The Grammy Awards is an annual, prestigious music award show and is always a big event for the viewers, artists, and everyone involved with them. It contains many types of awards and several performances from top artists. Designers and make-up artists especially look forward to the Grammy Awards, which they consider a place to show the public their work, since being responsible for a celebrity on their “best look” list can bring them a lot of success. Singers and performers grow anxious and excited, since winning a Grammy or giving a memorable performance could mean immediate fame and popularity.
This year, the much anticipated Grammy Awards show has taken place on Sunday, February 8th, and viewers watched it live on their television via CBS or on streaming websites. There are over 80 types of awards being given this year, but here are the nominations for some of the more popular ones, with the winners bolded (according to Grammy.com):
Record of the Year:
“Fancy” by Iggy Azalea
“Chandelier” by Sia
“Stay With Me”(Darkchild Version) by Sam Smith
“Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
Album of the Year:
Morning Phase by Beck
Beyoncé by Beyoncé
X by Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith
Girl by Pharrell Williams
Song of the Year:
“All About That Bass” by Meghan Trainor
“Chandelier” by Sia
“Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift
“Stay With Me”(Darkchild Version) by Sam Smith
“Take Me To Church” by Hozier
Best New Artist:
Iggy Izalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
Haim
Sam Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance:
“All of Me” (Live) by John Legend
“Chandelier” by Sia
“Stay With Me”(Darkchild Version) by Sam Smith
“Shake It Off” by Taylor Swift
“Happy” (Live) by Pharrell Williams
– Min Ji Kim (’18)
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