Bonnie Raitt won the 2023 Grammy Award for Song of the Year with “Just Like That.”
Raitt wrote the song, which tells a compact story about grief, organ donation, and an unexpected emotional connection. Its win was notable because it prevailed over highly prominent contemporary hits and highlighted the Grammy category’s focus on songwriting.
Song of the Year honors the writers of a song, whereas Record of the Year honors the recorded performance and production. That distinction often causes confusion, especially when the same recording appears in both races. Raitt’s award added a late-career songwriting milestone to a Grammy history that already included victories in blues, pop, rock, and Americana-related fields.