The Grammy’s 2015 has been concluded.
Sam Smith can be considered as the biggest winner of the prestigious award-giving body. He won Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best Pop Vocal.
Check out the winners:
Special Awards
The Recording Academy Trustees Award: Richard Perry, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, and George Wein
Lifetime Achievement Awards: Bee Gees, Pierre Boulez, Buddy Guy, George Harrison (posthumous), Flaco Jiménez, the Louvin Brothers (posthumous), and Wayne Shorter
Technical Grammy Award: Ray Kurzweil
Music Educator Award: Jared Cassedy
Album of the Year
WINNER: Beck, Morning Phase
Beyonce, Beyonce
Ed Sheeran, X
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
Pharrell Williams, Girl
Best New Artist
Bastille
Iggy Azalea
Brandy Clark
Haim
WINNER: Sam Smith
Record of the Year
“Fancy,” Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
“Chandelier,” Sia
WINNER: “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor
Song of the Year
“Chandelier,” Sia
“All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
WINNER: “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
“Take Me to Church,” Hozier
Best Rap Album
The New Classic, Iggy Azalea
Because the Internet, Childish Gambino
Nobody’s Smiling, Common
WINNER: The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem
Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q
Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Fancy,” Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX
“A Sky Full of Stars,” Coldplay
WINNER: “Say Something,” A Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera
“Bang Bang,” Ariana Grande, Jessie J & Nicki Minaj
“Dark Horse,” Katy Perry ft. Juicy J
Best Rap Performance
“3005,” Childish Gambino
“0 to 100/The Catch Up,” Drake
“Rap God,” Eminem
WINNER: “i,” Kendrick Lamar
“All I Need Is You,” Lecrae
Best Alternative Music Album
This Is All Yours, alt-J
Reflektor, Arcade Fire
Melophobia, Cage the Elephant
WINNER: St. Vincent, St. Vincent
Lazaretto, Jack White
Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
WINNER: Morning Phase, Beck
Turn Blue, The Black Keys
Hypnotic Eye, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Songs of Innocence, U2
Best Rock Song
WINNER: “Ain’t It Fun,” Paramore
“Blue Moon,” Beck
“Fever,” The Black Keys
“Gimme Something Good,” Ryan Adams
“Lazaretto,” Jack White
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Riser, Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders, Eric Church
The Way I’m Livin’, Lee Ann Womack
12 Stories, Brandy Clark
WINNER: Platinum, Miranda Lambert
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
“Blak Majik,” Common ft. Jhené Aiko
WINNER: “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 Rap Song
“Anaconda,” Nicki Minaj
“Bound 2,” Kanye West & Charlie Wilson
WINNER: “i,” Kendrick Lamar
“We Dem Boyz,” Wiz Khalifa
“0 to 100/The Catch Up,” Drake
Best Country Song
“American Kids,” Kenny Chesney
“Automatic,” Miranda Lambert
“Give Me Back My Hometown,” Eric Church
WINNER: “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” Glen Campbell
“Meanwhile Back at Mama’s,” Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
WINNER: “Gentle On My Mind,” The Band Perry
“Somethin’ Bad,” Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
“Day Drinking,” Little Big Town
“Meanwhile Back At Mama’s,” Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill
“Raise ‘Em Up,” Keith Urban ft. Eric Church
Best Country Solo Performance
“Give Me Me Back My Hometown,” Eric Church
“Invisible,” Hunter Hayes
“Automatic,” Miranda Lambert
WINNER: “Something In the Water,” Carrie Underwood
“Cop Car,” Keith Urban
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ghost Stories, Coldplay
Bangerz, Miley Cyrus
My Everything, Ariana Grande
Prism, Katy Perry
X, Ed Sheeran
WINNER: In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out, Jhene Aiko
Beyonce, Beyonce
X, Chris Brown
Mali Is, Mali Music
WINNER: G I R L, Pharrell Williams
Best Dance/Electronic Album
WINNER: Syro, Aphex Twin
While (1, Deadmaus
Nabuma Rubberband, Little Dragon
Do It Again, Röyksopp & Robyn
Damage Control, Mat Zo
Best Dance Recording
“Never Say Never,” Basement Jaxx
WINNER: “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 Latin Pop Album
WINNER: Tangos, Ruben Blades
Elypse, Camila
Raiz, Lila Downs, Niña Pastori & Soledad Pastorutti
Loco de Amor, Juanes
Gracias Por Estar Aqui, Marco Antonio Solis
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
American Hustle
Guardians of the Galaxy
WINNER: Frozen
Get On Up: The James Brown Story
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Music Video
“We Exist,” Arcade Fire
“Turn Down for What,” DJ Snake & Lil Jon
“Chandelier,” Sia
WINNER: “Happy,” Pharrell Williams
“The Golden Age,” Woodkid ft. Max Richter
Best Music Film
Beyoncé & Jay Z: On The Run Tour, Beyoncé & Jay Z
Ghost Stories, Coldplay
WINNER: 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 Pop Solo Performance
“All of Me,” John Legend
“Chandelier,” Sia
“Stay With Me,” Sam Smith
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
WINNER: “Happy,” Pharrell Williams
Best Reggae Album
WINNER: Ziggy Marley, Fly Rasta
Lee “Scratch” Perry, Back on the Controls
Sean Paul, Full Frequency
Shaggy, Out of Many, One Music
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate, The Reggae Power
Soja, Amid the Noise and the Haste
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
WINNER: Cheek to Cheek, Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett
Sending You a Little Christmas, Johnny Mathis
Nostalgia, Annie Lennox
Partners, Barbra Streisand
Night Songs, Barry Manilow
Best Americana Album
WINNER: The River & The Thread, Rosanne Cash
Terms of My Surrener, John Hiatt
Bluesamericana, Keb’ Mo’
A Dotted Line, Nickel Creek
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, Sturgill Simpson
Best Spoken Word Album
Actors Anonymous, James Franco
A Call to Action, Jimmy Carter
Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, John Waters
A Fighting Chance, Elizabeth Warren
WINNER: Diary of a Mad Diva, Joan Rivers
We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song, Gloria Gaynor
Best Gospel Album
WINNER: Help, Erica Campbell
Amazing, Ricky Dillard & New G
Withholding Nothing: Live, William McDowell
Forever Yours, Smokie Norful
Vintage Worship, Anita Wilson
Best Rock Performance
“Gimme Something Good,” Ryan Adams
“Do I Wanna Know?”, Arctic Monkeys
“Blue Moon,” Beck
“Fever,” The Black Keys
WINNER: “Lazaretto,” Jack White
Best Metal Performance
“Neon Knights,” Anthrax
“High Road,” Mastodon
“Heartbreaker,” Motörhead
“The Negative One,” Slipknot
WINNER: “The Last In Line,” Tenacious D
Best R&B Performance
WINNER: “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
WINNER: “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
Islander, Bernhoft
Lift Your Spirit, Aloe Blacc
WINNER: Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton & Babyface
Black Radio 2, Robert Glasper Experiment
Give The People What They Want, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Best Contemporary Classical Composition
WINNER: Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
Clyne, Anna: Prince Of Clouds
Crumb, George: Voices From The Heartland
Paulus, Stephen: Concerto For Two Trumpets & Band
Sierra, Roberto: Sinfonía No. 4
Best Classical Compendium
Britten To America
Mieczysław Weinberg
Mike Marshall & The Turtle Island Quartet
WINNER: Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
The Solent – Fifty Years Of Music By Ralph Vaughan William
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
WINNER: Douce France
Porpora: Arias
Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
Stella Di Napoli
Virtuoso Rossini Arias
Best Classical Instrumental Solo
“All The Things You Are”
“The Carnegie Recital”
“Dutilleux: Tout Un Monde Lointain”
WINNER: “Play”
“Toccatas”
Best Chamber Music / Small ensemble performance
“Dreams & Prayers,” David Krakauer & A Far Cry
WINNER: “In 27 Pieces – The Hilary Hahn Encore,” Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
“Martinů: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1-3,” Steven Isserlis & Olli Mustonen
“Partch: Castor & Pollux,” Partch
“Sing Thee Nowel,” New York Polyphony
Best Choral Performance
“Bach: Matthäus-Passion,” René Jacobs, conductor (Werner Güra & Johannes Weisser; Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin; Rias Kammerchor & Staats-Und Domchor Berlin)
“Dyrud: Out Of Darkness,”Vivianne Sydnes, conductor (Erlend Aagaard Nilsen & Geir Morten Øien; Sarah Head & Lars Sitter; Nidaros Cathedral Choir)
“Holst: First Choral Symphony; The Mystic Trumpeter,” Andrew Davis, conductor; Stephen Jackson, chorus master (Susan Gritton; BBC Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Chorus)
“Mozart: Requiem,” John Butt, conductor (Matthew Brook, Rowan Hellier, Thomas Hobbs & Joanne Lunn; Dunedin Consort)
WINNER: “The Sacred Spirit Of Russia,” Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
Best Opera Recording
WINNER: Charpentier: La Descente D’Orphée Aux Enfers
Milhaud: L’Orestie D’Eschyle
Rameau: Hippolyte Et Aricie
Schönberg: Moses Und Aron
Strauss: Elektra
Best Orchestral Performance
WINNER: Adams, John: City Noir
Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
Dvořák: Symphony No. 8; Janáček: Symphonic Suite From Jenůfa
Schumann: Symphonien 1-4
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7; Tapiola
Producer of the Year, classical
Morten Lindberg
Dmitriy Lipay
Elaine Martone
WINNER: Judith Sherman
David Starobin
Best Engineered Album, Classical
Adams, John: City Noir
Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1; Tout Un Monde Lointain; The Shadows Of Time
Riccardo Muti Conducts Mason Bates & Anna Clyne
WINNER: Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
Best Surround Sound Album
Beppe: Remote Galaxy
WINNER: Beyonce
Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes
The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)
Epics Of Love
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection’
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
WINNER: “All Of Me” (Tiesto’s Birthday Treatment Remix)
“Falling Out” (Ming Remix)
“Pompeii” (Audien Remix)
“The Rising” (Eddie Amador Remix)
“Smile” (Kaskade Edit)
“Waves” (Robin Schulz Remix)
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Paul Epworth
John Hill
Jay Joyce
Greg Kurstin
WINNER: Max Martin
Best Engineered Album, Non-classical
Bass & Mandolin
Bluesamericana
WINNER: Morning Phase
The Way I’m Livin’
What’s Left Is Forever
Best Historical Album
Black Europe: The Sounds And Images Of Black People In Europe Pre-1927
WINNER: The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
Longing For The Past: The 78 RPM Era In Southeast Asia
There’s A Dream I’ve Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966 – 1971 (Deluxe Edition)
Best Album Notes
Happy: The 1920 Rainbo Orchestra Sides
I’m Just Like You: Sly’s Stone Flower 1969-70
WINNER: Offering: Live At Temple University
The Other Side Of Bakersfield: 1950s & 60s Boppers And Rockers From ‘Nashville West’, Vol. 1
Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
Cities Of Darkscorch
A Letter Home (Vinyl Box Set)
WINNER: The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
Sparks (Deluxe Album Box Set)
Spring 1990 (The Other One)
Best Recording Package
Formosa Medicine Show
Indie Cindy
WINNER: Lightning Bolt
LP1
Whispers
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
All My Tomorrows
Goodnight America
WINNER: New York Tendaberry
Party Rockers
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
Beautiful Dreamer, Pete McGuinness, arranger (The Pete McGuinness Jazz Orchestra)
WINNER: Daft Punk (Pentatonix)
Get Smart, Gordon Goodwin, arranger (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
Guantanamera, Alfredo Rodríguez, arranger (Alfredo Rodríguez)
Moon River, Chris Walden, arranger (Amy Dickson)
Best Instrumental Composition
WINNER: “The Book Thief,” John Williams, composer (John Williams)
“Last Train To Sanity,” Stanley Clarke, composer (The Stanley Clarke Band)
“Life In The Bubble,” Gordon Goodwin, composer (Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band)
“Recognition,” Rufus Reid, composer (Rufus Reid)
“Tarnation,” Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile, composers (Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer)
Best Song Written for Visual Media
“Everything Is Awesome!!!” from The Lego Movie
“I See Fire” from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
“I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me
WINNER: “Let It Go” from Frozen
“The Moon Song” from Her
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Frozen
Gone Girl
WINNER: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gravity
Saving Mr Banks
Best Musical Theater Album
Aladdin
WINNER: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
A Gentleman’s Guide To Love & Murder
Hedwig And The Angry Inch
West Side Story
Best Comedy Album
WINNER: Mandatory Fun, “Weird Al” Yankovic
Obsessed, Jim Gaffigan
Oh My God, Louis C.K.
Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time, Patton Oswalt
We Are Miracles, Sarah Silverman
Best Children’s Album
Appetite For Construction
WINNER: I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)
Just Say Hi!
The Perfect Quirk
Through The Woods
Best World Music Album
Toumani & Sidiki, Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté
WINNER: Eve, Angelique Kidjo
Our World In Song, Wu Man, Luis Conte & Daniel Ho
Magic, Sergio Mendes
Traces Of You, Anoushka Shankar
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Light The Stars, Bonsoir, Catin
Hanu ‘A’ala, Kamaka Kukona
Love’s Lies, Magnolia Sisters
WINNER: The Legacy, Jo-El Sonnier
Ceremony, Joe Tohonnie Jr.
Best Folk Album
Three Bells, Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas & Rob Ickes
Follow The Music, Alice Gerrard
The Nocturne Diaries, Eliza Gilkyson
WINNER: Remedy, Old Crow Medicine Show
A Reasonable Amount Of Trouble, Jesse Winchester
Best Blues Album
Common Ground – Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play And Sing The Songs Of Big Bill Broonzy, Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin
Promise Of A Brand New Day, Ruthie Foster
Juke Joint Chapel, Charlie Musselwhite
Decisions, Bobby Rush With Blinddog Smokin’
WINNER: Step Back, Johnny Winter
Best Bluegrass Album
WINNER: The Earls Of Leicester, The Earls Of Leicester
Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, Noam Pikelny
Cold Spell, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Into My Own, Bryan Sutton
Only Me, Rhonda Vincent
Best American Roots Song
WINNER: “A Feather’s Not A Bird”
“Just So Much”
“The New York Trains”
“Pretty Little One”
“Terms Of My Surrender”
Best American Roots Performance
“Statesboro Blues,” Gregg Allman & Taj Mahal
WINNER: “A Feather’s Not A Bird,” Rosanne Cash
“And When I Die,” Billy Childs Featuring Alison Krauss & Jerry Douglas
“The Old Me Better,” Keb’ Mo’ Featuring The California Feetwarmers
“Destination,” Nickel Creek
Best Tropical Latin Album
50 Aniversario, El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico
First Class To Havana, Aymee Nuviola
Live, Palo!
El Asunto, Totó La Momposina
WINNER: Más + Corazón Profundo, Carlos Vives
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
Lastima Que Sean Ajenas, Pepe Aguilar
WINNER: Mano A Mano – Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández, Vicente Fernández
Voz Y Guitarra, Ixya Herrera featuring Elias Torres
15 Aniversario, Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea
Alegría Del Mariachi, Mariachi Los Arrieros Del Valle
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
WINNER: Multiviral, Calle 13
Behind The Machine (Detrás De La Máquina), Chocquibtown
Bailar En La Cueva, Jorge Drexler
Agua Maldita, Molotov
Vengo, Ana Tijoux
Best Roots Gospel Album
Forever Changed, T. Graham Brown
WINNER: Shine For All The People, Mike Farris
Hymns, Gaither Vocal Band
A Cappella, The Martins
His Way Of Loving Me, Tim Menzies
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
If We’re Honest, Francesca Battistelli
WINNER: Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong., For King & Country
Hurricane, Natalie Grant
Welcome To The New, MercyMe
Royal Tailor, Royal Tailor
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
“Write Your Story,” Francesca Battistelli
“Come As You Are,” Crowder
WINNER: “Messengers,” Lecrae Featuring For King & Country
“Shake,” MercyMe
“Multiplied,” Needtobreathe
Best Gospel Performance/Song
“Help,” Erica Campbell Featuring Lecrae
“Sunday A.M. [Live],” Karen Clark Sheard
“I Believe,” Mali Music
WINNER: “No Greater Love,” Smokie Norful
“Love On The Radio,” The Walls Group
Best Latin Jazz Album
The Latin Side Of Joe Henderson, Conrad Herwig Featuring Joe Lovano
The Pedrito Martinez Group, The Pedrito Martinez Group
WINNER: The Offense Of The Drum, Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Second Half, Emilio Solla Y La Inestable De Brooklyn
New Throned King, Yosvany Terry
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
The L.A. Treasures Project, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
WINNER: Life In The Bubble, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band
Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project, Rufus Reid
Live: I Hear The Sound, Archie Shepp Attica Blues Orchestra
OverTime: Music Of Bob Brookmeyer, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Landmarks, Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band
WINNER: Trilogy, Chick Corea Trio
Floating, Fred Hersch Trio
Enjoy The View, Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco Featuring Billy Hart
All Rise: A Joyful Elegy For Fats Waller, Jason Moran
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro, (Billy Childs & Larry Klein, producers) Various Artists
I Wanna Be Evil: With Love to Eartha Kitt, René Marie
Live In NYC, Gretchen Parlato
WINNER: Beautiful Life, Dianne Reeves
Paris Sessions, Tierney Sutton
Best Improvised Jazz Solo
“The Eye Of The Hurricane,” Kenny Barron, soloist
WINNER: “Fingerprints,” Chick Corea, soloist
“You & The Night & The Music,” Fred Hersch, soloist
“Recorda Me,” Joe Lovano, soloist
“Sleeping Giant,” Brad Mehldau, soloist
Best New Age Album
Bhakti, Paul Avgerinos
Ritual, Peter Kater & R. Carlos Nakai
WINNER: Winds Of Samsara, Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
Symphony Live In Istanbul, Kitaro
In Love And Longing, Silvia Nakkach & David Darling
Best Traditional R&B Performance
“As,” Marsha Ambrosius & Anthony Hamilton
“I.R.S.,” Angie Fisher
WINNER: “Jesus Children,” Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm-Jamal Warner
“Nobody,” Kem
“Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo),” Antonique Smith
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Wild Heart, Mindi Abair
Slam Dunk, Gerald Albright
Nathan East, Nathan East
Jazz Funk Soul, Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Everette Harp
WINNER: Bass & Mandolin, Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
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