Grammys 2015 live coverage: Kanye performs, Sam Smith wins best new artist and best pop vocal; Complete winners list
We’ll be with you for the 57th Grammy Awards from the red carpet through the 25-plus performances and the nine televised winners. For the other 74 winners, scroll down.
THE SHOW
The Grammy for Best Rock Album goes to Beck for “Morning Phase,” beating out Ryan Adams, The Black Keys, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and U2.
Madonna continued her matador look with a performance of “Living for Love,” her newest single (the video of which she released on SnapChat earlier this week). She strutted around on a stage bathed in red before being hooked onto a harness and being pulled into the ceiling. Obviously.
Kanye West returned to the Grammys stage for the first time in six years to play a rendition of the auto-tuned emo-rap “Only One.” His performance largely mirrored those from his 2013 “Yeezus” tour — him standing alone, largely in the dark, with just a spotlight.
The Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album goes to Sam Smith for “In the Lonely Hour,” who accepts his second award of the night dressed in a vibrant red suit.
Pharrell with a little side eye for Taylor Swift
Miranda Lambert, award show favorite AND a nominee for best country album, goes with a wind machine, smoke and fireworks for her sassy single “Little Red Wagon.” And is the first singer to get lyrics bleeped by some very nervous CBS censors.
The Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance goes to Pharrell Williamsfor his upbeat single, “Happy.” He promised that he wouldn’t make his acceptance speech “awkward and long” because he was prepared for one of the other “great” artists nominated for the award to snag the win. He then proceeded to moonwalk off of the stage while wearing his signature dress shorts.
Tom Jones and Jessie J (U.K. judges on “The Voice”) break into song with “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling.” Chrissy Teigen and John Legend and Haim rock out in the audience, while some on Twitter are not impressed.
Who is Jessie J?The British singer-songwriter has been relentlessly pursuing a spot on American pop’s A-list for the past four years. Her highest charting song is “Bang Bang,” a collaboration with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj that was released last summer.
Why is she here?Despite her mysterious omnipresence at awards shows, she was only up for one Grammy tonight: best pop duo/group performance for “Bang Bang.” (She lost to A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera’s “Say Something.”)
Song you might recognize:“Bang Bang”
No sign of tween sensation Ariana Grande — she’s all grown up with a power ballad, “Just a Little Bit of Your Heart,” and even forgoes her usual performance uniform of a miniskirt and thigh-high boots. Her signature high ponytail, however, was still rightfully in place.
Who is Ariana Grande?Once the star of the Nickelodeon series “Victorious,” Grande’s 2014 sophomore album “My Everything” has made the 21-year-old a legitimate pop star. It should also be noted that she released the most charming Christmas song of 2014, “Santa Tell Me.”
Why is she here?Grande is nominated for best pop vocal album and best pop duo/group performance for “Bang Bang,” her single with Jessie J and Nicki Minaj.
Song you might recognize:“Problem”
Taylor Swift presents the Grammy for Best New Artist to British singerSam Smith, who finished his acceptance speech with a jubilant “I won a GRAMMY!”
Who is Sam Smith?He’s a 22-year-old British soul singer whose gospel-tinted hit, “Stay With Me,” has reached a rarefied state of cultural ubiquity. If you think “Stay With Me” sounds a little bit like Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down,” so do Smith and Petty. Smith recently awarded Petty songwriting credit to “Stay With me” in a reportedly amicable out of court settlement.
Why is he here?All bets are on Smith to be the big winner at this year’s Grammys. He leads the nominations alongside Pharrell and Beyonce with six, and he’s the only artist nominated in all four of the top categories.
Song you might recognize:“Stay With Me”
AC/DC kicks off the show with a new song that has “rock” in the title…and sounds like “Highway to Hell.” Then, they actually play the 1979 classic “Highway to Hell” in an unintentional weird, power-ballad way, and the audience (hello, Katy Perry!) is VERY excited to sing along. Meanwhile, Twitter mocks CBS for shamelessly catering to the older demographic.
Twitter shows that AC/DC used a teleprompter for their own song:
NEWS
British blue-eyed soul singer Sam Smith, whose song “Stay” became one of the most ubiquitous coffee-house tracks of 2014, won the first award of the night, the important best new artist award. The award has, in past years, gone to the likes of The Beatles, Sheryl Crow, Christina Aguilera and Amy Winehouse.Post pop music critic Chris Richards predicted several wins tonight for Smith, 22, whose crooning style isn’t that much of a stretch from similar soul singers like Winehouse and Adele, who have fared well at the Grammys. Smith was nominated for a total of six awards.— Lavanya Ramanathan (Read More)
After the entire Internet offered think pieces about what it would mean if the white, Australian rapper Iggy Azalea took home the award for best rap album for last year’s “The New Classic,” she quietly lost the honor while other stars were still preening on the red carpet.Instead, the award went to another white rapper, Eminem, for his “The Marshall Mathers LP2.” Eminem, strangely, hasn’t stirred up quite the same amount of rage, and it may well be because he predates the think piece.In all, Eminem has picked up the award six times in the 20 years the best rap album award has existed.— Lavanya Ramanathan (Read More)
RED CARPET
Wiz Khalifa turns up on the carpet sans Amber Rose for the first time we can remember. (The pair split last fall when Rose, a model who had previously dated Kanye West, abruptly filed for divorce.) Wiz, nominated for two awards, instead brought his mom and his son, the latter outfitted for the occasion in a slick green velvet suit.
After losing the best rap album award, Iggy Azalea turns her attention to the best new artist category, and we turn our attention to the weird milkmaid braid wrapped around her head, surely, slowly cutting off her circulation. She wore it with an Armani Prive dress made for her in her choice of colors: royal blue.
Kim Kardashian stepped onto the carpet in a gold Jean Paul Gaultier robe-dress with frilled sleeves that husband Kanye West called “beautiful.”
ALERT, ALERT: Kanye is smiling. “I just get bored with things really easily and try to find something that excites me,” he tells Seacrest about his musical choices. Kanye also confirms he’s the executive producer of Rihanna’s album, but he CAN’T say when the release date is. Kim also explains the story behind the famous Waffle House double date with John Legend and Chrissy Teigen: They were really hungry and wanted some waffles. Kanye explains he’s not smiling because that’s how he expresses he’s happy — it’s just his thing! “Not smiling makes me smile,” he says.
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga are best friends AND they just won a Grammy together for traditional pop vocal album. “We get along great, we’re both Italian Americans,” Bennett tells Seacrest. “She’s a great artist.”
Taylor Swift, multiple nominee who is NOT, we repeat, NOT performing tonight, is in a green Ellie Saab gown. She name drops some of her friends who won Grammys in the pre-telecast: Hayley Williams from Paramore, Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, Jay Z. You know, just the regular crew. She also tells Seacrest she’s pleased that everyone bought into her wild choice to make a pop album because it was such a risk.
“American Idol” pals Keith Urban (nominated for best country song for “Cop Car”) and Seacrest trade compliments on their suits and talk about, well, “American Idol.” Unfortunately, no one really cares this season.
Melissa Rivers and her 14-year-old son, Cooper, are on the red carpet showing Giuliana the official envelope that shows off Joan’s win for “Diary of a Mad Diva.” “It’s a difficult moment, it’s a little bittersweet,” Melissa said. “But it’s wonderful how loved she was.”
Katy Perry arrives, purple hair and all, to talk about her Super Bowl performance. (She’s wearing Zuhair Murad, “fresh from the runway” in France, for the record.) She tells Seacrest they rehearsed for a month and practiced the show 40 times before she performed it live. (So what was the deal with Left Shark not knowing the moves?) Also: She’s a bit sleep-deprived because she stayed up late last night watching episodes of “Transparent.”
Nicki Minaj, who delays talking to Seacrest so she can say hi to Katy Perry. “I love Katy, I love her breasts,” Minaj enthuses.
Host LL Cool J just finished dress rehearsal inside and teases Madonna and Sia’s performances. For the record, Sia’s hair looks like this tonight:
Meghan Trainor brings her dad to the red carpet, and they’re both thrilled to be here. Trainor confirms that she was first alerted about her multiple nominations by her co-writer, not her parents — her dad protests that she had plenty of people texting her, and figured they would talk later.
The president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences confirmed what we’d all feared: There’s going to be more music tonight than we can keep our eyes open for.
Ed Sheeran, the breakout singer who somehow still manages to seem like he thought he was playing a coffeehouse gig, talked about one of the big awards he’s up for, album of the year. “I want it to be over,” he told Seacrest.
News from the pre-telecast: Joan Rivers won a posthumous Grammy for best spoken word album for her “Diary of a Mad Diva” audiobook.
Why is Katharine McPhee at the Grammys? Well, she’s the star of a CBS show (“Scorpion”), of course — it has nothing to do with music. She reunites with “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest and says literally nothing interesting.
A hat-less Pharrell, in his signature shorts, has already won two Grammy Awards so far tonight. What’s he doing in 2015? “Music,” he tells Seacrest. He also talks about a “learning” experience and some kind of up-and-down carousel ride he’s been on, maybe alluding to the fact that Marvin Gaye’s estate is suing for his hit Robin Thicke song “Blurred Lines.”
Ariana Grande showed up in a one-shoulder white Versace gown, with her usual high pony. She did have one excellent accessory: bae Big Sean, clad in black Saint Laurent. He’s the rapper, but turns out Grande might also have some skills in that department. “I’m going to do a lot of rapping,” she told Seacrest, joking. We think.
Charli XCX shows up wearing a Moschino white tuxedo with a pink bowtie. “Uh, you really stepped out of the box tonight,” says an almost speechless Giuliana. “I wanted to do something ’80s and fabulous,” Charli explains. The red carpet kicked off as usual — E! co-hosts Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic kill time before the big names show up by listing everything they’re wearing. Ryan Seacrest is wearing is own clothing line, naturally.
Sam Smith, with a field-leading six nominations, stops by first and confirms to Seacrest that he used to record the E! red carpet at home before he was famous. E! is very excited about this. Then there’s a joke about Smith flirting with Seacrest, but we were too distracted by his fancy tuxedo to pay attention.
Gwen Stefani is wearing Atelier Versace jumpsuit that Seacrest mistakes from a Gwen Stefani original. High compliment! She’s performing with fellow “Voice” coach Adam Levine, and she can’t tell Seacrest anything about the performance except that it feels like it’s “in a dream.” That is nonsense, but intriguing. “I never thought I would be doing this again,” she tells Seacrest about performing on stage. Another fun fact: Stefani’s kids think Pharrell (another “Voice” coach) is her boyfriend — even though she’s, uh, married to their dad, Gavin Rossdale.
One out of the three sisters in Haim, known these days for taking killer Instagram photos with Taylor Swift, took a cue from Lorde’s lauded Golden Globes look and wore basic pantsuits.
So, who is Haim? These three sisters from Los Angeles are one of the most critically beloved new rock bands of recent years. They’ve been compared to ’80s-era Fleetwood Mac and have been photographed hanging out at Stevie Nicks’s house.
Why are they here? They’re up for one Grammy, but it’s a big one: best new artist.
Song you might recognize: “Forever”
If only Madonna had followed Haim’s lead. Instead, in Givenchy, the once-adored queen of shock looked like a cross between an an extra from “Moulin Rouge” and a toreador. Nas seemed slightly embarrassed to be standing next to her.
What does Madonna want us to talk about after her performance tonight? “Bullfighting, love, romance, heartbreak.” The usual.
Nick Jonas looked better suited for the traditionally funky Grammys than Sam Smith, wearing fashion-forward white sneakers with his slim suit, and skipping the bowtie.
Haim stops by to talk to Giuliana. They tell Giuliana about this one time when an (unnamed) famous woman told them they would never succeed — but they showed her, because they were on “SNL” last year!
WINNERS
1. Record of the Year
No winner yet
No winner yet
2. Album of the Year
No winner yet
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3. Song of the Year
No winner yet
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4. Best New ArtistSam Smith
Label: Capitol Records
Label: Capitol Records
5. Best Pop Solo PerformancePharrell Williams
Label: Columbia Records
Label: Columbia Records
6. Best Pop Duo/Group PerformanceSay Something
A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera
Track from: Is There Anybody Out There?
Label: Epic Records
A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera
Track from: Is There Anybody Out There?
Label: Epic Records
7. Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumCheek to Cheek
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Label: Streamline/Columbia/RPM/Interscope
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Label: Streamline/Columbia/RPM/Interscope
8. Best Pop Vocal AlbumIn The Lonely Hour
Sam Smith
Label: Capitol Records
Sam Smith
Label: Capitol Records
9. Best Dance RecordingClean Bandit and Jess Glynne
Grace Chatto & Jack Patterson, producers; Wez Clarke & Jack Patterson, mixers
Track from: New Eyes
Label: Big Beat/Atlantic
Grace Chatto & Jack Patterson, producers; Wez Clarke & Jack Patterson, mixers
Track from: New Eyes
Label: Big Beat/Atlantic
10. Best Dance/Electronic AlbumSyro|
Aphex Twin
Label: Warp Records
Aphex Twin
Label: Warp Records
11. Best Contemporary Instrumental AlbumBass and Mandolin
Label: Nonesuch
Label: Nonesuch
12. Best Rock PerformanceLazaretto
Jack White
Track from: Lazaretto
Label: Third Man Records/Columbia Records
Jack White
Track from: Lazaretto
Label: Third Man Records/Columbia Records
13. Best Metal Performance
The Last In Line
Tenacious D
Track from: Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life
Label: Rhino
The Last In Line
Tenacious D
Track from: Ronnie James Dio – This Is Your Life
Label: Rhino
14. Best Rock Song
Ain’t It Fun
Track from: Paramore
Label: Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music Corp./But Father, I Just Want To Sing/FBR
Music And Hunterboro Music/WB Music Corp/Justin’s Polite Music
Ain’t It Fun
Track from: Paramore
Label: Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music Corp./But Father, I Just Want To Sing/FBR
Music And Hunterboro Music/WB Music Corp/Justin’s Polite Music
15. Best Rock Album
No winner yet
No winner yet
16. Best Alternative Music Album
St. Vincent
Label: Loma Vista Recordings / Republic
St. Vincent
Label: Loma Vista Recordings / Republic
17. Best R&B Performance
No winner yet
No winner yet
18. Best Traditional R&B PerformanceJesus Children
Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Track from: Black Radio 2
Label: Blue Note Records
Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Track from: Black Radio 2
Label: Blue Note Records
19. Best R&B SongDrunk In Love
Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z
Track from: Beyoncé
Label: Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. obo Itself and If You Need Me Don’t Leave Me/WB Music Corp./Oakland 13 Music/Carter Boys Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./The Order Music/VB Rising Music Publishing/ole/Jerome Harmon Publishing
Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z
Track from: Beyoncé
Label: Columbia Records; Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. obo Itself and If You Need Me Don’t Leave Me/WB Music Corp./Oakland 13 Music/Carter Boys Music/Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./The Order Music/VB Rising Music Publishing/ole/Jerome Harmon Publishing
20. Best Urban Contemporary AlbumGirl
Pharrell Williams
Label: Columbia Records
Pharrell Williams
Label: Columbia Records
21. Best R&B AlbumLove, Marriage & Divorce
Toni Braxton & Babyface
Label: Def Jam Recordings
Toni Braxton & Babyface
Label: Def Jam Recordings
22. Best Rap Performance
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Kendrick Lamar
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records
The Monster
Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP2
Label: Aftermath
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Kendrick Lamar
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records
The Monster
Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP2
Label: Aftermath
23. Best Rap/Sung CollaborationThe Monster
Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP2
Label: Aftermath
Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP2
Label: Aftermath
24. Best Rap Song
No winner yet
No winner yet
25. Best Rap AlbumThe Marshall Mathers LP2
Eminem
Label: Aftermath
Eminem
Label: Aftermath
26. Best Country Solo Performance
Something in the Water
Carrie Underwood
Label: Sony Nashville
Something in the Water
Carrie Underwood
Label: Sony Nashville
27. Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Gentle On My Mind
The Band Perry
Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack
Label: Big Machine Records
Gentle On My Mind
The Band Perry
Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack
Label: Big Machine Records
28. Best Country Song
I’m Not Gonna Miss You
Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack
Label: Big Machine Records
I’m Not Gonna Miss You
Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack
Label: Big Machine Records
29. Best Country Album
No winner yet
No winner yet
30. Best New Age AlbumWinds of Samsara
Winds Of Samsara
Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
Label: Listen 2 Africa
Winds Of Samsara
Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
Label: Listen 2 Africa
31. Best Improvised Jazz SoloFingerprints
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Trilogy (Chick Corea Trio)
Label: Concord Jazz
Chick Corea, soloist
Track from: Trilogy (Chick Corea Trio)
Label: Concord Jazz
32. Best Jazz Vocal Album
Beautiful Life
Dianne Reeves
Label: Concord Records
Beautiful Life
Dianne Reeves
Label: Concord Records
33. Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Trilogy
Chick Corea Trio
Label: Concord Jazz
Trilogy
Chick Corea Trio
Label: Concord Jazz
34. Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Life In The Bubble
Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Label: Telarc International
Life In The Bubble
Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Label: Telarc International
35. Best Latin Jazz Album
The Offense Of The Drum
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Label: Motema
The Offense Of The Drum
Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Label: Motema
36. Best Gospel Performance/Song
No Greater Love
Smokie Norful
No Greater Love
Smokie Norful
37. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Messengers
Lecrae Featuring For King & Country
Messengers
Lecrae Featuring For King & Country
38. Best Gospel Album
Help
Erica Campbell
Label: EOne/My Block
Help
Erica Campbell
Label: EOne/My Block
39. Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
For King & Country
Label: Fervent/Word/Curb
Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
For King & Country
Label: Fervent/Word/Curb
40. Best Roots Gospel Album
Shine For All The People
Mike Farris
Label: Compass Records
Shine For All The People
Mike Farris
Label: Compass Records
41. Best Latin Pop Album
Tangos
Rubén Blades
Label: Sunnyside Records
Tangos
Rubén Blades
Label: Sunnyside Records
42. Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
Multiviral
Calle 13
Label: Sony Music Latin
Multiviral
Calle 13
Label: Sony Music Latin
43. Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández
Label: Sony Music Latin
Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández
Vicente Fernández
Label: Sony Music Latin
44. Best Tropical Latin Album
Más + Corazón Profundo
Carlos Vives
Label: Sony Music Latin
Más + Corazón Profundo
Carlos Vives
Label: Sony Music Latin
45. Best American Roots Performance
A Feather’s Not A Bird
Rosanne Cash
Track from: The River & The Thread
Label: Blue Note Records
A Feather’s Not A Bird
Rosanne Cash
Track from: The River & The Thread
Label: Blue Note Records
46. Best American Roots Song
Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
Track from: The River & The Thread
Label: Blue Note Records; Publishers: Chelcait Music admin. by Measurable Music LLC, a Notable Music Co./Lev-A-Tunes
Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
Track from: The River & The Thread
Label: Blue Note Records; Publishers: Chelcait Music admin. by Measurable Music LLC, a Notable Music Co./Lev-A-Tunes
47. Best Americana Album
The River & The Thread
Rosanne Cash
Label: Blue Note Records
The River & The Thread
Rosanne Cash
Label: Blue Note Records
48. Best Bluegrass Album
The Earls Of Leicester
The Earls Of Leicester
Label: Rounder
The Earls Of Leicester
The Earls Of Leicester
Label: Rounder
49. Best Blues Album
Step Back
Johnny Winter
Label: Megaforce Records
Step Back
Johnny Winter
Label: Megaforce Records
50. Best Folk Album
Remedy
Old Crow Medicine Show
Label: ATO Records
Remedy
Old Crow Medicine Show
Label: ATO Records
51. Best Regional Roots Music Album
The Legacy
Jo-El Sonnier
Label: Takau Records
The Legacy
Jo-El Sonnier
Label: Takau Records
52. Best Reggae Album
Fly Rasta
Ziggy Marley
Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide
Fly Rasta
Ziggy Marley
Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide
53. Best World Music Album
Eve
Angelique Kidjo
Label: 429 Records
Eve
Angelique Kidjo
Label: 429 Records
54. Best Children’s Album
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)
Neela Vaswani
Label: Hachette Audio
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)
Neela Vaswani
Label: Hachette Audio
55. Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)
Diary Of A Mad Diva
Joan Rivers
Label: Penguin Audio
Diary Of A Mad Diva
Joan Rivers
Label: Penguin Audio
56. Best Comedy AlbumMandatory Fun
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Label: RCA Records
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Label: RCA Records
57. Best Musical Theater Album
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Label: Ghostlight/Razor & Tie
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
Label: Ghostlight/Razor & Tie
58. Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Frozen
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Tom MacDougall & Chris Montan, compilation producers
Label: Walt Disney Records
Frozen
Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Tom MacDougall & Chris Montan, compilation producers
Label: Walt Disney Records
59. Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre Desplat, composer
Label: Abkco Music & Records
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Alexandre Desplat, composer
Label: Abkco Music & Records
60. Best Song Written for Visual Media
Let It Go
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)
Track from: Frozen
Label: Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Wonderland Music Company, Inc.
Let It Go
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)
Track from: Frozen
Label: Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Wonderland Music Company, Inc.
61. Best Instrumental Composition
The Book Thief
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: The Book Thief Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Sony Classical, Fox Music; Publisher: Fox Film Music Corp.
The Book Thief
John Williams, composer (John Williams)
Track from: The Book Thief Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Sony Classical, Fox Music; Publisher: Fox Film Music Corp.
62. Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella
Daft Punk
Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
Track from: PTX, Vol. 2
Label: RCA Records
Daft Punk
Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
Track from: PTX, Vol. 2
Label: RCA Records
63. Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
New York Tendaberry
Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
Track from: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Label: Masterworks
New York Tendaberry
Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
Track from: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
Label: Masterworks
64. Best Recording Package
Lightning Bolt
Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)
Label: Republic Records
Lightning Bolt
Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)
Label: Republic Records
65. Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
Label: Third Man Records/ Revenant Records
The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
Label: Third Man Records/ Revenant Records
66. Best Album Notes
Offering: Live At Temple University
Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
Label: Resonance/Impulse]
Offering: Live At Temple University
Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
Label: Resonance/Impulse]
67. Best Historical Album
The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
Label: Omnivore Recordings
The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
Label: Omnivore Recordings
68. Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Morning Phase
Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck)
Label: Capitol Records
Morning Phase
Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck)
Label: Capitol Records
69. Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Max Martin
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) (S)
Break Free (Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd) (S)
Dark Horse (Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J) (S)
Problem (Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea) (S)
Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) (S)
Unconditionally (Katy Perry) (S)
Max Martin
Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) (S)
Break Free (Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd) (S)
Dark Horse (Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J) (S)
Problem (Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea) (S)
Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) (S)
Unconditionally (Katy Perry) (S)
70. Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
All Of Me (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix)
Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
Label: Columbia Records
All Of Me (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix)
Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
Label: Columbia Records
71. Best Surround Sound Album
Beyoncé
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer;Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
Label: Columbia Records
Beyoncé
Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer;Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
Label: Columbia Records
72. Best Engineered Album, Classical
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
Label: ASO Media
Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
Label: ASO Media
73. Producer of the Year, Classical
Judith Sherman
Beethoven: Cello & Piano Complete (Fischer Duo)
Brahms By Heart (Chiara String Quartet)
Composing America (Lark Quartet)
Divergence (Plattform K + K Vienna)
The Good Song (Thomas Meglioranza)
Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets (Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet)
Snapshot (American Brass Quintet)
Two X Four (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
Wagner Without Words (Ll_r Williams)
Judith Sherman
Beethoven: Cello & Piano Complete (Fischer Duo)
Brahms By Heart (Chiara String Quartet)
Composing America (Lark Quartet)
Divergence (Plattform K + K Vienna)
The Good Song (Thomas Meglioranza)
Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets (Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet)
Snapshot (American Brass Quintet)
Two X Four (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
Wagner Without Words (Ll_r Williams)
74. Best Orchestral Performance
Adams, John: City Noir
David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)
Label: Nonesuch
Adams, John: City Noir
David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)
Label: Nonesuch
75. Best Opera Recording
Charpentier: La Descente D’Orphée Aux Enfers
Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
Label: CPO
Charpentier: La Descente D’Orphée Aux Enfers
Paul O’Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
Label: CPO
76. Best Choral Performance
The Sacred Spirit Of Russia
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
The Sacred Spirit Of Russia
Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
77. Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble PerformanceIn 27 Pieces – The Hilary Hahn Encores
Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
78. Best Classical Instrumental SoloPlay
Jason Vieaux
Label: Azica Records
Jason Vieaux
Label: Azica Records
79. Best Classical Solo Vocal AlbumDouce France
Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit)
Label: Naïve
Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit)
Label: Naïve
80. Best Classical CompendiumPartch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
Partch; John Schneider, producer
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
Partch; John Schneider, producer
Label: Bridge Records, Inc.
81. Best Contemporary Classical Composition
Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Label: Cantaloupe Music
Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Label: Cantaloupe Music
82. Best Music Video
Happy
Pharrell WilliamsWe Are From LA, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Solal Micenmacher, Jett Steiger, video producers
Label: Columbia Records
Happy
Pharrell WilliamsWe Are From LA, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Solal Micenmacher, Jett Steiger, video producers
Label: Columbia Records
83. Best Music Film
20 Feet From Stardom
Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
Morgan Neville, video director; Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers, video producers
Label: Anchor Bay
20 Feet From Stardom
Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
Morgan Neville, video director; Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers, video producers
Label: Anchor Bay
Preview
The Grammy Awards are all about the performances.
Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney will team up to sing their new acoustic tune “FourFiveSeconds” live for the first time. Madonna takes the stage, likely with “Living for Love,” her latest single that just debuted on Snapchat. Super Bowl halftime performer Katy Perry will sing post-divorce anthem “By the Grace of God,” acc0mpanied by a domestic abuse survivorwho will perform a “written-word piece.” And Beyoncé will introduce John Legend and Common’s performance of “Glory” (from the “Selma” soundtrack) with “Take My Hand Precious Lord.” (See the full list of performers.)
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As for the actual awards: R&B superstar Beyoncé, British pop sensation Sam Smith and singer/producer Pharrell Williams are tied with six nominations each; Iggy Azalea, Sia Jay Z, Miranda Lambert, Jack White and Eric Church are close behind, tied with four.
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