| Grammy Award Winners Winners Announced: February 16, 2016 Held at: Staples Center, Los Angeles Host: LL Cool J Eligibility Year: October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015 |
| 2016 Grammy Winners 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 |
