There was something for everybody at the 2016 Grammy Awards held on Monday February 15, 2016, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Mark Ronson’s high-spirited “Uptown Funk,” featuring Bruno Mars, won Record of the Year.
There was something for everybody at the 2016 Grammy Awards held on Monday February 15, 2016, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Mark Ronson’s high-spirited "Uptown Funk,” featuring Bruno Mars, won Record of the Year. The songwriting award, Song of the Year, went to Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge’s "Thinking Out Loud,” while Taylor Swift won Album of the Year for 1989.
Below is the full list of winners.
Record of the year
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Album of the year
1989 – Taylor Swift
Song of the year
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Best new artist
Meghan Trainor
Best pop solo performance
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Best pop duo/group performance
Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Best pop vocal album
1989 – Taylor Swift
Best dance recording
Where Are Ü Now – Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best dance/electronic album
Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü – Skrillex and Diplo
Best rock performance
Don’t Wanna Fight – Alabama Shakes
Best metal performance
Cirice – Ghost
Best rock song
Don’t Wanna Fight – Alabama Shakes
Best rock album
Drones – Muse
Best alternative music album
Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes
Best R&B performance
Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey) – the Weeknd
Best R&B song
Really Love – D’Angelo and the Vanguard
Best urban contemporary album
Beauty Behind the Madness – the Weeknd
Best R&B album
Black Messiah – D’Angelo and the Vanguard
Best rap performance
Alright – Kendrick Lamar
Best rap/sung collaboration
These Walls – Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat
Best rap song
Alright – Kendrick Lamar
Best rap album
To Pimp a Butterfly
Best country solo performance
Traveller – Chris Stapleton
Best country song
Girl Crush – Little Big Town
Best country album
Traveller – Chris Stapleton
Producer of the year, non-classical
Jeff Bhasker
Best music video
Bad Blood – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best music film
Amy – Amy Winehouse