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Full List Of Grammy Award Winners 2018: Bruno Mars Spoils Hip Hop’s Big Year

The 2018 Grammy Awards saw Bruno Mars take home all six awards that he was nominated for including the trifecta of Song, Record and Album Of The Year, and Jay. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2018/01/full-list-of-grammy-award-winners-2018-bruno-mars-spoils-hip-hops-big-year.html]

,   and  Bruce Houghton
image from www.hypebot.comThe 2018 Grammy Awards saw Bruno Mars take home all six awards that he was nominated for including the trifecta of Song, Record and Album Of The Year, and Jay Z, the most nominated artist of the night, go home empty handed.  Judging from the nominations, this should have been rap and hip hop's big year at the Grammys, but Mars forgot to get the message. Kendrick Lamar’s album “Damn” won the Grammy for Best Rap Album, making it his third consecutive win in the category. He also picked up trophies for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song and Best Music Video. Chris Stapleton won Best Country Album; and the Best New Artist went to Alessia Cara.Held at NYC's Madison Square Garden, the Grammys were hosted by late night tv's James Cordon.

Full List Of Grammy Award Winners 2018

Record of the Year: “24K Magic” — Bruno MarsSong of the Year: “That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip (Bruno Mars)Best New Artist: Alessia CaraBest Pop Solo Performance: “Shape of You” — Ed SheeranBest Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Feel It Still” — Portugal. The ManBest Traditional Pop Vocal Album: “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90” — Various Artists; Dae Bennett, producerBest Pop Vocal Album: “÷” — Ed SheeranBest Dance Recording: “Tonite” — LCD SoundsystemBest Dance/Electronic Album: “3-D The Catalogue” — KraftwerkBest Contemporary Instrumental Album: “Prototype” — Jeff Lorber FusionBest Rock Performance: “You Want It Darker” — Leonard CohenBest Metal Performance: “Sultan’s Curse” — MastodonBest Rock Song: “Run” — Foo FightersBest Rock Album: “A Deeper Understanding” — The War on DrugsBest Alternative Music Album: “Sleep Well Beast” — The NationalBest R&B Performance: “That’s What I Like” — Bruno MarsBest Traditional R&B Performance: “Redbone” — Childish GambinoBest R&B Song: “That’s What I Like” — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)Best Urban Contemporary Album: “Starboy” — The WeekndBest R&B Album: “24K Magic” — Bruno MarsBest Rap Performance: “HUMBLE.” — Kendrick LamarBest Rap/Sung Performance: “LOYALTY.” — Kendrick Lamar featuring RihannaBest Rap Song: “HUMBLE.” — K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan and M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)Best Rap Album: “DAMN.” — Kendrick LamarBest Country Solo Performance: “Either Way” — Chris StapletonBest Country Duo/Group Performance: “Better Man” — Little Big TownBest Country Song: “Broken Halos” — Mike Henderson and Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton)Best Country Album: “From a Room: Volume 1” — Chris StapletonBest New Age Album: “Dancing on Water” — Peter KaterBest Improvised Jazz Solo: “Miles Beyond” — John McLaughlin, soloistBest Jazz Vocal Album: “Dreams and Daggers” — Cécile McLorin SalvantBest Jazz Instrumental Album: “Rebirth” — Billy ChildsBest Large Jazz Ensemble Album: “Bringin’ It” — Christian McBride Big BandBest Latin Jazz Album: “Jazz Tango” — Pablo Ziegler TrioBest Gospel Performance/Song: “Never Have to Be Alone” — CeCe WinansBest Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: “What a Beautiful Name” — Hillsong WorshipBest Gospel Album: “Let Them Fall in Love” — CeCe WinansBest Contemporary Christian Music Album: “Chain Breaker” — Zach WilliamsBest Roots Gospel Album: “Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope” — Reba McEntireBest Latin Pop Album: “El Dorado” — ShakiraBest Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: “Residente” — ResidenteBest Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): “Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas” — Aida CuevasBest Tropical Latin Album: “Salsa Big Band” — Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado y OrquestaBest American Roots Performance: “Killer Diller Blues” — Alabama ShakesBest American Roots Song: “If We Were Vampires” — Jason Isbell and the 400 UnitBest Americana Album: “The Nashville Sound” — Jason Isbell and the 400 UnitBest Bluegrass Album: tie, “Laws of Gravity” — The Infamous Stringdusters and “All the Rage — In Concert Volume One” — Rhonda Vincent and the RageBest Traditional Blues Album: “Blue & Lonesome” — The Rolling StonesBest Contemporary Blues Album: “TajMo” — Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’Best Folk Album: “Mental Illness” — Aimee MannBest Regional Roots Music Album: “Kalenda” — Lost Bayou RamblersBest Reggae Album: “Stony Hill” — Damian “Jr. Gong” MarleyBest World Music Album: “Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration” — Ladysmith Black MambazoBest Children’s Album: “Feel What U Feel” — Lisa LoebBest Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling): “The Princess Diarist” — Carrie FisherBest Comedy Album: “The Age of Spin/Deep in the Heart of Texas” — Dave ChappelleBest Musical Theater Album: “Dear Evan Hansen” — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (original Broadway cast recording)Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: “La La Land” — Various ArtistsBest Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: “La La Land” — Justin Hurwitz, composerBest Song Written for Visual Media: “How Far I’ll Go” — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (Auli’i Cravalho)Best Instrumental Composition: “Three Revolutions” — Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill and Chucho Valdés)Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: “Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra From ‘Catch Me If You Can’” — John Williams, arranger (John Williams)Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: “Putin” — Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman)Best Recording Package: tie, “Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition)” — Sasha Barr, Ed Steed and Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty) and “El Orisha de la Rosa” — Claudio Roncoli and Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz)Best Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package: “The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition” — Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly and David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists)Best Album Notes: “Live at the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings” — Lynell George, writer (Otis Redding)Best Historical Album: “Leonard Bernstein — The Composer” — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner and Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein)Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: “24K Magic” — Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars)Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Greg KurstinBest Remixed Recording: “You Move (Latroit Remix)” — Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode)Best Surround Sound Album: “Early Americans” — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson and Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)Best Engineered Album, Classical: “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio” — Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)Producer of the Year, Classical: David FrostBest Orchestral Performance: “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio” — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)Best Opera Recording: “Berg: Wozzeck” — Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms and Roman Trekel; Hans Graf and Brad Sayles, producers (Houston Symphony; Chorus of Students and Alumni, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University and Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus)Best Choral Performance: “Bryars: The Fifth Century” — Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet and The Crossing)Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: “Death & the Maiden” — Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Saint Paul Chamber OrchestraBest Classical Instrumental Solo: “Transcendental” — Daniil TrifonovBest Classical Solo Vocal Album: “Crazy Girl Crazy” — Barbara Hannigan (Ludwig Orchestra)Best Classical Compendium: “Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto” — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producerBest Contemporary Classical Composition: “Viola Concerto” — Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero and Nashville Symphony)Best Music Video: “HUMBLE.” — Kendrick LamarBest Music Film: “The Defiant Ones” — Various Artists

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