The 58th annual Grammy Awards Presentation took place Monday night (2/15/16) in Los Angeles, and is in most years, the televised portion is reserved for the big industry money making award presentations, while a smaller ceremony took place earlier in the night awarding less mainstream genres. Although the performances on the televised part were for the most part hurt by poor sound, there were still a number of love em or hate em performances each year including a Lady Gaga does David Bowie medley and The Eagles paying tribute to Glen Frey with Jackson Browne on lead vocals for “Take it Easy.”
Alabama Shakes took some of the highest honors for Best Rock Performance, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Song. Chris Stapleton helped bring Country back to its roots with a couple awards as well including Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance. In the earlier portion Jason Isbell walked away with Best Americana Album honor for his latest record Something More Than Free during the pre-telecast as well as Best American Roots song for “24 Frames.” While all the winners can be found here, we listed the winners of most interest to Glide…
Best Rock Performance
Alabama Shakes, Don’t Wanna Fight
Best Alternative Music Album
Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color,
Best Rock Song
Alabama Shakes, Don’t Wanna Fight
Best Country Album
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Best Country Solo Performance
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Best Rock Album
Muse, Drones
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
John Scofield, Past Present
Best Americana Album
Jason Isbell, Something More Than Free
Best American Roots Song
Jason Isbell, “24 Frames”
Best American Roots Performance
Mavis Staples, “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean”
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest, Sylva
Best Metal Performance
Cirice, Ghost
Best R&B Album
D’Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah
Best Rap Performance
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Kendrick Lamar feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat, These Walls
Best Rap Song
Kendrick Lamar, Alright
Best Regional Roots Music Album
Jon Cleary, Go Go Juice
Best Folk Album
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn
Best Blues Album
Buddy Guy, Born to Play Guitar
Best Bluegrass Album
The Steeldrivers, The Muscle Shoals Recordings
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
Best Historical Album
Various artists; The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11
Best Comedy Album
Louis C.K., Live at Madison Square Garden
