Grammys 2018: Full list of winners

Ladysmith Black Mambazo's win at the event, which viewers on the continent saw in the early hours of 29 January, unfortunately came at the expense of fellow African group, Mali’s Tinariwen, whose Elwan was also nominated for Best World Music Album.

Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World lost the award for Best Children's Album to Lisa Loeb's Feel What You Feel. But the group won the Best World Music Award for Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration. The original version of the album won the group its first Grammy in the 1980s. 

Besides Ladysmith Black Mambazo’s win, it was hardly a triumphant night for African music. The compilation of tracks from 1970s Burkina Faso, Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta, lost both the Best Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package and the Best Historical Album categories. Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes from the Horn of Africa lost in the Best Historical Album category. Leonard Bernstein’s Leonard Bernstein — The Composer took the historical award while the Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition won the package category.

Ghanaian and Nigerian artists lost out on a Grammy by association when Damian Marley’s Stony Hill was named the winner over Morgan Heritage’s Avrakadebra in the Best Reggae Album category. Avrakadebra features the vocal talents of Nigeria’s Timaya and Ghana’s Stonebwoy on a “global remix” of the Jimmy Cliff 1983 classic ‘Reggae Night’.

Ghanaian fans might have taken some pleasure in Ed Sheeran’s Best Pop Vocal Album award. His album Divide features the song ‘Bibia Be Ye Ye’, in which Sheeran sings in Twi. The British singer, however, was absent at the ceremony, which returned to New York for the first time in 15 years. 

All of these awards and others were handed out before the televised ceremony, which saw the presentation of nine awards out of the total 84.

During the show, rapper Kendrick Lamar continued his streak of wins, having won three awards prior. He completed a sweep of the rap awards, winning Best Album and Best Rap/Sung Performance to add to his early loot: Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best Video—all for his 2017 hit ‘Humble’. Lamar’s win for Best Video meant a loss for the music video to Jain’s Miriam Makeba tribute ‘Makeba’.

Leading up to the 60th edition of the Grammys, music industry watchers had predicted a Jay-Z-vs-Lamar battle, but it proved to be no contest. The younger rapper won by a landslide but paid tribute to his veteran counterpart, declaring “Jay for president” from the podium. Instead it was Kendrick Lamar vs Bruno Mars. Like Lamar, Mars had also won three awards during the pre-televised show.

Towards the end of the show, a tribute to several artists now departed was delivered by Emmylou Harris alongside country music star and double winner on the night Chris Stapleton. Among the honoured was the late Hugh Masekela. As announced last week, a tribute to the South African maestro will also be hosted at the fifth All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in November.

The top three awards—Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Album of the Year—were all won by Bruno Mars. His ‘That’s What I Like’ was named Song of the Year. His single 24K Magic won the Record of the Year Award. It was also named Album of the Year.

Full list of winners below:

• Album of the Year
  24K Magic — Bruno Mars
• Record of the Year
  '24K Magic' — Bruno Mars
• Song of the Year
  'That’s What I Like' — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip (Bruno Mars)
• Best New Artist
  Alessia Cara
• Best Pop Solo Performance
  'Shape of You' — Ed Sheeran
• Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
  'Feel It Still' — Portugal. The Man
• Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
  Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — Various Artists; Dae Bennett, producer
• Best Pop Vocal Album
  ÷ — Ed Sheeran
• Best Dance Recording
  'Tonite' — LCD Soundsystem
• Best Dance/Electronic Album
  3-D The Catalogue — Kraftwerk
• Best Contemporary Instrumental Album
  Prototype — Jeff Lorber Fusion
• Best Rock Performance
  'You Want It Darker' — Leonard Cohen
• Best Metal Performance
  'Sultan’s Curse' — Mastodon
• Best Rock Song
  'Run' — Foo Fighters
• Best Rock Album
  A Deeper Understanding — The War on Drugs
• Best Alternative Music Album
  Sleep Well Beast — The National
• Best R&B Performance
  'That’s What I Like' — Bruno Mars
• Best Traditional R&B Performance
  'Redbone' — Childish Gambino
• Best R&B Song
  'That’s What I Like' — Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus and Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars)
• Best Urban Contemporary Album
  Starboy — The Weeknd
• Best R&B Album
  24K Magic — Bruno Mars
• Best Rap Performance
  'HUMBLE.' — Kendrick Lamar
• Best Rap/Sung Performance
  'LOYALTY' — Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna
• Best Rap Song
  'HUMBLE.' — Duckworth, Asheton Hogan and M Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar)
• Best Rap Album
  'DAMN' — Kendrick Lamar
• Best Country Solo Performance
  'Either Way' — Chris Stapleton
• Best Country Duo/Group Performance
  'Better Man' — Little Big Town
• Best Country Song
  'Broken Halos' — Mike Henderson and Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton)
• Best Country Album
  From a Room: Volume 1 — Chris Stapleton
• Best New Age Album
  Dancing on Water — Peter Kater
• Best Improvised Jazz Solo
  'Miles Beyond' — John McLaughlin, soloist
• Best Jazz Vocal Album
  Dreams and Daggers — Cécile McLorin Salvant
• Best Jazz Instrumental Album
  Rebirth — Billy Childs
• Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
  Bringin’ It — Christian McBride Big Band
• Best Latin Jazz Album
  Jazz Tango — Pablo Ziegler Trio
• Best Gospel Performance/Song
  'Never Have to Be Alone' — CeCe Winans
• Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song
  'What a Beautiful Name' — Hillsong Worship
• Best Gospel Album
  Let Them Fall in Love — CeCe Winans
• Best Contemporary Christian Music Album
  Chain Breaker — Zach Williams
• Best Roots Gospel Album
  Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope — Reba McEntire
• Best Latin Pop Album
  El Dorado — Shakira
• Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album
  Residente — Residente
• Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano)
  Arriero Somos Versiones Acústicas — Aida Cuevas
• Best Tropical Latin Album
  Salsa Big Band — Rubén Blades con Roberto Delgado y Orquesta
• Best American Roots Performance
  'Killer Diller Blues' — Alabama Shakes
• Best American Roots Song
  'If We Were Vampires' — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
• Best Americana Album
  The Nashville Sound — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
• Best Bluegrass Album: tie
  Laws of Gravity — The Infamous Stringdusters and “All the Rage — In Concert Volume One” — Rhonda Vincent and the Rage
• Best Traditional Blues Album
  Blue & Lonesome — The Rolling Stones
• Best Contemporary Blues Album
  TajMo — Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’
• Best Folk Album
  Mental Illness — Aimee Mann
• Best Regional Roots Music Album
  Kalenda — Lost Bayou Ramblers
• Best Reggae Album
  Stony Hill — Damian Marley
• Best World Music Album
  Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration — Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Best Children’s Album
  Feel What U Feel — Lisa Loeb
• Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books and Storytelling)
  The Princess Diarist — Carrie Fisher
• Best Comedy Album
  The Age of Spin/Deep in the Heart of Texas — Dave Chappelle
• Best Musical Theater Album
  Dear Evan Hansen — Ben Platt, principal soloist; Alex Lacamoire, Stacey Mindich, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, producers; Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, composers/lyricists (original Broadway cast recording)
• Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
  La La Land — Various Artists
• Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
  La La Land — Justin Hurwitz, composer
• Best Song Written for Visual Media
  'How Far I’ll Go' — Lin-Manuel Miranda, songwriter (From Auli’i Cravalho)
• Best Instrumental Composition
  Three Revolutions — Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill and Chucho Valdés)
• Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella
  'Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra' From ‘Catch Me If You Can’” — John Williams, arranger (John Williams)
• Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals
  'Putin' — Randy Newman, arranger (Randy Newman)
• Best Recording Package: tie
  Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition) — Sasha Barr, Ed Steed and Josh Tillman, art directors (Father John Misty) and “El Orisha de la Rosa” — Claudio Roncoli and Cactus Taller, art directors (Magín Díaz)
• Best Boxed or Special Limited-Edition Package
  The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition — Lawrence Azerrad, Timothy Daly and David Pescovitz, art directors (Various Artists)
• Best Album Notes
  Live at the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings — Lynell George, writer (Otis Redding)
• Best Historical Album
  Leonard Bernstein — The Composer — Robert Russ, compilation producer; Martin Kistner and Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Leonard Bernstein)
• Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
  24K Magic — Serban Ghenea, John Hanes and Charles Moniz, engineers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer (Bruno Mars)
• Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
  Greg Kurstin
• Best Remixed Recording
  'You Move (Latroit Remix)' — Dennis White, remixer (Depeche Mode)
• Best Surround Sound Album
  Early Americans — Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson and Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)
• Best Engineered Album, Classical
  Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio — Mark Donahue, engineer (Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• Producer of the Year, Classical
  David Frost
• Best Orchestral Performance
  Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio — Manfred Honeck, conductor (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• Best Opera Recording
  Berg: Wozzeck — Hans Graf, conductor; Anne Schwanewilms and Roman Trekel; Hans Graf and Brad Sayles, producers (Houston Symphony; Chorus of Students and Alumni, Shepherd School of Music, Rice University and Houston Grand Opera Children’s Chorus)
• Best Choral Performance
  'Bryars: The Fifth Century' — Donald Nally, conductor (PRISM Quartet and The Crossing)
• Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
  'Death & the Maiden' — Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
• Best Classical Instrumental Solo
  'Transcendental' — Daniil Trifonov
• Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
  Crazy Girl Crazy — Barbara Hannigan (Ludwig Orchestra)
• Best Classical Compendium
  Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto — Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer
• Best Contemporary Classical Composition
  'Viola Concerto' — Jennifer Higdon, composer (Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero and Nashville Symphony)
• Best Music Video
  'HUMBLE.' — Kendrick Lamar
• Best Music Film
  “The Defiant Ones” — Various Artists