The Grammy Awards ceremony is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The annual presentation features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance arts: Emmy Awards (television), the Tony Awards (stage performance), and the Academy Awards (motion pictures).
Record of the Year:
– Really Love, D’Angelo and the Vanguard
– Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
– Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
– Blank Space, Taylor Swift
– Can’t Feel My Face, The Weeknd
Album of the Year:
– Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
– To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
– Traveller, Chris Stapleton
– 1989, Taylor Swift
– Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd
Song of the Year:
– Alright, Kendrick Lamar (Written by Kendrick Duckworth, Kawan Prather, Mark Anthony Spears, and Pharrell Williams)
– Blank Space, Taylor Swift (Written by Max Martin, Shellback, and Taylor Swift)
– Girl Crush, Little Big Town (Written by Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Ros
– See You Again, Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth (Written by Andrew Cedar, Justin Franks, Charles Puth, and Cameron Thomaz)
– Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran (Written by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge)
CLIPS:
The Wild Feathers Perform “Overnight”02/01/16 (5:24)
Donn T Performs “I Recognize”02/01/16 (4:35)
Allen Stone Performs “Fake Future”02/01/16 (4:07)