Kendrick Lamar And Bruno Mars Win Big At The Grammys

Bruno Mars pulled off a clean sweep of album, record and song of the year categories at the 2018 Grammy Awards on Sunday night,upsetting odds-favorites Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z to take home the evening’s three most prestigious awards. The 24K Magic singer won all six awards he was nominated for, while Lamar went home with five and Jay-Z, who had the most nominations of any performer with eight, was left empty-handed.Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock (9337309bz)
Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for best rap album for “Damn” at the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden, in New York
60th Annual Grammy Awards – Show, New York, USA – 28 Jan 2018

Kendrick Lamar, the second-most nominated artist of the night, kicked off the ceremony with a medley of songs from his album DAMN. Lamar, who’s nabbed a Grammy nomination in at least one category for six consecutive Grammys, was joined by Dave Chapelle and Bono, who features on Lamar’s song XXX.

The ceremony was not without its gimmicks, too, most notably a pre-recorded segment that featured host James Corden auditioning various celebrities to narrate the audiobook version Michael Wolff’s bombshell book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. John Legend, DJ Khaled, Cardi B and Cher all made cameos, but none were more surprising than that of Hillary Clinton’s, who read a line from the best-selling exposé aloud, much to the chagrin of UN ambassador Nikki Haley.

Many attendees walked the red carpet with white roses in tow to honor the victims of sexual abuse, a piggyback off the Time’s Up talismans celebrities wore to the Golden Globe Awards earlier this month. A group called Voices in Entertainment, directed by led by Meg Harkins of Roc Nation and Karen Rait of Interscope Records, spearheaded the initiative.

Record of the year
“Redbone” – Childish Gambino
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
“The Story of O.J.” — Jay-Z
“HUMBLE.” – Kendrick Lamar
“24K Magic” – Bruno Mars *WINNER

Album of the year
“Awaken, My Love!” – Childish Gambino
“4:44” – Jay-Z
“DAMN.” – Kendrick Lamar
“Melodrama” – Lorde
“24K Magic” – Bruno Mars *WINNER

Song of the year
“Despacito”
“4:44”
“Issues”
“1-800-273-8255”
“That’s What I Like” *WINNER

Best new artist
Alessia Cara *WINNER
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA

Best pop solo performance
“Love So Soft” – Kelly Clarkson
“Praying” – Kesha
“Million Reasons” – Lady Gaga
“What About Us” – Pink
“Shape Of You” – Ed Sheeran *WINNER

Best pop duo/group performance
“Something Just Like This” – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
“Despacito” – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
“Thunder” – Imagine Dragons
“Feel It Still” – Portugal. The Man *WINNER
“Stay” – Zedd & Alessia Cara

Best rock performance
“You Want It Darker” – Leonard Cohen *WINNER
“The Promise” – Chris Cornell
“Run” – Foo Fighters
“No Good” – Kaleo
“Go To War” – Nothing More

Best rock album
“Emperor Of Sand” – Mastodon
“Hardwired…To Self-Destruct ” – Metallica
“The Stories We Tell Ourselves” – Nothing More
“Villains” – Queens Of The Stone Age
“A Deeper Understanding” – The War On Drugs *WINNER

Best rap performance
“Bounce Back” – Big Sean
“Bodak Yellow” – Cardi B
“4:44” – Jay-Z
“HUMBLE.” – Kendrick Lamar *WINNER
“Bad And Boujee” – Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert

Best rap album
“4:44” – Jay-Z
“DAMN.” – Kendrick Lamar *WINNER
“Culture” – Migos
“Laila’s Wisdom” – Rapsody
“Flower Boy ” – Tyler, The Creator

Best country song
“Better Man”
“Body Like A Back Road”
“Broken Halos” *WINNER
“Drinkin’ Problem”
“Tin Man”

Best country album
“Cosmic Hallelujah” – Kenny Chesney
“Heart Break” – Lady Antebellum
“The Breaker” – Little Big Town
“Life Changes” – Thomas Rhett
“From A Room: Volume 1” – Chris Stapleton *WINNER

Best rap/sung performance
“PRBLMS” — 6LACK
“Crew” — Goldlink Featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy
“Family Feud” — Jay-Z Featuring Beyoncé
“Loyalty” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Rihanna *WINNER
“Love Galore” — SZA Featuring Travis Scott

Best comedy album
“The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas” — Dave Chappelle *WINNER
“Cinco” — Jim Gaffigan
“Jerry Before Seinfeld”— Jerry Seinfeld
“A Speck Of Dust”— Sarah Silverman
“What Now?” — Kevin Hart