Maroon Mondays Awards Reviews: 57th Grammy Awards--Winners

Hey, everyone. The Grammy Awards aired last night, so if you want to check that out, my review on the performances is under this review on the main site...so let's get into the winners!

Sam Smith was the big winner of the show, winning four awards, including Best New Artist and Record of the Year and Song of the Year for his monster smash "Stay with Me" and Best Pop Vocal Album for his highly-triumphed debut In The Lonely Hour. At the time, I was both happy for him and annoyed. Happy because he deserved those Grammys because he's talented, And annoyed, because he seemed like an obvious lock to win more than one Grammy that night. But I congratulate him for his wins.

Beyonce was also a good winner with two wins: R&B Perf. for Drunk in Love and Best R&B Album for her self-titled fifth album. It's annoying that the producers just choose random categories chosen for the broadcast just in case of the musicians appearing. This time there were a few surprises, mostly for Beck, which was meh. I'm gonna listen to him sometime soon, so congrats to him for the win. Also, Country got one little spotlight with Best Country Album going to Miranda Lambert for "Platinum"...and that's it. This was a slap in the face to country artists and fans, as their favorite genre doesn't get this much notice from that, and that's sad. And don't get me started on Rap & Hip-hop, which obviously got nothing shown in the main show, and you're lucky to get a notice on social media. This a big kick in the nuts for the artists and their fans. So I feel sorry for all of them. Come on, Grammys producers. Please put some more time to more categories next year and cut some time from the many performances. We don't need 3 1/2 hours of music that's going to bore us.
And I just noticed, if you're going to watch about the Grammy Awards just to whine about the many performances and how they bore you, then DON'T WATCH IT, DAMMIT!! There are many other shows on TV and DVD to watch. (And don't tell I watched too, or some shit; I have a reason. YOU DON'T.)

Now before I get to the winners, there were some
talked-about moments leading up to the opening of the envelope.

The part about Pentatronix sharing the stage with Barry Gibb was funny. Especially when the white dude
said how grateful he is to share the stage with him.

I thought this "You should be; this is the only time you'll ever matter on TV." Then Gibb made a mention of the other members of the iconic family band in a short speech during "Lifetime Achievement" honor.
For Christ's sake, Grammys producers, this guy is more famous, talented and well-known than these young artists, and all you could give him is a minute on stage with a band I've barely heard of and say like 3 sentences? That's disrespectful to the legacy of the Bee Gees.

During the presentation of Best Rock Album, New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler took the envelope from Josh Duhmel's hands, with wide receiver Jullian Edelman mentioning it's another interception from Butler.
Yeeaahh...that wasn't funny. I understand these guys are basking in the glory of their teams Super Bowl win last week, but that was rude as hell.

Okay...when George Harrison was announced as of the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award, it really would've made a lot more sense if his fellow Beatles member Paul McCartney was on stage to make the mention. Maybe he declined because it would've been to emotional, maybe he didn't but still. Makes more sense there.

Before the reveal of Album of the Year, Prince made a short, yet powerful message about how albums as a whole still matter, like the lives of African Americans.

After the reveal was more "shock-worthy", sadly. After Beck won the award, Kanye West went up to him, said something, and left smiling, presumably saying a joke. Of course, this led us to think he was making a "Call Back" to that infamous incident at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. You know what it is. It was later revealed that Kanye wasn't joking and what he said was dead serious. And that smile was smug as hell.
Kanye...you're an asshole. This was just as unforgivable as that other incident (and I'm being serious here, I used to hate Taylor Swift's music back then, and thanks to you, I hate it way less). You're ignorant, selfish, whiny and a piece of crap. You better be lucky your music is still relevant today, because without it, the whole world will hate you more than Justin Bieber, who at this point has better music than you. (THAT'S RIGHT, I LIKE JUSTIN BIEBER'S MUSIC THAN YOURS!! I HAVE NO SHAME.)

And now, here are the rest of the Grammy Award winners of 2015. There aren't much:
As broadcast:
New Artist--Sam Smith
Pop Solo Perf.--Pharrell Williams-"Happy"
Pop Vocal Album--In The Lonely Hour-Sam Smith
Rock Album--Morning Phase-Beck
R&B Perf.--Beyonce-"Drunk in Love"
Country Album--Platinum-Miranda Lambert
Album of the Year--Morning Phase-Beck
Song of the Year--"Stay with Me"-Sam Smith

Announced Before the Main Show:
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: "Cheek to Cheek" - Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

Best Dance Recording: "Rather Be" - Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne

Best Dance/Electronic Album: "Syro" - Aphex Twin

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album: "Bass & Mandolin" - Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer Jr.

Best Rock Performance: "Lazaretto" - Jack White

Best Metal Performance: "The Last in Line" - Tenacious D

Best Rock Song: "Ain't It Fun" - Paramore (Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters)

Best Alternative Music Album: "St. Vincent" - St. Vincent

Best Traditional R&B Performance: "Jesus Children" - Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Best R&B Song: "Drunk in Love" - Beyonce featuring Jay Z (Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters)

Best Urban Contemporary Album: "Girl" - Pharrell Williams

Best R&B Album: "Love, Marriage & Divorce" - Toni Braxton & Babyface

Best Rap Performance: "I" - Kendrick Lamar

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "The Monster" - Eminem featuring Rihanna

Best Rap Song: "I" - Kendrick Lamar (K. Duckworth & C. Smith, songwriters)

Best Rap Album: "The Marshall Mathers LP2" - Eminem

Best Country Solo Performance: "Something in the Water" - Carrie Underwood

Best Country Duo/Group Performance: "Gentle on My Mind" - The Band Perry

Best Country Song: "I'm Not Gonna Miss You" - Glen Campbell (Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters)

Best New Age Album: "Winds of Samsara" - Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman

Best Improvised Jazz Solo: "Fingerprints" - Chick Corea, soloist

Best Jazz Vocal Album: "Beautiful Life" - Dianne Reeves

Best Jazz Instrumental Album: "Trilogy" - Chick Corea Trio

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album: "Life in the Bubble" - Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

Best Latin Jazz Album: "The Offense of the Drum" - Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra

Best Gospel Performance/Song: "No Greater Love" - Smokie Norful (Smokie Norful; Aaron W. Lindsey & Smokie Norful, songwriters)

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song: "Messengers" - Lecrae featuring For King & Country

Best Gospel Album: "Help" - Erica Campbell

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: "Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong." - For King & Country

Best Roots Gospel Album: "Shine For All the People" - Mike Farris

Best Latin Pop Album: "Tangos" - Ruben Blades

Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album: "Multiviral" - Calle 13

Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano): "Mano A Mano - Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernandez" - Vicente Fernandez

Best Tropical Latin Album: "Mas + Corazon Profundo" - Carlos Vives

Best American Roots Performance: "A Feather's Not a Bird" - Rosanne Cash

Best American Roots Song: "A Feather's Not a Bird" - Rosanne Cash (Rosanne Cash & John Leventhal, songwriters)

Best Americana Album: "The River & The Thread" - Rosanne Cash

Best Bluegrass Album: "The Earls of Leicester" - The Earls of Leicester

Best Blues Album: "Step Back" - Johnny Winter

Best Folk Album: "Remedy" - Old Crow Medicine Show

Best Regional Roots Music Album: "The Legacy" - Jo-El Sonnier

Best Reggae Album: "Fly Rasta" - Ziggy Marley

Best World Music Album: "Eve" - Angelique Kidjo

Best Children's Album: "I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education and Changed the World (Malala Yousafzai)" - Neela Vaswani

Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling): "Diary of a Mad Diva" - Joan Rivers

Best Comedy Album: "Mandatory Fun" - "Weird Al" Yankovic
(the one I'm happy for the most. Go Weird Al!!)

Best Musical Theater Album: "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" - Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell & Billy Jay Stein, producers (Carole King, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media: "Frozen" - Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Tom MacDougall & Chris Montan, compilation producers

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media: "The Grand Budapest Hotel" - Alexandre Desplat, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media: "Let It Go" - Idina Menzel (Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters)

Best Instrumental Composition: "The Book Thief" - John Williams, composer

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella: "Daft Punk" - Pentatonix (Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: "New York Tendaberry" Billy Childs featuring Renee Fleming & Yo-Yo Ma (Billy Childs, arranger)

Best Recording Package: "Lightning Bolt" - Pearl Jam (Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors)

Best Boxed or Special Edition Limited Edition Package: "The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)" - Various Artists (Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors)

Best Album Notes: "Offering: Live At Temple University" - John Coltrane (Ashley Kahn, album notes writer)

Best Historical Album: "The Garden Spot Programs, 1950" - Hank Williams (Colin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical: "Morning Phase" - Beck (Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer)

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Max Martin

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical: "All Of Me (Tiesto's Birthday Treatment Remix)" - John Legend (Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer)

Best Surround Sound Album: "Beyonce" - Beyonce (Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyonce Knowles, surround producer)

Best Engineered Album, Classical: "Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending" - Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer)

Producer of the Year, Classical: Judith Sherman

Best Orchestral Performance: "Adams, John: City Noir" - St. Louis Symphony (David Robertson, conductor)

Best Opera Recording: "Charpentier: La Descente D'Orphee Aux Enfers" - Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble (Paul O'Dette & Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer)

Best Choral Performance: "The Sacred Spirit of Russia" - Conspirare (Craig Hella Johnson, conductor)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance: "In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores" - Hilary Hahn & Cory Smythe

Best Classical Instrumental Solo: "Play" - Jason Vieaux

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album: "Douce France" - Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder & Antoine Tamestit (Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist)

Best Classical Compendium: "Partch: Plectra & Percussion Dances" - Partch (John Schneider, producer)

Best Contemporary Classical Composition: "Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean" - Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony (John Luther Adams, composer)

Best Music Video: "Happy" - Pharrell Williams (We Are From LA, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Solal Micenmacher, Jett Steiger, video producers)

Best Music Film: "20 Feet From Stardom" - Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill (Morgan Neville, video director; Gil Friesen & Caitrin Rogers, video producers)