Grammys 2016: List of winners

Here is a list of the winners in a selection of top categories at the 58th Grammy Awards

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Taylor Swift’s official switch from country to pop with her multi-hit, best-selling 1989 album brought the singer her second Grammy Award win for album of the year.

The following is a list of the winners in a selection of top categories at the 58th Grammy Awards, which were presented in Los Angeles on Monday:

 

Record of the year: “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

Album of the year: “1989,” Taylor Swift

Best new artist: Meghan Trainor

Song of the year (songwriter’s award): “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge

Best pop solo performance: “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran

Best pop duo/group performance: “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

Best traditional pop vocal album: “The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern,” Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap

Best pop vocal album: “1989,” Taylor Swift

Best dance recording: “Where Are U Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best dance/electronic album: “Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack U,” Skrillex and Diplo

Best rock performance: “Don’t Wanna Fight,” Alabama Shakes

Best rock song: Alabama Shakes’ “Don’t Wanna Fight

Best rock album: “Drones,” Muse

Best metal performance: “Cirice,” Ghost

Best alternative music album: “Sound & Color,” Alabama Shakes

Best urban contemporary album: “Beauty Behind the Madness,” The Weeknd

Best R&B song: D’Angelo and The Vanguard’s “Really Love”

Best R&B performance: “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” The Weekend

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 album: “To Pimp a Butterfly,” Kendrick Lamar

Best rap song: Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright”

Best country album: “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton

Best country solo: “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton

Best country duo/group performance: “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town

Best country song: Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush”

Best musical theatre album: “Hamilton”

Singer Taylor Swift accepts the award for the Album of the Year onstage during the 58th Annual Grammy music Awards in Los Angeles February 15, 2016. AFP PHOTO/ ROBYN BECK
xKendrick Lamar accepts the award for best rap album for “To Pimp A Butterfly” x at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Ed Sheeran accepts the award for best pop solo performance for “Thinking Out Loud” at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

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