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The 57th Grammy Awards were held Sunday, February 28, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The category most hip hop fans had their eyes on was Best Rap Album. The nominees were:
"The New Classic," Iggy Azalea, "Because the Internet," Childish Gambino, Nobody's Smiling, Common, The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem, "Oxymoron," ScHoolboy Q and "Blacc Hollywood," Wiz Khalifa.
Eminem bested the competition by walking away with the Grammy.
Other notable winners on the night included Pharrell Williams (Best Pop Solo Performance), Beyonce and Jay Z (Best R&B Song "Drunk In Love"), Sam Smith (Best New Artist), Kendrick Lamar (Rap Performance "i")
Check out the full winner's list below.
Album of the year
Winner: Morning Phase, Beck
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
x, Ed Sheeran
In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
G I R L, Pharrell Williams
Record of the year
Fancy, Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
Chandelier, Sia
Winner: Stay With Me, Sam Smith
Shake It Off, Taylor Swift
All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor
Song of the year (goes to writer)
All About That Bass (performed by Meghan Trainor)
Chandelier (Sia)
Shake It Off (Taylor Swift)
Winner: Stay With Me (Sam Smith)
Take Me to Church (Hozier)
Best new artist
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Brandy Clark
Haim
Winner: Sam Smith
Pop solo performance
All Of Me (live), John Legend
Chandelier, Sia
Stay With Me (Darkchild Version), Sam Smith
Shake It Off, Taylor Swift
Winner: Happy, Pharrell Williams
Pop duo/group performance
Fancy, Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
A Sky Full of Stars, Coldplay
Winner: Say Something, A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera
Bang, Bang, Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj
Dark Horse, Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
Traditional pop vocal album
Winner: Cheek to Cheek, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
Nostalgia, Annie Lennox
Night Songs, Barry Manilow
Sending You A Little Christmas, Johnny Mathis
Partners, Barbra Streisand with various artists
Pop vocal album
Ghost Stories, Coldplay
Bangerz, Miley Cyrus
My Everything, Ariana Grande
Prism, Katy Perry
X, Ed Sheeran
Winner: In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith
Rock performance
Gimme Something Good, Ryan Adams
Do I Wanna Know?, Arctic Monkeys
Blue Moon, Beck
Fever, The Black Keys
Winner: Lazaretto, Jack White
Metal performance
Neon Knights, Anthrax
High Road, Mastodon
Heartbreaker, Motörhead
The Negative One, Slipknot
Winner: The Last In Line, Tenacious D
Rock song
Winner: Ain't It Fun
Blue Moon
Fever
Gimme Something Good
Lazaretto
Rock album
Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
Winner: Morning Phase, Beck
Turn Blue, The Black Keys
Hypnotic Eye, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Songs Of Innocence, U2
Alternative music album
This Is All Yours, Alt-J
Reflektor, Arcade Fire
Melophobia, Cage the Elephant
Winner: St. Vincent, St. Vincent
Lazaretto, Jack White
R&B performance
Winner: Drunk In Love, Beyoncé featuring Jay Z
New Flame, Chris Brown featuring Usher and Rick Ross
It's Your World, Jennifer Hudson featuring R. Kelly
Like This, Ledisi
Good Kisser, Usher
Traditional R&B performance
As, Marsha Ambrosius and Anthony Hamilton
I.R.S., Angie Fisher
Winner: Jesus Children, Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm Jamal Warner
Nobody, Kem
Hold Up Wait A Minute (Woo Woo), Antonique Smith
R&B song
Winner: Drunk In Love
Good Kisser
New Flame
Options (Wolfjames Version)
The Worst
Urban contemporary album
Sail Out, Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
X, Chris Brown
Mali Is... Mali Music
Winner: Girl, Pharrell Williams
Rap performance
3005, Childish Gambino
0 To 100 / The Catch Up, Drake
Rap God, Eminem
Winner: I, Kendrick Lamar
All I Need Is You, Lecrae
R&B album
Islander, Bernhoft
Lift Your Spirit, Aloe Blacc
Winner: Love, Marriage & Divorce, Toni Braxton and Babyface
Black Radio 2, Robert Glasper Experiment
Give The People What They Want, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Rap performance
3005, Childish Gambino
0 To 100 / The Catch Up, Drake
Rap God, Eminem
Winner: I, Kendrick Lamar
All I Need Is You, Lecrae
Rap/sung collaboration
Blak Majik, Common featuring Jhené Aiko
Winner: The Monster, Eminem featuring Rihanna
Tuesday, I Love Makonnen featuring Drake
Studio, Schoolboy Q featuring BJ the Chicago Kid
Bound 2, Kanye West and Charlie Wilson
Rap song
Nicki Minaj, Anaconda
Kanye West, Bound 2
Kendrick Lmar, Winner: I
Wiz Khalifa, We Dem Boyz
Drake, 0 To 100 / The Catch Up
Rap album
The New Classic, Iggy Azalea
Because The Internet, Childish Gambino
Nobody's Smiling, Common
Winner: The Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem
Oxymoron, Schoolboy Q
Blacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa
Country solo performance
Give Me Back My Hometown, Eric Church
Invisible, Hunter Hayes
Automatic, Miranda Lambert
Winner: Something In the Water, Carrie Underwood
Cop Car, Keith Urban
Country duo/group performance
Winner: Gentle On My Mind, The Band Perry
Somethin' Bad, Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood
Day Drinking, Little Big Town
Meanwhile Back At Mama's, Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill
Raise 'Em Up, Keith Urban featuring Eric Church
Country song
American Kids
Automatic
Give Me Back My Hometown
Winner: I'm Not Gonna Miss You
Meanwhile Back At Mama's
Country album
Riser, Dierks Bentley
The Outsiders, Eric Church
12 Stories, Brandy Clark
Winner: Platinum, Miranda Lambert
The Way I'm Livin', Lee Ann Womack
Jazz vocal album
Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro, Billy Childs and various artists
I Wanna Be Evil, René Marie
Live In NYC, Gretchen Parlato
Winner: Beautiful Life, Dianne Reeves
Paris Sessions, Tierney Sutton
Jazz instrumental album
Landmarks, Brian Blade and the Fellowship Band
Winner: Trilogy, Chick Corea Trio
Floating, Fred Hersch Trio
Enjoy the View, Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn and Joey DeFrancesco featuring Billy Hart
All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller, Jason Moran
Contemporary Christian music album
If We're Honest, Francesca Battistelli
Winner: Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong, For King & Country
Hurricane, Natalie Grant
Welcome to the New, MercyMe
Royal Tailor, Royal Tailor
Americana album
Wiinner: The River & The Thread, Rosanne Cash
Terms of My Surrender, John Hiatt
Bluesamericana, Keb' Mo'
A Dotted Line, Nickel Creek
Metamodern Sounds In Country Music, Sturgill Simpson
Bluegrass album
Winner: The Earls of Leicester, The Earls of Leicester
Noam Pikelny Plays Kenny Baker Plays Bill Monroe, Noam Pikelny
Cold Spell, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen
Into My Own, Bryan Sutton
Only Me, Rhonda Vincent
Blues album
Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy, Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin
Promise of A Brand New Day, Ruthie Foster
Juke Joint Chapel, Charlie Musselwhite
Decisions, Bobby Rush with Blinddog Smokin'
Winner: Step Back, Johnny Winter
Folk album
Three Bells, Mike Auldridge, Jerry Douglas and Rob Ickes
Follow the Music, Alice Gerrard
The Nocturne Diaries, Eliza Gilkyson
Winner: Remedy, Old Crow Medicine Show
A Reasonable Amount of Trouble, Jesse Winchester
Spoken word album (includes poetry, audio books and storytelling)
Actors Anonymous, James Franco
A Call to Action, Jimmy Carter
Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, John Waters
Winner: Diary of A Mad Diva, Joan Rivers
A Fighting Chance, Elizabeth Warren
We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song,Gloria Gaynor
Comedy album
Winner: Mandatory Fun, "Weird Al" Yankovic
Obsessed, Jim Gaffigan
Oh My God, Louis C.K.
Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time, Patton Oswalt
We Are Miracles, Sarah Silverman
Musical theater album
Aladdin
Winner: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
West Side Story
Music video
We Exist, Arcade Fire
Turn Down for What, DJ Snake and Lil Jon
Chandelier, Sia
Winner: Happy, Pharrell Williams
The Golden Age, Woodkid featuring Max Richter
Reggae album
Winner: Fly Rasta, Ziggy Marley
Full Frequency, Seand Paul
Back On the Controls, Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Out of Many, One Music, Shaggy
The Reggae Power, Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate
Amid the Noise and Haste, Soja
Gospel album
Winner: Help, Erica Campbell
Amazing (live), Ricky Dillard & New G
Withholding Nothing (live), William McDowell
Forever Yours, Smokie Norful
Vintage Worship, Anita Wilson
Dance recording
Never Say Never, Basement Jaxx
Winner: Rather Be, Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
F For You, Disclosure featuring Mary J. Blige
I Got U, Duke Dumont featuring Jax Jones
Faded, Zhu
Dance/electronic music
Winner: Syro, Aphex Twin
While (1<2), Deadmaus
Nabuma Rubberband, Little Dragon
Do It Again, Röyksopp and Robyn
Damage Control, Mat Zo
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