that responds to the social issues of our time, and has the potential for positive global impact. more than 130,000 people have responded with submissions of songs that promote awareness, raise consciousness, and the winner of this special award was selected by a blue ribbon committee and ratified by the recording academy board of trustees. tonight, i am honored to announce the first winner of the recording academy's best song for social change. shervin hajipour, an iranian singer-songwriter for his

stirring song "baraye." this song became the anthem of the mahsa amini protests, a powerful and poetic call for freedom and women's rights. this video appeared on sherveen's instagram page and was seen more than 40 million times in less than two days. sherveen was arrested. but this song continues to resonate around the world with its powerful theme "women, life, freedom." [ cheers and applause ] congratulations, shervin, and thank you for your song. now, as a teacher of writing, i am honored to present the grammy award for song of the year, which, for all of grammy history, was honored excellence

in the art of songwriting. these are the extraordinary nominees. ♪ "abcdefu." ♪ "about damn time." ♪ "all too well (10 minute version) (the short film)." "as it was." ♪ "bad habit." "break my soul." "easy on me." "god did." ♪ "the heart part 5." "just like that." ♪ >> and the grammy goes to -- "just like that."

♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> oh, my god. [ cheers and applause ] i'm so surprised. i don't know what to say.

this is just an unreal moment. thank you for honoring me to all the academy that surrounds me with so much support and appreciates the art of songwriting, as i do. i was so inspired for this song by the incredible story of the love and the grace and the generosity of someone that donates their beloved organs to help another person live. and this story was so simple and so beautiful for these times, and people have been responding to this song, partly because of how much i love, and we all love john prine, and that was the inspiration for the music for this song, and telling a story from the inside. and i just -- i don't write a lot of songs, but i'm so proud that you appreciate this one and

what this means for me and for the rest of the songwriters who i would not be up here tonight if it wasn't for the art of the grat soul-digging, hard-working people that put these songs and ideas to music. so, i thank my team for helping me get this record out. and thank you so much. i'm just totally humbled. i really appreciate it. thank you. [ applause ] >> announcer: coming up -- steve lacy, olivia rodrigo, and the grammy award for the album of the year? and later dj khaled performs "god did" with fridayy, rick ross, lil wayne, john legend, and jay-z. this is cbs.

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♪ >> trevor: welcome back to the 65th annual grammy awards. you know, adele, congratulations, first of all, on another well-deserved grammy. what's amazing is you sing in the shower, i sing in the shower, the only difference is when i sing in the shower, i think i sound like adele. you actually sound like adele. please welcome coldplay's chris martin. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

>> hi, everybody. i'm so happy to be here and see you all. here are the nominees for record of the year. "don't shut me down," abba. "easy on me," adele. "break my soul," beyonce. "good morning gorgeous." mary j. blige. "you and me on the rock," brandi carlile, featuring lucius. "woman" doja cat. "bad habit," steve lacy. "the hard part 5," kendrick lamar. "about damn time," lizzo.

"as it was," harry styles. >> okay. i don't know how you pick one of them. but the grammy goes to lizzo for "about damn time." [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> um, huh? [ cheers and applause ] let me tell you something. me and adele are having a good

time just enjoying ourselves just rooting for our friends. so this is an amazing night. this is so unexpected. okay. now that i'm up here and i'm calm, i want to dedicate this award to prince. [ cheers and applause ] um, when we lost prince, i decided to dedicate my life to making positive music. and i was like i don't care if my positivity bother you, what's wrong with you? and this was at a time when positive music and feel-good music wasn't mainstream at that point. i felt very misunderstood. i felt on the outside looking in. but i stayed true to myself because i wanted to make the world a better place so i had to be that change to make the world better place. [ cheers and applause ] and now i look around, and there's all these songs that are

about loving our bodies and feeling comfortable in our skin and feeling good! [ cheers and applause ] and i'm just so proud to be a part of it. because in a world where there's a lot of darkness and a lot of -- i'd like to believe that not only can people do good, but we just are good. we are good inherently. and anybody at home who feels misunderstood or on the outside looking in, like i did, just stay true to yourself, because i promise you, you will find people, you will attract people in your life who believe in you and support you. i want to thank y'all for believing in me and supporting me. blake and ricky reed, producers of this record, nice life atlantic, full stop, kevin alana, team lizzo, my team my rock, my family, my mama, my sister, my brother, my daddy!

my man. and lastly because i feel like there are so many g.o.a.t.'d artists. beyonce, whoo! [ applause ] in the fifth grade i skipped school to see you perform. [ laughter ] my sister, she got me out of school. it was literature, i'm good. and where you at, beyonce in my eyes are wet. hah! you changed my life. you sang that gospel medley. and the way you made me feel, i was like i want to make people feel this way with my music. so thank you so much. you clearly are the artist of our lives! [ cheers and applause ] i love you, god bless y'all. [ screams ] ! ♪ ♪

[ laughter ] >> trevor: you go wherever you wanna go, lizzo. grammy winner lizzo, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] they should give out the grammy for the best speech as well. wow, that was amazing. all right. now i have the great pleasure of acknowledging this year's recipient of the recording academy and grammy museum's music educator award -- pamela dawson, director of coral studies from de soto high school in de soto, texas. thank you so much, pamela, for bringing even more harmony to music education. give it up, y'all. it's equally an honor to say the recording academy's industry icon award this year goes to the phenomenal chairman and ceo of atlantic music group, julie greenwald, and the chairman and ceo of atlantic records, craig

kallman. congratulations to you both! and just when you thought i could not feel any more honored, i get to introduce the boss who does my performance review -- the ceo of the recording academy, harvey mason jr. >> just think for a minute about the power of music. let's dream. ♪ ♪ there must be light burning brighter somewhere ♪ ♪ got to be birds flying higher in the sky ♪ ♪ if i can dream ♪ >> music people from all around the world from all different genres came together on the same stage to celebrate the first-ever global grammys show. ♪ oh, why can't my dream come true ♪ >> after the song gained

worldwide attention, governments across the globe changed policies to support women's rights. ♪ there must be peace understanding sometimes ♪ >> those aren't real headlines, but they could be. music is powerful. it moves the world. it heals and it unites. i'm harvey mason jr., songwriter, producer, and ceo of the recording academy. and i'm proud to work for an organization whose sole purpose is to serve music, and all the people who make it. we're here tonight to celebrate our year in music. but i ask that you join us the other 364 days of the year as we support music people through musicares as we help educate the next generation of musicians through our grammy museums. and as we advocate for the issues that matter most to our music community. this is why we exist. if we can dream it, we can accomplish it together, through

music. this is the grammys, and we are the academy. ♪ oh, why can't my dream come true ♪ [ applause ] >> trevor: thank you so much for that, harvey. album of the year is still coming up. and, remember, nobody knows who's going to win this thing. because unlike the u.s. government, the grammys keeps its classified documents classified. [ laughter ] but before that for the last time let'srga from our nominees biggest fans. >> in 20 years since a rap album has won, and i think kendrick can take it home. my name is jenn. i've been a day one kendrick fan. i was at his very first concert in dallas in a little bitty club. in 2017 i had a gofundme set up to earn money to get a new

accessible vehicle. kendrick lamar found out about it and decided to surprise me. and he bought me a brand-new van. i can relate to his realness and his spirituality, kind of his outlook on the world. and he's vulnerable in his music. his musicianship is just amazing, and it's changed hip-hop. with everything that was going on, we wanted somebody that could come and lift our spirits, make us feel like we could keep going. so i think that's why it should be album of the year. >> so abba deserves to win album of the year the most. because after 40 whole years of not releasing music, they released their album "voyage." >> hi, my name is cole, and i a abba. the christmas of 2018 my house burnt down. it really brought me into a deep depression. and i really couldn't get out of the depression until an opportunity arose that summer to

perform "mama mia" in santa rosa, california, which was the best summer of my life. abba transformed me. abba embodies happiness. this album has a maturity that only people who have truly lived can create. >> so you feel like this the one? >> i have good vibes. [ laughter ] i have good vibes coming in. >> with music of the spheres and why i think it deserves album of the year, it's so uplifting and so positive that you want to cry. ♪ i've always connected to coldplay because, growing up in just such a big family, i didn't really feel like a lot of things were mine. coldplay felt like the first thing that felt like my own. i had just gone through a breakup, just felt a little lost and directionless. coldplay was coming to town. my sister jordan, she was, like, joey, you need this for your soul, let's go. so i went to the coldplay concert tonight. i was listening to the lyrics, and chris martin became my

therapist. it was just, like, probably the best concert i've ever been to. when i listen to "music of the spheres," i kind of imagine it as like a cosmic hug from the universe saying, like, it's going to be okay. also, chris martin is this sweet baby angel and he has to be protected at all times. [ laughter ] that's it for, yeah. >> mary j. blige, queen of soul hip-hop and r&b. she has been in this journey for 30 years. and to now be at a place where we have all been through something, we can all still wake up and feel like the world needs us, so we've got to find our peace, like she says, album of the year, bring it here. ♪ tell myself good morning gorgeous ♪ >> when i was in third grade is when i became a fan of mary j. blige. i related so much to her passion, to her soul. we've been there through it all with her, the ups, the downs, the good and the bad. no matter what you'reh, you fee

your back. [ applause ] >> trevor: don't forget we still have dj khaled, and other performances to come. but first steve lacy earned three nominations for one of the biggest hits of the year for his song "bad habit." the song went from number one and has become an anthem all over the world. joined by thundercat. please welcome a grammy winner already today, l.a.'s very own steve lacy. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ you can't surprise a gemini yeah oh ♪ hello, grammys. i'm steve lacy. [ cheers and applause ]

♪ ♪ i wish i knew i wish i knew you wanted me ♪ ♪ i wish i knew i wish i knew you wanted me ♪ ♪ what you ooh uh made a move coulda made a move ♪ ♪ if i knew i'd be with you is it too late to pursue ♪ ♪ i bite my tongue it's a bad habit ♪ would you mind if i tried to make it ♪ ♪ thought you were too good for me my dear never gave me time of day my dear ♪ ♪ it's okay things happen for reasons that i think are sure yeah ♪ ♪ i wish i knew i wish i knew you wanted me i wish i knew i wish i knew oh ♪ ♪ i wish i knew you wanted me ♪

♪ please say to me please just say to me if this could wind up ♪ ♪ i wish you wouldn't play with me said i wanna know oh no ♪ ♪ ♪ uh can i bite your tongue like my bad habit ♪ take a stab at it ♪ ♪ now you're not too good for me my dear ♪ funny you come back to me my dear ♪ ♪ it's okay things happen for reasons that i can't ignore yeah♪ ♪ i wish i knew oh ah i wish i knew you wanted me ♪ ♪ i wish i knew i wish i knew i wish i knew you wanted me ♪ ♪ you can't surprise

a gemini i'm everywhere i'm cross-eyed ♪ ♪ and now that you're back i can't decide if i decide if you're invited ♪ ♪ you always knew the way to wow me ♪ ♪ mess around get tongue-tied and i turn it on i make it rowdy ♪ ♪ then carry on but i'm not hidin' ♪ ♪ you grabbin' me hard 'cause you know what you found is biscuits is gravy babe ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you can't surprise a gemini but you know it's biscuits it's gravy babe ♪ ♪ i knew you'd come back around

'cause you know it's biscuits it's gravy babe ♪ ♪ let's cuff in the back of the mall lose control ♪ ♪ go stupid go crazy babe i know i'll be in your heart 'til the end ♪ ♪ you'll miss me don't beg me babe ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, guys. >> trevor: steve lacy, keep it go, y'all! are you kidding me? wow! that was phenomenal. i'm seated here next to harry styles -- it's harry styles? yeah. [ laughter ] congratulations. >> thank you. >> trevor: are you enjoying the night? i feel like nobody checks on you, and i was, like, harry, how are you doing, what's happening?

do you need a drink, do you need anything? you've been touring a lot. maybe you need someone to tour with you like maybe a south african comedian. we're like the two sexiest people. you do some of the heavy lifting. maybe we can help. or i can just get water. whichever one you like. >> i'm okay. [ laughter ] >> trevor: well, you got to shoot your shots. and now let's welcome an artist who won her first three grammy awards last year, including best new artist -- olivia rodrigo. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> i will never forget last year's grammy awards -- including the experience of winning best new artist -- an award that that has gone to heroes of mine from the beatles

to billie eilish. that will always be a shining moment in my life and i'm so happy the recording academy invited me back to experience someone else's unforgettable new grammy moment. these are the ten extremely gifted nominees for best new artist. anitta. ♪ omar apollo. domi & jd beck. muni long. samara joy. latto. mã neskin. tobe nwigwe. molly tuttle. wet leg. >> and the grammy goes to --

samara joy. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪

>> i am so, so -- oh, my gosh. i can't even believe -- i've been watching you all on tv for, like, so long. so, to be here with you all born and raised in the bronx, new york. my family's here. [ cheers and applause ] i've been singing all my life. my grandparents, my father, i'm so sorry. thank you so much for this honor. thank you so much to everyone who listened to me, so supported me. all of you are so inspiring to me. so to be here because of who i am. you express yourself for exactly who you are authentically. so to be here by just being who i was born as, i'm so thankful. [ applause ] thank you to my team. thank you to booking, thank you to management matt, chris, everybody in record label.

my little brother's here. oh, my gosh. thank you all and have a wonderful night. i'm so, so grateful. thank you.♪ >> announcer: up next -- which of these ten outstanding artists are about to win the grammy award for album of the year? this is cbs. when they ask you where you get your edge. ♪ ♪ where you get your drive. ♪ where you get your style. ♪ be sure to let them know. hey dad. hey z. the all new lexus rx. the next generation of luxury, design and technology. never lose your edge. ♪

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♪ >> trevor: welcome back to the grammys, everybody. now, tonight i have the honor of telling you that earlier today the grammy for producer nonclassical went to jack

antanoff. congratulations on that, well deserved. phenomenal producer. and now it is time for the big one. this year i've been asked to present the grammy award for album of the year. because they didn't want to pay me. but first, i want to thank all those super fans we had on the show. let's give it up for them one more time, please. the fans don't often get to be here celebrating their artist. we celebrate you tonight. thank you for joining us. why don't you join me on stage for this award. yeah, you, come on up. everybody, come on up. you give it up for the fans for a change, everybody. i want you to present the award for album of the year. come on up real quick. this is the first time you're going to get on stage without being chased by security. this is your moment, this is it. while the fans take their place on stage with me, let's take one more look at the outstanding nominees tonight for all bum of the year.

"voyage," abba. "30," adele. "un verano sin ti," bad bunny. "renaissance," beyonce. ♪ "good morning gorgeous (deluxe)," mary j. blige. "in these silent days," brandi carlile. "music of the spheres," coldplay. "mr. morale & the big steppers," kendrick lamar. "special," lizzo. ♪ "harry's house," harry styles.