Bruno Mars pulled off a clean sweep of album, record and song of the year categories at the 2018 Grammy Awards on Sunday night, upsetting odds-favourites Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z to take home the evening’s three most prestigious awards. The 24K Magic singer won all six awards he was nominated for, while Lamar went home with five and Jay-Z, who had the most nominations of any performer with eight, was left empty-handed.
The industry seized on its annual gala to rally on behalf of the growing women’s movement against sexual harassment, with pop singer Kesha delivering a fierce performance about her own abuse story.
Mars won all of the awards for which he was in the running on what was expected to be a major night for hip-hop, which for the first time dominated nominations for the major categories.
But the industry either preferred Mars, or the vote for rappers split. Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z, who had led with eight nominations, ended the night empty-handed.
Kendrick Lamar for the second time swept all rap categories but failed to win the general prizes. His five awards included Best Rap Album for “DAMN.,” a turn to a classic hip-hop sound.
Lamar opened the televised gala with a frenetic show, spitting out his verses as he was joined by U2 frontman Bono amid a sea of kung fu dancers who later fell to the ground as if struck by bullets.
The complete list of winners from the 60th Grammy Awards:
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,” Bruno Mars
Best new artist - Alessia Cara
Best rap album - “DAMN.,” Kendrick Lamar
Best rap performance - “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar
Best rap song - “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar
Best rap/sung performance - “LOYALTY.,” Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna
Best R&B album - “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars
Best R&B song - “That’s What I Like,” Bruno Mars
Best R&B performance - “That’s What I Like,” Bruno Mars
Best urban contemporary album - “Starboy,” the Weeknd
Best pop vocal album - “÷ (Divide),” Ed Sheeran
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
Best rock album - “A Deeper Understanding,” the War on Drugs
Best rock song - “Run,” Foo Fighters
Best rock performance - “You Want It Darker,” Leonard Cohen
Best alternative music album - “Sleep Well Beast,” the National
Best country album - “From A Room: Volume 1,” Chris Stapleton
Best country song - “Broken Halos,” Chris Stapleton
Best country solo performance - “Either Way,” Chris Stapleton
Best country duo/group performance - “Better Man,” Little Big Town
Best dance/electronic album - “3-D the Catalogue,” Kraftwerk
Best dance recording - “Tonite,” LCD Soundsystem
Best comedy album - “The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas,” Dave Chappelle
Best music video - “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar
Best contemporary instrumental album - “Prototype,” Jeff Lorber Fusion
Best metal performance - “Sultan’s Curse,” Mastodon
Best traditional R&B performance - “Redbone,” Childish Gambino
Best new age album - “Dancing on Water,” Peter Kater
Best jazz vocal album - “Dreams and Daggers,” Cécile McLorin Salvant
Best improvised jazz solo - “Miles Beyond,” John McLaughlin
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 & 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 - “Laws of Gravity,” the Infamous Stringdusters
“All the Rage — In Concert Volume One (Live),” Rhonda Vincent and the Rage
Best traditional blues album - “Blue & Lonesome,” the Rolling Stones
Best contemporary blues album -“TajMo,” Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
Best folk album - “Mental Illness,” Aimee Mann
Best regional roots music album - “Kalenda,” Lost Bayou Ramblers
Best reggae album - “Stony Hill,” Damien “Jr. Gong” 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 & storytelling) - “The Princess Diarist,” Carrie Fisher
Best musical theatre album - “Dear Evan Hansen,” 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
Best song written for visual media - “How Far I’ll Go,” Auli’i Cravalho
Best instrumental composition - “Three Revolutions,” Arturo O’Farrill & Chucho Valdés
Best arrangement, instrumental or a cappella - “Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (from ‘Catch Me If You Can’),” John Williams
Best arrangement, instruments and vocals - “Putin,” Randy Newman
Best recording package - “Pure Comedy (Deluxe Edition),” Father John Misty, El Orisha de la Rosa,” Magín Díaz
Best boxed or special limited edition package - “The Voyager Golden Record: 40th Anniversary Edition,” various artists
Best album notes - “Live At the Whisky A Go Go: The Complete Recordings,” Otis Redding
Best historical album - “Leonard Bernstein — The Composer,” Leonard Bernstein
Best engineered album, non-classical - “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars
Producer of the year, non-classical - Greg Kurstin
Best remixed recording - “You Move (Latroit Remix),” Depeche Mode
Best surround sound album - “Early Americans,” Jane Ira Bloom
Best engineered album, classical - “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio,” Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Producer of the year, classical - David Frost
Best orchestral performance - “Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; Barber: Adagio,” Manfred Honeck
Best opera recording - “Berg: Wozzeck,” Hans Graf, Roman Trekel & Anne Schwanewilms
Best choral performance - Bryars: The Fifth Century,” Donald Nally
Best classical instrumental solo - “Transcendental,” Daniil Trifonov
Best chamber music/small ensemble performance - “Death & the Maiden,” Patricia Kopatchinskaja & the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Best classical solo vocal album - “Crazy Girl Crazy,” Barbara Hannigan
Best classical compendium - “Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto,” Giancarlo Guerrero
Best contemporary classical composition - “Viola Concerto,” Roberto Díaz, Giancarlo Guerrero & Nashville Symphony
Best music film - “The Defiant Ones,” various artists