Celebration of the Old Heads (The Grammy Awards 2015)

Annual Grammy

Yes, this was the Grammy for the past generation, not the current generation. Not discrediting any of the performances, because all of the performances were great. Performances included ACDC to open the show, Ed Sheeran, Tom Jones, Kanye West, Paul McCartney, Sam Smith, Madonna, to the uplifting ending by Beyonce, John Legend, and Common. Thumbs up to everyone on their performances, however this is in fact an older crowd, and as a musician I'm ready to see many new faces. I don't know if I'm just getting old or not, but the Grammy just seemed incredibly staged this year. Sam Smith is the highlight artist this year, because his name was everywhere when it mattered. 

As for the wardrobe aspect most people looked stunning. Regardless if fans called Kim Kardashian's outfit a "bath robe," I loved it, she looked stunning and the color was perfect for her skin tone. As for Rihanna's pink cup cake dress, yeah that was awful and I hated it, but she still looked gorgeous. I also loved Katy Perry's, Taylor Swift, Neyo's and LL Cool J's wardrobe. 

Moments like Miley Cyrus grabbing Katy Perry's boobs, Kanye almost pulling another Kanye when Beck received the award over Beyonce, and Malcom Butler’s stage fright makes watching live award shows worth the wait. Good Show! 

The Complete Winners List

Record of the Year 

Sam Smith – "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)"

Steve Fitzmaurice, Rodney Jerkins & Jimmy Napes, producers; Steve Fitzmaurice, Jimmy Napes & Steve Price, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer Label: Capitol Records; Publishers: Sony/ATV Songs LLC obo Naughty Worlds Ltd./Universal-Polygram Int. Tunes, Inc. obo Salli Isaak Songs, Ltd./Universal Polygram Int. Tunes, Inc. obo Method Paperwork

Song of the Year

Sam Smith - "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)"

James Napier, William Phillips & Sam Smith, songwriters

Album of the Year

Beck - Morning Phase

Beck Hansen, producer; Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

Best New Artist

Sam Smith

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance 

A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera - "Say Something"

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga - Cheek To Cheek

Best Pop Solo Performance

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

Best Pop Vocal Album

Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour

Best Rock Performance 

Jack White - "Lazaretto"

Best Rock Album

Beck - Morning Phase

Best Rock Song

Paramore - "Ain't It Fun"

Hayley Williams & Taylor York, songwriters

Best Alternative Rock Album

St. Vincent - St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance Tenacious D - "The Last In Line"

Best Rap Performance

Kendrick Lamar - "I"

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

Eminem Featuring Rihanna - "The Monster"

Best Rap Song

Kendrick Lamar - "I"

K. Duckworth & C. Smith, songwriters

Best Rap Album

Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP2

Best R&B Performance 

Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z – "Drunk In Love"

Best Traditional R&B Performance

"Jesus Children"

Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lalah Hathaway & Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Best R&B Song 

Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z - "Drunk In Love"

Shawn Carter, Rasool Diaz, Noel Fisher, Jerome Harmon, Beyoncé Knowles, Timothy Mosely, Andre Eric Proctor & Brian Soko, songwriters

Best Urban Contemporary Album

Pharrell Williams - Girl

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

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer - Bass & Mandolin

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Aphex Twin - Syro

Best Dance Recording

Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne - "Rather Be"

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" from Frozen

Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, songwriters (Idina Menzel)

Best Country Album 

Miranda Lambert - Platinum

Best Country Solo Performance 

Carrie Underwood - "Something In The Water"

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

The Band Perry - "Gentle On My Mind"

Best Country Song

"I'm Not Gonna Miss You"

Glen Campbell & Julian Raymond, songwriters (Glen Campbell)

Best Bluegrass Album

The Earls Of Leicester - The Earls Of Leicester

Best American Roots Performance

Rosanne Cash - "A Feather's Not A Bird"

Best American Roots Song 

Rosanne Cash - "A Feather's Not A Bird"

Best Americana Album 

Rosanne Cash - The River & The Thread

Best Folk Album

Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy

Best Music Video

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

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

We Are From LA, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Solal Micenmacher, Jett Steiger, video producers

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical 

Max Martin

"Bang Bang" (Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj)

"Break Free" (Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd)

"Dark Horse" (Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J)

"Problem" (Ariana Grande Featuring Iggy Azalea)

"Shake It Off" (Taylor Swift)

"Unconditionally" (Katy Perry)

Best Instrumental Composition John Williams - "The Book Thief"

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella 

Pentatonix - "Daft Punk"

Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals 

Billy Childs - "New York Tendaberry"

Best Recording Package 

Jeff Ament, Don Pendleton, Joe Spix & Jerome Turner, art directors

Pearl Jam - Lightning Bolt

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package 

Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood & Jack White, art directors

The Rise & Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27)

Best Album NotesAshley Kahn

John Coltrane - Offering: Live At Temple University

Best Historical AlbumColin Escott & Cheryl Pawelski, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer

Hank Williams - The Garden Spot Programs, 1950

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical 

Beck - Morning Phase

Tom Elmhirst, David Greenbaum, Florian Lagatta, Cole Marsden Greif-Neill, Robbie Nelson, Darrell Thorp, Cassidy Turbin & Joe Visciano, engineers; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical

Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer

John Legend – "All Of Me (Tiesto's Birthday Treatment Remix)"

Best Surround Sound Album

Beyoncé - Beyoncé

Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer

Best Regional Roots Music Album

Jo-El Sonnier - The Legacy

Best Reggae Album

Ziggy Marley - Fly Rasta

Best World Music Album

Angelique Kidjo – Eve

Best Children's Album

Neela Vaswani - I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed

The World (Malala Yousafzai)

Best Musical Theatre 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 Blues Album

Johnny Winter - Step Back

Best Spoken Word Album

Joan Rivers - Diary Of A Mad Diva

Best Comedy Album

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Mandatory Fun

Best New Age Album

Ricky Kej & Wouter Kellerman - Winds Of Samsara

Best Improved Jazz Solo

Chick Corea - "Fingerprints"

Best Jazz Vocal Album

Dianne Reeves - Beautiful Life

Best Jazz Instrumental Album 

Chick Corea Trio – Trilogy

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album 

Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band - Life In The Bubble

Best Latin Jazz Album

Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra - The Offense Of The Drum