February 16 2016, 20.07 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
Sony Music, global music giant, has taken away maximum awards at today’s Grammys 2016. Uptown Funk by Marc Ronson and Bruno Mars got a huge audience applaud and won 2 prestigious awards Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. India witnessed the Ed Sheeran craze last year and this year Warner Bros. artist won 2 of the best categories including Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for his ballad Thinking Out Loud.
Another prominent award, Best New Artist which is one of the most sought after awards, was won by songstress Meghan Trainor, who was extremely emotional while excepting the award.
Warner Bros. artist Diplo, who will be in India this week, Skrillex and Justin Bieber’s song Where are you now which was a massive dance song won Best Dance Recording and Best Dance Electronic Album. Their performance at the awards was extremely energetic and was also a first win for Diplo and Skrillex!
List of Winners
*Bold are Warner Bros/ Artist
1. Record of the Year
Uptown Funk
2. Song of the year
Thinking Out Loud
3. Best New Artist
Meghan Trainor
4. Best pop Solo Performance
Thinking Out Loud
5. Best pop Duo
Uptown Funk
6. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
The Silver Lining: Songs of Jerome Kern
7. Best Dance Recording
Where are you now?
8. Best Dance Electronic Album
Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U
9. Best Rock Album
Drone
10. Best R&B Song
Really Love
11. Best R&B Album
Black Messiah
12. Best Gospel Performance
Wanne Be Happy?
13. Best Gospel Album
Covered: Alive in Asia (LIVE)
14. Best Latin Pop Album
A Quein Quiera Eschura (Deluxe Edition)
15. Best Latin Rock , urban or Alternative Album
Hasta La raiz & Dale
16. Best Blues Album
Buddy Guy
17. Best Musical theatre album
Hamilton
18. Best Arrangement instrumental or a capella
Dance of the sugar Plum Fairy
19. Best arrangement instruments and vocal
Sue
20. Best album notes
Loves has many faces
21. Best historical album
Bassment tape
22. Producer of the year
Jeff bhasker
23. Best remix recording non classical
Uptown funk
24. Best surround sound
Roger waters
