The 2015 Grammy Awards: The Winners & The Losers

The 2015 Grammy Awards have just wrapped up at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, with a who’s who of popular music gathering to claim awards and pat each other on the back.

The dominating winner of the night was English singer-songwriter Sam Smith, who took out the Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, Song Of The Year and Record Of The Year for Stay With Me. Upon accepting the his final award, Smith thanked the man who his debut album was all about. “I want to say thank you so much to the man I fell in love with last year,” Smith said. “Thank you for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys.”

The award for Album of the year went to Beck for 2014’s Morning Phase. Beck himself seemed surprised about the win which saw him trump fellow nominees Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran and the man of the night Sam Smith. He was presented the Grammy by a very shiny Prince.

Beck’s acceptance speech almost saw a repeat of Kanye West’s infamous “Imma let you finish” moment from the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards moment, when tonight Yeezy jokingly rushed on stage as if to protest, yet again, against Beyonce’s loss.

Watch: Kanye stage crash Beck

It was an otherwise big night for Kanye West, who took centre stage beneath a single white spotlight to perform his Paul McCartney collaboration, Only One. Kanye returned to the stage again, this time with McCartney and Rihanna for the live debut of their collaboration FourFiveSeconds. Kanye revealed before the show that he is an executive producer of Rihanna’s new album.

Watch: Rihanna, Kanye West and Sir Paul McCartney – FourFiveSeconds

http://youtu.be/TLI76aHAlz0

Early announcements from the Grammys saw some Australians recognised for their work earlier today, including producer M-Phazes and South African born Melbourne-based composer Wouter Kellerman. Australian hopeful Iggy Azalea failed to nab any of the four Grammys she was up for, losing out to Eminem in the Best Rap Album category. Sia too was up for four awards but walked away with none.

The 2015 Grammys also saw a number of other interesting onstage performances and unique collaborations. AC/DC kicked things off by performing their recent single Rock Or Bust and old favourite Highway To Hell, helped along by old/new drummer Chris Slade and a teleprompter.

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Not deterred by her Grammy loss, Sia was at it again with an expectedly bizarre Chandelier performance. Her performance was introduced by a poem read by the Elastic Heart video star Shia LaBeouf, while Sia was accompanied onstage again by dancer Maddie Ziegler and former Saturday Night Live actress Kristen Wiig.

Watch: Sia at the Grammy Awards 2015

http://youtu.be/zLXVpZuMQ6M

The 2015 Grammys also saw an emotional performance by Beyoncé, who sang the gospel song Take My Hand Precious Lord as a prelude to John Legend and Common’s rendition of their Oscar-nominated song Glory from the movie Selma.

Following her grandiose Super Bowl halftime show, Katy Perry used her Grammy performance of By the Grace of God, to put a spotlight on issues of domestic abuse. The song was introduced by a video message from US President Obama and an emotional speech from domestic violence surviver and activist Brooke Axtell.

Watch: President Obama’s Message at the 2015 GRAMMY Awards

Other artists to perform at the ceremony included Madonna, Ariana Grande, Beck and Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Ed Sheeran with Electric Light Orchestra and Questlove, Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani, Sam Smith with Mary J. Blige, Pharrell and Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett.

Watch: Ed Sheeran and ELO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sDHcUQdx_E

Watch: Madonna – Living For Love

http://youtu.be/y71X1AERY0o

Watch: Beck Chris Martin Heart Is a Drum Grammy Awards 2015 performance

http://youtu.be/IWPu_gW9M5o

See the full list of 2015 Grammy Award winners below.

2015 Grammy Awards

Album of the Year

Beyoncé – Beyoncé

Pharrell Williams – GIRL

Ed Sheeran – X

Beck – Morning Phase – WINNER

Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour

Record of the Year

Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – “Fancy”

Sia – “Chandelier”

Sam Smith – “Stay With Me” – WINNER

Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”

Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”

Song of the Year

Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”

Sia – “Chandelier”

Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”

Sam Smith – “Stay With Me” – WINNER

Hozier – “Take Me to Church”

Best New Artist

Bastille

Iggy Azalea

Brandy Clark

HAIM

Sam Smith – WINNER

Best Pop Solo Performance

John Legend – “All Of Me”

Sia – “Chandelier”

Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”

Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”

Pharrell Williams – “Happy” – WINNER

Best Rock Song

Paramore – “Ain’t It Fun” – WINNER

Beck – “Blue Moon”

The Black Keys – “Fever”

Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good”

Jack White – “Lazaretto”

Best Rock Album

Ryan Adams – Ryan Adams

Beck – Morning Phase – WINNER

The Black Keys – Turn Blue

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Hypnotic Eye

U2 – Songs of Innocence

Best Rock Performance

Ryan Adams – “Gimme Something Good”

Arctic Monkeys – “Do I Wanna Know?”

Beck – “Blue Moon”

The Black Keys – “Fever”

Jack White – “Lazaretto” – WINNER

Best Alternative Album

Alt J – This is All Yours

Arcade Fire – Reflektor

Cage the Elephant – Melophobia

St. Vincent – St. Vincent – WINNER

Jack White – Lazaretto

Best Rap Album

Eminem – Marshall Mathers LP 2 – WINNER

Iggy Azalea – The New Classic

Childish Gambino – Because the Internet

Common – Nobody’s Smiling

ScHoolboy Q – Oxymoron

Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood

Best Rap Song

Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”

Kanye West – “Bound 2″

Kendrick Lamar – “i” – WINNER

Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz”

Drake – “0 to 100 / The Catch Up”

Best Rap Performance

Donald Glover – “3005”

Drake – “0 to 100 / The Catch Up”

Eminem – “Rap God”

Kendrick Lamar -“i” – WINNER

Lecrae – “All I Need Is You”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Eminem feat. Rihanna – “The Monster” – WINNER

Common Featuring Jhené Aiko – “Blak Majik”

I Love Makonnen Featuring Drake – “Tuesday”

Schoolboy Q Featuring BJ The Chicago Kid – “Studio”

Kanye West & Charlie Wilson – “Bound 2”

Best R&B Performance

Beyonce ft. Jay Z – “Drunk in Love” – WINNER

Chris Brown ft. Usher and Rick Ross – “New Flame”

Jennifer Hudson ft. R. Kelly – “It’s Your World”

Ledisi – “Like This”

Usher – “Good Kisser”

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Iggy Azalea feat. Charli – “Fancy”

Coldplay – “A Sky Full of Stars”

A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera – “Say Something” – WINNER

Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”

Katy Perry feat. Juicy J – “Darkhorse”

Best Pop Vocal Album

Coldplay – Ghost Stories

Miley Cyrus – Bangerz

Ariana Grande – My Everything

Katy Perry – Prism

Ed Sheeran – X

Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour – WINNER

Best Dance/Electronica Album

Aphex Twin – Syro – WINNER

deadmau5 – While (1

Little Dragon – Nabuma Rubberband

Röyksopp & Robyn – Do It Again

Mat Zo – Damage Control

Best Dance Recording

Basement Jaxx – “Never Say Never”

Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne – “Rather Be” – WINNER

Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige – “F For You”

Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones – “I Got You”

Zhu – “Faded”

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Jhené Aiko – Sail Out

Beyoncé – Beyoncé

Chris Brown – X

Mali Music – Malis Is…

Pharrell Williams – GIRL – WINNER

Best Country Solo Performance

Eric Church – “Give Me Back My Hometown”

Hunter Hayes – “Invisible”

Miranda Lambert – “Automatic”

Carrie Underwood – “Something In The Water” – WINNER

Keith Urban – “Cop Car”

Best Comedy Album

“Weird Al” Yankovic – Mandatory Fun – WINNER

Jim Gaffigan – Obsessed

Louis C.K. – Oh My God

Patton Oswalt – Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time

Sarah Silverman – We Are Miracles

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

American Hustle

Frozen – WINNER

Get On Up: The James Brown Story

Guardians of the Galaxy

The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

Christophe Beck – Frozen

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Gone Girl

Alexandre Desplat – The Grand Budapest Hotel – WINNER

Steven Price – Gravity

Thomas Newman – Saving Mr. Banks

Best Song Written For Visual Media

Tegan and Sara feat. The Lonely Island – “Everything Is Awesome!!!”

Ed Sheeran – “I See Fire”

Glen Campbell – “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”

Idina Menzel – “Let It Go” – WINNER

Karen O – “The Moon Song”

Best Music Video

Arcade Fire – “We Exist”

DJ Snake and Lil Jon – “Turn Down For What”

Sia – “Chandelier”

Pharrell Williams – “Happy” – WINNER

Woodkid feat. Max Richter – “The Golden Age”

Best Music Film

Beyoncé and Jay Z – On the Run Tour

Coldplay – Ghost Stories

Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill – 20 Feet From Stardom – WINNER

Metallica – Through the Never

Pink – The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne

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