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Below are the Grammy awards winners in select categories.
Album of the Year
Beck, Morning Phase (WINNER)
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Ed Sheeran, x
Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
Pharrell Williams, Girl
Song of the Year
Sam Smith, “Stay With Me” (WINNER)
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
Sia, “Chandelier”
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
Hozier, “Take Me to Church”
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Record of the Year
Sam Smith, “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version” (WINNER)
Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX, “Fancy”
Sia, “Chandelier”
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
Best New Artist
Sam Smith (WINNER)
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
Haim
Best Rock Album
Beck, Morning Phase (WINNER)
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
The Black Keys, Turn Blue
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Hypnotic Eye
U2, Songs of Innocence
Best R&B Performance
Beyoncé featuring Jay Z, “Drunk In Love” (WINNER)
Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross, “New Flame”
Jennifer Hudson Featuring R. Kelly, “It’s Your World”
Ledisi, “Like This”
Usher, “Good Kisser”
Best Music Video
Pharrell Williams, “Happy” (WINNER)
Arcade Fire, “We Exist”
DJ Snake and Lil Jon, “Turn Down for What”
Sia, “Chandelier”
Woodkid feat. Max Richter, “The Golden Age”
Best Pop Vocal Album
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour (WINNER)
Coldplay, Ghost Stories
Miley Cyrus, Bangerz
Ariana Grande, My Everything
Katy Perry, Prism
Ed Sheeran, X
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Best Pop Solo Performance
Pharrell Williams, “Happy” (WINNER)
John Legend, “All of Me (Live)”
Sia, “Chandelier”
Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera, “Say Something” (WINNER)
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
Coldplay, “A Sky Full of Stars”
Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, “Bang Bang”
Katy Perry feat. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
Best Country Album
Miranda Lambert, Platinum (WINNER)
Dierks Bentley, Riser
Eric Church, The Outsiders
Brandy Clark, 12 Stories
Lee Ann Womack, The Way I’m Livin’
Best Country Solo Performance
Carrie Underwood, “Something in the Water” (WINNER)
Eric Church, “Give Me Back My Hometown”
Hunter Hayes, “Invisible”
Miranda Lambert, “Automatic”
Keith Urban, “Cop Car”
Best Country Group/Duo Performance
The Band Perry, “Gentle On My Mind” (WINNER)
Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood, “Somethin’ Bad”
Little Big Town, “Day Drinking”
Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill, “Meanwhile Back At Mama’s”
Keith Urban feat. Eric Church, “Raise ‘Em Up”
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Pharrell Williams, G I R L (WINNER)
Jhene Aiko, Sail Out
Beyonce, Beyonce
Chris Brown, X
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Best Rock Song
Paramore, “Ain’t It Fun” (WINNER)
Beck, “Blue Moon”
The Black Keys, “Fever
Ryan Adams, “Give Me Something Good”
Jack White, “Lazaretto”
Best Reggae Album
Ziggy Marley, Fly Rasta (WINNER)
Lee “Scratch” Perry, Back on the Controls
Sean Paul, Full Frequency
Shaggy, Out of Many, One Music
Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate, The Reggae Power
Soja, Amid the Noise and the Haste
Best Rap Performance
Kendrick Lamar, “i” (WINNER)
Childish Gambino, “3005”
Drake, “0 to 100/The Catch Up”
Eminem, “Rap God”
Lecrae, “All I Need Is You”
Best Rap Album
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (WINNER)
Childish Gambino, Because the Internet
Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
Common, Nobody’s Smiling
Schoolboy Q, Oxymoron
Wiz Khalifa, Black Hollywood
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Eminem feat. Rihanna, “The Monster” (WINNER)
Common feat. Jhené Aiko, “Blak Majik”
I Love Makonnen feat. Drake, “Tuesday”
Schoolboy Q feat. BJ The Chicago Kid, “Studio”
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, “Bound 2”
Best Rap Song
Kendrick Lamar, “i” (WINNER)
Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”
Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, “Bound 2”
Wiz Khalifa, “We Dem Boyz”
Drake, “0 To 100 / The Catch Up”
Best Traditional Pop Album
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Cheek to Cheek (WINNER)
Annie Lennox, Nostalgia
Barry Manilow, Night Songs
Johnny Mathis, Sending You a Little Christmas
Barbra Streisand, Partners
Best Alternative Music Album
St. Vincent, St. Vincent (WINNER)
alt-J, This Is All Yours
Arcade Fire, Reflektor
Cage the Elephant, Melophobia
Jack White, Lazaretto
Best Americana Album
Roseanne Cash, The River & The Thread WINNER
John Hiatt, Terms of My Surrender
Keb’ Mo’, Bluesamerica
Nickel Creek, A Dotted Line
Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Best Dance Recording
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, “Rather Be” (WINNER)
Basement Jaxx, “Never Say Never”
Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige, “F for You”
Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones, “I Got You”
Zhu, “Faded”
Best Spoken Word Album
Joan Rivers, Diary of a Mad Diva (WINNER)
James Franco, Actors Anonymous
Jimmy Carter, A Call to Action
John Waters, Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
Gloria Gaynor, We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
Frozen (WINNER)
American Hustle
Get On Up
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Wolf of Wall Street
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Grand Budapest Hotel (WINNER)
Frozen
Gone Girl
Gravity
Saving Mr. Banks
Best Song Written for Visual Media
Frozen, “Let It Go (WINNER)
The Lego Movie, “Everything Is Awesome!!!”
The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, “I See Fire
Her, “The Moon Song
Glen Campbell, I’ll Be Me, “I’m Not Gonna Miss You”
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 Musical Theater Album
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (WINNER)
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Aladdin
West Side Story