57th Annual GRAMMY Awards Live-Blog
The official GRAMMY.com live-blog for Music's Biggest Night, the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards, taking place Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015
57th GRAMMY Awards: Brief Summary
Sam Smith emerged as the big winner at the 57th GRAMMY Awards, with four GRAMMYs. Earning three awards each were Beyoncé, Rosanne Cash, Bob Ludwig, and Pharrell Williams. Read our winners recap at GRAMMY.com.
Below is a list of winners announced on tonight's telecast, along with a few select photos from Music's Biggest Night. Visit GRAMMY.com for a complete winners' list.
Best New Artist
Sam Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance
Pharrell Williams, "Happy (Live)"
Best Pop Vocal Album
Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
Best Rock Album
Beck, Morning Phase
Best Country Album
Miranda Lambert, Platinum
Best R&B Performance
Beyoncé And Jay Z, "Drunk In Love"
Album Of The Year
Beck, Morning Phase
Record Of The Year
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)"
Song Of The Year
"Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)," Sam Smith, James Napier, William Phillips
The following artists won their first career GRAMMYs:
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Vincent
The Band Perry
Aphex Twin
For King & Country
A Great Big World
Pentatonix
Johnny Winter
Joan Rivers
Kendrick Lamar
Malcolm Jamal-Warner
Max Martin
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Select GRAMMY performances, including Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett, Miranda Lambert, Common and John Legend, Madonna, Kanye West, are available to watch at GRAMMY.com.
Watch select 57th GRAMMY Awards video, including red-carpet interviews, backstage action and GRAMMY acceptance speeches at GRAMMY.com.
We'll see you next year for the 58th GRAMMY Awards!
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BEAUTIFUL BIG VOICES! Alexandra Silber and Cheyenne Jackson perform
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BREAKING NEWS! #GRAMMYAwards is now trending on Facebook. Join the conversation! -
Thanks @Peace2Kiara for helping us keep track of Beyoncé's GRAMMY wins. You're right. She now has 18 total. -
The great engineer Bob Ludwig takes home his second GRAMMY today, for Beck and Beyoncé!
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Did you know? Performers Alexandra Silber and Cheyenne Jackson are both nominated for Best Musical Theater Album this year as the principal soloists on the San Francisco Symphony's recording of "West Side Story." That category will be announced later in the ceremony.
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Beyoncé takes home her first GRAMMY of the day and Bob Ludwig takes home his second for Best Surround Sound Album for Beyoncé. Congratulations!
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The red carpet is heating up!Feb. 8, 2015
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Tiesto takes home a GRAMMY for a remix he did for a John Legend song that he gave away for free for his birthday!
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Tiësto takes home the award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical. Congratulations!
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Congrats Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical) 'Morning Phase' - @beck #GRAMMYs
For the full list of winners: grm.my/1zOzT2Kby Recording Academy via twitter 2/8/2015 9:22:15 PM -
BREAKING NEWS: #MusiCares is now trending on Facebook. Check out some awesome items available for action to support the foundation at www.ebay.com/grammys.
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"Passing on our musical history is critical to those who have yet to make it." - Cheryl Pawelski, winner for Best Historical Album for The Garden Spot Programs, 1950
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Congrats Best Historical Album 'The Garden Spot Programs, 1950' - #ColinEscott, @CherylPawelski, & #MichaelGraves #GRAMMYsby Recording Academy via twitter 2/8/2015 9:17:47 PM
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Congrats Best Album Notes 'Offering: Live At Temple University' - #AshleyKahn #GRAMMYsby Recording Academy via twitter 2/8/2015 9:14:34 PM
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"Wow. I'm not that nervous but I think there are sweat stains on my speech here." - Ashley Kahn, winner for Best Album Notes
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What's on your GRAMMY Sunday food menu? We've got plenty left on our menu. Our official red-carpet coverage will start at 3:45 p.m. PT. And don't forget to keep it right here for our telecast coverage starting at 5 p.m. PT.
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And the winner for Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package goes to The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27). Winners are art directors Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood and Jack White. Congratulations!
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Congrats Best Recording Package 'Lightning Bolt' - #JeffAment, @pendledon, #JoeSpix, #JeromeTurner #GRAMMYsby Recording Academy via twitter 2/8/2015 9:10:38 PM
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And the winner for Best Recording Package goes to Pearl Jam's Lightning Bolt. Winners are art directors Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner. Congratulations!
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Pearl Jam's Lightning Bolt wins for Best Recording Package!
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Mali Music, who is up for two GRAMMYs tonight, has a pretty good seat at the Premiere Ceremony.The 360 view from my seat at the #Grammys2015 pre Award Show! It's beautiful in here!! http://t.co/pLP7xVPfCaFeb. 8, 2015
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About to walk on stage. My first hosting gig. Here goes nothin! Tune in at http://t.co/XH2OgXQd4GFeb. 8, 2015
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Best Dance Recording nominees Basement Jaxx are here!
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As he prepares to take the stage for his Premiere Ceremony hosting duties, did you know Hunter Hayes was previously nominated for Best New Artist for 2012? This year he's nominated for Best Country Solo Performance for "Invisible." Stay tuned because the winner in that category will be announced right here.
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Music's Biggest Night is almost here and some 57th GRAMMY nominees are just as excited as we are!heading to @TheGRAMMYs & i'm so happy i'll be seeing @HAIMtheband @jesse_belief @arielrechtshaid @iggyazalea and @samsmithworld there too <3Feb. 8, 2015- Reply
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Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement about the show tonight. Can't wait for y'all to see the show!!!!! #Grammys2015Feb. 8, 2015- Reply
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AND NOW WE'RE GETTING READY TO GO TO THE GRAMMYS. WHAT? HOW DID WE GET HERE?!? AaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhFeb. 8, 2015- Reply
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This is crazyyyyy!! Last year I watched @TheGRAMMYs from my couch & today I'm nominated AND going to the show ????????????????I'm so excited ❤️❤️Feb. 8, 2015- Reply
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Do you know who's performing on the 57th GRAMMYs? It's an amazing lineup and we've got your full performers list right here!
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Mary J. Blige gives us a sneak peek of her upcoming performance with Sam Smith. Only one more day until we get to see this live!Tomorrow is the big day on @TheGRAMMYs! What do you think @samsmithworld and I are going to sing together? http://t.co/UBoxvqkHtE
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Hi, everyone! Rita here. Music's Biggest Night is just 24 hours away! Join me and the rest of the GRAMMY Live-Blog team starting at noon PT/3 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 8. -
We're almost there, GRAMMY fans! Tomorrow is GRAMMY Sunday. Make sure you bookmark GRAMMY.com/live and return at 12 p.m. PT tomorrow for exclusive GRAMMY coverage via our GRAMMY live stream and live-blog. And join the conversation as we find out who will take home trophies at the 57th GRAMMY Awards.
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Last night we honored Bob Dylan with the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year award during a star-studded event in Los Angeles. Performers included GRAMMY winners Beck; Crosby, Stills & Nash; Norah Jones; Tom Jones; John Mellencamp; Willie Nelson; Bonnie Raitt; and Bruce Springsteen; among others. Visit GRAMMY.com to view our recap.
Bob Dylan speaks at the 2015 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute in his honor on Feb. 6 in Los Angeles (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/WireImage.com)
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Pharrell Williams and Ed Sheeran will be sitting next to each other two days from now! Will Pharrell wear a new hat?Feb. 6, 2015
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Hi everyone. Excited to be joining the #GRAMMYs live-blog! Can¹t wait to see all the performances and give you a sneak peek into what¹s going on inside.
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More breaking GRAMMY news: Spanning GRAMMY nominees, previous winners and stars from film and TV, this year's presenters to include Miley Cyrus, Dave Grohl, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, and more. Check out the full list of all-star GRAMMY presenters on GRAMMY.com.
Miley Cyrus (Photo: Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage.com)
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Tonight we hosted Lean On Me: A Celebration Of Music And Philanthropy, the 17th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Legacy Concert. The sold-out event featured performances by Aloe Blacc, Melissa Etheridge and Willie Nelson, plus others! View our coverage on GRAMMY.com.
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Madge is in the building! Stay tuned for more backstage surprises ...Feb. 5, 2015
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We're almost there, friends. In the meantime, did you know Sam Smith is vying to become only the second artist to sweep the General Field categories in the same year? Read all about this amazing feat in our "The Big Four" feature.
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Big news just in! Fresh from her amazing Super Bowl XLIX performance, Katy Perry added to the 57th GRAMMY performance lineup. Read the news on GRAMMY.com.
Katy Perry at the 56th GRAMMY Awards in 2014 (Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage.com)
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Last night Nile Rodgers was honored at our annual Producers & Engineers Wing GRAMMY Week event. Rodgers was co-founder of the band Chic, whose hit "Le Freak" was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame this year. Explore all of the 2015 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees in the digital edition of our GRAMMY Hall Of Fame collector's book.
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Our first GRAMMY Week event is in progress! Tonight The Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers Wing is honoring GRAMMY winner Nile Rodgers at their official GRAMMY Week celebration.
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Meet the nominees for Best Rap Performance, Best Country Album and Best Dance/Electronic Album with photos, video, fun facts, and more! Click on the individual categories to explore.
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GRAMMY Sunday is just five days away! So who's nominated in all 83 categories? Check out the only official GRAMMY nominees list on GRAMMY.com.
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Who will we see snapping selfies on the red carpet on Feb. 8? Stay tuned!Feb. 2, 2015
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How well do you think you know the 57th GRAMMY nominees? Did you know that …
- "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX is just the second all-female collaboration
to receive a Record Of The Year nomination. The first was "The Boy Is Mine," the 1998 smash by Brandy and Monica.
- Haim, comprising sisters Este, Danielle and Alana Haim, are the first sister trio to receive a Best New Artist nomination.
- Beyoncé is nominated for Album Of The Year for the second time, for Beyoncé. She was nominated five years ago for I Am… Sasha Fierce. Beyoncé has amassed 53 GRAMMY nominations, more than any other female artist.
Want more GRAMMY facts? View our handy list of 57 Fun Facts About The 57th GRAMMY Nominees.
