The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards ended with big wins by Taylor Swift (Album of the Year) and the tag team of Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson (Record of the Year). Here are all 83 categories and their winners. Stay tuned for a look at the performances tomorrow!
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The 2016 GRAMMYs: Who’s Won What So Far
There are 83 categories for this year’s GRAMMY Awards. Believe it or not, that’s more than 20 less than they presented in 2011.
While the broadcast of the awards show doesn’t start until 7:00 PM CT on CBS, awards were being handed out nearly 5 hours before the show. To keep you posted on the “Who Wins What”, we’ll continuously update this page with announcements and winners.
Winning the first award of the night is…
Best Pop Vocal Album
Taylor Swift – ‘1989’
Best Instrumental Composition
Arturo O’Farril – ‘The Afro Latin Jazz Suite’
Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella
Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kristin Taylor and Kevin Olusola – ‘Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy’
Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals
Maria Schneider – “Sue (Or In A Season of Crime)”
Best Recording Package
Sarah Dodds, Schauna Dodds and Dick Reeves – ‘Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys’
Best Album Notes
Joni Mitchell – ‘Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced’
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
Jack White, Susan Archie and Dean Blackwood -‘The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)’
Best Historical Album
Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust, Jeff Rosen, Peter J Moore and Mark Wilder – ‘The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11’
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Shawn Everett and Bob Ludwig – ‘Color and Sound’
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
Dave Aude – ‘Uptown Funk’ (Dave Aude Remix)
Best Surround Sound Album
James Guthrie and Joel Plante – ‘Amused To Death’
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Real Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest – ‘Sylva’
Best New Age Album
Paul Avgerinos – ‘Grace’
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Christian McBride – ‘Cherokee’
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Cecile Salvant – ‘For One To Love’
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
John Scofield – ‘Past Present’
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Maria Schneider Orchestra – ‘The Thompson Fields’
Congrats Best Latin Jazz Album
Eliane Elias – ‘Made In Brazil’
Best Reggae Album
Morgan Heritage – ‘Strictly Roots’
Best World Music Album
Angelique Kidjo – ‘Sings’
Best Children’s Album
Tim Kubart – ‘Home’
Best Spoken Word Album
Jimmy Carter – ‘A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety’
Best Comedy Album
Louis C.K. – Live At Madison Square Garden
Best Latin Pop Album
Ricky Martin – ‘A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)’
Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album
Natalia Lafourcade – ‘Hasta La Raíz’
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Pitbull – ‘Dale’ (Tie)
Best Regional Mexican Music Album
Los Tigres Del Norte – ‘Realidades – Deluxe Edition’
Best Tropical Latin Album
Ruben Blades w/ Roberto Delgado – ‘Son De Panamá’
Best American Roots Performance
Mavis Staples – ‘See That My Grave Is Kept Clean’
Best American Roots Song
Jason Isbel – ’24 Frames’
Best Americana Album
Jason Isbel – ‘Something More Than Free’
Best Bluegrass Album
Steel Drivers – ‘The Muscle Shoals Recordings’
Best Blues Album
Buddy Guy – ‘Born To Play Guitar’
Best Folk Album
Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn – ‘Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn’
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Jon Cleary – ‘Go Go Juice’
Producer Of The Year, Classical
Judith Sherman
Best Opera Recording
Seiji Ozawa, Isabelle Leonard and Dominic Fyfe – ‘Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade’
Best Choral Performance
Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale and the Kansas City Chorale – ‘Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil’
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Eighth Blackbird – ‘Filament’
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Augustin Hadelich and Ludovic Morlot – ‘Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes’
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Joyce DiDonato & Antonio Pappano – ‘Joyce and Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall’
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Stephen Paulus – ‘Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances’
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Joyce DiDonato & Antonio Pappano – ‘Joyce and Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall’
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
Glen Campbell – ‘Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me’
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
Antonio Sanchez – ‘Birdman’
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Common, Rhymefest and John Legend – ‘Glory’
Best Music Video
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – ‘Bad Blood’
Best Gospel Performance/Song
Kirk Franklin – ‘Wanna Be Happy?’
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Francesca Battistelli – ‘Holy Spirit’
Best Gospel Album
Israel New Breed – ‘Covered: Alive In Asia [Live]’
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Toby Mac – ‘This Is Not A Test’
Best Roots Gospel Album
The Fairfield Four – ‘Still Rockin’ My Soul’
Best Country Solo Performance
Chris Stapleton – ‘Traveller’
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Little Big Town – ‘Girl Crush’
Best Country Song
Little Big Town – ‘Girl Crush’
Best Dance Recording
Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber – ‘Where Are Ü Now’
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber – ‘Where Are Ü Now’
Best R&B Performance
The Weeknd -‘Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)’
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lalah Hathaway – ‘Little Ghetto Boy’
Best R&B Song
D’Angelo – ‘Really Love’
Best Urban Contemporary Album
The Weeknd – ‘Beauty Behind The Madness’
Best R&B Album
D’Angelo – ‘Black Messiah’
Best Metal Performance
Ghost – ‘Cirice’
Best Rock Song
Alabama Shakes – ‘Don’t Wanna Fight’
Best Rock Album
Muse – ‘Drones’
Best Alternative Music Album
The Alabama Shakes – ‘Sound & Color’
Best Rap Performance
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Alright’
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Kendrick Lamar ft. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat – ‘These Walls’
Best Rap Song
Kendrick Lamar – ‘Alright’
Best Pop Solo Performance
Ed Sheeran – ‘Thinking Out Loud’
Best Pop Duo/Group
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – ‘Uptown Funk’
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap – ‘The Silver Lining: Songs of Jerome Kern’
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Jeff Bhasker
Best Rap Album
Kendrick Lamar – ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’
Best Country Album
Chris Stapleton – ‘Traveller’
Song Of The Year
Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge – ‘Thinking Out Loud’
Best Musical Theater Album
Hamilton
Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes – ‘Don’t Wanna Fight’
Best New Artist
Meghan Trainor
Album Of The Year
Taylor Swift – ‘1989’
Record Of The Year
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – ‘Uptown Funk’
Solid night of music. For more follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
My Way Too Early 2016 Grammy Award Picks
This morning, we were all graced with the 2016 Grammy nominations. In proper MichaelPiff.com fashion, just like with other award shows, I’m making my WAY TOO EARLY picks with the awards not being presented until 2 months from now (Feb. 15th, 2016).
Kendrick Lamar leads all with 11 nominations while Taylor Swift and The Weeknd each have 7. Despite a heavy push in PR in November, Justin Bieber was held out (except for being featured on Jack Ü’s best dance recording nominee, Where Are Ü Now) as were many of his Top 40 pop peers like Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and Carly Rae Jepson.
I am surprised Modest Mouse, Sufjan Stevens and Mumford & Sons didn’t get much love, but a little relieved that Fall Out Boy was shutout for becoming what may be the saddest evolution of a band I used to greatly enjoy.
Keep in mind, these picks (like music in general) are totally subjective and my Favorites of 2015 (Music, Movies, TV, Sports, etc) lists will be hitting next week in case you need better context. As always, your thoughts and personal picks are welcome on Twitter and Facebook.
Record of the Year
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“Really Love” – D’Angelo (from Black Messiah)
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“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars (from Uptown Special)
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“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran (from X)
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“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift (from 1989)
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“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd (from Beauty Behind the Madness)
My Pick: “Really Love”
Album of the Year
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Sound & Color – The Alabama Shakes
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To Pimp A Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar
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Traveler – Chris Stapleton
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1989 – Taylor Swift
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Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd
My Pick: To Pimp A Butterfly
Song of the Year
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“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar (from To Pimp a Butterfly)
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“Blank Space” – Taylor Swift (from 1989)
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“Girl Crush” – Little Big Town (from Pain Killer)
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“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (from Furious 7 Soundtrack)
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“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran (X)
My Pick: “Thinking Out Loud”
Best New Artist
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Courtney Barnett
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James Bay
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Sam Hunt
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Tori Kelly
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Meghan Trainor
My Pick: James Bay
Best Pop Solo Performance
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“Heartbeat Song” – Kelly Clarkson (from Piece by Piece)
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“Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding (from 50 Shades of Grey Soundtrack)
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“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran (from X)
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“Can’t Feel My Face” – The Weeknd (Beauty Behind The Madness)
My Pick: “Can’t Feel My Face”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
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“Ship To Wreck” – Florence + The Machine (from How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful)
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“Sugar” – Maroon 5 (from V)
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“Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars (Uptown Special)
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“Bad Blood” – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar (from 1989)
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“See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (from Furious 7 Soundtrack)
My Pick: “Uptown Funk”
Best Pop Vocal Album
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Piece by Piece – Kelly Clarkson
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How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence + The Machine
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Uptown Special – Mark Ronson
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1989 – Taylor Swift
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Before The World – James Taylor
My Pick: 1989
Best Rock Performance
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“Don’t Wanna Fight” – Alabama Shakes (from Sound & Color)
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“What Kind of Man” – Florence + The Machine (from How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful)
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“Something From Nothing” – Foo Fighters (from Sonic Highways)
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“Ex’s & Oh’s” – Elle King (from Love Stuff)
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“Moaning Lisa Smile” – Wolf Alice (from My Love Is Cool)
My Pick: “Something From Nothing”
Best Metal Performance
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“Identity” – August Burns Red (from Found in Far Away Places)
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“Cirice” – Ghost (from Meliora)
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“512” – Lamb of God (from VII: Sturm Und Drang)
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“Thank You” – Sevendust (from Kill The Flaw)
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“Custer” – Slipknot (from .5: The Gray Chapter)
My Pick: “Cirice”
Best Rock Song
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“Don’t Wanna Fight” – Alabama Shakes (from Color & Sound)
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“Ex’s & Oh’s” – Elle King (Love and Stuff)
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“Hold Back The River” – James Bay (Chaos and the Calm)
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“Lydia” – Highly Suspect (Mister Asylum)
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“What Kind of Man” – Florence + The Machine (How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful)
My Pick: “Hold Back The River”
Best Rock Album
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Chaos and the Calm – James Bay
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Kintsugi – Death Cab for Cutie
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Mister Asylum – Highly Suspect
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Drones – Muse
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.5: The Gray Chapter – Slipknot
My Pick: Drones
Best Alternative Music Album
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Sound and Color – Alabama Shakes
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Vulnicura – Björk
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The Waterfall – My Morning Jacket
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Currents – Tame Impala
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Star Wars – Wilco
My Pick: The Waterfall
(Toughest of all categories)
Best R&B Song
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“Coffee” – Miguel (from Wildheart)
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“Earned It” – The Weeknd (from Fifty Shades of Grey Soundtrack)
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“Let It Burn” – Jazmine Sullivan (from Reality Show)
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“Really Love” – D’Angelo (from Black Messiah)
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“Shame” – Tyrese (from Black Rose)
My Pick: “Really Love”
Best R&B Album
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Coming Home – Leon Bridges
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Black Messiah – D’Angelo and the Vanguard
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Cheers To The Fall – Andra Day
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Reality Show – Jazmine Sullivan
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Forever Charlie – Charlie Wilson
My Pick: Black Messiah
(Leon Bridges is also fantastic)
Best Rap Performance
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“Apparently” – J. Cole (from 2014 Forest Hill Drive)
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“Back To Back” – Drake
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“Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap (from Fetty Wap)
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“Alright” – Kendrick Lamar (from To Pimp A Butterfly)
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“Truffle Butter” – Nicki Minaj feat Drake & Lil Wayne (from The Pinkprint)
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“All Day” – Kanye West (from Swish)
My Pick: “Alright”
Best Rap Song
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“All Day” – Kanye (from Swish)
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“Energy” – Drake (from If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late)
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“Glory” – Common & John Legend (from Selma Soundtrack)
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“Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap (from Fetty Wap)
My Pick: “Glory”