The Grammys are here! The prestigious awards ceremony concluded last night, and not everything went how fans were hoping, but that's to be expected with the Grammys. The Grammy for Best Dance / Electronic Album went to Kraftwerk - other nominees for this award included new albums from ODESZA, Bonobo, Mura Masa, Sylvan Esso and more. With so many categories, we decided to highlight the ones we're most excited about below.
Kendrick was nominated for seven awards while Jay-Z is up for eight, Childish Gambino with five, ODESZA with three, SZA with five and other TSIS favorites we've been excited to see in contention. See the full list of winners below, dominated by Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars. Be sure to check out performances from Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino as well as they really blew us away. Enjoy!
Record of the Year:
"Redbone" — Childish Gambino
"Despacito" — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
"The Story Of O.J." — Jay-Z
"HUMBLE." — Kendrick Lamar
"24K Magic" — Bruno Mars - Winner
Album of the Year:
"Awaken, My Love!" — Childish Gambino
4:44 — Jay-Z
DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar
Melodrama — Lorde
24K Magic — Bruno Mars - Winner
Best Dance/Electronic Album:
Migration — Bonobo
3-D The Catalogue — Kraftwerk - Winner
Mura Masa — Mura Masa
A Moment Apart — Odesza
What Now — Sylvan Esso
Best Dance Recording:
"Bambro Koyo Ganda" — Bonobo Featuring Innov Gnawa
"Cola" — Camelphat & Elderbrook
"Andromeda" — Gorillaz Featuring DRAM
"Tonite" — LCD Soundsystem - Winner
"Line Of Sight" — Odesza Featuring WYNNE & Mansionair
Producer Of the Year, Non-Classical:
Calvin Harris
Greg Kurstin - Winner
Blake Mills
No I.D.
The Stereotypes
Best Remixed Recording:
"Can’t Let You Go (Louie Vega Roots Mix)" — Louie Vega, remixer (Loleatta Holloway)
"Funk O’ De Funk (SMLE Remix)" — SMLE, remixers (Bobby Rush)
"Undercover (Adventure Club Remix)" — Leighton James & Christian Srigley, remixers (Kehlani)
"A Violent Noise (Four Tet Remix)" — Four Tet, remixer (The xx)
"You Move (Latroit Remix)" — Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode) - Winner
Song of the Year:
"Despacito" — Ramón Ayala, Justin Bieber, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton, songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber)
"4:44" — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)
"Issues" — Benny Blanco, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels)
"1-800-273-8255" — Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury & Khalid Robinson, songwriters (Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)
"That’s What I Like" — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) - Winner
Best Rap Album:
4:44 — Jay-Z
DAMN. — Kendrick Lamar - Winner
Culture — Migos
Laila’s Wisdom — Rapsody
Flower Boy — Tyler, The Creator
Best Rap Performance:
"Bounce Back" — Big Sean
"Bodak Yellow" — Cardi B
"4:44" — Jay-Z
"HUMBLE." — Kendrick Lamar - Winner
"Bad And Boujee" — Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
Best Rap/Sung Performance:
"PRBLMS" — 6LACK
"Crew" — Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
"Family Feud" — Jay-Z Featuring Beyoncé
"LOYALTY." — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna - Winner
"Love Galore" — SZA Featuring Travis Scott
Best Rap Song:
"Bodak Yellow" — Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe, Washpoppin & J White, songwriters (Cardi B)
"Chase Me" — Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer,
songwriters (Danger Mouse Featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi)
"HUMBLE." — Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) - Winner
"Sassy" — Gabouer & M. Evans, songwriters (Rapsody)
"The Story Of O.J." — Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)
Best New Artist:
Alessia Cara - Winner
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance:
"Something Just Like This" — The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
"Despacito" — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
"Thunder" — Imagine Dragons
"Feel It Still" — Portugal. The Man - Winner
"Stay" — Zedd & Alessia Cara
Best R&B Performance:
"Get You" — Daniel Caesar Featuring Kali Uchis
"Distraction" — Kehlani
"High" — Ledisi
"That’s What I Like" — Bruno Mars - Winner
"The Weekend" — SZA
Best Traditional R&B Performance:
"Laugh And Move On" — The Baylor Project
"Redbone" — Childish Gambino - Winner
"What I’m Feelin'" — Anthony Hamilton Featuring The Hamiltones|
"All The Way" — Ledisi
"Still" — Mali Music
Best R&B Song:
"First Began" — PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton)
"Location" — Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid)
"Redbone" — Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino)
"Supermodel" — Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Solana Rowe & Pharrell Williams, songwriters (SZA)
"That’s What I Like" — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) - Winner
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Free 6LACK — 6LACK
"Awaken, My Love!" — Childish Gambino
American Teen — Khalid
Ctrl — SZA
Starboy — The Weeknd - Winner
Best R&B Album:
Freudian — Daniel Caesar
Let Love Rule — Ledisi
24K Magic — Bruno Mars - Winner
Gumbo — PJ Morton
Feel the Real –Musiq Soulchild
Best Music Video:
"Up All Night" — Beck
"Makeba" — Jain
"The Story Of O.J." — Jay-Z
"Humble." — Kendrick Lamar - Winner
"1-800-273-8255" — Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid
Best Music Film:
One More Time With Feeling — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Long Strange Trip — (The Grateful Dead)
The Defiant Ones — (Various Artists) - Winner
Soundbreaking — (Various Artists)
Two Trains Runnin' — (Various Artists)
Best Comedy Album:
The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas — Dave Chappelle - Winner
Cinco — Jim Gaffigan
Jerry Before Seinfeld — Jerry Seinfeld
A Speck Of Dust — Sarah Silverman
What Now? — Kevin Hart
Best Alternative Music Album:
Everything Now — Arcade Fire
Humanz — Gorillaz
American Dream — LCD Soundsystem
Pure Comedy — Father John Misty
Sleep Well Beast — The National - Winner