Overview
- Presenter Cher briefly announced “Luther Vandross” before correcting the winner to Kendrick Lamar and SZA.
- Lamar said the Vandross estate approved the sample of Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s “If This World Were Mine” on the condition that there be no cursing.
- “Luther” logged 13 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- The track’s producers include Sounwave, Jack Antonoff, Roselilah, M‑Tech, Scott Bridgeway, and Kamasi Washington, with writing by Lamar, SZA, Ink, and Sam Dew.
- The victory came over entries from Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga, and Bruno Mars with Rosé, and Lamar also surpassed Jay‑Z for most Grammy wins in rap categories this year.