Grammy Awards

Recognition for recorded music.

People in Grammy Awards

20 profiles

Singer

Aretha Franklin

Turning Respect into a soul anthem.

Singer

Beyoncé

Making Crazy in Love, Single Ladies and Lemonade.

Singer

Mary J. Blige

Bringing soul singing and hip-hop together on What’s the 411? and My Life.

Rapper

LL Cool J

Recording Mama Said Knock You Out and becoming an early solo rap star.

Singer

Dolly Parton

Writing and singing Jolene, I Will Always Love You and 9 to 5.

Singer

Shakira

Singing Hips Don’t Lie, Whenever, Wherever and Waka Waka.

Singer

Peter Gabriel

Singing Sledgehammer and co-founding the WOMAD festival.

Singer

The Weeknd

Singing Blinding Lights, Starboy and Can’t Feel My Face.

Singer

Rihanna

Singing Umbrella, Diamonds and We Found Love.

Rapper

Queen Latifah

Recording U.N.I.T.Y. and starring in Living Single and Chicago.

Singer

Lady Gaga

Singing Bad Romance, Born This Way and Shallow.

Singer

Tony Bennett

Singing I Left My Heart in San Francisco.

Singer

Whitney Houston

Singing I Will Always Love You with extraordinary power and control.

Singer

Madonna

Continually reinventing pop music, performance and image.

Singer

Michael Jackson

Making Thriller and redefining the pop music video.

Singer

Gloria Estefan

Bringing Latin rhythms into international pop with Miami Sound Machine.

Singer

Miley Cyrus

Moving from Hannah Montana stardom to a solo career spanning pop, country and rock.

Singer

Tina Turner

Rebuilding her career as a solo rock and soul star with Private Dancer.

Singer

Taylor Swift

Turning personal storytelling into global country and pop success, from Fearless to the Eras Tour.

Composer

A. R. Rahman

Reshaping Indian film music with Roja and Bombay, then winning two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire.