58th Annual Grammy Awards
58th Annual Grammy Awards
Official posterDateFebruary 15, 2016LocationStaples Center, Los Angeles,California, U.S.Hosted byLL Cool JMost awardsKendrick Lamar (5)Most nominationsKendrick Lamar (11)Television/Radio coverageNetworkCBSViewership24.9 million viewers[1]
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The 2016 Grammy Awards were held on February 15, 2016, at the Staples Center inLos Angeles, California. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which was from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015.[2] The “pre-telecast” ceremony, officially known as the Premiere Ceremony, in which the majority of awards were presented, was held at the nearby Microsoft Theater. It was the sixteenth Grammy ceremony to be held at the Staples Center, tying the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for hosting the most Grammy ceremonies. It also marks the latest date for a Grammy ceremony since2003, which were held on February 23.
Unlike previous years, where it was held on a Sunday, the 2016 edition was held on a Monday for the first time to take advantage of the U.S. Presidents’ Day long weekend.[3] The ceremony was televised in the United States by CBS; for the first time, CBS affiliates in the western half of the country will have the option of broadcasting the Grammys live from the East coast feed, in addition to an encore in local primetime.[4]
Nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony were announced on December 7, 2015. Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations with 11. For the latter, he went on to pass Eminem as the rapper with themost nominations in a single night, and second overall behind Michael Jackson (12 nominations in 1984).[5] Taylor Swift and The Weeknd received seven nominations each. Producer Max Martin received the most nominations for a non-performing artist, with six.[6] LL Cool J hosted for the fifth consecutive year.[7] Gwen Stefani‘s “Make Me Like You” music video was acted out, filmed and broadcast live during a four-minute Grammys commercial break on CBS.[8][9]
Kendrick Lamar led the winners with five trophies, including Best Rap Album for To Pimp a Butterfly. Taylor Swift won three awards, including Album of the Year for 1989, becoming the only female artist to win Album of the Year twice as main credited artist.Alabama Shakes also won three includingBest Alternative Music Album for Sound & Color. Ed Sheeran won two including Song of the Year for “Thinking Out Loud“. Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars‘ “Uptown Funk” won for Record of the Year and Meghan Trainorwon for Best New Artist.
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