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Sunday, February 8, 2015

2015 Grammy Awards Sunday Feb 08,2015

 
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 8, 2015, at the Staples Center,Los Angeles,California,USA

Rapper LL Cool J hosted the show for the 4th consecutive time

Beyonce Knowles creates history

Beyonce Knowles won Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for Drunk in Love, and Best Surround Sound Album for On The Run Tour: Beyonce & Jay-Z. Her total Grammy haul is now 20, just ahead of Aretha Franklin's 17 wins and behind Alison Krauss' 27.


Two Indians win  2015 Grammy Awards

India-based Ricky Kej’s collaborated album Winds Of Samsara won the Best New Age Album trophy at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards
Ricky Kej teamed up with South African musician Wouter Kellerman for the album, which symbolises peace and harmony.

Ricky Kej (L) and Wouter Kellerman of Winds of Samsara pose with their trophy that they won in the new age album category at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. 

Ricky Kej (L) and Wouter Kellerman of Winds of Samsara pose with their trophy that they won in the new age album category at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Another Indian artist to make it big at the awards this year was Neela Vaswani. She won the trophy in the Best Children’s Album category for I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai). Vaswani narrated the audio version of the book.
Neela Vaswani poses with the award for best children's album for

Nominees and Winners List

Album of the Year: Beck - Morning Phase


Beck, Morning Phase
Beyonce, Beyonce
Ed Sheeran, x
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
Pharrell Williams, Girl

Song of the Year: Sam Smith, “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)”


“Chandelier,” Sia
“All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
“Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
“Take Me to Church,” Hozier

Best New Artist: Sam Smith


Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith

Record of the Year: Sam Smith, “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)”


“Fancy,” Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
“Chandelier,” Sia
“Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor

Best Rap Album: Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2


Iggy Azalea - The New Classic
Childish Gambino - Because The Internet
Common - Nobody’s Smiling
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2
Schoolboy Q - Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa - Blacc Hollywood

Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar, “i”


“Anaconda,” Nicki Minaj
“Bound 2,” Kanye West & Charlie Wilson
“i,” Kendrick Lamar
“We Dem Boyz,” Wiz Khalifa
“0 to 100/The Catch Up,” Drake

Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar - “i”


“3005,” Childish Gambino
“0 to 100/The Catch Up,” Drake
“Rap God,” Eminem
“i,” Kendrick Lamar
“All I Need Is You,” Lecrae

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Eminem ft. Rihanna, “The Monster”


“Blak Majik,” Common ft. Jhené Aiko
“The Monster,” Eminem ft. Rihanna
“Tuesday,” I Love Makonnen ft. Drake
“Studio,” ScHoolboy Q ft. BJ The Chicago Kid
“Bound 2,” Kanye West & Charlie Wilson

Best Pop Vocal Album: Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour


Coldplay - Ghost Stories
Miley Cyrus - Bangerz
Ariana Grande - My Everything
Katy Perry - Prism
Ed Sheeran - x
Sam Smith - In the Lonely Hour

Best Pop Solo Performance: Pharrell Williams - “Happy”

All of Me,” John Legend
Chandelier,” Sia
Stay With Me,” Sam Smith
Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
“Happy,” Pharrell Williams

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera, “Say Something”


“Fancy,” Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
“A Sky Full of Stars,” Coldplay
“Say Something,” A Great Big World feat. Christina Aguilera
“Bang Bang,” Ariana Grande, Jessie J & Nicki Minaj
“Dark Horse,” Katy Perry feat. Juicy J

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett - Cheek to Cheek


Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett - Cheek to Cheek
Johnny Mathis - Sending You a Little Christmas
Annie Lennox - Nostalgia
Barbra Streisand - Partners
Barry Manilow - Night Songs

Best Country Solo Performance: Carrie Underwood, “Something In the Water”


Eric Church, “Give Me Me Back My Hometown”
Hunter Hayes, “Invisible”
Miranda Lambert, “Automatic”
Carrie Underwood, “Something In the Water”
Keith Urban, “Cop Car”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: The Band Perry, “Gentle On My Mind”


The Band Perry, “Gentle On My Mind”
Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood, “Somethin’ Bad”
Little Big Town, “Day Drinking”
Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill, “Meanwhile Back At Mama’s”
Keith Urban feat. Eric Church, “Raise ‘Em Up”

Best Country Song: Glen Campbell, “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”


“American Kids,” Kenny Chesney
“Automatic,” Miranda Lambert
“Give Me Back My Hometown,” Eric Church
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell
“Meanwhile Back at Mama’s,” Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill

eanwhile Back at Mama’s,” Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill

Best Country Album: Miranda Lambert - Platinum

Dierks Bentley - Riser
Eric Church - The Outsiders
Lee Ann Womack - The Way I’m Livin’
Brandy Clark - 12 Stories

Miranda Lambert - Platinum

Best Rock Album: Beck - Morning Phase


Ryan Adams - Ryan Adams
Beck - Morning Phase
The Black Keys - Turn Blue
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye
U2 - Songs of Innocence

Best Rock Song: Paramore, “Ain’t It Fun”


“Ain’t It Fun,” Paramore
“Blue Moon,” Beck
“Fever,” The Black Keys
“Gimme Something Good,” Ryan Adams
“Lazaretto,” Jack White


Best Rock Performance: Jack White - “Lazaretto”


“Gimme Something Good,” Ryan Adams
“Do I Wanna Know?”, Arctic Monkeys
“Blue Moon,” Beck
“Fever,” The Black Keys
“Lazaretto,” Jack White

Best Urban Contemporary Album: Pharrell Williams - G I R L


Jhene Aiko - Sail Out
Beyonce - Beyonce
Chris Brown - X
Mali Music - Mali Is
Pharrell Williams - G I R L

Best R&B Performance: Beyoncé ft. Jay Z, “Drunk In Love”


“Drunk In Love,” Beyoncé ft. Jay Z
“New Flame,” Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross
“It’s Your World,” Jennifer Hudson ft. R. Kelly
“Like This,” Ledisi
“Good Kisser,” Usher

Best R&B Song: Beyonce ft. Jay Z, “Drunk In Love”


“Drunk In Love,” Beyonce ft. Jay Z
“Good Kisser,” Usher
“New Flame,” Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross
“Options (Wolfjames Version),” Luke James ft. Rick Ross
“The Worst,” Jhené Aiko

Best R&B Album: Toni Braxton & Babyface - Love, Marriage & Divorce


Bernhoft - Islander
Aloe Blacc - Lift Your Spirit
Toni Braxton & Babyface - Love, Marriage & Divorce
Robert Glasper Experiment - Black Radio 2
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Give The People What They Want

Best Dance Recording: Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne, “Rather Be”


“Never Say Never,” Basement Jaxx
“Rather Be,” Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne
“F for You,” Disclosure ft. Mary J. Blige
“I Got U,” Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones
“Faded,” Zhu


Best Dance/Electronic Album: Aphex Twin - Syro


Aphex Twin - Syro
Deadmau5 - While (1<2)
Little Dragon - Nabuma Rubberband
Röyksopp & Robyn - Do It Again
Mat Zo - Damage Control

Best Alternative Music Album: St. Vincent - St. Vincent


alt-J - This Is All Yours
Arcade Fire - Reflektor
Cage the Elephant - Melophobia
St. Vincent - St. Vincent
Jack White - Lazaretto

Best Latin Pop Album: Ruben Blades - Tangos


Ruben Blades - Tangos
Camila - Elypse
Lila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad Pastorutti - Raiz
Juanes - Loco de Amor
Marco Antonio Solis - Gracias Por Estar Aqui

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: Frozen


American Hustle
Guardians of the Galaxy
Frozen
Get On Up: The James Brown Story
The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Song Written For Visual Media: Idina Menzel, “Let It Go”


“Everything Is Awesome!!!”
Joshua Bartholomew, Lisa Harriton, Shawn Patterson, Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone, songwriters (Tegan And Sara Featuring The Lonely Island)
Track from: The Lego Movie
“I See Fire”
Ed Sheeran, songwriter (Ed Sheeran)
Track from: The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You”
Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me
“Let It Go”
Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)
Track from: Frozen

“The Moon Song”
Spike Jonze & Karen O, songwriters (Scarlett Johansson & Joaquin Phoenix)
Track from: Her


Best Music Video: Pharrell Williams, “Happy”


“We Exist,” Arcade Fire
“Turn Down for What,” DJ Snake & Lil Jon
“Chandelier,” Sia
“Happy,” Pharrell Williams
“The Golden Age,” Woodkid ft. Max Richter

Best Music Film: 20 Feet From Stardom


Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour, Beyoncé & Jay Z
Ghost Stories, Coldplay
20 Feet From Stardom, Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
Metallica: Through The Never, Metallica
The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne, Pink

Best Gospel Album: Erica Campbell - Help


Erica Campbell - Help
Ricky Dillard & New G - Amazing
William McDowell - Withholding Nothing: Live
Smokie Norful - Forever Yours
Anita Wilson - Vintage Worship

Best Metal Performance: Tenacious D, “The Last In Line”


“Neon Knights,” Anthrax
“High Road,” Mastodon
“Heartbreaker,” Motörhead
“The Negative One,” Slipknot
“The Last In Line,” Tenacious D


Best Comedy Album: “Weird Al” Yankovic - Mandatory Fun


“Weird Al” Yankovic - Mandatory Fun
Jim Gaffigan - Obsessed
Louis C.K. - Oh My God
Patton Oswalt - Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time
Sarah Silverman - We Are Miracles

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classial: Max Martin


Max Martin
Paul Epworth
John Hill
Jay Joyce
Geg Kurstin

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