Every year, the Grammys honour the best in the music industry across several genres. The nominees for Grammys 2017 are just as outstanding if not more than last year with Beyonce at the nominations’ lead at nine nominations. She has already bagged a Grammy for Best Music Video. The Chainsmokers have also been awarded a Grammy in the Best Dance Recording category for their song Don’t Let Me Down feat. Daya.
With talk-show host and comedian James Corden hosting the ceremony for the first time, the Grammys received a grand opening with Adele’s live performance of Hello. Sadly, Adele’s dream to nail her chart-busting track from the album 25 at a live performance continues to be a dream. The performance was followed by Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood’s life duet. Both artists set the stage on fire with their on-screen chemistry. Aside from exhibiting great talent at the stage, Carrie proved to be a treat for the eyes too.
Speaking of impressive looks, Katy Perry stunned us as all as she revealed her brand new blonde locks. Although, same couldn’t be said about her dress. What an eye sore! She opened with a performance of her latest song Chained To The Rhythm, co-written by Sia.
Two-time Grammy winning artist Ed Sheeran performed live at the ceremony after a year-long artist. Ed recently won hearts with the release of two new songs- Castle on the Hill and Shape of You.
However, the crowd had never screamed louder before when they laid their eyes on the one and only, Beyonce! As Queen Bey stepped out with her burgeoning belly, the Beyhive broke into a fit. Many even claimed that she looked like a goddess. Needless to say, nobody was pointing fingers at them.
It was all talks of Bae-once, until Adele came back on to pay her tribute to George Michael. To honour the late singer, who passed away in December last year, Adele picked his 1996 song Fastlove for a live performance. The song received a standing ovation from the crowd.
After the teary performances, Lady Gaga and Metallica brought the energy back to the crowd. To be honest, Lady Gaga should permanently join Metallica.
Live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles where the 59th Annual Grammy Awards are being held, here’s the full list of winners:
(Courtesy: Reuters)
Album of the Year
WINNER: 25 – Adele
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Views – Drake
A Sailor’s Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
Record of the Year
WINNER: “Hello” – Adele
“Formation” – Beyoncé
“7 Years” – Lukas Graham
“Work” – Rihanna featuring Drake
“Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots
Song of the Year
WINNER:”Hello” Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
“Formation” Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“I Took a Pill in Ibiza” Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
“Love Yourself” Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
“7 Years” Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
Best Urban Contemporary Album
WINNER: Lemonade – Beyoncé
Ology – Gallant
We Are King – KING
Malibu – Anderson .Paak
Anti – Rihanna
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
WINNER: “Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots
“Closer” – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
“7 Years” – Lukas Graham
“Work” – Rihanna featuring Drake
“Cheap Thrills” – Sia featuring Sean Paul
Best New Artist
WINNER: Chance the Rapper
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Maren Morris
Anderson Paak
Best Pop Solo Performance
WINNER: “Hello” – Adele
“Hold Up” – Beyoncé
“Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber
“Piece by Piece” (Idol Version) – Kelly Clarkson
“Dangerous Woman” – Ariana Grande
Best Pop Vocal Album
WINNER: 25 – Adele
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
Confident – Demi Lovato
This Is Acting – Sia
Best Country Solo Performance
WINNER: “My Church” – Maren Morris
“Love Can Go to Hell” – Brandy Clark
“Vice” – Miranda Lambert
“Church Bells” – Carrie Underwood
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban
WINNER: “Cranes in the Sky” – Solange
“Turnin’ Me Up” – BJ the Chicago Kid
“Permission” – Ro James
“I Do” – Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” – Rihanna
Best Metal Performance
WINNER: “Dystopia” – Megadeth
“Shock Me” – Baroness
“Silvera” – Gojira
“Rotting in Vain” – Korn
“The Price Is Wrong” – Periphery
Best Rock Performance
WINNER: “Blackstar” – David Bowie
“Joe” (Live from Austin City Limits) – Alabama Shakes
“Don’t Hurt Yourself” – Beyoncé featuring Jack White
“The Sound of Silence” (Live On Conan) – Disturbed
“Heathens” – Twenty One Pilots
Kris Jenner dons a lacy black dress on the Red Carpet.
Best Alternative Music Album
WINNER: Blackstar – David Bowie
22, A Million – Bon Iver
The Hope Six Demolition Project – PJ Harvey
Post Pop Depression – Iggy Pop
A Moon Shaped Pool – Radiohead
Best Rock Album
WINNER: Tell Me I’m Pretty – Cage the Elephant
California – Blink-182
Magma – Gojira
Death of a Bachelor – Panic! at the Disco
Weezer – Weezer
Best Rap Performance
WINNER: “No Problem” – Chance the Rapper featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Panda” – Desiigner
“Pop Style” – Drake featuring The Throne
“All the Way Up” – Fat Joe & Remy Ma featuring French Montana & Infared
“THat Part” – ScHoolboy Q featuring Kanye West
Anoushka Shankar arrives at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards Red Carpet.
Best Rap/Sung Performance
WINNER: “Hotline Bling” – Drake
“Freedom” – Beyoncé featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Broccoli” – D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” – Kanye West featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
“Famous” – Kanye West featuring Rihanna
Best Dance Recording
WINNER: “Don’t Let Me Down” – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya | The Chainsmokers, producers; Jordan Young, mixer
“Tearing Me Up” – Bob Moses | Bob Moses, producers; Mark “Spike” Stent, mixer
“Never Be Like You” – Flume featuring Kai | Harley Streten, producer; Eric J Dubowsky, mixer
“‘Rinse & Repeat” – Riton featuring Kah-Lo | Riton, producer; Wez Clarke, mixer
“Drinkee” – Sofi Tukker | Sofi Tukker, producers; Bryan Wilson, mixer
Best Music Video
WINNER: “Formation” – Beyoncé | Melina Matsoukas, video director
“River” – Leon Bridges | Miles Jay, video director
“Up & Up” – Coldplay | Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors
“Gosh” – Jamie XX | Romain Gavras, video director
“Upside Down & Inside Out” – OK Go | Damian Kulash Jr. & Trish Sie, video directors
Best Music Film
WINNER: The Beatles: Eight Days a Week The Touring Years – (The Beatles)
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead – Steve Aoki
Lemonade – Beyoncé
The Music of Strangers – Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry – (Various Artists)
Blink 182
Best Country Album
WINNER: A Sailor’s Guide to Earth – Sturgill Simpson
Big Day in a Small Town – Brandy Clark
Full Circle – Loretta Lynn
Hero – Maren Morris
Ripcord – Keith Urban
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
WINNER: “Jolene” – Pentatonix featuring Dolly Parton
“Different for Girls” – Dierks Bentley featuring Elle King
“21 Summer” – Brothers Osborne
“Setting the World on Fire” – Kenny Chesney & P!nk
“Think of You” – Chris Young with Cassadee Pope
Best Jazz Vocal Album
WINNER: Take Me to the Alley — Gregory Porter
Sound of Red — René Marie
Upward Spiral — Branford Marsalis Quartet with special guest Kurt Elling
Harlem on My Mind — Catherine Russell
The Sting Variations — The Tierney Sutton Band
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
WINNER: Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom — Ted Nash Big Band
Real Enemies — Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society
MONK’estra, Vol. 1 — John Beasley
Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles — John Daversa
All L.A. Band — Bob Mintzer
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
WINNER: Blackstar- David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie)
Are You Serious- Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
Dig In Deep- Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt)
Hit N Run Phase Two- Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince)
Undercurrent- Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz)
Grammy nominee Gregory Porter arrives on the Red Carpet.
Best American Roots Performance
WINNER: “House of Mercy” — Sarah Jarosz
“Ain’t No Man” — The Avett Brothers
“Mother’s Children Have a Hard Time” — The Blind Boys of Alabama
“Factory Girl” — Rhiannon Giddens
“Wreck You” — Lori McKenna
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
WINNER: Country for Old Men — John Scofield
Book of Intuition — Kenny Barron Trio
Dr. Um — Peter Erskine
Sunday Night at the Vanguard — The Fred Hersch Trio
Nearness — Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau
Best Dance/Electronic Album
WINNER: Skin – Flume
Electronica 1: The Time Machine – Jean-Michel Jarre
Epoch – Tycho
Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future – Underworld
Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII – Little Louie Vega
Ryan Seacrest
Best Country Song
WINNER:”Humble and Kind” Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban)
“Die a Happy Man” Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
“My Church” busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
“Vice” Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
Best New Age Album
WINNER: White Sun II – White Sun
Orogen – John Burke
Dark Sky Island – Enya
Inner Passion – Peter Kater & Tina Guo
Rosetta – Vangelis
Best Gospel Performance/Song
WINNER: “God Provides” — Tamela Mann
“It’s Alright, It’s OK” — Shirley Caesar featuring Anthony Hamilton
“You’re Bigger [Live]” — Jekalyn Carr
“Made a Way [Live]” — Travis Greene
“Better” — Hezekiah Walker
Best Latin Jazz Album
WINNER: Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac — Chucho Valdés
Entre Colegas — Andy González
Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw — Brian Lynch & various artists
Canto América — Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta
30 — Trio Da Paz
Best Gospel Album
WINNER: Losing My Religion – Kirk Franklin
Listen – Tim Bowman, Jr.
Fill This House – Shirley Caesar
A Worshipper’s Heart [Live] – Todd Dulaney
Demonstrate [Live] – William Murphy
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
WINNER: Culcha Vulcha – Snarky Puppy
Human Nature – Herb Alpert
When You Wish Upon a Star – Bill Frisell
Way Back Home: Live from Rochester, NY – Steve Gadd Band
Unspoken – Chuck Loeb
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
WINNER:”I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — John Scofield, soloist
“Countdown” — Joey Alexander, soloist
“In Movement” — Ravi Coltrane, soloist
“We See” — Fred Hersch, soloist
“I Concentrate on You” — Brad Mehldau, soloist
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
WINNER: Love Remains – Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
Poets & Saints – All Sons & Daughters
American Prodigal – Crowder
Be One – Natalie Grant
Youth Revival [Live] – Hillsong Young & Free
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
WINNER: “Thy Will” — Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
“Trust in You” — Lauren Daigle
“Priceless” — For King & Country
“King of the World” — Natalie Grant
“Chain Breaker” — Zach Williams
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
WINNER: Miles Ahead – (Miles Davis & Various Artists) | Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle & Robert Glasper, compilation producers
Amy – (Various Artists) | Salaam Remi & Mark Ronson, compilation producers
Straight Outta Compton – (Various Artists) | O’Shea Jackson & Andre Young, compilation producers
Suicide Squad (Collector’s Edition) – (Various Artists) | Mike Caren, Darren Higman & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers
Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1 – (Various Artists)| Stewart Lerman, Randall Poster & Kevin Weaver, compilation producers
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
WINNER: Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams, composer
Bridge Of Spies – Thomas Newman, composer
Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight – Ennio Morricone, composer
The Revenant – Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
Stranger Things Volume 1 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Stranger Things Volume 2 – Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
Best Song Written for Visual Media
WINNER: “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters
“Heathens” – Tyler Joseph, songwriter
“Just Like Fire” – Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriters
“Purple Lamborghini” – Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters
“Try Everything” – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters
“The Veil” – Peter Gabriel, songwriter
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