58th Annual Grammy Awards


The 58th Annual Grammy Awards was held on February 15, 2016, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which was from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015. The "pre-telecast" ceremony, officially known as the Premiere Ceremony, in which the majority of awards were presented, was held at the nearby Microsoft Theater. It was the 16th Grammy ceremony to be held at the Staples Center, tying the Shrine Auditorium, also in Los Angeles, for hosting the most Grammy ceremonies. It also marks the latest date for a Grammy ceremony since 2003, which was held on February 23.
Unlike previous years, where it was held on a Sunday, the 2016 edition was held on a Monday for the first time to take advantage of the U.S. Presidents' Day long weekend. The ceremony was televised in the United States by CBS; for the first time, CBS affiliates in the West Coast and United States territories outside the continental region, including Hawaii and Alaska, had the option of broadcasting the Grammys live from the East Coast feed, in addition to an encore in local primetime.
Nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony were announced on December 7, 2015, returning to the traditional format of an immediate press conference/release reveal of all nominees rather than the "all-day event" unveiling attempted by The Recording Academy and CBS over the previous few years. Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations with 11, and became the rapper with the most nominations in a single night, and second overall behind Michael Jackson. Taylor Swift and The Weeknd received seven nominations each. Producer Max Martin received the most nominations for a non-performing artist, with six. LL Cool J hosted for the fifth consecutive year. As part of a commercial break on the U.S. broadcast paid for by Target, Gwen Stefani also presented a live music video for her new single "Make Me Like You".
Kendrick Lamar led the winners with five trophies, including Best Rap Album for To Pimp a Butterfly. Taylor Swift won three awards, including Album of the Year for 1989, becoming the first female artist to win Album of the Year twice as main credited artist. Alabama Shakes also won three including Best Alternative Music Album for Sound & Color. Ed Sheeran won two including Song of the Year for "Thinking Out Loud". Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" won for Record of the Year and Meghan Trainor won for Best New Artist.
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Performers

ArtistSong
Taylor Swift"Out of the Woods"
Carrie Underwood
Sam Hunt		"Take Your Time"
"Heartbeat"
The Weeknd"Can't Feel My Face"
"In the Night"
Ellie Goulding
Andra Day		"Love Me like You Do"
"Rise Up"

John Legend
Demi Lovato
Luke Bryan
Meghan Trainor
Tyrese Gibson
Lionel Richie		Tribute to Lionel Richie
"Easy"
"Hello"
"Penny Lover"
"You Are"
"Brick House"
"All Night Long (All Night)"
Little Big Town"Girl Crush"
Stevie Wonder
Pentatonix		Tribute to Maurice White
"That's the Way of the World"
Eagles
Bernie Leadon
Jackson Browne		Tribute to Glenn Frey
"Take It Easy"
Tori Kelly
James Bay		"Hollow"
"[Let It Go (The Chemical Brothers song)|Go (James Bay song)|Let It Go]"
The cast of Hamilton"Alexander Hamilton"
Kendrick Lamar"untitled 05 09.21.2014."
Miguel
Greg Phillinganes		Tribute to Michael Jackson
"She's Out of My Life"
Adele"All I Ask"
Justin Bieber
Diplo
Skrillex		"Love Yourself"
"Where Are Ü Now"
Lady Gaga
Nile Rodgers		Tribute to David Bowie
"Space Oddity"
"Changes"
"Ziggy Stardust"
"Suffragette City"
"Rebel Rebel"
"Fashion"
"Fame"
"Under Pressure"
"Let's Dance"
"Heroes"
Chris Stapleton
Gary Clark Jr.
Bonnie Raitt		Tribute to B.B. King
"The Thrill Is Gone"
Alabama Shakes"Don't Wanna Fight"
The Hollywood VampiresTribute to Lemmy
"As Bad as I Am"
"Ace of Spades"
Joey AlexanderPiano solo
Pitbull
Sofía Vergara
Robin Thicke
Travis Barker
Joe Perry		"El Taxi"
"Bad Man"

Nominees and winners

Note: Winners are listed in bold.

General

Record of the Year
Album of the Year
Song of the Year
Best New Artist

Pop

;Best Pop Solo Performance
;Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
;Best Traditional Pop Vocal AlbumThe Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern – Tony Bennett & Bill CharlapShadows in the Night – Bob DylanStages – Josh GrobanNo One Ever Tells You – Seth MacFarlaneMy Dream Duets – Barry Manilow
;Best Pop Vocal Album

Dance/Electronic

Best Dance Recording
Best Dance/Electronic Album

Contemporary Instrumental

Best Contemporary Instrumental AlbumSylva – Snarky Puppy & Metropole OrkestGuitar in the Space Age! – Bill FrisellLove Language – Wouter KellermanAfrodeezia – Marcus MillerThe Gospel According to Jazz, Chapter IV – Kirk Whalum

Rock

Best Rock Performance
; Best Metal Performance
Best Rock Song"Don't Wanna Fight"
Best Rock AlbumDrones – MuseChaos and the Calm – James BayKintsugi – Death Cab for CutieMister Asylum – Highly Suspect.5: The Gray Chapter – Slipknot

Alternative

Best Alternative Music AlbumSound & Color – Alabama ShakesVulnicura – BjörkThe Waterfall – My Morning JacketCurrents – Tame ImpalaStar Wars – Wilco

R&B

Best R&B Performance
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Best R&B Song"Really Love"
Best Urban Contemporary AlbumBeauty Behind the Madness – The WeekndEgo Death – The InternetYou Should Be Here – KehlaniBlood – Lianne La HavasWildheart – Miguel
Best R&B AlbumBlack Messiah – D'Angelo and The VanguardComing Home – Leon BridgesCheers to the Fall – Andra DayReality Show – Jazmine SullivanForever Charlie – Charlie Wilson

Rap

Best Rap Performance
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Best Rap Song"Alright"
Best Rap AlbumTo Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. ColeCompton – Dr. DreIf You're Reading This It's Too Late – DrakeThe Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj

Country

Best Country Solo Performance
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
Best Country Song
Best Country AlbumTraveller – Chris StapletonMontevallo – Sam HuntPain Killer – Little Big TownThe Blade – Ashley MonroePageant Material – Kacey Musgraves

New Age

Best New Age AlbumGrace – Paul AvgerinosBhakti without Borders – Madi DasVoyager – Catherine DucLove – Peter KaterAsia Beauty – Ron Korb

Jazz

Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Best Jazz Vocal AlbumFor One to Love – Cécile McLorin SalvantMany a New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein – Karrin AllysonFind a Heart – Denise DonatelliFlirting with Disaster – Lorraine FeatherJamison – Jamison Ross
Best Jazz Instrumental AlbumPast Present – John ScofieldMy Favorite Things – Joey AlexanderBreathless – Terence Blanchard featuring The E-CollectiveCovered: Recorded Live at Capitol Studios – Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper TrioBeautiful Life – Jimmy Greene
Best Large Jazz Ensemble AlbumThe Thompson Fields – Maria Schneider OrchestraLines of Color – Gil Evans ProjectKöln – Marshall Gilkes and WDR Big BandCuba: The Conversation Continues – Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz OrchestraHome Suite Home – Patrick Williams
Best Latin Jazz AlbumMade in Brazil – Eliane EliasImpromptu – The Rodriguez BrothersSuite Caminos – Gonzalo RubalcabaIntercambio – Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz QuintetIdentities are Changeable – Miguel Zenón

Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music

Best Gospel Performance/Song
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
Best Gospel AlbumCovered: Alive in Asia|Covered: Alive in Asia – Israel & NewbreedDestined to Win |Destined to Win – Karen Clark SheardLiving It – Dorinda Clark-ColeOne Place Live – Tasha CobbsLife Music: Stage Two – Jonathan McReynolds
Best Contemporary Christian Music AlbumThis Is Not a Test – TobyMacWhatever the Road – Jason CrabbHow Can It Be – Lauren DaigleSaints and Sinners – Matt MaherLove Ran Red – Chris Tomlin
Best Roots Gospel AlbumStill Rockin' My Soul – The Fairfield FourPray Now – Karen Peck and New RiverDirections Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) – Point of Grace

Latin

Best Latin Pop AlbumA Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition) – Ricky MartinTerral – Pablo AlboránHealer – Alex CubaSirope – Alejandro SanzAlgo Sucede – Julieta Venegas
Best Latin Rock Urban or Alternative AlbumDale – PitbullHasta la Raíz – Natalia LafourcadeAmanecer – Bomba EstéreoMondongo – La Cuneta Son MachínCaja de Música – Monsieur Periné
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)Realidades – Deluxe Edition – Los Tigres del NorteMi Vicio Más Grande – Banda El Recodo De Don Cruz LizárragaYa Dime Adiós – La Maquinaria NorteñaZapateando – Los CojolitesTradición, Arte y Pasión – Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano
Best Tropical Latin AlbumSon de Panamá – Rubén Blades with Roberto Delgado & OrquestaTributo a Los Compadres: No Quiero Llanto – José Alberto "El Canario" & Septeto SantiagueroPresente Continuo – GuacoTodo Tiene Su Hora – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40Que Suenen los Tambores – Victor Manuelle

American Roots

Best American Roots Performance
Best American Roots Song"24 Frames"
Best Americana AlbumSomething More Than Free – Jason IsbellThe Firewatcher's Daughter – Brandi CarlileThe Traveling Kind – Emmylou Harris & Rodney CrowellMono – The MavericksThe Phosphorescent Blues – Punch Brothers
Best Bluegrass AlbumThe Muscle Shoals Recordings – The SteelDriversPocket Full of Keys – Dale Ann BradleyBefore the Sun Goes Down – Rob Ickes and Trey HensleyIn Session – Doyle Lawson & QuicksilverMan of Constant Sorrow – Ralph Stanley and friends
Best Blues AlbumBorn to Play Guitar – Buddy GuyDescendants of Hill Country – Cedric Burnside ProjectOutskirts of Love – Shemekia CopelandWorthy – Bettye LaVetteMuddy Waters 100 – John Primer and various artists
Best Folk AlbumBéla Fleck & Abigail Washburn – Béla Fleck and Abigail WashburnWood, Wire & Words – Norman BlakeTomorrow Is My Turn – Rhiannon GiddensServant of Love – Patty GriffinDidn't He Ramble – Glen Hansard
Best Regional Music AlbumGo Go Juice – Jon ClearyLa La La La – Natalie Ai KamauuKawaiokalena – Kealiʻi ReichelGet Ready – The RevelersGenerations – Windwalker and the MCW

Reggae

Best Reggae AlbumStrictly Roots – Morgan HeritageBranches of the Same Tree – Rocky DawuniThe Cure – Jah CureAcousticalevy – Barrington LevyZion Awake – Luciano

World Music

Best World Music AlbumSings – Angélique KidjoGilbertos Samba Ao Vivo – Gilberto GilMusic from Inala – Ladysmith Black Mambazo with Ella Spira and The Inala EnsembleHome – Anoushka ShankarI Have No Everything Here – Zomba Prison Project

Children's

Best Children's AlbumHome – Tim Kubart¡Come Bien! Eat Right! – José-Luis OrozcoDark Pie Concerns – Gustafer YellowgoldHow Great Can This Day Be – Lori HenriquesTrees – Molly Ledford & Billy Kelly

Spoken Word

Best Spoken Word Album A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety – Jimmy CarterBlood on Snow – Patti SmithBrief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks – Dick CavettPatience and Sarah – Janis Ian & Jean SmartYes Please – Amy Poehler

Comedy

Best Comedy AlbumLive at Madison Square Garden – Louis C.K.Back to the Drawing Board – Lisa LampanelliBrooklyn – Wyatt CenacHappy. And a Lot. – Jay MohrJust Being Honest – Craig Ferguson

Musical Theatre

Best Musical Theater AlbumHamilton – Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo, principal soloists; Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson & Tariq Trotter, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist An American In Paris – Leanne Cope, Max Von Essen, Robert Fairchild, Jill Paice & Brandon Uranowitz, principal soloists; Rob Fisher & Scott Lehrer, producers Fun Home – Michael Cerveris, Judy Kuhn, Sydney Lucas, Beth Malone & Emily Skeggs, principal soloists; Philip Chaffin & Tommy Krasker, producers The King and I – Ruthie Ann Miles, Kelli O'Hara, Ashley Park, Conrad Ricamora & Ken Watanabe, principal soloists; David Caddick, David Lai & Ted Sperling, producers Something Rotten! – Heidi Blickenstaff, Christian Borle, John Cariani, Brian d'Arcy James, Brad Oscar & Kate Reinders, principal soloists; Kurt Deutsch, Karey Kirkpatrick, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Lawrence Manchester, Kevin McCollum & Phil Reno, producers; Karey Kirkpatrick & Wayne Kirkpatrick, composers/lyricists

Music for Visual Media

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaGlen Campbell: I'll Be Me – various artists
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual MediaBirdman – Antonio Sánchez, composerThe Imitation Game – Alexandre Desplat, composerInterstellar – Hans Zimmer, composerThe Theory of Everything – Jóhann Jóhannsson, composerWhiplash – Justin Hurwitz, composer
Best Song Written for Visual Media

Composing

Best Instrumental Composition"The Afro Latin Jazz Suite"

Arranging

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella"Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals"Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)"

Packaging

Best Recording PackageStill the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition PackageThe Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two

Historical

Best Historical AlbumThe Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11

Engineered Album

Best Engineered Album, Non-ClassicalSound & Color
Best Engineered Album, ClassicalAsk Your Mama

Producer

Producer of the Year, Non-ClassicalJeff Bhasker
Producer of the Year, ClassicalJudith Sherman

Remixer

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical"Uptown Funk"

Surround Sound

Best Surround Sound AlbumAmused to Death
  • * James Guthrie, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Joel Plante, surround mastering engineers; James Guthrie, surround producer Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop
  • * Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer Magnificat
  • * Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7
  • * Erdo Groot, surround mix engineer; Erdo Groot, surround mastering engineer; Philip Traugott, surround producer Spes
  • * Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer

Classical

Performers who are not eligible for an award are mentioned in parentheses
Best Orchestral PerformanceShostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow – Symphony No. 10
Best Opera RecordingRavel: L'Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade
Best Choral PerformanceRachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble PerformanceFilament
 Best Classical Instrumental SoloDutilleux: Violin Concerto, L'Arbre Des Songes
Best Classical Solo Vocal AlbumJoyce & Tony – Live from Wigmore Hall
Best Classical CompendiumPaulus: Three Places of Enlightenment; Veil of Tears & Grand Concerto
Best Contemporary Classical Composition'Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances

Music Video/Film

Best Music Video
Best Music Film

Special Merit Awards

[MusiCares Person of the Year]

Lifetime Achievement Award">Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award">Lifetime Achievement Award

Trustees Award">Grammy Trustees Award">Trustees Award

[Technical Grammy Award]

Music Educator Award

  • Phillip Riggs

Grammy Hall of Fame inductions

TitleArtistRecord labelYear of releaseGenreFormat
American BeautyGrateful DeadWarner Bros.1970Country RockAlbum
The Basement TapesBob Dylan and The BandColumbia1975Roots RockAlbum
"Boom Boom"John Lee HookerVee-Jay1962BluesSingle
"Celebration"Kool & the GangDe-Lite1980Post-discoSingle
"Cold Sweat Part 1"James Brown & his OrchestraKing1967FunkSingle
"The Dark End of the Street"James CarrGoldwax1967SoulSingle
"Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else but Me)"The Andrews SistersDecca1942PopSingle
Ella and LouisElla Fitzgerald and Louis ArmstrongVerve1956Vocal JazzAlbum
"The Fat Man"Fats DominoImperial1949Rock and rollSingle
First TakeRoberta FlackAtlantic1969Vocal JazzAlbum
Fleetwood MacFleetwood MacReprise1975Soft RockAlbum
"For the Love of Money"The O'JaysPhiladelphia International1973R&BSingle
"Heart of Glass"BlondieChrysalis1978DiscoSingle
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"Joan Jett with the BlackheartsBoardwalk1981Hard RockSingle
"The Loco-Motion"Little EvaDimension1962PopSingle
Lush LifeJohn ColtranePrestige1961JazzAlbum
"Margaritaville"Jimmy BuffettABC1977PopSingle
Miles SmilesMiles Davis QuintetColumbia1967JazzAlbum
PretendersThe PretendersSire1980Punk RockAlbum
Randy NewmanRandy NewmanReprise1968Baroque PopAlbum
"Rock Island Line"Lead BellyAsch Records1937BluesSingle
"She's About a Mover"Sir Douglas QuintetTribe Records1965Garage RockSingle
"She's Not There"The ZombiesDecca1964BeatSingle
"This Train"Sister Rosetta TharpeDecca1939GospelSingle
"(What Did I Do to Be So) Black and Blue"Louis Armstrong & his OrchestraOkeh1929JazzSingle
"You Are So Beautiful"Joe CockerA&M1974PopSingle

In Memoriam

The following individuals were, in order, included in the ceremony's 'In Memoriam' film

Multiple nominations and awards

The following artists received multiple nominations:
The following artists received multiple awards: