Taylor Swift, 'Uptown Funk', Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor Top 58th Annual GRAMMY AWARDS; All the Winners!

By: Feb. 15, 2016
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Winners of the 58th Annual GRAMMY AWARDS were presented live tonight, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. The event aired on the CBS Television Network.

Reflecting a diverse blend of talented music makers, this year's nominees were selected from more than 21,000 submissions entered. As the only peer-based music award, the GRAMMY AWARDS are voted on by The Academy's membership body of creators across all disciplines of music, including recording artists, songwriters, producers, and engineers.

This year, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk", Taylor Swift's 1989, Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" and Meghan Trainor topped the 2016 honorees. Scroll down for all the winners!


58th Annual GRAMMY AWARD Winners:

Record of the Year

"Really Love," D'Angelo and the Vanguard
"Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars***
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face," the Weeknd

Album of the Year

"Sound & Color," Alabama Shakes
"To Pimp a Butterfly," Kendrick Lamar
"Traveller," Chris Stapleton
"1989," Taylor Swift***
"Beauty Behind the Madness," the Weeknd

Song of the Year

"Alright," Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears and Pharrell Williams, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
"Blank Space," Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift)
"Girl Crush," Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose, songwriters (Little Big Town)
"See You Again," Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth and Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth)
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)***

New Artist

Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Meghan Trainor***

Best Musical Theater Album

An American In Paris
Fun Home
Hamilton***
The King And I
Something Rotten!

POP

Pop Solo Performance

"Heartbeat Song," Kelly Clarkson
"Love Me Like You Do," Ellie Goulding
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran***
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face," the Weeknd

Pop Duo/Group Performance

"Ship to Wreck," Florence + the Machine
"Sugar," Maroon 5
"Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars***
"Bad Blood," Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
"See You Again," Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth

Traditional Pop Vocal Album

"The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern," Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap***
"Shadows in the Night," Bob Dylan
"Stages," Josh Groban
"No One Ever Tells You," Seth MacFarlane
"My Dream Duets," Barry Manilow (and Various Artists)

Pop Vocal Album

"Piece by Piece," Kelly Clarkson
"How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful," Florence + the Machine
"Uptown Special," Mark Ronson
"1989," Taylor Swift***
"Before This World," James Taylor

DANCE/ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Dance Recording

"We're All We Need," Above & Beyond featuring Zoe Johnston
"Go," the Chemical Brothers
"Never Catch Me," Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar
"Runaway (U & I)," Galantis
"Where Are U Now," Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber***

Dance/Electronic Album

"Our Love," Caribou
"Born in the Echoes," the Chemical Brothers
"Caracal," Disclosure
"In Colour," Jamie XX
"Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U," Skrillex and Diplo***

CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Contemporary Instrumental Album

"Guitar in the Space Age!," Bill Frisell
"Love Language," Wouter Kellerman
"Afrodeezia," Marcus Miller
"Sylva," Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest***
"The Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV," Kirk Whalum

ROCK

Rock Performance

"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

Metal Performance

"Identity," August Burns Red
"Cirice," Ghost***
"512," Lamb Of God
"Thank You," Sevendust
"Custer," Slipknot

Rock Song

"Don't Wanna Fight," Alabama Shakes, songwriters (Alabama Shakes)***
"Ex's & Oh's," Dave Bassett and Elle King, songwriters (Elle King)
"Hold Back the River," Iain Archer and James Bay, songwriters (James Bay)
"Lydia," Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer and Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
"What Kind of Man," John Hill, Tom Hull and Florence Welch, songwriters (Florence + the Machine)

Rock Album

"Chaos and the Calm," James Bay
"Kintsugi," Death Cab for Cutie
"Mister Asylum," Highly Suspect
"Drones," Muse***
" .5: The Gray Chapter," Slipknot

ALTERNATIVE

Alternative Music Album

"Sound & Color," Alabama Shakes***
"Vulnicura," Björk
"The Waterfall," My Morning Jacket
"Currents," Tame Impala
"Star Wars," Wilco

R&B

R&B Performance

"If I Don't Have You," Tamar Braxton
"Rise Up," Andra Day
"Breathing Underwater," Hiatus Kaiyote
"Planes," Jeremih featuring J. Cole
"Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)," the Weeknd***

Traditional R&B Performance

"He Is," Faith Evans
"Little Ghetto Boy," Lalah Hathaway***
"Let It Burn," Jazmine Sullivan
"Shame," Tyrese
"My Favorite Part of You," Charlie Wilson

R&B Song

"Coffee," Brook Davis and Miguel Pimentel, songwriters (Miguel)
"Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)," Ahmad Balshe, Stephan Moccio, Jason Quenneville and Abel Tesfaye, songwriters (the Weeknd)
"Let It Burn," Kenny B. Edmonds, Jazmine Sullivan and Dwane M. Weir II, songwriters (Jazmine Sullivan)
"Really Love," D'Angelo and Kendra Foster, songwriters (D'Angelo and the Vanguard)***
"Shame," Warryn Campbell, Tyrese Gibson and DJ Rogers Jr., songwriters (Tyrese)

Urban Contemporary Album

"Ego Death," the Internet
"You Should Be Here," Kehlani
"Blood," Lianne La Havas
"Wildheart," Miguel
"Beauty Behind the Madness," the Weeknd***

R&B Album

"Coming Home," Leon Bridges
"Black Messiah," D'Angelo and the Vanguard***
"Cheers to the Fall," Andra Day
"Reality Show," Jazmine Sullivan
"Forever Charlie," Charlie Wilson

RAP

Rap Performance

"Apparently," J. Cole
"Back to Back," Drake
"Trap Queen," Fetty Wap
"Alright," Kendrick Lamar***
"Truffle Butter," Nicki Minaj featuring Drake and Lil Wayne
"All Day," Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney

Rap/Sung Collaboration

"One Man Can Change the World," Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend
"Glory," Common and John Legend
"Classic Man," Jidenna featuring Roman GianArthur
"These Walls," Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat***
"Only," Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown

Rap Song

"All Day," Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, Sean Combs, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kyariga, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Che Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans and Cydel Young (Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney)

"Alright," Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Anthony Spears and Pharrell Williams (Kendrick Lamar)***

"Energy," Richard Dorfmeister, A. Graham, Markus Kienzl, M. O'Brien, M. Samuels and Phillip Thomas (Drake)

"Glory," Lonnie Lynn, Che Smith and John Stephens (Common and John Legend)

"Trap Queen," Tony Fadd and Willie J. Maxwell (Fetty Wap)

Rap Album

"2014 Forest Hills Drive," J. Cole
"Compton," Dr. Dre
"If Youre Reading This Its Too Late," Drake
"To Pimp a Butterfly," Kendrick Lamar***
"The Pinkprint," Nicki Minaj

COUNTRY

Country Solo Performance

"Burning House," Cam
"Traveller," Chris Stapleton***
"Little Toy Guns," Carrie Underwood
"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16," Keith Urban
"Chances Are," Lee Ann Womack

Country Duo/Group Performance

"Stay a Little Longer," Brothers Osborne
"If I Needed You," Joey+Rory
"The Driver," Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay
"Girl Crush," Little Big Town***
"Lonely Tonight," Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe

Country Song

"Chances Are," Hayes Carll (Lee Ann Womack)
"Diamond Rings and Old Barstools," Barry Dean, Luke Laird and Jonathan Singleton (Tim McGraw)
"Girl Crush," Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose (Little Big Town)***
"Hold My Hand," Brandy Clark and Mark Stephen Jones (Brandy Clark)
"Traveller," Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton)

Country Album

"Montevallo," Sam Hunt
"Pain Killer," Little Big Town
"The Blade," Ashley Monroe
"Pageant Material," Kacey Musgraves
"Traveller," Chris Stapleton***

JAZZ

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
My Favorite Things - Joey Alexander
Breathless - Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective
Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios - Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio
Beautiful Life - Jimmy Greene
Past Present - John Scofield***

GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC

Best Gospel Album:
Destined To Win (Live) - Karen Clark Sheard
Living It - Dorinda Clark-Cole
One Place Live - Tasha Cobbs
Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe) - Israel & Newbreed***
Life Music: Stage Two - Jonathan McReynolds

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
Whatever The Road - Jason Crabb
How Can It Be - Lauren Daigle
Saints And Sinners - Matt Maher
This Is Not A Test - Tobymac***
Love Ran Red - Chris Tomlin

LATIN MUSIC

Best Latin Pop Album:
Terral - Pablo Alborán
Healer - Alex Cuba
A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) - Ricky Martin***
Sirope - Alejandro Sanz
Algo Sucede - Julieta Venegas

MUSIC VIDEO/FILM

Best Music Video:
A$AP Rocky, LSD
The Dead Weather, I Feel Love
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar, Bad Blood***
Pharrell Williams, Freedom

Best Music Film:
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise Of James Brown - James Brown
Sonic Highways - Foo Fighters
What Happened, Miss Simone? - Nina Simone
The Wall - Roger Waters
Amy - Amy Winehouse***

For a full list of winners, visit live.grammy.com.


The GRAMMY AWARDS broadcast is one of television's major broadcast events, ranking as one of the highest-rated and most-watched specials. THE 57th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS drew 27 million viewers and generated 20.9 million show-related Tweets globally, making it the most talked about award show. A combined viewership of more than 40 million in the U.S. alone tuned in for THE 57th ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS, A VERY GRAMMY CHRISTMAS, and the star-studded STEVIE WONDER: SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE - AN ALL-STAR GRAMMY SALUTE.

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