The microphones may not have always worked and Adele may have needed a second take on her George Michael tribute, but regardless of the telecast's triumphs and shortcomings, here are the winners of this year's Grammy Awards, with links to all of the pertinent AllMusic reviews. The aforementioned Adele took home five awards, including Record, Album and Song of the Year, while the late David Bowie was awarded his first-ever musical Grammys for Blackstar, and Chance the Rapper made a splash as Best New Artist.
Record of the Year: Adele, "Hello"
Album of the Year: Adele, 25
Song of the Year: Adele, "Hello"
Best New Artist: Chance the Rapper
Best Pop Performance: Adele, "Hello"
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Twenty One Pilots, "Stressed Out"
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Willie Nelson, Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
Best Pop Vocal Album: Adele, 25
Best Dance Recording: The Chainsmokers feat. Daya, "Don't Let Me Down"
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Flume, Skin
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: Snarky Puppy, Culcha Vulcha
Best Rock Performance: David Bowie, "Blackstar"
Best Metal Performance: Megadeth, "Dystopia"
Best Rock Song: David Bowie, "Blackstar"
Best Rock Album: Cage the Elephant, Tell Me I'm Pretty
Best Alternative Music Album: David Bowie, Blackstar
Best R&B Performance: Solange, "Cranes in the Sky"
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Lalah Hathaway, "Angel"
Best R&B Song: Maxwell, "Lake by the Ocean"
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Beyonce, Lemonade
Best R&B Album: Lalah Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway Live
Best Rap Performance: Chance The Rapper feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz, "No Problem"
Best Rap/Sung Performance: Drake, "Hotline Bling"
Best Rap Song: Drake, "Hotline Bling"
Best Rap Album: Chance the Rapper, Coloring Book
Best Country Solo Performance: Maren Morris, "My Church"
Best Country Duo/Group Performance: Pentatonix feat. Dolly Parton, "Jolene"
Best Country Song: Tim McGraw, "Humble and Kind"
Best Country Album: Sturgill Simpson, A Sailor's Guide to Earth
Best New Age Album: White Sun, White Sun II
Best Improvised Jazz Solo: John Scofield, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Gregory Porter, Take Me to the Alley
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: John Scofield, Country for Old Men
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: Ted Nash Big Band, Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom
Best Latin Jazz Album: Chucho Valdés, Tribute To Irakere: Live In Marciac
Best Gospel Performance/Song: Tamela Mann, "God Provides"
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: Hillary Scott & The Scott Family, "Thy Will"
Best Gospel Album: Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Hillary Scott & The Scott Family, Love Remains
Best Roots Gospel Album: Joey + Rory, Hymns
Best Latin Pop Album: Jesse & Joy, Un Besito Mas
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: iLe, iLevitable
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): Vicente Fernandez, Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo)
Best Tropical Latin Album: Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo, Donde Están?
Best American Roots Performance: Sarah Jarosz, "House of Mercy"
Best American Roots Song: The Time Jumpers, "Kid Sister"
Best Americana Album: William Bell, This is Where I Live
Best Bluegrass Album: O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor, Coming Home
Best Traditional Blues Album: Bobby Rush, Porcupine Meat (as premiered on AllMusic)
Best Contemporary Blues Album: Fantastic Negrito, The Last Days of Oakland
Best Folk Album: Sarah Jarosz, Undercurrent
Best Regional Roots Music Album: Kalani Pe'a, E Walea
Best Reggae Album: Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley
Best World Music Album: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble, Sing Me Home
Best Children's Album: Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Infinity Plus One
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling): Carol Burnett, In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In The Sandbox
Best Comedy Album: Patton Oswalt, Talking for Clapping
Best Musical Theater Album: The Color Purple
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: Miles Ahead
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Song Written For Visual Media: "Can't Stop The Feeling!" (from Trolls)
Best Instrumental Composition: Ted Nash Big Band, "Spoken at Midnight"
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella: Jacob Collier, "You and I"
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: Jacob Collier, "Flintstones"
Best Recording Package: David Bowie, Blackstar
Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package: Edith Piaf 1915-2015
Best Album Notes: Sissle And Blake Sing Shuffle Along
Best Historical Album: Bob Dylan, The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector's Edition)
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: David Bowie, Blackstar
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical: Greg Kurstin
Best Remixed Recording: André Allen Anjos, "Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)"
Best Surround Sound Album: Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement
Best Engineered Album, Classical: Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles
Producer Of The Year, Classical: David Frost
Best Orchestral Performance: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9
Best Opera Recording: Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles
Best Choral Performance: Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: Steve Reich
Best Classical Instrumental Solo: "Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway"
Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: Dorothea Röschmann, Schumann & Berg
Best Classical Compendium: Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: "Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway"
Best Music Video: Beyonce, "Formation"
Best Music Film: The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years
