenings like Dua Lipa’s surprise blonde hair debut, Justin Bieber’s over-sized throwback suit, and Chrissy Teigen’s hot pink dress. But the “man of the hour” Jon Batiste, who was nominated for 11 awards, won big at the awards show, taking home the most important award of the night: Album of the Year.

Jon Batiste – Heats Up The Stage With High Energy Performance

At Sunday’s Grammy Awards show in Las Vegas, the musician’s latest project “We Are” won the award for Album of the Year, beating out Justin Bieber’s “Justice”, Taylor Swift’s “Evermore”, Best New Artist Olivia Rodrigo’s “Sour” and other notable albums of 2020/2021.

After getting the crowd dancing with his high-energy performance, he was announced as the recipient of the Album of the Year.

“Wow. I believe this to my core: There is no best musician, best artist, best dancer, best actor,” he reflected in his acceptance speech. “The creative arts are subjective, and they reach people at a point in their lives when they need it most.”

“It’s like a song or an album is made and it almost has a radar to find the person when they need it the most,” Batiste said. “I’d like to thank God. I just put my head down and I work on the craft every day. I love music. I’ve been playing since I was a little boy

The 35-year-old added, “Every single artist that was nominated in this category I actually love and have had experiences — out-of-body experiences — with your music. I honor you, and this is for real artists, real musicians, let’s just keep going. Be you.”

Jon Batiste, In A Previous Interview, Called Music The Thing That “Keeps Me Young”.

Jon Batiste on Eighth Studio Album “We Are”

Batiste’s many works include being the bandleader and musical director for the “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”. At the time of “We Are” release, he explained that he strives for his album to have “life”. He also called it “an artistic achievement [that has components] of the past, present and future.”

Talking to Stephen Colbert on the night the Grammy nominations were announced, he said: “There is so much happening for me in my life right now. And this is happening and there is something in this that is bigger than me and just adulation for me that I have to learn in this. I’m so grateful.”

The Grammys aired live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. You can stream it on demand from Paramount+.
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