Lamar, Swift shine at 2016 Grammys

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.

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Kendrick Lamar, won 5 Grammys. (Net photo)

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