Kendrick Lamar recibe el premio a la grabación del año durante la 67ta edición anual de los premios GRAMMY, el 2 de febrero de 2025 en el Crypto.com Arena en Los Ángeles.
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Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” made history on Sunday (Feb. 2), becoming just the second hip-hop smash to win Grammys for both record and song of the year. Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” became the first hip-hop smash to win in both of these marquee categories six years ago.
“Not Like Us” is the 34th piece of music in the 67 years of the Grammy Awards to win Grammys for both record of the year (which honors a specific recording of a song) and song of the year (which honors the song itself).
Lamar was the sole writer of “Not Like Us,” which is the seventh record of the year winner that was both written and performed by the same individual, with no credited collaborators on either writing or performance. It follows “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare),” which was both written and performed by Domenico Modugno, “Just the Way You Are” (Billy Joel), “Sailing” (Christopher Cross), “Don’t Worry Be Happy” (Bobby McFerrin), “Kiss From a Rose” (Seal) and “Rehab” (Amy Winehouse).
Four artists – Henry Mancini, Roberta Flack, Eric Clapton and Adele – have each released two hits that won both record and song of the year. Mancini co-wrote both of these songs, “Moon River” and “Days of Wine and Roses” with veteran lyricist Johnny Mercer. Adele co-wrote “Rolling in the Deep” with Paul Epworth and “Hello” with Greg Kurstin. Clapton co-wrote one of his double winners, but not the other. Flack wasn’t involved in writing either of her double winners.
Here is a complete list of all 34 pieces of music to win both song and record of the year. The song of the year award has always just gone to the songwriters — but, as you will see, the Recording Academy has gradually increased the scope of who wins record of the year. For the first seven years of the Grammys, it just went to the artist. The Academy added producers as recipients in 1966, engineer/mixers in 1999 and mastering engineers in 2013.
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“Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)” (1959)
Songwriter: Domenico Modugno
Artist: Domenico Modugno
Notes: This Italian-language song is the only non-English-language composition to win song of the year, though Lennon-McCartney’s “Michelle,” which won in 1967, is partly in French.
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“Moon River” (1962)
Songwriters: Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Artist: Henry Mancini
Notes: Mancini and Mercer wrote this gorgeous ballad for the Audrey Hepburn film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. The song won an Oscar. Hepburn was nominated for best actress.
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“Days of Wine and Roses” (1964)
Songwriters: Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer
Artist: Henry Mancini
Notes: Mancini and Mercer wrote this deeply melancholy ballad for the film Days of Wine and Roses, starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick. The song won an Oscar. Lemmon and Remick were both nominated for their lead roles.
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“Up—Up and Away” (1968)
Songwriter: Jimmy L. Webb
Artist: 5th Dimension (Billy Davis Jr., Florence LaRue, Marilyn McCoo, Lamonte McLemore, Ronald Townson)
Producers: Marc Gordon, Johnny Rivers
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“Bridge Over Troubled Water” (1971)
Songwriter: Paul Simon
Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
Producers: Roy Halee, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon
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“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (1973)
Songwriter: Ewan MacColl
Artist: Roberta Flack
Producer: Joel Dorn
Notes: MacColl wrote this song in 1957. It was first recorded in 1960. The song entered the pop mainstream in 1962 when The Kingston Trio included it on their hit album New Frontier. Such other pop/folk groups as Peter, Paul and Mary, the Brothers Four and the Chad Mitchell Trio also covered it, as did Gordon Lightfoot on his 1966 debut album, Lightfoot!. Flack’s version first appeared on her 1969 debut album, but only took off after Clint Eastwood featured it in 1971’s Play Misty for Me, his first film as a director.
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“Killing Me Softly With His Song” (1974)
Songwriters: Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel
Artist: Roberta Flack
Producer: Joel Dorn
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“Just the Way You Are” (1979)
Songwriter: Billy Joel
Artist: Billy Joel
Producer: Phil Ramone
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“What a Fool Believes” (1980)
Songwriters: Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald
Artist: The Doobie Brothers (Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, John Hartman, Keith Knudsen, Michael McDonald, Tiran Porter, Patrick Simmons)
Producer: Ted Templeman
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“Sailing” (1981)
Songwriter: Christopher Cross
Artist: Christopher Cross
Producer: Michael Omartian
Notes: In addition to winning song and record of the year, Cross also won album of the year and best new artist, making him the first artist in Grammy history to sweep the Big Four awards in one night.
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“Bette Davis Eyes” (1982)
Songwriters: Jackie DeShannon, Donna Weiss
Artist: Kim Carnes
Producer: Val Garay
Notes: DeShannon, who had top 10 hits on the Hot 100 in the 1960s with “What the World Needs Now Is Love” and “Put a Little Love in Your Heart,” co-wrote this song with Weiss in 1974. DeShannon also recorded it that year on her album New Arrangement.
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“What’s Love Got to Do With It” (1985)
Songwriters: Terry Britten, Graham Lyle
Artist: Tina Turner
Producer: Terry Britten
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“We Are the World” (1986)
Songwriters: Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie
Artist: USA for Africa
Producer: Quincy Jones
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“Don’t Worry Be Happy” (1989)
Songwriter: Bobby McFerrin
Artist: Bobby McFerrin
Producer: Linda Goldstein
Notes: This feel-good smash was featured in (but not written for) the Tom Cruise film Cocktail. Goldstein was the first woman producer to win for record of the year.
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“Wind Beneath My Wings” (1990)
Songwriters: Larry Henley, Jeff Silbar
Artist: Bette Midler
Producer: Arif Mardin
Notes: Henley and Silbar wrote this song in 1982. Sheena Easton included it on a Billboard 200-charting album that same year. Lou Rawls had a Hot 100 hit with it in 1983. Gary Morris took it to No. 4 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1983. The ballad won song of the year at both the ACM Awards and CMA Awards in 1984. Midler’s version made No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1989, but the song was pretty well-known beforehand, and thus probably wouldn’t be eligible today. Here’s the relevant rule from the Grammy Awards Rules & Guidelines book: “[Eligible songs] must have been released on a recording for the first time, or achieved prominence for the first time, during the current eligibility year.”
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“Unforgettable” (1992)
Songwriter: Irving Gordon
Artist: Natalie Cole (With Nat King Cole)
Producer: David Foster
Notes: This song was already a standard when it won song of the year. Nat King Cole had a hit recording with it in 1951, as did R&B singer Dinah Washington in 1959. Such a well-known song would not be eligible under current rules.
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“Tears in Heaven” (1993)
Songwriters: Eric Clapton, Will Jennings
Artist: Eric Clapton
Producer: Russ Titelman
Notes: Clapton and Jennings wrote this song for the 1991 film Rush, which starred Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh. It was nominated for a Grammy for best song written specifically for a motion picture or for television, but it lost to “Beauty and the Beast” from the film of the same name.
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“Kiss From a Rose” (1996)
Songwriter: Seal
Artist: Seal
Producer: Trevor Horn
Notes: “Kiss from a Rose” first appeared on Seal’s second eponymous album in May 1994. It first cracked the Hot 100 in June 1995 after it was featured in the film Batman Forever, starring Val Kilmer.
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“Change the World” (1997)
Songwriters: Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Tommy Sims
Artist: Eric Clapton
Producer: Babyface
Notes: Wynonna included this song on her third solo album Revelations, which made the top 10 on the Billboard 200 in March 1996. Clapton’s subsequent version, featured in the John Travolta film Phenomenon, was released four months later.
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“Sunny Came Home” (1998)
Songwriters: Shawn Colvin, John Leventhal
Artist: Shawn Colvin
Producer: John Leventhal
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“My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From Titanic)” (1999)
Songwriters: James Horner, Will Jennings
Artist: Celine Dion
Producers: Walter Afanasieff, Simon Franglen, James Horner
Engineers/mixers: Simon Franglen, Humberto Gatica, David Gleeson
Notes: This power ballad won an Oscar for best original song, one of 11 Oscars Titanic sailed away with in 1998.
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“Smooth” (2000)
Songwriters: Itaal Shur, Rob Thomas
Artists: Santana featuring Rob Thomas
Producer: Matt Serletic
Engineer/mixer: David Thoener
Notes: Santana’s record of the year win was one of eight the band won that night, which allowed them to tie Michael Jackson’s 1984 record for most Grammys won in one night.
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“Beautiful Day” (2001)
Songwriters: U2 (Bono, Adam Clayton, Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)
Artist: U2
Producer: Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois
Engineers/mixers: Steve Lillywhite, Richard Rainey
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“Don’t Know Why” (2003)
Songwriter: Jesse Harris
Artist: Norah Jones
Producers: Norah Jones, Arif Mardin, Jay Newland, Craig Street
Engineers/mixers: S. Husky Höskulds, Jay Newland
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“Not Ready to Make Nice” (2007)
Songwriters: The Chicks (Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison) Dan Wilson
Artist: The Chicks
Producer: Rick Rubin
Engineers/mixers: Richard Dodd, Jim Scott, Chris Testa
Notes: The Chicks were known as Dixie Chicks at the time, but changed their name amid the racial reckoning that followed George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
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“Rehab” (2008)
Songwriter: Amy Winehouse
Artist: Amy Winehouse
Producer: Mark Ronson
Engineers/mixers: Tom Elmhirst, Samuel “Vaughan” Merrick, Dom Morley, Mark Ronson, Gabriel Roth
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“Need You Now” (2011)
Songwriters: Lady A (Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott), Josh Kear
Artist: Lady A
Producer: Lady A (Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott), Paul N. Worley
Engineer/mixer: L Clarke Schleicher
Notes: Lady A was known as Lady Antebellum at the time, but changed their name amid the racial reckoning of 2020.
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“Rolling in the Deep” (2012)
Songwriters: Adele, Paul Epworth
Artist: Adele
Producer: Paul Epworth
Engineers/mixers: Tom Elmhirst, Mark Rankin
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“Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)” (2015)
Songwriters: James Napier, William Phillips, Sam Smith
Artist: Sam Smith
Producers: Steve Fitzmaurice, Rodney Jerkins & Jimmy Napes
Engineers/mixers: Matthew Champlin, Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes & Steve Price
Mastering engineer: Tom Coyne
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“Hello” (2017)
Songwriters: Adele Adkins, Greg Kurstin
Artist: Adele
Producer: Greg Kurstin
Engineers/mixers: Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Emile Haynie, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Joe Visciano
Mastering engineers: Tom Coyne, Randy Merrill
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“This Is America” (2019)
Songwriters: Childish Gambino (Donald Glover), Ludwig Göransson, Jeffery Lamar Williams
Artist: Childish Gambino
Producers: (Childish Gambino) Donald Glover & Ludwig Göransson
Engineers/mixers: Derek “MixedByAli” Ali, Dru Castro, Kesha Lee, Riley Mackin, Shaan Singh, Alex Tumay
Mastering engineer: Mike Bozzi
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“Bad Guy” (2020)
Songwriters: Billie Eilish O’Connell, Finneas O’Connell
Artist: Billie Eilish
Producer: Finneas O’Connell
Engineers/mixers: Rob Kinelski, Finneas O’Connell
Mastering engineer: John Greenham
Notes: In addition to song and record of the year, Eilish also won album of the year and best new artist, making her only the second artist in Grammy history to sweep the Big Four awards in one night.
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“Leave the Door Open” (2022)
Songwriters: Silk Sonic (Brandon Anderson a.k.a. Anderson .Paak, Bruno Mars), Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II
Artist: Silk Sonic
Producers: Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, Bruno Mars
Engineers/mixers: Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Charles Moniz
Mastering engineer: Randy Merrill
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“Not Like Us” (2025)
Songwriter: Kendrick Lamar
Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Producers: Mustard, Sean Momberger, Sounwave
Engineers/mixers: Ray Charles Brown Jr., Johnathan Turner
Mastering engineer: Nicolas de Porcel