57th Grammy® Awards Coverage

Welcome to DigitalHit.com's coverage of the 57th Annual Grammy Awards which were handed out out on Sunday, February 8th, 2015.

8:00 PM

The Grammys open with AC/DC's first ever performance at the ceremony. It's fun to see the Foo Fighters Dave Grohl rocking out in the audience.

8:07 PM

Tonight's host, LL Cool J, strolls out to welcome us to tonight's ceremony.

8:08 PM

Tonight's first award, Best New Artist, is being presented by Taylor Swift. And the Grammy goes to Sam Smith. Is it just me or does he remind you of Boy George?

8:16 PM

Anna Kendrick is here now to introduce a performance by Ariana Grande, which just happens to be my favourite Starbucks size.

8:21 PM

Jessie J and Sir Tom Jones pay tribute to songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil by performing "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." The duo then present Best Pop Solo Performance. And the Grammy goes to Pharrell Williams for "Happy."

8:33 PM

Dierks Bentley intros a performance by Miranda Lambert.

8:37 PM

Barry Gibb and Pentatonix are here now to present Best Pop Vocal Album. And the Grammy goes to Sam Smith's In the Lonely Hour.

8:44 PM

LL Cool J tells us that dreams don't have deadlines before introducing Kanye West singing a song he co-wrote with Paul McCartney.

8:48 PM

Miley Cryus and Nicki Minaj intro a performance by Madonna of her new song "Living for Love".

8:54 PM

Josh Duhamel and New England Patriots' Julian Edelman and Malcolm Butler hand out the award for Best Rock Album. And the Grammy goes to Beck for Morning Phase.

9:02 PM

Smokey Robinson and Nile Rodgers pay tribute to the late George Harrison before presenting Best R&B Performance. And the Grammy goes to Beyoncé for "Drunk in Love."

9:05 PM

James Corden introduces a performance by Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, Questlove, Adam Blackstone and Herbie Hancock.

9:11 PM

Sheeran intros a performance by Jeff Lynne and ELO. He then joins them for the next song.

9:15 PM

Ryan Seacrest introduces a song by Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani.

9:25 PM

LL Cool J pays tribute to Martin Bandier before introducing a performance of "Take Me to Church" by Hozier. He's joined by Annie Lennox and they segue into "Put a Spell on You."

9:32 PM

Nick Jonas and Meghan Trainor trade country roots before presenting Best Country Album. And the Grammy goes to Platinum by Miranda Lambert.

9:34 PM

The Weekend (the guy not the days) introduces a performance by Pharrell, Lang Lang and Hans Zimmer.

9:44 PM

In a taped segment, President Obama talks about violence against women and how artists can influence change.

9:46 PM

Brooke Axtell, a victim of domestic violence, speaks about authentic love. She then introduces a performance of "By the Grace of God" by Katy Perry. Speaking of domestic violence, Chris Brown is a multiple nominee tonight.

9:58 PM

Katharine McPhee intros a performance by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga of "Cheek to Cheek".

10:02 PM

LL Cool J pays tribute to music festival legend George Wein before introducing a tribute to Stevie Wonder by Usher.

10:13 PM

Keith Urban introduces a performance of "Give Me Back My Hometown" by Eric Church.

10:18 PM

Brandy Clark and Dwight Yoakam then perform Clark's "Hold My Hand."

10:21 PM

After a little delay, we go into a performance by Rihanna, Paul McCartney and Kanye West. Now there's a mix.

10:31 PM

Mary J. Blige joins Sam Smith on "Stay With Me."

10:35 PM

Gina Rodriguez introduces a performance by Juanes.

10:39 PM

The Legendary Prince takes to the stage, getting a standing ovation just for walking out. He's presenting Album of the Year. He says "Albums still matter. Like books and black lives." And the Grammy goes to Beck for Morning Phase. Kanye leaps to the stage apparently to try attempt his Taylor Swift interruption again. I guess some people are scratching their heads, but the Grammys are known for stunning choices at times.

10:49 PM

Shia LaBeouf reads a poem before introducing a performance by Sia.

10:53 PM

Enrique Iglesias mentions Max Martin's earlier winner for Producer of the Year before presenting Song of the Year. And the Grammy goes to "Stay With Me" and writers James Napier, William Phillips and Sam Smith.

11:01 PM

Dave Grohl pays tribute to David Letterman's support of musical acts before he introduces a performance by Beck and Chris Martin.

11:07 PM

Jamie Foxx and the wonderful Stevie Wonder are presenting Record of the Year. And the Grammy goes to Sam Smith for "Stay With Me."

11:16 PM

Neil Portnow, Ryan Tedder and Jennifer Hudson take to the stage. Portnow says that new technologies should still fairly pay artists. They then talk about the Creative Alliance that will ask Congress to make sure artists are paid fairly by new developments in distribution.

11:20 PM

It's time for the In Memoriam segement.

11:27 PM

LL Cool J and Gwyneth Paltrow introduce a performance of the gospel song "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" by Beyoncé.

11:32 PM

Beyoncé then introduces a performance by John Legend and Common of "Glory" from the movie Selma.

11:38 PM

That's it folks!

Here is the complete list of winners:

Record Of The Year

• Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
  Sam Smith
  Steve Fitzmaurice, Rodney Jerkins & Jimmy Napes, producers; Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes & Steve Price, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
  Label: Capitol Records

Album Of The Year

• Morning Phase
  Beck
  Beck Hansen, producer; Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden, Greif Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
  Label:Capitol Records

Song Of The Year

• Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)
  James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters (Sam Smith)
  Label: Capitol Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Songs LLC obo Naughty Words Ltd./Universal-Polygram Int. Tunes, Inc. obo Method Paperwork

Best New Artist

• Sam Smith
  Label: Capitol Records

Best Pop Solo Performance

• Happy (Live)
  Pharrell Williams
  Label: Columbia Records

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• Say Something
  A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera
  Track from: Is There Anybody Out There?
  Label: Epic Records

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• Cheek To Cheek
  Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
  Label: Streamline/Columbia/RPM/Interscope

Best Pop Vocal Album

• In The Lonely Hour
  Sam Smith
  Label: Capitol Records

Best Dance Recording

• Rather Be
  Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne
  Grace Chatto & Jack Patterson, producers; Wez Clarke & Jack Patterson, mixers
  Track from: New Eyes
  Label: Big Beat/Atlantic

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• Syro
  Aphex Twin
  Label: Warp Records

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• Bass & Mandolin
  Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
  Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
  Label: Nonesuch

Best Rock Performance

• Lazaretto
  Jack White
  Track from: Lazaretto
  Label: Third Man Records/Columbia Records

Best Metal Performance

• The Last In Line
  Tenacious D
  Track from: Ronnie James Dio - This Is Your Life
  Label: Rhino

Best Rock Song

• Ain't It Fun
  Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters (Paramore)
  Track from: Paramore
  Label: Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music Corp./But Father, I Just Want To Sing/FBR Music And Hunterboro Music/WB Music Corp/Justin's Polite Music

Best Rock Album

• Morning Phase
  Beck
  Label: Capitol Records

Best Alternative Music Album

• St. Vincent
  St. Vincent
  Label: Loma Vista Recordings / Republic

Best R&B Performance

• Drunk In Love
  Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z
  Track from: Beyoncé
  Label: Columbia Records

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• Jesus Children
  Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm Jamal Warner
  Track from: Black Radio 2
  Label: Blue Note Records

Best R&B Song

• Drunk In Love
  Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters (Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z)
  Track from: Beyoncé
  Label: Columbia Records

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Girl
  Pharrell Williams
  Label: Columbia Records

Best R&B Album

• Love, Marriage & Divorce
  Toni Braxton & Babyface
  Label: Def Jam Recordings

Best Rap Performance

• I
  Kendrick Lamar
  Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• The Monster
  Eminem Featuring Rihanna
  Track from: The Marshall Mathers LP2
  Label: Aftermath

Best Rap Song

• I
  K. Duckworth & C. Smith, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
  Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Interscope Records

Best Rap Album

• The Marshall Mathers LP2
  Eminem
  Label: Aftermath

Best Country Solo Performance

• Something In The Water
  Carrie Underwood
  Label: Sony Nashville

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• Gentle On My Mind
  The Band Perry
  Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack EP
  Label: Big Machine Records

Best Country Song

• I'm Not Gonna Miss You
  Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)
  Track from: Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me Soundtrack
  Label: Big Machine Records

Best Country Album

• Platinum
  Miranda Lambert
  Label: RCA Nashville

Best New Age Album

• Winds Of Samsara
  Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman
  Label: Listen 2 Africa

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

• Fingerprints
  Chick Corea, soloist
  Track from: Trilogy (Chick Corea Trio)
  Label: Concord Jazz

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Beautiful Life
  Dianne Reeves
  Label: Concord Records

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Trilogy
  Chick Corea Trio
  Label: Concord Jazz

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Life In The Bubble
  Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
  Label: Telarc International

Best Latin Jazz Album

• The Offense Of The Drum
  Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
  Label: Motema

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• No Greater Love
  Smokie Norful
  Smokie Norful; Aaron W. Lindsey & Smokie Norful, songwriters
  Label: Tre'Myles/Motown Gospel; Publishers: Capitol CMG Paragon, Aaron Lindsey Pub. admin. by CapitolCMGPublishing.com/Meadowgreen Music Company, Norful Music Publishing

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• Messengers
  Lecrae Featuring For King & Country
  Lecrae Featuring For King & Country; Torrance Esmond, Ran Jackson, Ricky Jackson, Kenneth Chris Mackey, Lecrae Moore, Joseph Prielozny, Joel Smallbone & Luke Smallbone, songwriters
  Label: Reach Records; Publishers: Fellowship Of The Unashamed Music, WB Music Corp./Method To The Madness/Shankel Songs/Warner Tamerlane/Kilns Music/Aly Plane Music/Evident Music/Before I Die Publishing/Joseph Prielozny Music/Track Or Die Music LLC

Best Gospel Album

• Help
  Erica Campbell
  Label: EOne/My Block

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong.
  For King & Country
  Label: Fervent/Word/Curb

Best Roots Gospel Album

• Shine For All The People
  Mike Farris
  Mike Farris
  Label: Compass Records

Best Latin Pop Album

• Tangos
  Rubén Blades
  Label: Sunnyside Records

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album

• Multiviral
  Calle 13
  Label: Sony Music Latin

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)

• Mano A Mano - Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernández
  Vicente Fernández
  Label: Sony Music Latin

Best Tropical Latin Album

• Más + Corazón Profundo
  Carlos Vives
  Label: Sony Music Latin

Best American Roots Performance

• A Feather's Not A Bird
  Rosanne Cash
  Rosanne Cash
  Track from: The River & The Thread
  Label: Blue Note Records

Best American Roots Song

• A Feather's Not A Bird
  Rosanne Cash
  Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters (Rosanne Cash)
  Track from: The River & The Thread
  Label: Blue Note Records; Publishers: Chelcait Music admin. by Measurable Music LLC, a Notable Music Co./Lev-A-Tunes

Best Americana Album

• The River & The Thread
  Rosanne Cash
  Label: Blue Note Records

Best Bluegrass Album

• The Earls Of Leicester
  The Earls Of Leicester
  Label: Rounder

Best Blues Album

• Step Back
  Johnny Winter
  Label: Megaforce Records

Best Folk Album

• Remedy
  Old Crow Medicine Show
  Label: ATO Records

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• The Legacy
  Jo-El Sonnier
  Label: Takau Records

Best Reggae Album

• Fly Rasta
  Ziggy Marley
  Label: Tuff Gong Worldwide

Best World Music Album

• Eve
  Angelique Kidjo
  Label: 429 Records

Best Children's Album

• I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai)
  Neela Vaswani
  Label: Hachette Audio

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling)

• Diary Of A Mad Diva
  Joan Rivers
  Label: Penguin Audio

Best Comedy Album

• Mandatory Fun
  "Weird Al" Yankovic
  Label: RCA Records

Best Musical Theater Album

• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
  Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
  Label: Ghostlight/Razor & Tie

Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media

• Frozen
  (Various Artists)
  Label: Walt Disney Records

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media

• The Grand Budapest Hotel
  Alexandre Desplat, composer
  Label: Abkco Music & Records

Best Song Written For Visual Media

• Let It Go
  Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)
  Track from: Frozen
  Label: Walt Disney Records; Publisher: Wonderland Music Company, Inc.

Best Instrumental Composition

• The Book Thief
  John Williams, composer (John Williams)
  Track from: The Book Thief Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  Label: Sony Classical, Fox Music; Publisher: Fox Film Music Corp.

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

• Daft Punk
  Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstie Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
  Track from: PTX, Vol. 2
  Label: RCA Records

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

• New York Tendaberry
  Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma)
  Track from: Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro
  Label: Masterworks

Best Recording Package

• Lightning Bolt
  Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors (Pearl Jam)
  Label: Republic Records

Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package

• The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)
  Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
  Label: Third Man Records/ Revenant Records

Best Album Notes

• Offering: Live At Temple University
  Ashley Kahn, album notes writer (John Coltrane)
  Label: Resonance/Impulse

Best Historical Album

• The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
  Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Hank Williams)
  Label: Omnivore Recordings

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Morning Phase
  Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden, Greif Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Beck)
  Label: Capitol Records

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical

• Max Martin
  
  • Bang Bang (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj) (S)
  • Break Free (Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd) (S)
  • Dark Horse (Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J) (S)
  • Problem (Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea) (S)
  • Shake It Off (Taylor Swift) (S)
  • Unconditionally (Katy Perry) (S)

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

• All Of Me (Tiesto's Birthday Treatment Remix)
  Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
  Label: Columbia Records

Best Surround Sound Album

• Beyoncé
  Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Tom Coyne, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
  Label: Columbia Records

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending
  Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus)
  Label: ASO Media

Producer Of The Year, Classical

• Judith Sherman
  
  • Beethoven: Cello & Piano Complete (Fischer Duo)
  • Brahms By Heart (Chiara String Quartet)
  • Composing America (Lark Quartet)
  • Divergence (Plattform K + K Vienna)
  • The Good Song (Thomas Meglioranza)
  • Mozart & Brahms: Clarinet Quintets (Anthony McGill & Pacifica Quartet)
  • Snapshot (American Brass Quintet)
  • Two X Four (Jaime Laredo, Jennifer Koh, Vinay Parameswaran & Curtis 20/21 Ensemble)
  • Wagner Without Words (Ll_r Williams)

Best Orchestral Performance

• Adams, John: City Noir
  David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)
  Label: Nonesuch

Best Opera Recording

• Charpentier: La Descente D'Orphée Aux Enfers
  Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
  Label: CPO

Best Choral Performance

• The Sacred Spirit Of Russia
  Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
  Label: Harmonia Mundi

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

• In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores
  Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe
  Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• Play
  Jason Vieaux
  Label: Azica Records

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

• Douce France
  Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit)
  Label: Naïve

Best Classical Compendium

• Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances
  Partch; John Schneider, producer
  Label: Bridge Records, Inc.

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean
  John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
  Label: Cantaloupe Music

Best Music Video

• Happy
  Pharrell Williams
  We Are From LA, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Roman Pichon Herrera, Jett Steiger & Cedric Troadec, video producers
  Label: Columbia Records

Best Music Film

• 20 Feet From Stardom
  Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
  Morgan Neville, video director; Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers, video producers
  Label: Anchor Bay