55th annual Grammy Awards Winners List
Last nights Grammy Awards were entertaining, from Sting on Stage with Bruno Mars, to Miguel, Mumford and all of the performances it was a good watch. I gave the award show a B, while my co-host Brian Oake saw it more a B-. What was your favorite part of the 55th Grammy Awards?
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Gotye f/ Kimbra: “Somebody That I Used to Know”
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
Gotye: Making Mirrors
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Gotye f/ Kimbra: “Somebody That I Used to Know”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Mumford & Sons: Babel
SONG OF THE YEAR
(Songwriters’ award. Artist name in parentheses.)
“We Are Young”: Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess (Fun. f/ Janelle Monáe)
BEST NEW ARTIST
Fun.
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Adele: “Set Fire to the Rain” (live)
BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Chris Botti: Impressions
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Kelly Clarkson: Stronger
BEST DANCE RECORDING
Skrillex f/ Sirah: “Bangarang”
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
Skrillex: Bangarang
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Paul McCartney: Kisses on the Bottom
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Black Keys: “Lonely Boy”
BEST ROCK SONG
(Songwriters’ award. Artist name in parentheses.)
“Lonely Boy”: Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney (Black Keys)
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Black Keys: El Camino
BEST HARD ROCK/METAL PERFORMANCE
Halestorm: “Love Bites (So Do I)”
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Usher: “Climax”
BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé: “Love on Top”
BEST R&B SONG
(Songwriters’ award. Artist name in parentheses.)
“Adorn”: Miguel Pimentel (Miguel)
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Frank Ocean: Channel Orange
BEST R&B ALBUM
Robert Glasper Experiment: Black Radio
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Jay-Z & Kanye West: “N****s in Paris”
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
Jay-Z & Kanye West f/ Frank Ocean & The-Dream: “No Church in the Wild”
BEST RAP SONG
“N****s in Paris”: Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
BEST RAP ALBUM
Drake: Take Care
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Carrie Underwood: "Blown Away"
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Little Big Town: “Pontoon”
BEST COUNTRY SONG
“Blown Away”: Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins (Carrie Underwood)
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Zac Brown Band: Uncaged
BEST GOSPEL/CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE
Matt Redman: “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”
BEST GOSPEL SONG
“Go Get It”: Erica Campbell, Tina Campbell & Warryn Campbell (Mary Mary)
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC SONG
TIE: “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”: Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman (Matt Redman)
TIE: “Your Presence Is Heaven”: Israel Houghton & Micah Massey (Israel & New Breed)
BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
Lecrae: Gravity
BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
TobyMac: Eye on It
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Bonnie Raitt: Slipstream
BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM
Steep Canyon Rangers: Nobody Knows You
BEST BLUES ALBUM
Dr. John: Locked Down
BEST FOLK ALBUM
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile: The Goat Rodeo Sessions
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Jimmy Cliff: Rebirth
BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
Ravi Shankar: The Living Room Sessions Part 1
BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM
Janis Ian: Society's Child: My Autobiography
BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Jimmy Fallon: Blow Your Pants Off
BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Once: A New Musical
BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Midnight in Paris
BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“Safe & Sound” (From The Hunger Games): T Bone Burnett, Taylor Swift, John Paul White & Joy Williams (Taylor Swift f/ The Civil Wars)
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
(Art directors’ award)
Björk: Biophilia
BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
BEST ALBUM NOTES
Billy Vera for Ray Charles: Singular Genius: The Complete ABC Singles
BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Beach Boys: The Smile Sessions (Deluxe Box Set)
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile: The Goat Rodeo Sessions
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Dan Auerbach
BEST REMIXED RECORDING, NON-CLASSICAL
(Remixers award. Artist in parentheses)
Promises (Skrillex & Nero Remix): Skrillex, remixer (Nero)
BEST SHORT FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris: “We Found Love”
BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO
Mumford & Sons: Big Easy Express
