Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson at 2016 Grammys
The 2016 Grammy Awards celebrated the best in music Monday night with Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson taking home the coveted Record of the Year award for “Uptown Funk.”
When Mars and Ronson were called up on stage to pick up their award for “Uptown Funk,” the duo first took the opportunity to thank their fans. Producer Ronson went on thank Prince, James Brown and George Clinton, who’ve all been great influencers in funk music, for helping them create the most popular song of 2015.
Taylor Swift also had a big night, becoming the first woman to pick up her second Album of the Year Grammy. In a pointed acceptance speech that seemed to be directed at Kanye West, Swift delivered a message of personal empowerment:
As the first woman to win Album of the Year at the Grammys twice,” Swift said, “I want to say to all the young women out there: There are going to be people along the way who will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame. But if you just focus on the work, and you don’t let those people sidetrack you, someday when you get where you’re going, you’ll look around and you will know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there. And that will be the greatest feeling in the world.
In addition to beaming about her own historic victory, Swift was also overjoyed about her good pal Ed Sheeran‘s Song of the Year Grammy win for “Thinking Out Loud.” Sheeran’s hit also won for Best Pop Solo Performance. The Best New Artist gong went to Meghan Trainor this year.
Justin Bieber picked up his first Grammy with Skrillex and Diplo for “Where Are Ü Now,” and The Weeknd‘s “Earned It” from Fifty Shades of Gray was the Best R&B Performance. Kendrick Lamar not only won for Best Rap Performance, but also for Best Rap Song, Best Rap Album in addition to a few other awards. Best Rock Performance went to Alabama Shakes for “Don’t Wanna Fight.”
In country music, Chris Stapleton won for Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Album for Traveller. Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” was dubbed the Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
Earth Wind and Fire received the Lifetime Achievement Award last night, while Lionel Richie was named the MusiCares Person of the Year.
SEE BELOW FOR THE FULL LIST OF WINNERS
Record of the Year
Really Love, D’Angelo & The Vanguard
WINNER: Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
Can’t Feel My Face, The Weeknd
Blank Space, Taylor Swift
Album of the Year
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
WINNER: 1989, Taylor Swift
Beauty Behind The Madness, The Weeknd
Song of the Year
Alright, Kendrick Lamar
Blank Space, Taylor Swift
Girl Crush, Little Big Town
See You Again, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
WINNER: Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Vocal Album
Piece By Piece, Kelly Clarkson
Before This World, James Taylor
Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful,, Florence + The Machine
WINNER: 1989, Taylor Swift
Best Pop Solo Performance
Heartbeat Song, Kelly Clarkson
Love Me Like You Do, Ellie Goulding
WINNER: Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
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
WINNER: Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Bad Blood, Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
See You Again, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Best New Artist
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
WINNER: Meghan Trainor
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
WINNER: Where Are Ü Now, Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber
Best R&B Performance
If I Don’t Have You, Tamar Braxton
Rise Up, Andra Day
Breathing Underwater, Hiatus Kaiyote
Planes, Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
WINNER: Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey), The Weeknd
Best Rap Performance
Apparently, J. Cole
Back To Back, Drake
Trap Queen, Fetty Wap
WINNER: Alright, Kendrick Lamar
Truffle Butter, Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
All Day, Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
Best Rap/Song Collaboration
One Man Can Change The World, Big Sean featuring Kanye West & John Legend
Glory, Common & John Legend
Classic Man, Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
WINNER: These Walls, Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
Only, Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown
Best Rap Song
All Day, Kanye West
WINNER: Alright, Kendrick Lamar
Energy, Drake
Glory, Common & John Legen
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
WINNER: To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj
Best Rock Performance
WINNER: Don’t Wanna Fight, Alabama Shakes
What Kind Of Man, Florence & The Machine
Something From Nothing, Foo Fighters
Ex’s & Oh’s, Elle King
Moaning Lisa Smile, Wolf Alice
Best Country Solo Performance
Burning House, Cam
WINNER: Traveller, Chris Stapleton
Little Toy Gun, 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 & Eric Paslay
WINNER: Girl Crush, Little Big Town
Lonely Tonight, Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe
Best Country Song
Chances Are, Hayes Carll, songwriter (Lee Ann Womack)
Diamond Rings And Old Barstools, Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Tim McGraw)
WINNER: Girl Crush, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
Hold My Hand, Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters (Brandy Clark)
Traveller, Chris Stapleton, songwriter (Chris Stapleton)
Best Country Album
Montevallo, Sam Hunt
Pain Killer, Little Big Town
The Blade, Ashley Monroe
Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
WINNER: Traveller, Chris Stapleton
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Empire: Season 1
Fifty Shades Of Grey
WINNER: Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
Pitch Perfect 2
Selma
Best Song Written For Visual Media
Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
WINNER: Glory
Love Me Like You Do
See You Again
Til It Happens To You
Best Music Video
LSD, A$AP Rocky
I Feel Love (Every Million Miles), The Dead Weather
Alright, Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: Bad Blood, Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
Freedom, Pharrell Williams
Best Musical Theater Album
An American In Paris
Fun Home
WINNER: Hamilton
The King And I
Something Rotten!
Lifetime Achievement Award
WINNER: Earth Wind & Fire
MusiCares Person Of The Year
WINNER: Lionel Richie
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