The 58th Annual Grammy Awards was held on February 15, 2016, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which was from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015. The "pre-telecast" ceremony, officially known as the Premiere Ceremony, in which the majority of awards were presented, was held at the nearby Microsoft Theater. It was the 16th Grammy ceremony to be held at the Staples Center, tying the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for hosting the most Grammy ceremonies. It also marks the latest date for a Grammy ceremony since 2003, which were held on February 23.
Unlike previous years, where it was held on a Sunday, the 2016 edition was held on a Monday for the first time to take advantage of the U.S. Presidents' Day long weekend. The ceremony was televised in the United States by CBS; for the first time, CBS affiliates in the West Coast and U.S. territories outside the continental region, including Hawaii and Alaska, had the option of broadcasting the Grammys live from the East coast feed, in addition to an encore in local primetime.
Nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony were announced on December 7, 2015, returning to the traditional format of an immediate press conference/release reveal of all nominees rather than the "all-day event" unveiling attempted by The Recording Academy and CBS over the previous few years. Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations with 11, and became the rapper with the most nominations in a single night, and second overall behind Michael Jackson (12 nominations in 1984). Taylor Swift and The Weeknd received seven nominations each. Producer Max Martin received the most nominations for a non-performing artist, with six. LL Cool J hosted for the fifth consecutive year. As part of a commercial break on the U.S. broadcast paid for by Target, Gwen Stefani also presented a live music video for her new single "Make Me Like You".
Kendrick Lamar led the winners with five trophies, including Best Rap Album for To Pimp a Butterfly. Taylor Swift won three awards, including Album of the Year for 1989, becoming the first female artist to win Album of the Year twice as main credited artist. Alabama Shakes also won three including Best Alternative Music Album for Sound & Color. Ed Sheeran won two including Song of the Year for "Thinking Out Loud". Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" won for Record of the Year and Meghan Trainor won for Best New Artist.
Performances[]
Winners and nominees[]
Record of the Year[]
- "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
- "Really Love" – D'Angelo and the Vanguard
- "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran
- "Blank Space" – Taylor Swift
- "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd
Album of the Year[]
- 1989 – Taylor Swift
- Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes
- To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar
- Traveller – Chris Stapleton
- Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd
Song of the Year[]
- "Thinking Out Loud" - Ed Sheeran
- "Alright" - Kendrick Lamar
- "Blank Space" - Taylor Swift
- "Girl Crush" - Little Big Town
- "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
Best New Artist[]
- Meghan Trainor
- Courtney Barnett
- James Bay
- Sam Hunt
- Tori Kelly
Best Pop Solo Performance[]
- "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran
- "Heartbeat Song" – Kelly Clarkson
- "Love Me Like You Do" – Ellie Goulding
- "Blank Space" – Taylor Swift
- "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance[]
- "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
- "Ship to Wreck" – Florence + The Machine
- "Sugar" – Maroon 5
- "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
- "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album[]
- The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern – Tony Bennett & Bill Charlap
- Shadows in the Night – Bob Dylan
- Stages – Josh Groban
- No One Ever Tells You – Seth MacFarlane
- My Dream Duets – Barry Manilow (& Various Artists)
Best Pop Vocal Album[]
- 1989 – Taylor Swift
- Piece by Piece – Kelly Clarkson
- How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful – Florence and the Machine
- Before This World – James Taylor
- Uptown Special – Mark Ronson