Bruno Mars swept the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, which were held last night, taking home six Grammys, including the coveted ‘Record of the Year’ award. Mars, who took home the three biggest awards (Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year), won in all six categories that he was nominated in.
While accepting his ‘Album of the Year’ award for 24K Magic, Mars acknowledged his fellow nominees saying, “Lorde, Kung Fu Kenny [Kendrick Lamar], Jay-Z, [Childish] Gambino, you guys are the reason why I’m in the studio pulling my hair out, because I know you guys are only gonna come with the top shelf artistry and music.” Aside from the big three, Mars also snatched the ‘Best R&B Album’ and ‘Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical’ awards for 24K Magic, and the ‘Best R&B Performance and Song’ award for “That’s What I Like.”
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Bruno Mars accepts the Grammy for ‘Album of the Year’ for 24K Magic at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards held on January 28, 2018. (Courtesy: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)
Rap-artist Kendrick Lamar followed Mars’ six wins with four Grammys of his own. Lamar bagged the ‘Best Rap/Sung Performance’ award for “Loyalty” and ‘Best Rap Performance’, ‘Best Rap Song’, and ‘Best Music Video’ for “Humble.”
Unfortunately, veteran rapper Jay-Z who led the nominations’ list with eight mentions, couldn’t rake up a single Grammy, continuing the 14-year-long drought of hip-hop artists taking home the ‘Album of the Year.’
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Here is selected list of winners for the 60th Grammy Awards:
(The winners are listed in bold)
BEST NEW ARTIST:
Alessia Cara
Khalid Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA
RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Redbone,” Childish Gambino
“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
“The Story of O.J.,” Jay-Z
“Humble,” Kendrick Lamar
“24K Magic,” Bruno Mars
SONG OF THE YEAR
“Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
“444,” Jay-Z
”Issues,” Julia Michaels
“1-800-273-8255,” Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid
“That’s What I Like,” Bruno Mars
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Awaken, My Love!, Childish Gambino
4:44, Jay-Z
DAMN., Kendrick Lamar
Melodrama, Lorde
24K Magic, Bruno Mars
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Something Just Like This”, The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
“Despacito”, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
“Thunder”, Imagine Dragons
“Feel It Still”, Portugal. The Man
“Stay”, Zedd & Alessia Cara
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Nobody But Me (Deluxe Version), Michael Bublé
Triplicate, Bob Dylan
In Full Swing, Seth MacFarlane
Wonderland, Sarah McLachlan
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90, (Various Artists)
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kaleidoscope EP, Coldplay
Lust For Life, Lana Del Rey
Evolve, Imagine Dragons
Rainbow, Kesha
Joanne, Lady Gaga
÷ (Divide), Ed Sheeran
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“Love So Soft”, Kelly Clarkson
“Praying”, Kesha
“Million Reasons”, Lady Gaga
“What About Us”, P!nk
“Shape Of You”, Ed Sheeran
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Get You”, Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis
“Distraction”, Kehlani
“High”, Ledisi
“That’s What I Like”, Bruno Mars
“The Weekend” — SZA
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“Laugh And Move On”, The Baylor Project
“Redbone”, Childish Gambino
“What I’m Feelin’”, Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones|
“All The Way”, Ledisi
“Still”, Mali Music
BEST R&B SONG
“First Began”, PJ Morton
“Location”, Khalid
“Redbone”, Childish Gambino “Supermodel”, SZA
“That’s What I Like”, Bruno Mars
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Free 6LACK, 6LACK
“Awaken, My Love!”, Childish Gambino
American Teen, Khalid
Ctrl, SZA
Starboy, The Weeknd
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“Bounce Back”, Big Sean
“Bodak Yellow”, Cardi B
“4:44”, Jay-Z
“HUMBLE.”, Kendrick Lamar
“Bad And Boujee”, Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
BEST RAP SONG
“Bodak Yellow”, Cardi B
“Chase Me”, Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi
“HUMBLE.”, Kendrick Lamar
“Sassy”, Rapsody
“The Story Of O.J.”, Jay-Z
BEST RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE
“PRBLMS”, 6LACK
“Crew”,Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
“Family Feud”, Jay-Z Featuring Beyoncé
“LOYALTY.”, Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna
“Love Galore”, SZA Featuring Travis Scott
BEST RAP ALBUM
4:44, Jay-Z
DAMN., Kendrick Lamar
Culture, Migos
Laila’s Wisdom, Rapsody
Flower Boy, Tyler, The Creator
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas, Dave Chappelle
Cinco, Jim Gaffigan
Jerry Before Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld
A Speck Of Dust, Sarah Silverman
What Now?, Kevin Hart
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Cosmic Hallelujah, Kenny Chesney
Heart Break, Lady Antebellum
The Breaker, Little Big Town
Life Changes, Thomas Rhett
From A Room: Volume 1, Chris Stapleton
