2016 Grammys: A quick-read list of winners
February 16, 2016
Album of the Year: Taylor Swift, “1989”
Record of the Year: Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars), “Uptown Funk”
Song of the Year: Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Best Rock Performance: Alabama Shakes, “Don’t Wanna Fight”
Best Country Album: Chris Stapleton, “Traveller”
Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar, “To Pimp a Butterfly”
Best Musical Theatre Album: “Hamilton”
Best Pop Vocal Album: Taylor Swift, “1989”
Best Instrumental Composition: Arturo O’Farrill, “The Afro Latin Jazz Suite”
Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella: “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”
Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals: Maria Schneider, “Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)”
Best Recording Package: “Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys”
Best Album Notes: Joni Mitchell, “Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced”
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: “The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume Two (1928-32)”
Best Historical Album: “The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11″
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: Shawn Everett, Bob Ludwig, “Sound & Color”
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: Dave Audé, “Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)”
Best Surround Sound Album: James Guthrie, Joel Plante, “Amused To Death”
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Snarky Puppy, Metropole Orkest, “Sylva”
Best New Age Album: Paul Avgerinos, “Grace”
Best Improvised Jazz Solo: Christian McBride, “Cherokee”
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Cecile McLorin Salvent, “For One To Love”
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: John Scofield, “Past Present”
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Maria Schneider Orchestra, “The Thompson Fields”
Best Latin Jazz Album: Eliane Elias, “Made In Brazil”
Best Reggae Album: Morgan Heritage, “Strictly Roots”
Best World Music Album: Angelique Kidjo, “Sings”
Best Children’s Album: Tim Kubart, “Home”
Best Spoken Word Album: Jimmy Carter, “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety”
Best Comedy Album: Louis CK, “Live At Madison Square Garden”
Best Latin Pop Album: Ricky Martin, “A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)”
Best Regional Mexican Music Album: Los Tigres Del Norte, “Realidades – Deluxe Edition”
Best Tropical Latin Album: Ruben Blades with Roberto Delgado & Orchestra, Son De Panamá
Best American Roots Performance: Mavis Staples, “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean”
Best American Roots Song: Jason Isbell,”24 Frames”
Best Americana Album: Jason Isbell, “Something More Than Free”
Best Bluegrass Album: The SteelDrivers, “The Muscle Shoals Recordings”
Best Blues Album: Buddy Guy, “Born To Play Guitar”
Best Regional Roots Music Album: Jon Cleary, “Go Go Juice”
Producer Of The Year, Classical: Judith Sherman
Best Opera Recording: Seiji Ozawa, Isabel Leonard, Dominic Fyfe, “Ravel: L’Enfant Et Les Sortilèges; Shéhérazade”
Best Choral Performance: Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Chorale, Kansas City Chorale, “Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil”
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Eighth Blackbird, “Filament”
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: Augustin Hadelich, Ludovic Morlot, “Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des Songes”
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Joyce DiDonato, Antonio Pappano, “Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall”
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Stephen Paulus, “Paulus: Prayers & Remembrances”
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Joyce DiDonato, Antonio Pappano, “Joyce & Tony – Live From Wigmore Hall”
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: Glen Campbell, “Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me”
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: Antonio Sanchez, “Birdman”
Best Song Written For Visual Media: Common, Rhymefest, John Legend, “Glory”
Best Music Video: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
Best Music Film: “Amy”
Best Gospel Performance/Song: Kirk Franklin, “Wanna Be Happy?”
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Francesca Battistelli, “Holy Spirit”
Best Gospel Album: Israel and Newbreed, “Covered: Alive In Asia [Live]”
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Toby Mac, “This Is Not A Test”
Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton, “Traveller”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
Best Country Solo Performance: Chris Stapleton, “Traveller”
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
Best Country Song: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, “Girl Crush”
Best Dance Recording: Skrillex, Diplo and Justin Bieber – “Where Are Ü Now”
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Skrillex and Diplo, “Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü”
Best R&B Performance: The Weeknd – “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)”
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Lalah Hathaway, “Little Ghetto Boy”
Best R&B Song: D’Angelo, Kendra Foster, “Really Love”
Best Urban Contemporary Album: The Weeknd, “Beauty Behind The Madness”
Best R&B Album: D’Angelo, “Black Messiah”
Best Metal Performance: Ghost, “Cirice”
Best Rock Song: Alabama Shakes, “Don’t Wanna Fight”
Best Rock Album: Muse, “Drones”
Best Alternative Music Album: Alabama Shakes, “Sound & Color”
Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Kendrick Lamar featuring Bilal, Anna Wise, Thundercat, ‘These Walls’
Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar, Kawan Prather, Sounwave, Pharrell Williams, “Alright”
Best Pop Solo Performance: Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars,”Uptown Funk”
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Tony Bennett, Bill Charlap, “The Silver Lining: The Songs Of Jerome Kern”
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Jeff Bhasker