58th Grammys Rolling Jukebox: Taylor Swift Wins Album of the Year
Taylor Swift becomes the first woman to win ‘Album of the Year’ twice at the Grammys! A lot more highlights here.
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The Winners:
Album of the Year: Taylor Swift, 1989
Record of the Year: Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Song of the Year: Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge for Thinking Out Loud
Best Country Album: Chris Stapleton for Traveller
Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar for To Pimp a Butterfly
Best Musical Theatre Album: Hamilton
Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song: Alabama Shakes
Album of the Year: Taylor Swift, 1989
She’s the first woman to have won ‘Album of the Year’ at the Grammys twice! Give it away for Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swift’s message to young women out there:
And that was Taylor Swift dissing Kanye West for the song Famous in his seventh album, the lyrics of which go like this- “For all my Southside n----s who will know me best / I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why, I made that bitch famous / God damn / I made that bitch famous.”
Our favourite performance of the night was when Sofia Vergara and Pitbull took to the stage. What a night!
Pitbull performed at Vergara’s recent wedding and now the rocking duo set the stage on fire with this super latin act!
Record of the Year: Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Oh this one just HAD to win!
Meet 12 year old Joey Alexander, double Grammy nominee!
He’s taking the jazz world by storm. Joey may now be a protégé of Wynton Marsalis, he hails not from a renowned hotbed of jazz but from Bali, Indonesia. Just six years ago he taught himself to play the piano listening to his father’s collection of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk albums.
At his New York debut, Joey chose to play Round Midnight, a song renowned as one of the toughest in jazz. By the time he finished, the orchestra and audience were on their feet for a standing ovation.
Justin Beiber enthrals!
This kid has come such a long way.
The third time’s the charm for Justin Beiber, apparently -- the pop superstar just won his first Grammy after three nominations for Where Are Ü Now, his 2015 single with Skrillex and Diplo. The song won the best dance recording category, beating out tracks by Flying Lotus, The Chemical Brothers, Galantis and Above & Beyond.
Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Performance, Best Rock Song: Alabama Shakes
The Alabama Shakes won three Grammys today: Best Alternative Music Album for Sound & Color and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for Don’t Wanna Fight.
The Shakes added another accolade at the ceremony tonight, with its win for Best Rock Performance. The group is nominated in one final category, vying for Album of the Year for Sound & Color.
Remembering the greats BB King and Ruth Brown
You’ll go gaga over Lady Gaga’s mind blowing performance at the 58th Grammy Awards. Spectacular!
Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Sam Smith gives passes on his Best New Artist crown to Meghan Trainor.
And here’s why she’s so damn deserving, ‘cz it’s all about that bass!
Adele Performs the emotional ballad All I Ask. Standing ovation et all!
Songtress Adele performed her dramatic ballad “All I Ask” at the Grammys on Monday night.
Backed by a pianist, the chart-topping singer was illuminated by a beam light as she belted the notes of the emotional song in a red embellished gown. Bruno Mars, who co-wrote the song, introduced her to the stage.
All I Ask is a track off of her third studio album 25, which made a historic debut at No.1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release on Nov. 20, 2015. Hello and When We Were Young are previous singles released from the album.
Update: Rihanna Cancels Last Minute :(
Rihanna is not going to be able to make it to the 58th Grammys.
But she’s got a valid reason. The singer has been struggling with bronchitis and is on meds. We’re told a doctor on site recommended that she pull the plug on the performance because it could permanently damage her vocal cords.
She was planning to have us swooning to Kiss It Better.
We’re heartbroken :(
Jackson Browne, Eagles Members Pay Tribute to Glenn Frey With Take It Easy at the 2016 Grammys
Glen Frey, a founding member of the Eagles, died on January 18th at the age of 67, and at the Grammy Awards this year, former band members Don Henley and Joe Walsh performed Frey’s iconic Take It Easy alongside Jackson Browne.
The Eagles won six Grammy Awards in the band’s decades-long career, with the latest coming in 2009.
The 58th Grammys pay tribute to the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
With Michael Jackson‘s Off the Wall getting the reissue treatment this year, Miguel took the stage at the 2016 Grammys to perform She’s Out of My Life, a classic ballad that peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Best Musical Theatre Album: Hamilton
Coming up...
Don’t you still have goosebumps from John Legend’s tribute to Lionel Richie?
Demi Lovato, Meghan Trainor, Luke Bryan & Tyrese were super awesome too!
We’re still not over the awesome Ellie Goulding and Andra Day’s rendition of Love Me Like You Do. How great was this!
A pair of fast-rising female vocalists took the stage for the second star-studded duet of the 2016 Grammys. Ellie Goulding and Andra Dey wowed the Grammy’s crowd with a mashup of two of their most well-known songs. The spotlight hit Day first, who opened with her 2015 song Rise Up. Moments later, the camera panned to Goulding, who offered a bit of her Fifty Shades of Grey anthem, Love Me Like You Do.
Newcomers Tori Kelly and James Bay rock the stage together and it’s sublime.
Song of the Year: Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge for Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran celebrates backstage after his big win with Stevie Wonder!
Best Country Album: Chris Stapleton for Traveller
Lionel Richie takes the stage and IT IS GOOD!
He’s doing this classic number for all his fans.
Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar for To Pimp a Butterfly
Now that’s what we call a smashing start. Grammy host LL Cool J takes us down memory lane :)
Taylor Swift on stage people! Woooohooo!
And as always, she’s up for a big win tonight!
The award madness is on! Here goes. Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap win the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern.
We are right in the middle of awards season, and music’s most epic night (day) is upon us. Are you ready for the 58th Grammy awards? Well first, there’s the red carpet.
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