The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were handed out Sunday night at the Staples Center, with Sam Smith and - surprisingly - Beck taking home the major awards. Beck managed to come out on top in a stacked category for Album of the Year.
Smith was this year’s New Artist darling, which was made obvious right off the bat. He won the first award handed out during the ceremony, Best New Artist. His hit “Stay With Me” won both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. His album, In The Lonely Hour, took home Best Pop Vocal Album.
Beck’s Morning Phase won Album of the Year, but it was definitely a surprise. His competition included Beyonce’s self-titled album, Ed Sheeran’s X, Smith’s album and Pharrell Williams’ GIRL. Morning Phase also won Best Rock Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. However, Beck’s “Blue Moon” lost Best Rock Song to Paramore’s “Ain’t It Fun" and Best Rock Performance to Jack White's "Lazaretto."
Beyonce did not go home empty-handed, of course. “Drunk in Love” won Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song. Beyonce also won Best Surround Sound Album.
As for Pharrell, GIRL won Best Urban Contemporary Album and “Happy” won Best Music Video. “Happy (Live)” won Best Pop Solo Performance.
Here are the winners and nominees in some of the major categories. (Winners in bold.)
Record of the Year:
“Fancy,” Iggy Azalea with Charli XCX
“Chandelier,” Sia
“Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor
Album of the Year
Morning Phase, Beck
BEYONCE, Beyonce
X, Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
GIRL, Pharrell Williams
Song of the Year (goes to the songwriters)
“Chandelier,” Sia
“Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
“All About That Bass,” Meghan Trainor
“Take Me To Church,” Hozier
Best New Artist
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
HAIM
Sam Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance
“All of Me (Live),” John Legend
“Chandelier,” Sia
“Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),” Sam Smith
“Shake It Off,” Taylor Swift
“Happy (Live),” Pharrell Williams
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
“Fancy,” Iggy Azalea & Charli XCX
“A Sky Full Of Stars,” Coldplay
“Say Something,” A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
“Bang Bang,” Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
“Dark Horse,” Katy Perry & Juicy J
Best Pop Vocal Album
Ghost Stories, Coldplay
Bangerz, Miley Cyrus
My Everything, Ariana Grande
Prism, Katy Perry
X, Ed Sheeran
In The Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
Best Rock Performance
“Gimme Something Good,” Ryan Adams
“Do I Wanna Know?,” Arctic Monkeys
“Blue Moon,” Beck
“Fever,” The Black Keys
“Lazaretto,” Jack White
Best Rock Song
“Ain’t It Fun,” Paramore
“Blue Moon,” Beck
“Fever,” The Black Keys
“Gimme Something Good,” Ryan Adams
“Lazaretto,” Jack White
Best Rock Album
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
Morning Phase, Beck
Turn Blue, The Black Keys
Hypnotic Eye, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Songs of Innocence, U2
Best R&B Performance
“Drunk In Love,” Beyonce & Jay Z
“New Flame,” Chris Brown, Usher & Rick Ross
“It’s Your World,” Jennifer Hudson & R. Kelly
“Like This,” Ledisi
“Good Kisser,” Usher
Best R&B Song
"Drunk In Love," Beyonce & Jay Z
"Good Kisser," Usher
"New Flame," Chris Brown, Usher & Rick Ross
"Options (Wolfjames Version)," Luke James
"The Worst," Jhené Aiko
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Sail Out, Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
X, Chris Brown
Mali Is..., Mali Music
Girl, Pharrell Williams
image of Beck courtesy of INFphoto.com