58th Annual Grammy Award Winners
It was an all-star gathering for Monday night’s 58th Annual Grammy Awards, which was hosted by LL Cool J. The ceremony was an evening of stunning performances and tributes.
Taylor Swift, whose performance of “Out of the Woods” kicked off the ceremony, took home the coveted album of the year award for her 1989 — her second album of the year Grammy. Swift dedicated her speech to “young women out there.” Still, some on the internet felt the Grammy hould have gone to Kendrick Lamar and his album To Pimp a Butterfly. (The two won the best music video award together for their angry anthem “Bad Blood.”)
Still, Lamar won five out of his 11 Grammy nominations, including best rap album, best rap performance and best rap song for “Alright.” This was one of the two songs Lamar performed in the evening, and through it, delivered a powerful message about today’s prevalent racial inequality.
Best new artist went to “All About That Bass” singer Meghan Trainor, who beat out Tori Kelly, Sam Hunt, Courtney Barnett and James Bay.
Ed Sheeran won song of the year for “Thinking Out Loud,” to which he said “Wow.” The song also won best pop solo performance.
Other multiple winners were Alabama Shakes, Diplo, the Weeknd and Chris Stapleton. Below is a list of the winners for each category.
Record of the year
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
Album of the year
1989, Taylor Swift
Best new artist
Meghan Trainor
Best rock performance
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
Best musical theater album
Hamilton
Song of the year
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
Best country album
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
Best rap album
To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Best pop duo/group performance
“Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
Best rap/sung collaboration
“These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat
Best traditional pop vocal album
The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern, Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap
Best pop solo performance
“Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran
Best rap song
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
Best alternative music album
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
Best rock album:
Drones, Muse
Best rap performance
“Alright,” Kendrick Lamar
Best rock song
“Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes
Best R&B album
Black Messiah, D’Angelo and the Vanguard
Best urban contemporary album
Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd
Best R&B performance
“Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” the Weeknd
Best R&B song
“Really Love,” D’Angelo and the Vanguard
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
Best music video
“Bad Blood,” Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar
Best country duo/group performance
Best country song
“Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
Best music film
Amy, Amy Winehouse
Best rap/song collaboration
“Glory,” Common and John Legend
Best pop vocal album
1989, Taylor Swift
To see a full list of Grammy winners, click here.