How AllMusic Reviewed the Grammy Winners

How AllMusic Reviewed the Grammy Winners

ben February 2, 2018 0
​Bruno Mars swept the top categories at the 60th annual Grammy Awards, alongside strong showings from Kendrick Lamar, Chris Stapleton and Ed Sheeran, in an evening that notably saw the bulk of the trophies awarded to male artists.Below is the full list of winners at this year’s Grammys, along with the AllMusic reviews and a few clips from the telecast.

RECORD OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic

SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars. “That’s What I Like”

BEST NEW ARTIST
Alessia Cara

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Ed Sheeran, “Shape Of You

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Portugal. The Man, “Feel It Still

BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Ed Sheeran. ÷ (Divide)

BEST DANCE RECORDING
LCD Soundsystem, “Tonite

BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Kraftwerk, 3-D The Catalogue

BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Prototype

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Leonard Cohen, You Want It Darker

BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
Mastodon, “Sultan’s Curse

BEST ROCK SONG
Foo Fighters, “Run

BEST ROCK ALBUM
The War On Drugs, A Deeper Understanding

BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
The National, Sleep Well Beast

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
Childish Gambino, “Redbone

BEST R&B SONG
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
The Weeknd, Starboy

BEST R&B ALBUM
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.

BEST RAP/SUNG PERFORMANCE
Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna, “LOYALTY.”

BEST RAP SONG
Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”

BEST RAP ALBUM
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Chris Stapleton, “Either Way

BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Little Big Town, “Better Man

BEST COUNTRY SONG
Chris Stapleton, “Broken Halos”

BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Peter Kater, Dancing On Water

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO
John McLaughlin, soloist, “Miles Beyond”
Track From: Live @ Ronnie Scott’s (John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension)

BEST JAZZ VOCAL ALBUM
Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dreams And Daggers

BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
Billy Childs, Rebirth

BEST LARGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE ALBUM
Christian McBride Big Band, Bringin’ It

BEST LATIN JAZZ ALBUM
Pablo Ziegler Trio, Jazz Tango

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE/SONG
CeCe Winans, “Never Have To Be Alone

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC PERFORMANCE/SONG
Hillsong Worship, “What A Beautiful Name

BEST GOSPEL ALBUM
CeCe Winans, Let Them Fall In Love

BEST CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN MUSIC ALBUM
Zach Williams, Chain Breaker

BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
Reba McEntire, Sing It Now: Songs Of Faith & Hope

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM
Shakira, El Dorado

BEST LATIN ROCK, URBAN OR ALTERNATIVE ALBUM
Residente, Residente

BEST REGIONAL MEXICAN MUSIC ALBUM (INCLUDING TEJANO)
Aida Cuevas, Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas

BEST TROPICAL LATIN ALBUM
Rubén Blades, Salsa Big Band

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
Alabama Shakes, “Killer Diller Blues”

BEST AMERICAN ROOTS SONG
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, “If We Were Vampires

BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, The Nashville Sound

BEST BLUEGRASS ALBUM (tie)
The Infamous Stringdusters, Laws Of Gravity

Rhonda Vincent And The Rage, All The Rage – In Concert Volume One

BEST TRADITIONAL BLUES ALBUM
The Rolling Stones, Blue & Lonesome

BEST CONTEMPORARY BLUES ALBUM
Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’, TajMo

BEST FOLK ALBUM
Aimee Mann, Mental Illness

BEST REGIONAL ROOTS MUSIC ALBUM
Lost Bayou Ramblers, Kalenda

BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stony Hill

BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration

BEST CHILDREN’S ALBUM
Lisa Loeb, Feel What U Feel

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (INCLUDES POETRY, AUDIO BOOKS & STORYTELLING)
Carrie Fisher, The Princess Diarist

BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Dave Chappelle, The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas

BEST MUSICAL THEATER ALBUM
Dear Evan Hansen

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
La La Land

BEST SCORE SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Lin-Manuel Miranda, “How Far I’ll Go

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
Arturo O’Farrill, “Three Revolutions

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA
John Williams, Escapades For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra From ‘Catch Me If You Can’

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTS AND VOCALS
Randy Newman, “Putin

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE (tie)
Father John Misty, Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition)

Magin Diaz, El Orisha De La Rosa

BEST BOXED OR SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PACKAGE
The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition

BEST ALBUM NOTES
Otis Redding, Live At The Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM
Leonard Bernstein – The Composer

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Greg Kurstin

BEST REMIXED RECORDING
Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode), “You Move (Latroit Remix)”

BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Jane Ira Bloom, Early Americans

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Manfred Honeck & the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
David Frost

BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE
Manfred Honeck & the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio

BEST OPERA RECORDING
Berg: Wozzeck

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Donald Nally with The Crossing and PRISM Quartet
Bryars: The Fifth Century

BEST CHAMBER MUSIC/SMALL ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
Patricia Kopatchinskaja & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Death & The Maiden

BEST CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
Daniil Trifonov, Transcendental

BEST CLASSICAL SOLO VOCAL ALBUM
Barbara Hannigan & the Ludwig Orchestra, Crazy Girl Crazy

BEST CLASSICAL COMPENDIUM
Giancarlo Guerrero & the Nashville Symphony, Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto

BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & the Nashville Symphony (Jennifer Higdon, composer), Viola Concerto

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”

BEST MUSIC FILM
The Defiant Ones

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