The music industry’s top artists were pitted against each other this night to see who’d be the top of their respective categories. While there were tons of categories, on this post, we’re focusing on the top awards and the categories/genres we’d typically cover.
See the winners after the jump.
Record Of The Year:
“Somebody That I Used To Know”
Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Wally De Backer, producer; Wally De Backer & Francois Tetaz, engineers/mixers; William Bowden, mastering engineer
Track from: Making Mirrors
Label: Universal Republic
Album Of The Year
Babel
Mumford & Sons
Markus Dravs, producer; Robin Baynton & Ruadhri Cushnan, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer
Label: Glassnote
Song Of The Year
“We Are Young”
Jack Antonoff, Jeff Bhasker, Andrew Dost & Nate Ruess, songwriters (Fun. Featuring Janelle Monáe)
Track from: Some Nights
Label: Fueled By Ramen; Publishers: WB Music, FBR Music, Bearvon Music/Rough Art/Shira Lee Lawrence Rick Music/Way Above Music/Sony ATV Songs
Best New Artist
Fun.
Best Pop Solo Performance
“Set Fire To The Rain [Live]”
Adele
Track from: Live At The Royal Albert Hall
Label: XL/Columbia
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Somebody That I Used To Know”
Gotye Featuring Kimbra
Track from: Making Mirrors
Label: Universal Republic
Best Dance Recording
“Bangarang”
Skrillex Featuring Sirah
Skrillex, producer; Skrillex, mixer
Track from: Bangarang
Label: OWSLA/Big Beat/Atlantic
Best Rock Performance
“Lonely Boy”
The Black Keys
Track from: El Camino
Label: Nonesuch
Best Rock Song
Lonely Boy
Dan Auerbach, Brian Burton & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)
Track from: El Camino
Label: Nonesuch; Publisher: McMoore McLesst Publishing
Best Rock Album
El Camino
The Black Keys
Label: Nonesuch
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Channel Orange
Frank Ocean
Label: Def Jam
Best Rap Performance
“N****s In Paris”
Jay-Z & Kanye West
Track from: Watch The Throne
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
No Church In The Wild
Jay-Z & Kanye West Featuring Frank Ocean & The-Dream
Track from: Watch The Throne
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC
Best Rap Song
N****s In Paris
Shawn Carter, Mike Dean, Chauncey Hollis & Kanye West, songwriters (W.A. Donaldson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Kanye West)
Track from: Watch The Throne
Label: Roc-A-Fella Records; Publishers: Hit-Boy Music/Very Good Beats, Hip Hop Since 1978, Dean’s List Productions, Unichappell Music
Best Rap Album
Take Care
Drake
Label: Cash Money Records
Best Comedy Album
Blow Your Pants Off
Jimmy Fallon
Label: Warner Bros. Records/LoudMouth Entertainment
Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Dan Auerbach
El Camino (The Black Keys) (A)
Locked Down (Dr. John) (A)
Savage (Hacienda) (S)
Shakedown (Hacienda) (A)
Best Long Form Music Video
Big Easy Express
Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros & Old Crow Medicine Show
Emmett Malloy, video director; Bryan Ling, Mike Luba & Tim Lynch, video producers
Label: S2BN Films
