It was a night of tributes at the 58th Grammy Awards, with some of the biggest names in music paying homage to the likes of David Bowie, B.B King. Lionel Richie (who was named “MusiCares Person of the Year”) and Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister. The series of dazzling and heartfelt covers remained the most memorable of the annual ceremony seeing as the music world has lost so many pioneers as of late, but there were also highlights from Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift who both gave performances completely justifying their status as two of the most anticipated names in the commercial music industry today.
Swift picked up Album of The Year for 1989 while Record of the Year went to Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson for ‘Uptown Funk’, both expected victories but still upsets over the strong competition from the likes of Lamar and soul legend D’Angelo.
Performance of the night was a hard pick between Lamar (who also debuted a powerful Untitled track) and Gaga, the latter impressing as she donned her best Bowie costume and sang through nine of the Thin White Duke’s biggest hits, from “Space Oddity” to “Heroes”. On the other side of the spectrum, Pitbull closed out the ceremony with his performance of “El Taxi”, accompanied by Robin Thicke, Travis Barker, and Sofia Vergara.
A full list of winners for the 58th Grammy Awards can be found below:
Album of the Year
1989, Taylor Swift
Song of the Year
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge
Record of the Year
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Best Rap Album
To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Best Country Album
Traveler, Chris Stapleton
Best Musical Theater Album
Hamilton
Best Rap Performance
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Song
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat
Best Rock Performance
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
Best Music Video
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best New Artist
Meaghan Trainor
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Jeff Bhasker
Best Country Song
“Girl Crush,” Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose (Little Big Town)
Best Country Solo Performance
“Traveller,” Chris Stapleton
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
Best Pop Vocal Album
Taylor Swift, 1989
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
Best Rock Album
Drones, Muse
Best Alternative Album
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
Best Rock Performance
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
Best Rock Song
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Best Metal Performance
“Cirice,” Ghost
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
“The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern,” Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Little Ghetto Boy,” Lalah Hathaway
Best Dance/Electronic Album
Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü, Skrillex and Diplo
Best Dance Recording
“Where Are Ü Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
“Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix),” Dave Audé (Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd
Best Comedy Album
Live at Madison Square Garden, Louis C.K.
Best R&B Album
Black Messiah, D’Angelo and the Vanguard
Best R&B Song
“Really Love,” D’Angelo and Kendra Foster
Best R&B Performance
“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” The Weeknd
Best Blues Album
Born to Play Guitar, Buddy Guy
Best Folk Album
Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Best Reggae Album
Strictly Roots, Morgan Heritage
Best New Age Album
“Grace,” Paul Avgerinos
Best Surround Sound Album
“Amused to Death,” James Guthrie and Joel Plante (Roger Waters)
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Birdman, Antonio Sanchez
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Glory,” performed by Common & John Legend
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
Best Spoken Word Album
A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety, Jimmy Carter
Contemporary Instrumental Album
“Sylva,” Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Cherokee,” Christian McBride
Best Jazz Vocal Album
“For One to Love,” Cécile McLorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
“Past Present,” John Scofield
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
“The Thompson Fields,” Maria Schneider Orchestra
Best Engineered Album, Classical
“Ask Your Mama,” Leslie Ann Jones, John Kilgore, Nora Kroll-Rosenbaum and Justin Merrill, engineers; Patricia Sullivan, mastering engineer (George Manahan and San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
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