Jon Batiste (center) performs at the 64th annual Grammy Awards on April 3, 2022. Batiste was nominated in 11 categories and took home five prizes, including album of the year. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images hide caption
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Jon Batiste accepts the Grammy for album of the year at the 64th annual Grammy Awards, presented Sunday, April 3 in Las Vegas. Batiste was the night's biggest winner by the numbers, with five awards including the night's final honor. Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption
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Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars comprise the R&B superduo Silk Sonic. Harper Smith/Atlantic Records hide caption
Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars perform as Silk Sonic during the 2021 Grammy Awards broadcast. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for The Recording Academy hide caption
Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars, together as Silk Sonic. Their debut, An Evening with Silk Sonic, tops our shortlist of the week's best new albums. John Esparza/Silk Sonic hide caption