Kendrick Lamar bags 4 awards, see the complete list of winners
American rapper Kendrick Lamar was the biggest winner at the 58th edition of The Grammys with four (4) awards.
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Canadian singer, The Weeknd also grabbed two accolades; "Best Urban Contemporary Album" and "Best R&B Performance ".
English singer, Mark Ronson won the top award "Record of the Year" with his "Uptown Funk" track featuring Bruno Mars.
Ghana's Rocky Dawuni lost out to Jamaican Reggae group, Morgan Heritage in the "Best Reggae Album" category.
Beninese singer, Angelique Kidjo won the award for "Best World Music Album" back to back. She won the 2016 nod with her album, "Sings". This follows her second Grammy for "World Music Album" with “Eve” last year. She has three (3) Grammys to her credit so far.
Below is the full list of winners;
Record of the Year
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
Album of the Year
Taylor Swift, 1989
Best New Artiste
Meghan Trainor
Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes, "Don't Wanna Fight"
Best Musical Theater Album
Hamilton
Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Best Country Album
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Best Rap Album
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp a Butterfly
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat, "These Walls"
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap, The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern
Best Pop Solo Performance
Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"
Best Rap Song
Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
Best Alternative Music Album
Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Best Rock Album
Muse, Drones
Best Rap Performance
Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"
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 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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