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The Grammy Awards 2016: A not-so-appealing “starry” affair

MUMBAI: Music world’s much awaited award show of the year, The Grammys, created a lot of buzz before its telecast; but unfortunately did not impress viewers. Only few performances, which had the potential to be interesting, grabbed the eye balls. Apart from those, the show, by its usual standards failed to impress the audience due to poor production ideas.

The award night from The Recording Academy had a “starry” line-up of more than 30 artists, including the multiple time Grammy nominee Taylor Swift, who opened the show with a song from her Grammy-nominated album, 1989. The show also faced some audio glitches and concerns with the entertainment quality. While performances by Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift are to be appreciated, Lady Gaga clearly was the showstopper of the big awards show.

The show had a total of 83 categories and 15 performances and tributes. The Recording Academy handed many awards early in the Grammy Awards pre-ceremony. The first big winner of the awards this year went to Swift for Best Pop Vocal Album for 1989. The list of big winners also included Meghan Trainor, who took Best New Artist; and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, who won Record of the Year for “Uptown Funk.”

Lamar led the Grammys 2016 ceremony with 11 nominations, and won five awards. Mentioned below are the winners from the different categories at The Grammy Awards 2016:

Record of the Year: “Uptown Funk” — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Album of the Year: 1989 — Taylor Swift
Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Best Rock Performance: “Don’t Wanna Fight” — Alabama Shakes
Song of the Year: “Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Uptown Funk” — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran
Best Rap Song: “Alright” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Pharrell Williams
Best Music Video: “Bad Blood” — Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Performance: “Alright” — Kendrick Lamar
Best Music Film: Amy
Best Pop Vocal Album: 1989 — Taylor Swift
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Beauty Behind the Madness — The Weeknd
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: “Sue (Or In A Season of Crime) — David Bowie
Best Historical Album: The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol 11 — Bob Dylan And The Band
Best World Music Album: Sings — Angelique Kidjo
Best Spoken World Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling): A Full Life: Reflections At Ninety — Jimmy Carter
Best Dance Recording: “Where Are Ü Now” — Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü — Skrillex and Diplo
Best Metal Performance: “Cirice” — Ghost
Best Rock Song: “Don’t Wanna Fight” — Alabama Shakes
Best Rock Album: Drones — Muse
Best R&B Performance: “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Gray)” — The Weeknd
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “These Walls” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

For the entire list of the winners, click here

February 16, 2016
The Grammy Awards 2016: A not-so-appealing “starry” affair

MUMBAI: Music world’s much awaited award show of the year, The Grammys, created a lot of buzz before its telecast; but unfortunately did not impress viewers. Only few performances, which had the potential to be interesting, grabbed the eye balls. Apart from those, the show, by its usual standards failed to impress the audience due to poor production ideas.

The award night from The Recording Academy had a “starry” line-up of more than 30 artists, including the multiple time Grammy nominee Taylor Swift, who opened the show with a song from her Grammy-nominated album, 1989. The show also faced some audio glitches and concerns with the entertainment quality. While performances by Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift are to be appreciated, Lady Gaga clearly was the showstopper of the big awards show.

The show had a total of 83 categories and 15 performances and tributes. The Recording Academy handed many awards early in the Grammy Awards pre-ceremony. The first big winner of the awards this year went to Swift for Best Pop Vocal Album for 1989. The list of big winners also included Meghan Trainor, who took Best New Artist; and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, who won Record of the Year for “Uptown Funk.”

Lamar led the Grammys 2016 ceremony with 11 nominations, and won five awards. Mentioned below are the winners from the different categories at The Grammy Awards 2016:

Record of the Year: “Uptown Funk” — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Album of the Year: 1989 — Taylor Swift
Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Best Rock Performance: “Don’t Wanna Fight” — Alabama Shakes
Song of the Year: “Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Uptown Funk” — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran
Best Rap Song: “Alright” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Pharrell Williams
Best Music Video: “Bad Blood” — Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Performance: “Alright” — Kendrick Lamar
Best Music Film: Amy
Best Pop Vocal Album: 1989 — Taylor Swift
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Beauty Behind the Madness — The Weeknd
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: “Sue (Or In A Season of Crime) — David Bowie
Best Historical Album: The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol 11 — Bob Dylan And The Band
Best World Music Album: Sings — Angelique Kidjo
Best Spoken World Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling): A Full Life: Reflections At Ninety — Jimmy Carter
Best Dance Recording: “Where Are Ü Now” — Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü — Skrillex and Diplo
Best Metal Performance: “Cirice” — Ghost
Best Rock Song: “Don’t Wanna Fight” — Alabama Shakes
Best Rock Album: Drones — Muse
Best R&B Performance: “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Gray)” — The Weeknd
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “These Walls” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat

For the entire list of the winners, click here

February 16, 2016
Vh1 to live telecast Grammy Awards 2016

MUMBAI: Vh1 will live telecast the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in India from the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California on 16 February at 7.30 am.

The channel will air a repeat at 9 pm on the same evening.

The 58th edition of the Grammys will witness rapper LL Cool J host the evening for the fifth consecutive time. This year’s awards will be graced with performances by artistes such as 11 time Grammy nominee Kendrick Lamar, seven time nominee The Weekend and 10 time Grammy award winner Adele, to name a few.

“After an overwhelming response to the airing of Golden Globe Awards, we take pride in carrying forward the awards fever ever further with simulcast of the Grammys on Vh1. Keeping the promise of showcasing only the best of English entertainment, we are excited to showcase the grand edition of the biggest music night in the world for our viewers once again,” said Viacom18 EVP and head of English and youth entertainment Ferzad Palia.

This year, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient David Bowie will be honoured with a tribute by six-time Grammy winner and current nominee Lady Gaga. The tribute will mark Lady Gaga’s fourth appearance on the Grammy Awards telecast. She has been nominated for the category Best Song Written for Visual Media for Till It happens to You with Diane Warren.

This year, Kendrick Lamar leads nominations with 11, followed by Taylor Swift and The Weekend. Additionally, music producer Max Martin received six nominations and engineer Tom Coyne, rapper Drake, and engineers Serban Ghenea and John Hanes each earned five nominations.

The channel has leveraged the Grammys through various associations and tie-ups. Vh1 has associated with 15 hangouts across 10 cities in India, including Hard Rock Café to screen the awards in 15 outlets across eight cities. Jean Claude Biguine has been roped in to create the Grammy red carpet look. Vh1 will also be conducting college activation where a Grammy branded car will be travel to college campuses across Mumbai, Delhi and Pune.

February 8, 2016
Vh1 to live telecast Grammy Awards 2016

MUMBAI: Vh1 will live telecast the 58th Annual Grammy Awards in India from the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, California on 16 February at 7.30 am.

The channel will air a repeat at 9 pm on the same evening.

The 58th edition of the Grammys will witness rapper LL Cool J host the evening for the fifth consecutive time. This year’s awards will be graced with performances by artistes such as 11 time Grammy nominee Kendrick Lamar, seven time nominee The Weekend and 10 time Grammy award winner Adele, to name a few.

“After an overwhelming response to the airing of Golden Globe Awards, we take pride in carrying forward the awards fever ever further with simulcast of the Grammys on Vh1. Keeping the promise of showcasing only the best of English entertainment, we are excited to showcase the grand edition of the biggest music night in the world for our viewers once again,” said Viacom18 EVP and head of English and youth entertainment Ferzad Palia.

This year, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient David Bowie will be honoured with a tribute by six-time Grammy winner and current nominee Lady Gaga. The tribute will mark Lady Gaga’s fourth appearance on the Grammy Awards telecast. She has been nominated for the category Best Song Written for Visual Media for Till It happens to You with Diane Warren.

This year, Kendrick Lamar leads nominations with 11, followed by Taylor Swift and The Weekend. Additionally, music producer Max Martin received six nominations and engineer Tom Coyne, rapper Drake, and engineers Serban Ghenea and John Hanes each earned five nominations.

The channel has leveraged the Grammys through various associations and tie-ups. Vh1 has associated with 15 hangouts across 10 cities in India, including Hard Rock Café to screen the awards in 15 outlets across eight cities. Jean Claude Biguine has been roped in to create the Grammy red carpet look. Vh1 will also be conducting college activation where a Grammy branded car will be travel to college campuses across Mumbai, Delhi and Pune.

February 8, 2016