The American rapper Kendrick Lamar, with five awards, and singer Taylor Swift, with three, including best album for “1989″ were the big winners of the 58th edition of the Grammy Awards, delivered tonight in Los Angeles.
Kendrick Lamar was awarded the best rap album ( “to Pimp Up the Butterfly”), best song and rap performance ( “Alright”), best rap collaboration ( “These Walls”) and best ‘music video . ‘, for “Bad Blood” (with Taylor Swift)
However, the most coveted prize – the best album of the year – went to Taylor Swift, who won also in the category of best music video ( “Bad Blood “) and best pop vocal album.
Kendrick Lamar was nominated for 11 awards of the American music industry, while Taylor Swift totaled seven nominations, having become the first female artist to win by . twice the Grammy for best album of the year
the American group Alabama Shakes was another winner, to collect three awards: best alternative music album ( “Sound & amp; Color “), best rock song and best rock performance (” Do not Wanna Fight “).
The British singer Ed Sheeran won two gramophones, of which the best song (” Thinking Out Loud “) .
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars were also awarded two Grammys, including best recording for “Uptown Funk”.
also with a couple of awards went home Little Big Town, the Weeknd, D’Angelo, Jason Isbell and Chris Stapleton.
the Grammy artist revelation was given to Meghan Trainor.
Now the best opera recording was for a version of “L’Enfant Et Les Sortileges” by Ravel, a category for which it was named “Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria” by Monteverdi, the orchestra Boston Baroque, with the participation of Portuguese singers Fernando Guimarães and João Fernandes.
Muse won best rock album ( “Drones”), Skrillex & amp; Diplo scooped the Grammy for best electronic album ( “Skrillex & amp; Diplo present Jack Ü”) and Chris Stapleton won the best album of country ( “Traveller”).
in the category of World Music, in which the Brazilian Gilberto Gil was among the nominees, won Angelique Kidjo ( “Sings”).
The Brazilian pianist Eliane Elias won, with “Made in Brazil”, the award for best Latin jazz album.
Former US President Jimmy Carter received the Grammy best spoken album ( “The Full Life: Reflections at Ninety”); while the legendary Tony Bennett took home his 18th gramophone, after triumphing in the category of best traditional pop vocal album.
The starting gun of the Grammy Awards ceremony was carried out by Taylor Swift. Followed by the performances of Sam Hunt and Carrie Underwood and The Weeknd. Andra Day with Ellie Goulding ( “Rise Up” and “Love Me Like You Do”) preceding the tribute to Lionel Richie, who received the Personality of the Year award, in which artists such as John Legend and Demi Lovato gathered to recall some classics like “Easy” or “You Are”.
Little Big Town interpreted his ballad “Girl Crush” before Stevie Wonder singing “That’s the Way of the World” in honor of the late Maurice White of Earth group, Wind & amp; Fire. Another of the moments of the evening was the ‘seal’ of Jackson Browne and The Eagles, who played “Take It Easy”, in memory of the missing Glenn Frey.
Kendrick Lamar played “The Blacker The Berry” and ” alright “, ending his performance with the projection of the African map printed with the word Compton, his hometown.
After four years of absence, Adele returned to Grammy, accompanied at the piano, in a ceremony that also featured Justin Bieber.
Another highlight was the performance of Lady Gaga, who with a set of lights that drew on his face the thousand and one faces of David Bowie, played a show in which crossed songs the late British artist as “Space Oddity”, “Changes” and “Heroes.”
Chris Stapleton, Gary Clark and Bonnie Raitt paid tribute to BB King.
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