Grammy Awards 2016 - Nominees and winners
Nominees (and winners, once announced) in key categories of the 2016 Grammy Awards:
Record of the Year
WINNER: UPTOWN FUNK - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
REALLY LOVE - D'Angelo And The Vanguard
THINKING OUT LOUD - Ed Sheeran
BLANK SPACE - Taylor Swift
CAN'T FEEL MY FACE - The Weeknd
Album of the Year
WINNER: 1989 - Taylor Swift
SOUND & COLOR - Alabama Shakes
TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY - Kendrick Lamar
TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton
BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS - The Weeknd
Song of the Year
WINNER: THINKING OUT LOUD - Ed Sheeran & Amy Wadge, songwriters (Ed Sheeran)
ALRIGHT - Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Anthony Spears & Pharrell Williams, songwriters; Kendrick Lamar, artist.
BLANK SPACE - Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift, songwriters; Taylor Swift, artist.
GIRL CRUSH - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters; Little Big Town, artist.
SEE YOU AGAIN - Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth & Cameron Thomaz, songwriters (Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth)
Best New Artist
WINNER: MEGHAN TRAINOR
COURTNEY BARNETT
JAMES BAY
SAM HUNT
TORI KELLY
Best Pop Solo Performance
WINNER: THINKING OUT LOUD - Ed Sheeran
HEARTBEAT SONG - Kelly Clarkson
LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO - Ellie Goulding
BLANK SPACE - Taylor Swift
CAN'T FEEL MY FACE - The Weeknd
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
WINNER: UPTOWN FUNK - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
SHIP TO WRECK - Florence + The Machine
SUGAR - Maroon 5
BAD BLOOD - Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
SEE YOU AGAIN - Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
WINNER: THE SILVER LINING: THE SONGS OF JEROME KERN - Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
SHADOWS IN THE NIGHT - Bob Dylan
STAGES - Josh Groban
NO ONE EVER TELLS YOU - Seth MacFarlane
MY DREAM DUETS - Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)
Best Pop Vocal Album
WINNER: 1989 - Taylor Swift
PIECE BY PIECE - Kelly Clarkson
HOW BIG, HOW BLUE, HOW BEAUTIFUL - Florence + The Machine
UPTOWN SPECIAL - Mark Ronson
BEFORE THIS WORLD - James Taylor
Best Dance Recording
WINNER: WHERE ARE Ü NOW - Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber
WE'RE ALL WE NEED - Above & Beyond Featuring Zoë Johnston
GO - The Chemical Brothers Featuring Q-Tip
NEVER CATCH ME - Flying Lotus Featuring Kendrick Lamar
RUNAWAY (U & I) - Galantis
Best Dance/Electronic Album
WINNER: SKRILLEX AND DIPLO PRESENT JACK Ü - Skrillex And Diplo
OUR LOVE - Caribou
BORN IN THE ECHOES - The Chemical Brothers
CARACAL - Disclosure
IN COLOUR - Jamie XX
Best Rock Performance
WINNER: DON'T WANNA FIGHT - Alabama Shakes
WHAT KIND OF MAN - Florence + The Machine
SOMETHING FROM NOTHING - Foo Fighters
EX'S & OH'S - Elle King
MOANING LISA SMILE - Wolf Alice
Best Rock Song
WINNER: DON'T WANNA FIGHT - Alabama Shakes, songwriters and artist.
EX'S & OH'S - Dave Bassett & Elle King, songwriters; Elle King, artist.
HOLD BACK THE RIVER - Iain Archer & James Bay, songwriters; James Bay, artist.
LYDIA - Richard Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters; Highly Suspect, artist.
WHAT KIND OF MAN - John Hill, Tom Hull & Florence Welch, songwriters; Florence + The Machine, artist.
Best Rock Album
WINNER: DRONES - Muse
CHAOS AND THE CALM - James Bay
KINTSUGI - Death Cab For Cutie
MISTER ASYLUM - Highly Suspect
THE GRAY CHAPTER - Slipknot
Best Alternative Music Album
WINNER: SOUND & COLOR - Alabama Shakes
VULNICURA - Björk
THE WATERFALL - My Morning Jacket
CURRENTS - Tame Impala
STAR WARS - Wilco
Best R&B Performance
WINNER: EARNED IT (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY) - The Weeknd
IF I DON'T HAVE YOU - Tamar Braxton
RISE UP - Andra Day
BREATHING UNDERWATER - Hiatus Kaiyote
PLANES - Jeremih Featuring J. Cole
Best Traditional R&B Performance
WINNER: LITTLE GHETTO BOY - Lalah Hathaway
HE IS - Faith Evans
LET IT BURN - Jazmine Sullivan
SHAME - Tyrese
MY FAVORITE PART OF YOU - Charlie Wilson
Best Urban Contemporary Album
WINNER: BEAUTY BEHIND THE MADNESS - The Weeknd
EGO DEATH - The Internet
YOU SHOULD BE HERE - Kehlani
BLOOD - Lianne La Havas
WILDHEART - Miguel
Best R&B Album
WINNER: BLACK MESSIAH - D'Angelo And The Vanguard
COMING HOME - Leon Bridges
CHEERS TO THE FALL - Andra Day
REALITY SHOW - Jazmine Sullivan
FOREVER CHARLIE - Charlie Wilson
Best Rap Performance
WINNER: ALRIGHT - Kendrick Lamar
APPARENTLY - J. Cole
BACK TO BACK - Drake
TRAP QUEEN - Fetty Wap
TRUFFLE BUTTER - Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
ALL DAY - Kanye West Featuring Theophilus London, Allan
Kingdom & Paul McCartney
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
WINNER: THESE WALLS - Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
ONE MAN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD - Big Sean Featuring Kanye West & John Legend
GLORY - Common & John Legend
CLASSIC MAN - Jidenna Featuring Roman GianArthur
ONLY - Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown
Best Rap Album
WINNER: TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY - Kendrick Lamar
2014 FOREST HILLS DRIVE - J. Cole
COMPTON - Dr. Dre
IF YOURE READING THIS ITS TOO LATE - Drake
THE PINKPRINT - Nicki Minaj
Best Country Solo Performance
WINNER: TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton
BURNING HOUSE - Cam
LITTLE TOY GUNS - Carrie Underwood
JOHN COUGAR, JOHN DEERE, JOHN 3:16 - Keith Urban
CHANCES ARE - Lee Ann Womack
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
WINNER: GIRL CRUSH - Little Big Town
STAY A LITTLE LONGER - Brothers Osborne
IF I NEEDED YOU - Joey+Rory
THE DRIVER - Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
LONELY TONIGHT - Blake Shelton Featuring Ashley Monroe
Best Country Song
WINNER: GIRL CRUSH - Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna & Liz Rose, songwriters; Little Big Town, artist.
CHANCES ARE - Hayes Carll, songwriter; Lee Ann Womack, artist.
DIAMOND RINGS AND OLD BARSTOOLS - Barry Dean, Luke Laird & Jonathan Singleton,
songwriters; Tim McGraw.
HOLD MY HAND - Brandy Clark & Mark Stephen Jones, songwriters; Brandy Clark, artist.
TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton, songwriter and artist.
Best Country Album
WINNER: TRAVELLER - Chris Stapleton
MONTEVALLO - Sam Hunt
PAIN KILLER - Little Big Town
THE BLADE - Ashley Monroe
PAGEANT MATERIAL - Kacey Musgraves
This story was originally published February 15, 2016 at 6:11 PM with the headline "Grammy Awards 2016 - Nominees and winners."