And the winners of the 58th Grammy Awards are…
1. RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Uptown Funk”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Jeff Bhasker, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson, producers; Josh Blair, Riccardo Damian, Serban Ghenea, Wayne Gordon, John Hanes, Inaam Haq, Boo Mitchell, Charles Moniz & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer.
Track from: Uptown Special
Label: RCA Records
2. ALBUM OF THE YEAR
1989
Taylor Swift
Jack Antonoff, Nathan Chapman, Imogen Heap, Max Martin, Mattman & Robin, Ali Payami, Shellback, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder & Noel Zancanella, producers; Jack Antonoff, Mattias Bylund, Smith Carlson, Nathan Chapman, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Imogen Heap, Sam Holland, Michael Ilbert, Brendan Morawski, Laura Sisk & Ryan Tedder, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
3. SONG OF THE YEAR
“Thinking Out Loud”
Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)
Track from: X
Label: Atlantic; Publisher(s): Sony/ATV Music Publishing/BDi Music Limited
4. BEST NEW ARTIST
Meghan Trainor
5. BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Thinking Out Loud”
Ed Sheeran
Track from: X
Label: Atlantic
6. BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Uptown Funk”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Track from: Uptown Special
Label: RCA Records
7. BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern
Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
Label: RPM Records/Columbia Records
8. BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
1989
Taylor Swift
Label: Big Machine Records
9. BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Where Are Ü Now”
Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber
Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, producers; Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, mixers
Track from: Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü
Label: Owsla/Mad Decent/Atlantic
10. BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü
Skrillex And Diplo
Label: Owsla/Mad Decent/Atlantic
11. BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Sylva
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
Label: Impulse!
12. BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
“Don’t Wanna Fight”
Alabama Shakes
Label: ATO Records
13. BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
“Cirice”
Ghost
Label: Loma Vista Recordings
14. BEST ROCK SONG
“Don’t Wanna Fight”
Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)
Label: ATO Records; Publisher(s): Alabama Shakes Publishing
15. BEST ROCK ALBUM
Drones
Muse
Label: Warner Bros. Records
16. BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Sound & Color
Alabama Shakes
Label: ATO Records
17. BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)”
The Weeknd
Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label: Universal Studios/Republic Records
18. BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Little Ghetto Boy”
Lalah Hathaway
Label: Entertainment One/8th Floor
19. BEST R&B SONG
“Really Love”
D’Angelo & Kendra Foster, songwriters (D’Angelo And The Vanguard)
Track from: Black Messiah
Label: RCA Records; Publisher(s): Ah Choo Music Publishing/12:00 AM Music admin. by Universal Polygram International Publishing, Ear Kandy Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
20. BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Beauty Behind The Madness
The Weeknd
Label: Republic
21. BEST R&B ALBUM
Black Messiah
D’Angelo And The Vanguard
Label: RCA Records
22. BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Alright”
Kendrick Lamar
Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records
23. BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“These Walls”
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records
24. BEST RAP SONG
“Alright”
Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records; Publisher(s): WB Music Corp./Hard Working Black Folks Publishing/EMI April Music, Inc./Even More Water From Nazareth/Sounwave TDE Productions/Sony ATV/In Thee Face Music Publishing/BMG Gold Songs
25. BEST RAP ALBUM
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records
26. BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Traveller
Chris Stapleton
Track from: Traveller
Label: Mercury Nashville
27. BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Girl Crush
Little Big Town
Track from: Pain Killer
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
28. BEST COUNTRY SONG
“Girl Crush”
Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
Track from: Pain Killer
Label: Capitol Records Nashville; Publisher(s): Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Songs Of Crazy Girl Music, Songs of Universal, Inc., Hoodie Songs, HillarodyRathbone Music admin. by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
29. BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Traveller
Chris Stapleton
Label: Mercury Records
30. BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Grace
Paul Avgerinos
Label: Round Sky Music
31. BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
“Cherokee”
Christian McBride, soloist
Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard (Christian McBride Trio)
Label: Mack Avenue Records
32. BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
For One To Love
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein
33. BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Past Present
John Scofield
Label: Impulse!
34. BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
The Thompson Fields
Maria Schneider Orchestra
Label: ArtistShare
35. BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Made In Brazil
Eliane Elias
Label: Concord Jazz
36. BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
“Wanna Be Happy?”
Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Label: RCA Records/Fo Yo Soul Recordings; Publisher(s): Aunt Gertrude Music Publishing admin. by Universal Music-Brentwood Benson Songs and Irving Music, Inc. admin. by Universal Music Publishing
37. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
“Holy Spirit”
Francesca Battistelli
Track from: If We’re Honest (Deluxe Edition)
Label: Fervent/Curb/Word
38. BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Covered: Alive In Asia [Live]
Israel & NewBreed
Label: RGM NewBreed/RCA Inspiration
39. BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
This Is Not A Test
Tobymac
Label: ForeFront Records
40. BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
Still Rockin’ My Soul
The Fairfield Four
Label: Fairfield Four Records
41. BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)
Ricky Martin
Label: Sony Music Latin
42. BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Tie!
Hasta La Raíz
Natalia Lafourcade
Label: Sony Music Latin
Dale
Pitbull
Label: Mr. 305 / Sony Music Latin
43. BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
Realidades – Deluxe Edition
Los Tigres Del Norte
Label: Fonovisa
44. BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
Son De Panamá
Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra
Label: Ruben Blades Productions
45. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
“See That My Grave Is Kept Clean”
Mavis Staples
46. BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
“24 Frames”
Jason Isbell, songwriter (Jason Isbell)
Track from: Something More Than Free
Label: Southeastern Records; Publisher(s): Songs Of Emchant
47. BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Something More Than Free
Jason Isbell
Label: Southeastern Records
48. BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
The Muscle Shoals Recordings
The Steeldrivers
Label: Rounder
49. BEST BLUES ALBUM
Born To Play Guitar
Buddy Guy
Label: RCA Records/Silvertone Records
50. BEST FOLK ALBUM
Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Label: Rounder
More winners (there are 80-something of them), plus nominees, past winners, etc., here.
And for even more Grammy coverage on DMN, go here.
As usual, the Grammys are a big fat joke.
But, but… a FRACTION of a PENNY!!!
The biggest losers of the Grammy Awards are the viewers. The Bowie tribute was a complete farce. The sound issue, especially for a music show, were a joke. CBS, a broadcast company, couldn’t get their shit together. Disaster.
It certainly was a dull year for mainstream music, judging by this list.
No mention of classical?