As always the Grammy Awards gives props to many of the mainstream artists out there, while overlooking many of the most worthy musicianship of the prior year; we’ll give props to Sam Smith cause the man does have pipes. Although it’s hard to battle the industry dollars that run the Academy, here are some of the winners for artists of interest that we can get down with from last night’s ceremony.
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
• Morning Phase, Beck
BEST DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
• Syro, Aphex Twin
BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
• Bass & Mandolin, Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
• “Lazaretto,” Jack White
BEST METAL PERFORMANCE
• “The Last In Line,” Tenacious D
BEST ROCK ALBUM
• Morning Phase, Beck
BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM
• St. Vincent, St. Vincent
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
• “I,” Kendrick Lamar
BEST ROOTS GOSPEL ALBUM
• Shine for All the People, Mike Farris
BEST AMERICAN ROOTS PERFORMANCE
• “A Feather’s Not a Bird,” Roseanne Cash
BEST AMERICANA ALBUM
• The River & the Thread, Roseanne Cash
BEST FOLK ALBUM
• Remedy, Old Crow Medicine Show
BEST BLUES ALBUM
• Step Back, Johnny Winter
BEST REGGAE ALBUM
• Fly Rasta, Ziggy Marley
BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
• Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam
