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Grammys 2018: Big Win For Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar; Hillary Clinton Steals The Show With ‘Fire And Fury’ Skit

In the age of #MeToo and #Time’sUp movement, this year’s Grammy Awards laid a platform for artistes to make statements on politics, race and gender rights. The show was hosted by British comedian James Corden. Artistes wore white roses to display their solidarity with the #TimesUp movement.

R&B star Bruno Mars and rapper Kendrick Lamar emerged as the biggest winners. Bruno Mars won six Grammys including Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Record of the year, while Lamar won five.

Kesha stole the show with her performance of ‘Prayer’ – the song is an emotional rendition of the childhood abuse she had to face. Kendrick Lemar and Bruno Mars too performed at the ceremony.

On a more funnier note, Hilary Clinton made an appearance to mock US President Donald Trump. The former presidential candidate, along with Cher, Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, John Legend and DJ Khaled appeared on screen reading lines from Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House,’ a book about Trump’s first year in the White House.

Lamar, in his acceptance speech, surprisingly endorsed Jay-Z for the president, while Trevor Noah who was a presenter, did not let go of an opportunity to mock Trump. The English band U2 performed twice collaborating with Lemar with songs having strong political message.

Here are the full list of winners:

GENERAL

Record Of The Year
“24K Magic” — Bruno Mars

Album Of The Year
24K Magic — Bruno Mars

Song Of The Year
“That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Best New Artist
Alessia Cara

POP

Best Pop Solo Performance
“Shape Of You” — Ed Sheeran

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Feel It Still” — Portugal. The Man

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — (Various Artists) Dae Bennett, Producer

Best Pop Vocal Album
÷ (Divide) — Ed Sheeran

DANCE/ELECTRONIC

Best Dance Recording
“Tonite” — LCD Soundsystem

Best Dance/Electronic Album
3-D The Catalogue — Kraftwerk

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Prototype — Jeff Lorber Fusion

ROCK

Best Rock Performance
“You Want It Darker” — Leonard Cohen

Best Metal Performance
“Sultan’s Curse” — Mastodon

Best Rock Song
“Run” — Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters)

Best Rock Album
A Deeper Understanding — The War On Drugs

ALTERNATIVE

Best Alternative Music Album
Sleep Well Beast — The National

R&B

Best R&B Performance
“That’s What I Like” — Bruno Mars

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

Best Traditional R&B Performance
“Redbone” — Childish Gambino

Best R&B Song
“That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)

Best Urban Contemporary Album
Starboy — The Weeknd

Best R&B Album
24K Magic — Bruno Mars

RAP

Best Rap Performance
“HUMBLE.” — Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap/Sung Performance
“LOYALTY.” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna

Best Rap Song
“HUMBLE.” — Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)

Best Rap Album
DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar

COUNTRY

Best Country Solo Performance
“Either Way” — Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance
“Better Man” — Little Big Town

Best Country Song
“Broken Halos” — Mike Henderson & Chris Stapleton, songwriters (Chris Stapleton)

Best Country Album
From A Room: Volume 1 — Chris Stapleton

NEW AGE

Best New Age Album
Dancing On Water — Peter Kater

JAZZ

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“Miles Beyond” — John McLaughlin, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album
Dreams And Daggers — Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Rebirth — Billy Childs

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Bringin’ It — Christian McBride Big Band

Best Latin Jazz Album
Jazz Tango — Pablo Ziegler Trio

GOSPEL/ CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN

Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Never Have To Be Alone” — CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“What A Beautiful Name” — Hillsong Worship

Best Gospel Album
Let Them Fall In Love — CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Chain Breaker — Zach Williams

Best Roots Gospel Album
Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope — Reba McEntire

LATIN

Best Latin Pop Album
El Dorado — Shakira

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Residente — Residente

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas — Aida Cuevas

Best Tropical Latin Album
Salsa Big Band — Rubén Blades Con Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

AMERICAN ROOTS

Best American Roots Performance
Killer Diller Blues — Alabama Shakes

Best American Roots Song
“If We Were Vampires” — Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Best Americana Album
The Nashville Sound — Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

Best Bluegrass Album (TIE)
Laws Of Gravity — The Infamous Stringdusters
All The Rage – In Concert Volume One [Live] — Rhonda Vincent And The Rage

Best Traditional Blues Album
Blue & Lonesome — The Rolling Stones

Best Contemporary Blues Album
TajMo — Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’

Best Folk Album
Mental Illness — Aimee Mann

Best Regional Roots Music Album
Kalenda — Lost Bayou Ramblers

REGGAE

Best Reggae Album
Stony Hill — Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley

WORLD MUSIC 

Best World Music Album
Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration — Ladysmith Black Mambazo

CHILDREN’S MUSIC

Best Children’s Album
Feel What U Feel — Lisa Loeb

SPOKEN WORD

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
The Princess Diarist — Carrie Fisher

COMEDY

Best Comedy Album
The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas — Dave Chappelle

MUSICAL THEATER

Best Musical Theater Album
Dear Evan Hansen — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek & Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

MUSIC FOR VISUAL MEDIA

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
La La Land — (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media
La La Land — Justin Hurwitz, composer

Best Song Written For Visual Media
“How Far I’ll Go” — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho)

COMPOSING/ ARRANGING

Best Instrumental Composition
“Three Revolutions” — Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & Chucho Valdés)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
“Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From Catch Me If You Can” — John Williams, arranger (John Williams)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
“Putin” — Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman)

PACKAGE

Best Recording Package (TIE)
El Orisha De La Rosa — Claudio Roncoli & Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz)
Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) — Sasha Barr, Ed Steed & Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty)

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package
The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition — Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly & David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists)

NOTES

Best Album Notes
Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings — Lynell George, album notes writer (Otis Redding)

HISTORICAL

Best Historical Album
The Goldberg Variations – The Complete Unreleased Recording Sessions June 1955 — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Matthias Erb, Martin Kistner & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Glenn Gould)

PRODUCTION, NON-CLASSICAL

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
24K Magic — Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars)

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Greg Kurstin

Best Remixed Recording
“You Move (Latroit Remix)” — Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode)

SURROUND SOUND

Best Surround Sound Album
Early Americans — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)

A D V E R T I S E M E N T

PRODUCTION, CLASSICAL

Best Engineered Album, Classical
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio — Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Producer Of The Year, Classical
David Frost

CLASSICAL

Best Orchestral Performance
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)

Best Opera Recording
Berg: Wozzeck — Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms & Roman Trekel; Hans Graf, producer (Houston Symphony; Chorus Of Students And Alumni, Shepherd School Of Music, Rice University & Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus)

Best Choral Performance
Bryars: The Fifth Century — Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet; The Crossing)

Recommended

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Death & The Maiden — Patricia Kopatchinskaja & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Transcendental — Daniil Trifonov

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
Crazy Girl Crazy – Music By Gershwin, Berg & Berio — Barbara Hannigan (Orchestra Ludwig)

Best Classical Compendium
Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

Higdon: Viola Concerto — Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

Best Music Video
“Humble.” — Kendrick Lamar

Best Music Film
“The Defiant Ones” — (Various Artists)

 

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