2016 Grammy Award Winners

Winners were unveiled on February 16, 2016
The Staples Center in Los Angeles served as the host venue, a frequent location for the Grammys
LL Cool J was the master of ceremonies, marking his fifth consecutive year as host
Music released between October 1, 2014, and September 30, 2015, was up for consideration
Noteworthy Moments: Taylor Swift’s 1989 won Album of the Year; Kendrick Lamar took home five awards, including Best Rap Album for To Pimp a Butterfly; Meghan Trainor was named Best New Artist
Trivia:
1. Kendrick Lamar’s performance was highly political, focusing on issues like racial inequality, which resonated with many viewers
2. Taylor Swift became the first woman to win Album of the Year twice for her own albums, previously winning for Fearless
3. Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and his cast performed the opening number via satellite from New York, and also won Best Musical Theater Album
4. Lady Gaga performed a David Bowie tribute, covering a medley of his songs to honor the late artist
5. A tribute to late Motorhead frontman Lemmy Kilmister was performed by The Hollywood Vampires, featuring Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper, and Joe Perry

Record of the Year:
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars

Album of the Year:
1989 – Taylor Swift

Song of the Year:
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran

Best New Artist:
Meghan Trainor

Best Musical Theater Album:
Hamilton

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

Best Pop Solo Performance:
Thinking Out Loud -Ed Sheeran

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
The Songs of Jerome Kern – Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap

Best Rap Album:
To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap Song:
Alright – Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap Performance:
Alright – Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration:
These Walls – Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

Best Alternative Music Album:
Sound & Color -Alabama Shakes

Best Rock Performance:
Don’t Wanna Fight – Alabama Shakes

Best Rock Album:
Drones – Muse

Best Rock Song:
Don’t Wanna Fight – Alabama Shakes

Best R&B Album:
Black Messiah – D’Angelo and the Vanguard

Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd

Best R&B Performance:
Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey) – The Weeknd

Best R&B Song:
Really Love – D’Angelo and The Vanguard

Best Traditional R&B Performance:
Little Ghetto Boy – Lalah Hathaway

Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü – Skrillex and Diplo

Best Dance Recording:
Where Are Ü Now – Skrillex and Diplo With Justin Bieber

Best Music Video:
Bad Blood – Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar

Best Country Album:
Traveler – Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
Girl Crush – Little Big Town

Best Country Song:
Girl Crush – Little Big Town

Best Music Film:
Amy – Amy Winehouse

Best Rap/Song Collaboration:
Glory – Common & John Legend

Best Pop Vocal Album:
1989 – Taylor Swift

Best Country Solo Performance:
Traveler – Chris Stapleton

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album:
This Is Not a Test – Tobymac

Best Roots Gospel Album:
Still Rockin’ My Soul – The Fairfield Four

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album:
Dale – Pitbull

Best Latin Pop Album:
A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) – Ricky Martin

Best Comedy Album:
Live at Madison Square Garden – Louis C.K.

Best Spoken Word Album:
A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety – Jimmy Carter

Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:
Birdman

Best Gospel Album:
Covered: Alive Is Asia [Live] (Deluxe) – Israel & Newbreed

Best Gospel Performance/Song:
Wanna Be Happy? – Kirk Franklin

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song:
Holy Spirit – Francesca Battistelli

Best Contemporary Classical Composition:
Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances – Stephen Paulus

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album:
Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall – Joyce DiDonato and Antonio Pappano

Best Classical Instrumental Solo:
Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes- Augustin Hadelich

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance:
Filament – Eighth Blackbird

Best Choral Performance:
Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil- Charles Bruffy

Best Opera Recording:
Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade – Saito Kinen Orchestra; SKF Matsumoto Chorus & SKF Matsumoto Children’s Chorus

Producer of the Year, Classical:
Judith Sherman

Best Regional Roots Music Album:
Go Go Juice – Jon Cleary

Best Folk Album:
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn – Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn

Best Blues Album:
Born to Play Guitar – Buddy Guy

Best Bluegrass Album:
The Muscle Shoals Recordings – The Steeldrivers

Best Americana Album:
Something More Than Free – Jason Isbell

Best American Roots Song:
24 Frames – Jason Isbell

Best American Roots Performance:
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean – Mavis Staples

Best Tropical Latin Album:
Son De Panamá – Rubén Blades With Roberto Delgado & Orchestra

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano):
Realidades – Deluxe Edition – Los Tigres Del Norte

Best Children’s Album:
Home – Tim Kubart

Best World Album:
Sings – Angélique Kidjo

Best Reggae Album:
Strictly Roots – Morgan Heritage

Best Latin Jazz Album:
Made in Brazil – Eliane Elias

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album:
The Thompson Fields – Maria Schneider

Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Past Present – John Scofield

Best Jazz Vocal Album:
For One To Love – Cécile McLorin Salvant

Best Surround Sound Album:
Amused To Death – James Guthrie and Joel Plante

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical:
Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix) – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical:
Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes

Best Historical Album:
The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 – Various artists

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package:
The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32) – Various Artists

Best Album Notes:
Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced – Joni Mitchell

Best Recording Package:
Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys – Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves (Asleep at the Wheel)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals:
Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime) – Maria Schneider

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella:
Olusola; “Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy – Avi Kaplin, Kirstin Taylor, Kevin K.O.

Best Instrumental Composition:
The Afro Latin Jazz Suite – Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

MusiCares Person of the Year:
Lionel Richie