2015 Grammy Awards - and the winners are ....

With live performances from Madonna, Sir Paul McCartney, Rihanna and Kanye West - the winners at the 57th Grammy Awards, topped by UK sould singer Sam Smith with four awards, are:

Record of the Year - Sam Smith – "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)" 

Song of the Year  - Sam Smith - "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) (James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith with Tommy Petty and Jeff Lynne)

Album of the Year - Beck - Morning Phase 

Best New Artist - Sam Smith

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance  - A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera - "Say Something"

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album  - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Cheek To Cheek

Best Pop Solo Performance  -Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

Best Pop Vocal Album - Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour

Best Rock Performance  - Jack White - "Lazaretto"

Best Rock Album  - Beck - Morning Phase

Best Rock Song  - Paramore - "Ain't It Fun" (Hayley Williams & Taylor York)

Best Alternative Rock Album - St. Vincent - St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance  -Tenacious D - "The Last In Line"

Best Rap Performance  - Kendrick Lamar - "I"

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration  -Eminem Featuring Rihanna - "The Monster"

Best Rap Song - Kendrick Lamar - "I"  (K. Duckworth & C. Smith)

Best Rap Album - Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2

Best R&B Performance  - Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z – "Drunk In Love"

Best R&B Song  - Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z - "Drunk In Love"  (Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko)

Best Urban Contemporary Album -  Pharrell Williams - Girl

Best R&B Album  - Toni Braxton & Babyface - Love, Marriage & Divorce

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album  - Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer - Bass & Mandolin

Best Dance/Electronic Album - Aphex Twin - Syro

Best Dance Recording -Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne - "Rather Be"

Best Country Album  - Miranda Lambert - Platinum

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical  - Max Martin 

Best Reggae Album - Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta

Best World Music Album  - Angelique Kidjo - Eve

Best Blues Album  - Johnny Winter - Step Back

Best Spoken Word Album  - Joan Rivers - Diary Of A Mad Diva

Best Comedy Album  - "Weird Al" Yankovic - Mandatory Fun

Best Jazz Vocal Album - Dianne Reeves - Beautiful Life

Best Folk Album  - Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy

Best Music Video  - Pharrell Williams - "Happy"


And there are more - full list here ..... http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/grammy-awards-2015-the-complete-winners-list-20150208

Daft Punk top Grammys

Daft Punk emerged as the winners of the most Grammys this weekend, with five including the all-important Album and Record Of The Year gongs, though four-prize winners Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who won Best New Artist amongst others, arguably stole the show with a live set that included the marriage of 33 gay and straight couples live on stage  - overseen by Queen Latifah - and a guest appearance from Madonna. Wow!

The main gongs that were given out went to:

Album Of The Year: Daft Punk - Random Access Memories
Record Of The Year: Daft Punk Feat Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers - Get Lucky
Song Of The Year: Lorde - Royals
Best New Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Best Country Album: Kacey Musgraves - Same Trailer Different Park
Best Pop Vocal Album: Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox
Best Rock Album: Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day
Best Alternative Album: Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires Of The City
Best R&B Album: Alicia Keys - Girl On Fire
Best Rap Album: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - The Heist
Best Dance/Electronica Album: Daft Punk - Random Access Memories

Mumford & Sons, Fun and Black Keys top Grammys

Mumford & Sons topped British success at the 55th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles as their album Babel won Record of the Year - and they were given their award by another Brit pop darling, Adele, who joked that winning the prize means you go on to get "knocked up". The folk band won their second Grammy for Big Easy Express in the Best Long Form Music Video category as well as performing on the night with Sir Elton John. Sir Elton also performed a duet with fellow Brit Ed Sheeran.

New mum Adele took home her ninth Grammy, this time it was for Best Pop Solo Performance for Set Fire to the Rain (Live). Belgian/Australian Gotye won three awards including record of the year for his smash hit Somebody That I Used To Know, featuring New Zealand singer-songwriter Kimbra. Other big winners were Fun., who won Best New Artist and Song of the Year for We Are Young which featured Janelle Monáe. Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys ended up the night's top winner with four trophies, including producer of the year and three rock category victories with band mate Patrick Carney

Kelly Clarkson walked away with Best Pop Vocal Album for Stronger, and Sir Paul McCartney won best traditional pop vocal album for Kisses On The Bottom. Beyonce won best traditional R&B performance, Franck Ocean picked up two Grammys for best Urban Contemporary album and best rap/spoken collaboration, Jay-Z picked up three Grammys in the rap genre including Best Rap Song, Skrillex picked up two Grammys in the Dance categories and Carrie Underwood topped the country genre with Best Country Solo and  Best Country Song.

A tribute to the late reggae legend Bob Marley was performed by Bruno Mars, Sting and Rihanna along with sons Damian and Ziggy Marley. Other stars who performed included Taylor Swift, Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys with Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake with Jay-Z and Frank Ocean.