Adele and Beyoncé went head-to-head in four categories at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, but while the "Hello" singer won each face-off — and walked away with five statues in total — she may be passing her hardware on to her peer.
Upon winning her Album of the Year trophy, Adele emotionally thanked the crowd, and talked about her return to the spotlight after the birth of her son Angelo before she began to profess her love for her fellow performer.
"I can't possibly accept this award," Adele said in a speech that became an ode to Beyoncé. "I'm very humbled and I'm very gracious, but my artist of my life is Beyoncé, and this album to me, the 'Lemonade' album was so monumental."
"Beyoncé was so monumental, and so well thought-out and so beautiful and soul-baring and we all got to see another side to you that you don't always let us see. And we appreciate that, and all us artists here adore you. You are our light, and the way you make my friends feel, and the way you make my black friends feel is empowering, and you make them stand up for themselves. And I love you, I always have and I always will."
Beyoncé it's you. You're the one Adele loves. You're the one Adele needs. You're the only she sees at the #GRAMMYs. pic.twitter.com/QnacvQ4GQj
— E! News (@enews) February 13, 2017
In other words, there was no rivalry in sight - only love. The moment was reminiscent of the 1998 Golden Globes, when Ving Rhames gave his trophy to his peer, Jack Lemmon.
And when Adele won her Record of the Year minutes earlier, she gave yet another shout-out to Beyoncé.
"My dream and my idol is Queen Bey, and I adore you," said Adele. "And you move my soul every single day, and you have for the nearly 17 years, and I adore you, and I want you to be mommy, alright?"
Building off that momentum, Record of the Year and Album of the Year co-presenter Faith Hill took the opportunity to pay homage to Beyoncé.
"Can you be my momma too?" asked Hill. "But, I'm old enough to be your momma."
Adele went home with all five Grammys she was nominated for, and also took the time to thank her manager, husband and son in her Album of the Year acceptance speech.
.@Adele is now the first person to win Record Of The Year, Album Of The Year, and Song Of The Year twice #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/ITcLiWvxXi
— Recording Academy (@RecordingAcad) February 13, 2017
But Adele likely made a bigger splash earlier in the night, in what the New York Times dubbed a "jaw-dropping live television moment," when she restarted her George Michael tribute, and swore live on-air.
In a jaw-dropping live television moment, Adele stopped a performance for the late George Michael at the Grammys https://t.co/7sVl4tHQb4
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) February 13, 2017
Adele was not alone in her Grammy night sweep, though. David Bowie won all five of his posthumous awards for his final album "Blackstar," including Best Rock Song and Best Alternative Music Album.
Congrats Best Alternative Music Album 'Blackstar' David Bowie #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/Ix4Zih0gTp
— Recording Academy (@RecordingAcad) February 12, 2017
The Recording Academy did heed some of Adele's pleas, however. Beyoncé left the Staples Center with two more Grammys, for Best Music Video for "Formation" and Best Urban Contemporary Album for "Lemonade."
Canadians represented at the Grammys too, with Drake winning two trophies for his song "Hotline Bling."
Here is the complete list of winners from the 2017 GRAMMY Awards:
RECORD OF THE YEAR
WINNER: "Hello" — Adele
"Formation" — Beyoncé
"7 Years" — Lukas Graham
"Work" — Rihanna Featuring Drake
"Stressed Out" — Twenty One Pilots
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
WINNER: "25" — Adele
"Lemonade" — Beyoncé
"Purpose" — Justin Bieber
"Views" — Drake
"A Sailor's Guide To Earth" — Sturgill Simpson
SONG OF THE YEAR
"Formation" — Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
WINNER: "Hello" — Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
"I Took A Pill In Ibiza" — Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
"Love Yourself" — Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
"7 Years" — Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
WINNER: Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "Hello" — Adele
"Hold Up" — Beyonce
"Love Yourself" — Justin Bieber
"Piece By Piece (Idol Version)" — Kelly Clarkson
"Dangerous Woman" — Ariana Grande
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
"Closer" — The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
"7 Years" — Lukas Graham
"Work" — Rihanna Featuring Drake
"Cheap Thrills" — Sia Featuring Sean Paul
WINNER: "Stressed Out" — Twenty One Pilots
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
"Cinema" — Andrea Bocelli
"Fallen Angels" — Bob Dylan
"Stages Live" — Josh Groban
WINNER: "Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin" — Willie Nelson
"Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway" — Barbra Streisand
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
WINNER: "25" — Adele
"Purpose" — Justin Bieber
"Dangerous Woman" — Ariana Grande
"Confident" — Demi Lovato
"This Is Acting" — Sia
BEST DANCE RECORDING
"Tearing Me Up" — Bob Moses
WINNER: "Don't Let Me Down" — The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
"Never Be Like You" — Flume Featuring Kai
"Rinse & Repeat" — Riton Featuring Kah-Lo
"Drinkee" — Sofi Tukker
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
WINNER: "Skin" — Flume
"Electronica 1: The Time Machine" — Jean-Michel Jarre
"Epoch" — Tycho
"Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future" — Underworld
"Louie Vega Starring…XXVIII" — Louie Vega
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
"Human Nature" — Herb Alpert
"When You Wish Upon a Star" — Bill Frisell
"Way Back Home: Live From Rochester, NY" — Steve Gadd Band
"Unpsoken" — Chuck Loeb
WINNER: "Culcha Vulcha" — Snarky Puppy
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
"Joe (Live From Austin City Limits)" — Alabama Shakes
"Don't Hurt Yourself" — Beyoncé Featuring Jack White
WINNER: "Blackstar" — David Bowie
"The Sound Of Silence" — Disturbed
"Heathens" — Twenty One Pilots
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
"Shock Me" — Baroness
"Slivera" — Gojira
"Rotting in Vain" — Korn
WINNER: "Dystopia" — Megadeth
"The Price Is Wrong" — Periphery
BEST ROCK SONG
WINNER: "Blackstar" — David Bowie, songwriter (David Bowie)
"Burn the Witch" —Radiohead, songwriters (Radiohead)
"Hardwired" — James Hetfield & Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica
"Heathens" — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots)
"My Name Is Human" — Rich Meyer, Ryan Meyer & Johnny Stevens, songwriters (Highly Suspect)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
"California" — Blink-182
"Tell Me I'm Pretty" — Cage The Elephant
"Magma" — Gojira
"Death Of A Bachelor" — Panic! At The Disco
"Weezer" — Weezer
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
"22, A Million" — Bon Iver
WINNER: "Blackstar" — David Bowie
"The Hope Six Demolition Project" — PJ Harvey
"Post Pop Depression" — Iggy Pop
"A Moon Shaped Pool" — Radiohead
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
"Turnin' Me Up" — BJ The Chicago Kid
"Permission" — Ro James
"I Do" — Musiq Soulchild
"Needed Me" — Rihanna
WINNER: "Cranes in the Sky" — Solange
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
"The Three Of Me" — William Bell
"Woman's World" — BJ The Chicago Kid
"Sleeping With The One I Love" — Fantasia
"Angel" — Lalah Hathaway
"Can't Wait" — Jill Scott
BEST R&B SONG
"Come and See Me" — J. Brathwaite, Aubrey Graham & Noah Shebib, songwriters (PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake)
"Exchange" — Michael Hernandez & Bryson Tiller, songwriters (Bryson Tiller)
"Kiss It Better" — Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, John-Nathan Glass & Natalia Noemi, songwriters (Rihanna)
WINNER: "Lake By the Ocean" — Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)
"Luv" — Magnus August Høiberg, Benjamin Levin & Daystar Peterson, songwriters (Tory Lanez)
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
WINNER: "Lemonade" — Beyoncé
"Ology" — Gallant
"We Are King" — KING
"Malibu" — Anderson .Paak
"Anti" — Rihanna
BEST R&B ALBUM
"In My Mind" — BJ The Chicago Kid
WINNER: "Lalah Hathaway Live" — Lalah Hathaway
"Velvet Portraits" — Terrace Martin
"Healing Season" — Mint Condition
"Smoove Jones" — Mya
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
WINNER: "No Problem" — Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
"Panda" —Desiigner
"Pop Style" — Drake Featuring The Throne
"All The Way Up" — Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
"That Part" — ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
"Freedom" — Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: "Hotline Bling" — Drake
"Broccoli" — D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
"Ultralight Beam" — Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
"Famous" — Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
BEST RAP SONG
"All The Way Up" — Joseph Cartagena, Edward Davadi, Shandel Green, Karim Kharbouch, Andre Christopher Lyon, Reminisce Mackie & Marcello Valenzano, songwriters (Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared)
"Famous" — Chancelor Bennett, Ross Birchard, Ernest Brown, Andrew Dawson, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Noah Goldstein, Kejuan Muchita, Patrick Reynolds, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Rihanna)
WINNER: "Hotline Bling" — Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)
"No Problem" — Chancelor Bennett, Dwayne Carter & Tauheed Epps, songwriters (Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)
"Ultralight Beam" — Chancelor Bennett, Kasseem Dean, Mike Dean, Kirk Franklin, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash, Jerome Potter, Kelly Price, Nico "Donnie Trumpet" Segal, Derek Watkins, Kanye West & Cydel Young, songwriters (Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream)
BEST RAP ALBUM
WINNER: "Coloring Book" — Chance The Rapper
"And the Anonymous Nobody" — De La Soul
"Major Key" — DJ Khaled
"Views" — Drake
"Blank Face LP" — ScHoolboy Q
"The Life of Pablo" — Kanye West
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
"Love Can Go To Hell" — Brandy Clark
"Vice" — Miranda Lambert
WINNER: "My Church" — Maren Morris
"Church Bells" — Carrie Underwood
"Blue Ain't Your Color" — Keith Urban
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
"Different for Girls" — Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
"21 Summer" — Brothers Osborne
"Setting The World On Fire" — Kenny Chesney & P!nk
WINNER: "Jolene" — Pentatonix Featuring Dolly Parton
"Think Of You" — Chris Young With Cassadee Pope
BEST COUNTRY SONG
"Blue Ain't Your Color" — Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey & Steven Lee Olsen, songwriters (Keith Urban)
"Die A Happy Man" — Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett & Joe Spargur, songwriters (Thomas Rhett)
WINNER: "Humble and Kind" — Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)
"My Church" — busbee & Maren Morris, songwriters (Maren Morris)
"Vice" — Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Miranda Lambert)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
"Big Day In A Small Town" — Brandy Clark
"Full Circle" — Loretta Lynn
"Hero" — Maren Morris
WINNER: "A Sailor's Guide To Earth" — Sturgill Simpson
"Ripcord" — Keith Urban
BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
"Orogen" — John Burke
"Dark Sky Island" — Enya
"Inner Passion" — Peter Kater & Tina Guo
"Rosetta" — Vangelis
WINNER: "White Sun II" — White Sun
BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
"Countdown" — Joey Alexander, soloist
"In Movement" — Ravi Coltrane, soloist
"We See" — Fred Hersch, soloist
"I Concentrate On You" — Brad Mehldau, soloist
WINNER: "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" — John Scofield, soloist
BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
"Sound Of Red" — René Marie
"Upward Spiral" — Branford Marsalis Quartet With Special Guest Kurt Elling
WINNER: "Take Me To The Alley" — Gregory Porter
"Harlem On My Mind" — Catherine Russell
"The Sting Variations" — The Tierney Sutton Band
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
"Book of Intuition" — Kenny Barron Trio
"Dr. Um" — Peter Erskine
"Sunday Night At The Vanguard" — The Fred Hersch Trio
"Nearness" — Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau
WINNER: "Country For Old Men" — John Scofield
BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
"Real Enemies" — Darcy James Argue's Secret Society
"Presents Monk'estra, Vol. 1" — John Beasley
"Kaleidoscope Eyes: Music of the Beatles" — John Daversa
"All L.A. Band" — Bob Mintzer
WINNER: "Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom" — Ted Nash Big Band
BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Entre Colegas — Andy González
"Madera Latino: A Latin Jazz Perspective On The Music Of Woody Shaw" — Brian Lynch & Various Artists
"Canto América" — Michael Spiro/Wayne Wallace La Orquesta Sinfonietta
"30" - Trio Da Paz
WINNER: "Tribute To Irakere: Live In Marciac" — Chucho Valdés
BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
"It's Alright, It's OK" — Shirley Caesar Featuring Anthony Hamilton; Stanley Brown & Courtney Rumble, songwriters
"You're Bigger [Live]" — Jekalyn Carr; Allundria Carr, songwriter
"Made A Way [Live]" — Travis Greene; Travis Greene, songwriter
WINNER: "God Provides" — Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
"Better" — Hezekiah Walker; Jason Clayborn, Gabriel Hatcher & Hezekiah Walker, songwriters
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
"Trust In You" — Lauren Daigle; Lauren Daigle, Michael Farren & Paul Mabury, songwriters
"Priceless" — For King & Country; Benjamin Backus, Seth Mosley, Joel Smallbone, Luke Smallbone & Tedd Tjornhom, songwriters
"King of the World" — Natalie Grant; Natalie Grant, Becca Mizell & Samuel Mizell, songwriters
WINNER: "Thy Will" — Hillary Scott & The Scott Family; Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters Track from: Love Remains
"Chain Breaker" — Zach Williams; Mia Fieldes, Jonathan Smith & Zach Williams, songwriters
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
"Listen" —Tim Bowman Jr.
"Fill This House" — Shirley Caesar
"A Worshipper's Heart" [Live] —Todd Dulaney
WINNER: "Losing My Religion" — Kirk Franklin
"Demonstrate [Live]" —William Murphy
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
"Poets & Saints" — All Sons & Daughters
"American Prodigal" — Crowder
"Be One" — Natalie Grant
"Youth Revival" [Live] — Hillsong Young & Free
WINNER: "Love Remains" — Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
"Better Together" — Gaither Vocal Band
"Nature's Symphony In 432" — The Isaacs
WINNER: "Hymns" — Joey+Rory
"Hymns And Songs Of Inspiration" — Gordon Mote
"God Don't Ever Change: The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson" — (Various Artists)
BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
WINNER: "Un Besito Mas" — Jesse & Joy
"Ilusión" — Gaby Moreno
"Similares" — Laura Pausini
"Seguir Latiendo" — Sanalejo
"Buena Vida" — Diego Torres
BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
WINNER: "iLevitable" — ile
"L.H.O.N. (La Humanidad O Nosotros)" — Illya Kuryaki & The Valderamas
"Buenaventura" — La Santa Cecilia
"Los Rakas" — Los Rakas
"Amor Supremo" — Carla Morrison
BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
"Raíces" — Banda El Recodo De Cruz Lizárraga
"Hecho A Mano" — Joss Favela
WINNER: "Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo)" — Vicente Fernández
"Generación Maquinaria Est. 2006" — La Maquinaria Norteña
"Tributo A Joan Sebastian Y Rigoberto Alfaro" — Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
"Conexión" — Fonseca
"La Fantasia Homenaje A Juan Formell" — Formell Y Los Van Van
"35 Aniversario" — Grupo Niche
"La Sonora Santanera En Su 60 Aniversario" — La Sonora Santanera
WINNER: "Donde Están?" — Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
"Ain't No Man" — The Avett Brothers
"Mother's Children Have A Hard Time" — Blind Boys Of Alabama
"Factory Girl" — Rhiannon Giddens
WINNER: "House Of Mercy" — Sarah Jarosz
"Wreck You" — Lori McKenna
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
"Alabama At Night" — Robbie Fulks, songwriter (Robbie Fulks)
"City Lights" — Jack White, songwriter (Jack White)
"Gulfstream" — Eric Adcock & Roddie Romero, songwriters (Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars)
WINNER: "Kid Sister" — Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)
"Wreck You" — Lori McKenna & Felix McTeigue, songwriters (Lori McKenna)
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
"True Sadness" — The Avett Brothers
WINNER: "This Is Where I Live" — William Bell
"The Cedar Creek Sessions" — Kris Kristofferson
"The Bird & The Rifle" — Lori McKenna
"Kid Sister" — The Time Jumpers
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
"Original Traditional" — Blue Highway
"Burden Bearer" — Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
"The Hazel Sessions" — Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
"North And South" — Claire Lynch
WINNER: "Coming Home" — O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor
BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
"Can't Shake The Feeling" — Lurrie Bell
"Live At The Greek Theatre" — Joe Bonamassa
"Blues & Ballads (A Folksinger's Songbook: Volumes I & II)" — Luther Dickinson
"The Soul of Jimmie Rodgers" — Vasti Jackson
WINNER: "Porcupine Meat" — Bobby Rush
BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
WINNER: "The Last Days Of Oakland" — Fantastic Negrito
"Love Wins Again" — Janiva Magness
"Bloodline" — Kenny Neal
"Give It Back To You" — The Record Company
"Everybody Wants A Piece" — Joe Louis Walker
BEST FOLK ALBUM
"Silver Skies Blue" — Judy Collins & Ari Hest
"Upland Stories" — Robbie Fulks
"Factory Girl" — Rhiannon Giddens
"Weighted Mind" — Sierra Hull
WINNER: "Undercurrent" — Sarah Jarosz
BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
"Broken Promised Land" — Barry Jean Ancelet & Sam Broussard
"It's A Cree Thing" — Northern Cree
WINNER: "E Walea" — Kalani Pe'a
"Gulfstream" — Roddie Romero And The Hub City All-Stars
"I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax In The Evangeline Country" — (Various Artists)
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
"Sly & Robbie Presents... Reggae For Her" – Devin Di Dakta & J.L
"Rose Petals" — J Boog
WINNER: "Ziggy Marley" — Ziggy Marley
"Everlasting" — Raging Fyah
"Falling Into Place" — Rebelution
"Soja: Live In Virginia" — Soja
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
"Destiny" — Celtic Woman
"Walking In The Footsteps Of Our Fathers" — Ladysmith Black Mambazo
WINNER: "Sing Me Home" — Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
"Land Of Gold" — Anoushka Shankar
"Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow Live" — Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
BEST CHILDREN'S ALBUM
"Explorer Of The World" — Frances England
WINNER: "Infinity Plus One" — Secret Agent 23 Skidoo
"Novelties" — Recess Monkey
"Press Play" — Brady Rymer And The Little Band That Could
"Saddle Up" — The Okee Dokee Brothers
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)
"The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo" — Amy Schumer
WINNER: "In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In The Sandbox" — Carol Burnett
"M Train" — Patti Smith
"Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History Of L.A.Punk (John Doe With Tom DeSavia)" — (Various Artists)
"Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink" — Elvis Costello
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
"...America...Great..." — David Cross
"American Myth" — Margaret Cho
"Boysih Girl Interrupted" — Tig Notaro
"Live At The Apollo" — Amy Schumer
WINNER: "Talking For Clapping" — Patton Oswalt
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
"Bright Star" — Carmen Cusack, principal soloist; Jay Alix, Peter Asher & Una Jackman, producers; Steve Martin, composer; Edie Brickell, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
WINNER: "The Color Purple" — Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers (Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast)
"Fiddler On The Roof" — Danny Burstein, principal soloist; Louise Gund, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers (Jerry Bock, composer; Sheldon Harnick, lyricist) (2016 Broadway Cast)
"Kinky Boots" — Killian Donnelly & Matt Henry, principal soloists; Sammy James, Jr., Cyndi Lauper, Stephen Oremus & William Wittman, producers (Cyndi Lauper, composer & lyricist) (Original West End Cast)
"Waitress" — Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Neal Avron, Sara Bareilles & Nadia DiGiallonardo, producers; Sara Bareilles, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
"Amy" — (Various Artists)
WINNER: "Miles Ahead" — Miles Davis & Various Artists)
"Straight Outta Compton" — (Various Artists)
"Suicide Squad (Collector's Edition)" — (Various Artists)
"Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1" — (Various Artists)
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
"Bridge of Spies" — Thomas Newman, composer
"Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight" — Ennio Morricone, composer
"The Revenant" — Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto, composers
WINNER: "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" — John Williams, composer
"Stranger Things Volume 1" — Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
"Stranger Things Volume 2" — Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, composers
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
WINNER: "Can't Stop The Feeling!" — Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar), Track from: Trolls
"Heathens" — Tyler Joseph, songwriter (Twenty One Pilots), Track from: Suicide Squad
"Just Like Fire" — Oscar Holter, Max Martin, P!nk & Shellback, songwriters (P!nk), Track from: Alice Through The Looking Glass
"Purple Lamborghini" — Shamann Cooke, Sonny Moore & William Roberts, songwriters (Skrillex & Rick Ross), Track from: Suicide Squad
"Try Everything" — Mikkel S. Eriksen, Sia Furler & Tor Erik Hermansen, songwriters (Shakira), Track from: Zootopia
"The Veil" — Peter Gabriel, songwriter (Peter Gabriel), Track from: Snowden
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
"Bridge of Spies (End Title)" — Thomas Newman, composer (Thomas Newman)
"The Expensive Train Set (An Epic Sarahnade For Big Band)" — Tim Davies, composer (Tim Davies Big Band)
"Flow" — Alan Ferber, composer (Alan Ferber Nonet)
"L'Ultima Diligenza Di Red Rock - Verisione Integrale" — Ennio Morricone, composer (Ennio Morricone)
WINNER: "Spoken At Midnight" — Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
"Ask Me Now" — John Beasley, arranger (John Beasley)
"Good 'Swing' Wenceslas" — Sammy Nestico, arranger (The Count Basie Orchestra)
"Linus & Lucy" — Christian Jacob, arranger (The Phil Norman Tentet)
"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" — John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa)
"We Three Kings" — Ted Nash, arranger (Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis)
WINNER: "You and I" — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" — Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band Featuring Take 6)
"Do You Want To Know A Secret" — John Daversa, arranger (John Daversa Featuring Renee Olstead)
WINNER: "Flintstones" — Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)
"I'm A Fool To Want You" — Alan Broadbent, arranger (Kristin Chenoweth)
"Somewhere (Dirty Blvd) (Extended Version)" — Billy Childs & Larry Klein, arrangers (Lang Lang Featuring Lisa Fischer & Jeffrey Wright)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
"Anti (Deluxe Edition)" — Ciarra Pardo & Robyn Fenty, art directors (Rihanna)
WINNER: "Blackstar" — Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
"Human Performance" — Andrew Savage, art director (Parquet Courts)
"Sunset Motel" — Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (Reckless Kelly)
"22, A Million" — Eric Timothy Carlson, art director (Bon Iver)
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
WINNER: "Edith Piaf 1915-2015" — Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf)
"401 Days" — Jonathan Dagan & Mathias Høst Normark, art directors (J.Views)
"I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It" — Samuel Burgess-Johnson & Matthew Healy, art directors (The 1975)
"Paper Wheels (Deluxe Limited Edition)" — Matt Taylor, art director (Trey Anastasio)
"Tug of War (Deluxe Edition)" — Simon Earith & James Musgrave, art directors (Paul McCartney)
BEST ALBUM NOTES
"The Complete Monument & Columbia Albums Collection" — Mikal Gilmore, album notes writer (Kris Kristofferson)
"The Knoxville Sessions, 1929-1930: Knox County Stomp" — Ted Olson & Tony Russell, album notes writers (Various Artists)
"Ork Records: New York, New York" — Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, album notes writers (Various Artists)
WINNER: "Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along" — Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)
"Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890-1990" — Richard Martin, album notes writer (Various Artists)
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
WINNER: "The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Collector's Edition)" — Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)
"Music Of Morocco From The Library Of Congress: Recorded By Paul Bowles, 1959" — April G. Ledbetter, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Bill Nowlin & Philip D. Schuyler, compilation producers; Rick Fisher & Michael Graves, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
"Ork Records: New York, New York" — Rob Sevier & Ken Shipley, compilation producers; Jeff Lipton & Maria Rice, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
"Vladimir Horowitz: The Unreleased Live Recordings 1966-1983" — Bernard Horowitz, Andreas K. Meyer & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Andreas K. Meyer & Jeanne Montalvo, mastering engineers (Vladimir Horowitz)
"Waxing The Gospel: Mass Evangelism & The Phonograph, 1890 - 1900" — Michael Devecka, Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Michael Devecka, David Giovannoni, Michael Khanchalian & Richard Martin, mastering engineers (Various Artists)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
"Are You Serious" — Tchad Blake & David Boucher, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Andrew Bird)
WINNER: "Blackstar" — David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony
"Dig In Deep" — Ryan Freeland, engineer; Kim Rosen, mastering engineer (Bonnie Raitt)
"Hit N Run Phase Two" — Booker T., Dylan Dresdow, Chris James, Prince & Justin Stanley, engineers; Dylan Dresdow, mastering engineer (Prince)
"Undercurrent" — Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers; Paul Blakemore, mastering engineer (Sarah Jarosz)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
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Ricky Reed
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
"Cali Coast (Psionics Remix)" — Josh Williams, remixer (Soul Pacific)
"Heavy Star Movin' (staRo Remix)" — staRo, remixer (The Silver Lake Chorus)
"Nineteen Hundred Eighty-Five (Timo Maas & James Teej Remix)" — Timo Maas & James Teej, remixers (Paul McCartney & Wings)
"Only" (Kaskade X Lipless Remix)— Ryan Raddon, remixer (Ry X)
WINNER: "Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)" — André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)
"Wide Open (Joe Goddard Remix)" — Joe Goddard, remixer (The Chemical Brothers)
BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
WINNER: Dutilleux: Sur La Mêe Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Johnson: Considering Matthew Shephard — Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel, surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young, surround producer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)
Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing ... — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Maja S.K. Ratkje, Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta)
Primus & The Chocolate Factory — Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool, surround producer (Primus)
Reflections — Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
WINNER: Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles — Mark Donahue & Fred Vogler, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra)
Dutilleux: Sur La Mêe Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'Instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement — Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
Reflections — Morten Lindberg, engineer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)
Shadow of Sirius — Silas Brown & David Frost, engineers; Silas Brown,
Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9 — Shawn Murphy & Nick Squire, engineers; Tim Martyn, mastering engineer (Andris Nelsons & Boston Symphony Orchestra)
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Blanton Alspaugh
WINNER: David Frost
Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin
Judith Sherman
Robina G. Young
BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Bates: Works For Orchestra — Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)
Ibert: Orchestral Works — Neeme Järvi, conductor (Orchestre De La Suisse Romande)
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 In B-Flat Major, Op. 100 — Mariss Jansons, conductor (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra)
Rouse: Odna Zhizn; Symphonies 3 & 4; Prospero's Rooms — Alan Gilbert, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
WINNER: Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9 — Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
BEST OPERA RECORDING
WINNER: Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles — James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus)
Handel: Giulio Cesare — Giovanni Antonini, conductor; Cecilia Bartoli, Philippe Jaroussky, Andreas Scholl & Anne-Sofie von Otter; Samuel Theis, producer (Il Giardino Armonico)
Higdon: Cold Mountain — Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor; Emily Fons, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard & Jay Hunter Morris; Elizabeth Ostrow, producer (The Santa Fe Opera Orchestra; Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program For Singers) Mozart: Le Nozze De Figaro — Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Thomas Hampson, Christiane Karg, Luca Pisaroni & Sonya Yoncheva; Daniel Zalay, producer (Chamber Orchestra Of Europe; Vocalensemble Rastatt)
Szymanowski: Król Roger — Antonio Pappano, conductor; Georgia Jarman, Mariusz Kwiecień & Saimir Pirgu; Jonathan Allen, producer (Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House; Royal Opera Chorus)
BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Himmerland — Elisabeth Holte, conductor (Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen, Ragnfrid Lie & Matilda Sterby; Inger-Lise Ulsrud; Uranienborg Vokalensemble)
Janáček: Glagolitic Mass — Edward Gardner, conductor; Håkon Matti Skrede, chorus master (Susan Bickley, Gábor Bretz, Sara Jakubiak & Stuart Skelton; Thomas Trotter; Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Bergen Cathedral Choir, Bergen Philharmonic Choir, Choir Of Collegium Musicum & Edvard Grieg Kor)
Lloyd: Bonhoeffer — Donald Nally, conductor (Malavika Godbole, John Grecia, Rebecca Harris & Thomas Mesa; The Crossing)
WINNER: Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1 — Krzystof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)
Steinberg: Passion Week — Steven Fox, conductor (The Clarion Choir)
BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Fitelberg: Chamber Works — ARC Ensemble
Reflections — Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene
Serious Business — Spektral Quartet
WINNER: Steve Reich — Third Coast Percussion
Trios From Our Homelands — Lincoln Trio
BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Adams, J.: Scheherazade.2 — Leila Josefowicz; David Robertson, conductor (Chester Englander; St. Louis Symphony)
WINNER: Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway — Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony)
Dvorák: Violin Concerto & Romance; Suk: Fantasy —Christian Tetzlaff; John Storgårds, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
Mozart: Keyboard Music, Vols. 8 & 9 — Kristian Bezuidenhout
1930's Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 — Gil Shaham; Stéphane Denève, conductor (The Knights & Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
Monteverdi — Magdalena Kožená; Andrea Marcon, conductor (David Feldman, Michael Feyfar, Jakob Pilgram & Luca Tittoto; La Cetra Barockorchester Basel)
Mozart: The Weber Sisters — Sabine Devieilhe; Raphaël Pichon, conductor (Pygmalion)
Schumann & Berg — Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist
WINNER: Shakespeare Songs — Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker)
Verismo — Anna Netrebko; Antonio Pappano, conductor (Yusif Eyvazov; Coro Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia; Orchestra Dell'Accademia Nazionale Di Santa Cecilia)
BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
WINNER: Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
Gesualdo — Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor; Manfred Eicher, producer
Vaughan Williams: Discoveries — Martyn Brabbins, conductor; Andrew Walton, producer
Wolfgang: Passing Through — Judith Farmer & Gernot Wolfgang, producers
Zappa: 200 Motels — The Suites — Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Frank Filipetti & Gail Zappa, producers
BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Bates: Anthology Of Fantastic Zoology — Mason Bates, composer (Riccardo Muti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
WINNER: Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway — Michael Daugherty, composer (Zuill Bailey, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony)
Higdon: Cold Mountain — Jennifer Higdon, composer; Gene Scheer, librettist
Theofanidis: Bassoon Concerto — Christopher Theofanidis, composer (Martin Kuuskmann, Barry Jekowsky & Northwest Sinfonia)
Winger: Conversations With Nijinsky — C. F. Kip Winger, composer (Martin West & San Francisco Ballet Orchestra)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
WINNER: "Formation" — Beyoncé
"River" — Leon Bridges
"Up & Up" — Coldplay
"Gosh" — Jamie XX
"Upside Down & Inside Out" — OK Go
BEST MUSIC FILM
"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" — Steve Aoki
WINNER: "The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years" — (The Beatles)
"Lemonade" — Beyoncé
"The Music Of Strangers" — Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble
"American Saturday Night: Live From The Grand Ole Opry" — (Various Artists)
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