Wait, awards shows are still a thing? You bet they are, and the 58th Annual Grammy Awards took place on Monday night to honor the best and brightest (or at least, the most popular) musicians in the world. The Grammys marks the biggest night of the year in music and 2016 was actually fairly eventful as far as the Grammy Awards go. Sure there were plenty of wins that you could see coming from a mile away, but there were also a few surprises in store for music fans last night.
Who were the biggest winners? Who were the bigger losers? You’ll find a complete list of all nominees for each major category below and the winners are all listed in bold.
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Record of the year
Really Love – D’Angelo and the Vanguard Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – WINNER Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran Blank Space – Taylor Swift Can’t Feel My Face – the Weeknd
Album of the year
Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar Traveller – Chris Stapleton 1989 – Taylor Swift – WINNER Beauty Behind the Madness – the Weekend
Song of the year
Alright – Kendrick Lamar Blank Space – Taylor Swift Girl Crush – Little Big Town See You Again – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran – WINNER
Best new artist
Courtney Barnett James Bay Sam Hunt Tori Kelly Meghan Trainor – WINNER
Best pop solo performance
Heartbeat Song – Kelly Clarkson Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran – WINNER Blank Space – Taylor Swift Can’t Feel My Face – the Weeknd
Best pop duo/group performance
Ship to Wreck – Florence + The Machine Sugar – Maroon 5 Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – WINNER Bad Blood – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar See You Again – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Best pop vocal album
Piece By Piece – Kelly Clarkson How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence + The Machine Uptown Special – Mark Ronson 1989 – Taylor Swift – WINNER Before This World – James Taylor
Best dance recording
We’re All We Need – Above & Beyond featuring Zoë Johnston Go – the Chemical Brothers Never Catch Me – Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar Runaway (U & I) – Galantis Where Are Ü Now – Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber – WINNER
Best dance/electronic album
Our Love – Caribou Born in the Echoes – the Chemical Brothers Caracal – Disclosure In Colour – Jamie xx Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü – Skrillex and Diplo – WINNER
Best rock performance
Don’t Wanna Fight – Alabama Shakes – WINNER
What Kind of Man – Florence + the Machine Something From Nothing – Foo Fighters Ex’s & Oh’s – Elle King Moaning Lisa Smile – Wolf Alice
Best metal performance
Identity – August Burns Red Cirice – Ghost – WINNER! 512 – Lamb Of God Thank You – Sevendust Custer – Slipknot
Best rock song
Don’t Wanna Fight – Alabama Shakes – WINNER
Ex’s & Oh’s – Elle King Hold Back the River – James Bay Lydia – Highly Suspect What Kind Of Man – Florence + The Machine
Best rock album
Chaos and the Calm – James Bay Kintsugi – Death Cab For Cutie Mister Asylum – Highly Suspect Drones – Muse – WINNER .5: The Gray Chapter – Slipknot
Best alternative music album
Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes – WINNER
Vulnicura – Björk The Waterfall – My Morning Jacket Currents – Tame Impala Star Wars – Wilco
Best R&B performance
If I Don’t Have You – Tamar Braxton Rise Up – Andra Day Breathing Underwater – Hiatus Kaiyote Planes – Jeremiah featuring J Cole Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) – the Weeknd – WINNER
Best R&B song
Coffee – Miguel Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey) – the Weeknd Let It Burn – Jazmine Sullivan Really Love – D’Angelo and the Vanguard – WINNER Shame – Tyrese
Best urban contemporary album
Ego Death – the Internet You Should Be Here – Kehlani Blood – Lianne La Havas Wildheart – Miguel Beauty Behind the Madness – the Weeknd – WINNER
Best R&B album
Coming Home – Leon Bridges Black Messiah – D’Angelo and the Vanguard – WINNER Cheers to the Fall – Andra Day Reality Show – Jazmine Sullivan Forever Charlie – Charlie Wilson
Best rap performance
Apparently – J Cole Back to Back – Drake Trap Queen – Fetty Wap Alright – Kendrick Lamar – WINNER Truffle Butter – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne All Day – Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney
Best rap/sung collaboration
One Man Can Change the World – Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend Glory – Common and John Legend Classic Man – Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur These Walls – Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat – WINNER Only – Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown
Best rap song
All Day – Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney Alright – Kendrick Lamar – WINNER Energy – Drake Glory – Common & John Legend Trap Queen – Fetty Wap
Best rap album
2014 Forest Hills Drive – J Cole Compton – Dr Dre If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late – Drake To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar – WINNER The Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj
Best country solo performance
Burning House – Cam Traveller – Chris Stapleton – WINNER Little Toy Guns – Carrie Underwood John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16 – Keith Urban Chances Are – Lee Ann Womack
Best country duo/group performance
Stay a Little Longer – Brothers Osborne If I Needed You – Joey+Rory The Driver – Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay Girl Crush – Little Big Town Lonely Tonight – Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe
Best country song
Chances Are – Lee Ann Womack Diamond Rings and Old Barstools – Tim McGraw Girl Crush – Little Big Town – WINNER Hold My Hand – Brandy Clark Traveller – Chris Stapleton
Best country album
Montevallo – Sam Hunt Pain Killer – Little Big Town The Blade – Ashley Monroe Pageant Material – Kacey Musgraves Traveller – Chris Stapleton – WINNER
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
Empire: Season 1 Fifty Shades of Grey Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me Pitch Perfect 2 Selma
Producer of the year, non-classical
Jeff Bhasker – WINNER!
Dave Cobb Diplo Larry Klein Blake Mills
Best music video
LSD – A$AP Rocky I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) – The Dead Weather Alright – Kendrick Lamar Bad Blood – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – WINNER Freedom – Pharrell Williams
Best music film
Mr Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown – James Brown Sonic Highways – Foo Fighters What Happened, Miss Simone? – Nina Simone The Wall – Roger Waters Amy – Amy Winehouse – WINNER
That covers all the biggest categories and you’ll find the rest on the Grammys website.
