Grammys 2015

Grammys 2015

The 57th Grammy Awards weren’t anywhere near less prestigious then the last five decades. They took place in Los Angeles, California on February 8th. The singer songwriter Sam Smith not only won Record of the Year, Song of the Year, New Artist, and Pop Vocal Album, but also tied with Pharrell and Beyoncé with six nominations. Sadly for Beyoncé and Kanye West, Beyoncé’s album “Beyoncé” did not cut it for Album of the Year. Kanye did however find comedy in the situation, caused  from 2009 with Taylor Swift, and jumped on stage when Beck’s album was announced as the winner.

Appearing on the E! network’s aftershow, West said, “I just know that the Grammys, if they want real artists to keep coming back, they need to stop playing with us. We ain’t gonna play with them no more. And Beck needs to respect artistry and he should’ve given his award to Beyoncé.” Beck said he agrees with Kanye. “Absolutely I thought [Beyonce] was going to win,” he told reporters at an after party. Not only that, Beck then went on to lavish praise on his detractor. “You can’t please everybody. I still love him and think he’s genius,” Beck said of West. “I aspire to what he does. How many great records has he put out in the last five years, right?”

But hey– what would an award show be like with out a little controversy? The major awards winners and nominees are below.

 

Album of the Year

WINNER: “Morning Phase,” Beck

NOMINEES: “Beyoncé,” Beyoncé, “X,” Ed Sheeran, “In the Lonely Hour,” Sam Smith, and “Girl,” Pharrell Williams

Record of the Year

WINNER: “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith

NOMINEES: “Fancy,” Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX , “Chandelier,” Sia, “Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift, and “All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor

Song of the Year

WINNER: “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith (Sam Smith)

NOMINEES: “All About That Bass,” Kevin Kadish & Meghan Trainor (Meghan Trainor), “Chandelier,” Sia Furler & Jesse Shatkin (Sia), “Shake It Off,” Max Martin, Shellback & Taylor Swift (Taylor Swift), and “Take Me to Church,” Andrew Hozier-Byrne (Hozier)

New Artist

WINNER: Sam Smith

NOMINEES: Iggy Azalea, Bastille, Brandy Clark, and Haim

Pop Solo Performance

WINNER: “Happy (Live),” Pharrell Williams

NOMINEES: “All Of Me (Live),” John Legend, “Chandelier,” Sia, “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith, and “Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift

Pop Duo/Group Performance

WINNER: “Say Something,” A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera

NOMINEES: “Fancy,” Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX, “A Sky Full of Stars,” Coldplay, “Bang Bang,” Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj, and “Dark Horse,” Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J

Traditional Pop Vocal Album

WINNER: “Cheek to Cheek,” Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

NOMINEES: “Nostalgia,” Annie Lennox, “Night Songs,” Barry Manilow, “Sending You a Little Christmas,” Johnny Mathis , and “Partners,” Barbra Streisand With Various Artists

Pop Vocal Album

WINNER: “In the Lonely Hour,” Sam Smith

NOMINEES: “Ghost Stories,” Coldplay, “Bangerz,” Miley Cyrus, “My Everything,” Ariana Grande, “Prism,” Katy Perry, and “X,” Ed Sheeran

Dance Recording

WINNER: “Rather Be,” Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne

NOMINEES: “Never Say Never,” Basement Jaxx, “F for You,” Disclosure Featuring Mary J. Blige, “I Got U,” Duke Dumont Featuring Jax Jones, and “Faded,” Zhu