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2016 Grammy: Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars Wins Multiple Awards

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The 58th annual Grammy Awards, went down on Monday, Feb. 15, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Some of the big winners included Kendrick Lamar who won 5 awards on the night, other big winners are Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift and the Alabama Shakes.

Here is the full list of winners

Record of the Year: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”

Album of the Year: Taylor Swift, “1989”

Song of the Year: Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”

Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor

Best Musical Theater Album: “Hamilton”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”

Best Pop Solo Performance: Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap, “The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern”

Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar, “To Pimp a Butterfly”

Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”

Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat, “These Walls”

Best Alternative Music Album: Alabama Shakes, “Sound & Color”

Best Rock Performance: Alabama Shakes, “Don’t Wanna Fight”

Best Rock Album: Muse, “Drones”ts

Best Rock Song:Alabama Shakes, “Don’t Wanna Fight”

Best R&B Album: D’Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah”

Best Urban Contemporary Album: The Weeknd, “Beauty Behind the Madness”

Best R&B Performance: The Weeknd, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”

Best R&B Song: D’Angelo and The Vanguard, “Really Love”

Best Traditional R&B Performance: Lalah Hathaway, “Little Ghetto Boy”

Best Dance/Electronic Album: Skrillex and Diplo, “Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü”

Best Dance Recording: Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber, “Where Are Ü Now”

Best Music Video: Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”

Best Country Album: Chris Stapleton, “Traveller”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”

Best Country Song: Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”

Best Music Film: Amy Winehouse, “Amy”

Best Rap/Song Collaboration: Common & John Legend, “Glory”

Best Pop Vocal Album: Taylor Swift, “1989”

Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton, “Traveller”

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Tobymac, This Is Not a Test”

Best Roots Gospel Album: The Fairfield Four, Still Rockin’ My Soul”

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: Pitbull, “Dale”

Best Latin Pop Album: Ricky Martin, A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)”

Best Comedy Album: Louis C.K., “Live at Madison Square Garden”

Best Spoken Word Album: Jimmy Carter, “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety”

Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: “Birdman”

Best Gospel Album: Israel & Newbreed, Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe)”

Best Gospel Performance/Song: Kirk Franklin, “Wanna Be Happy?”

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Francesca Battistelli, “Holy Spirit”

Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Stephen Paulus, “Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances”

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Joyce DiDonato and Antonio Pappano, “Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall”

Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Augustin Hadelich, “Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes”

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Eighth Blackbird, “Filament”

Best Choral Performance: Charles Bruffy, “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil”

Best Opera Recording: Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children’s Chorus, “Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade”

Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman

Best Regional Roots Music Album: Jon Cleary, “Go Go Juice”

Best Folk Album: Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn”

Best Blues Album: Buddy Guy, “Born to Play Guitar”

Best Bluegrass Album: The Steeldrivers, “The Muscle Shoals Recordings”

Best Americana Album: Jason Isbell, “Something More Than Free”

Best American Roots Song: Jason Isbell, “24 Frames”

Best American Roots Performance: Mavis Staples, “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean”

Best Tropical Latin Album: Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra, “Son De Panamá”

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): Los Tigres Del Norte, “Realidades – Deluxe Edition”

Best Children’s Album: Tim Kubart, “Home”

Best World Album: Angélique Kidjo, “Sings”

Best Reggae Album: Morgan Heritage, Strictly Roots”

Best Latin Jazz Album: Eliane Elias, “Made in Brazil”

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Maria Schneider, “The Thompson Fields”

Best Jazz Instrumental Album: John Scofield, “Past Present”

Best Jazz Vocal Album: Cécile McLorin Salvant, “For One to Love”

Best Surround Sound Album: James Guthrie and Joel Plante, “Amused To Death”

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)”

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Alabama Shakes, “Sound & Color”

Best Historical Album: Various artists; “The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11”

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Various Artists, “The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)”

Best Album Notes: Joni Mitchell, “Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced”

Best Recording Package: Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves (Asleep at the Wheel), “Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys”

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Maria Schneider, “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)”

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Avi Kaplin, Kirstin Taylor, Kevin K.O. Olusola; “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy”

Best Instrumental Composition: Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, “The Afro Latin Jazz Suite”

MusiCares Person of the Year: Lionel Richie

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Akin Akingbala is an international journalist based in Lagos, Nigeria. Aside being happily married, he has interests in music, sports and loves traveling.

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