Not only did she make her GRAMMY performance debut with "Once" alongside Alicia Keys, she won her first GRAMMY for Best Country Solo Performance for "My Church," making her the first GRAMMY Camp alumnus to win a GRAMMY. GRAMMY-nominated newcomers Kelsea Ballerini and Lukas Graham joined together for a seamless mashup of her "Peter Pan" and their "7 Years," which was up for Song Of The Year. The duo's trademark synthesizer soundscapes set the tone for a sci-fi inspired set, with The Weeknd's velvety voice drifting into space. The Weeknd teamed with fellow GRAMMY winners Daft Punk for a medley of "Starboy" and "I Feel It Coming." Digital sales of songs performed on the show saw a 140 percent increase in download sales, with Urban and Underwood's "The Fighter" experiencing a 574 percent gain. The latter song, A Tribe Called Quest's anthem addressing topics such as racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and misogyny, proved timely given the recent political climate. The show was broadcast on CBS at 8 p.m. ET/PT and was hosted for the third time by LL Cool J. Content on this site does not reflect an endorsement or recommendation of any artist or music by the Recording Academy. Underneath the humor, the duo from Columbus, Ohio, conveyed an important message to musicians of all stripes. Combined with the other Album Of The Year nominees (Beyoncé's Lemonade, Justin Bieber's Purpose, Drake's Views, and Sturgill Simpson's A Sailor's Guide To Earth), all five albums saw a collective 91 percent increase in equivalent album sales. The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. ", Greg Kurstin, producer; Julian Burg, Tom Elmhirst, Emile Haynie, Greg Kurstin, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco & Joe Visciano, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers, Danger Mouse, Samuel Dixon, Paul Epworth, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Ariel Rechtshaid, Shellback, Ryan Tedder & The Smeezingtons (Christopher "Brody" Brown, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars), producers; Julian Burg, Austen Jux Chandler, Cameron Craig, Samuel Dixon, Tom Elmhirst, Declan Gaffney, Serban Ghenea, John Hanes, Emile Haynie, Jan Holzner, Michael Ilbert, Chris Kasych, Greg Kurstin, Charles Moniz, Liam Nolan, Alex Pasco, Mike Piersante, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rich Rich, Dave Schiffman, Joe Visciano & Matt Wiggins, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne & Randy Merrill, mastering engineers, Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele), Buddy Cannon & Matt Rollings, producers; Ed Cherney, engineer/mixer, The Chainsmokers (Alex Pall & Andrew Taggart), producers; Jordan Young, mixer, Flume, producer; Eric J Dubowsky & Flume, engineers/mixers, Dan Auerbach, producer; Collin Dupuis & Tom Elmhirst, engineers/mixers, David Bowie & Tony Visconti, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kevin Killen, engineers/mixers, Beyoncé, producer; Stuart White, engineer/mixer, Lalah Hathaway, producer; Anthony Jeffries, Coobie Lewis & Brian Vibberts, engineers/mixers, Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz, Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake), Sturgill Simpson, producer; David Ferguson & Sean Sullivan, engineers/mixers, Kamau Kenyatta & Gregory Porter, producers; Jay Newland & Charlie Paakkari, engineers/mixers, John Scofield, producer; Jay Newland, engineer/mixer, Douglas Brinkley, Herschel Garfein & Kabir Sehgal, producers; Rob Macomber, engineer/mixer, Chucho Valdés, producer; Orestes Águila, engineer/mixer, Hillary Scott & The Scott Family; Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters, Kirk Franklin, Ronald Hill, Shaun Martin & Max Stark, producers; Rob Chiarelli & Tre Nagella, engineers/mixers, Ricky Skaggs, producer; Richie Biggs, engineer/mixer, Joe West, producer; Joshua Craig, Jim DeBlanc, James Ennis, Daniel Grace, Rob Lane & Joe West, engineers/mixers, Ismael Cancel & iLe, producers; Noah Georgeson, Ramón Martínez, Harold Wendell Sanders & Carlos Velázquez, engineers/mixers, Gustavo Borner & Javier Ramírez, producers; Gustavo Borner & Javier Ramírez, engineers/mixers, Gilberto A. Cádenas, producer; Manuel Calero, JoseMa Lugo & Ronnie Torres, engineers/mixers, Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers), John Leventhal, producer; Rick DePofi & John Leventhal, engineers/mixers, Gregg Field, producer; Neal Cappellino & Gregg Field, engineers/mixers, Scott Billington, producer; Steve Reynolds, engineer/mixer, Fantastic Negrito, producer; Migui Maloles, Jabari Tawiah & Matt Winegar, engineers/mixers, Sarah Jarosz & Gary Paczosa, producers; Shani Gandhi & Gary Paczosa, engineers/mixers, Allan B.
Music's Biggest Night also provided moments of reflection in the form of tributes.
Resist!". The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016. Ed Sheeran turned in arguably the most energy-efficient performance of the evening. Greg Kurstin, Adele's producer and songwriting partner, also won four awards, including Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical. Perry — who wore an armband emblazoned with the word "Resist" — earnestly delivered her new socially conscious anthem, which she closed by declaring "No hate!
Katy Perry returned to the GRAMMY stage to debut her brand-new single, "Chained To The Rhythm," with reggae artist Skip Marley. Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song, Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album, Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano), Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling), Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media, Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella, Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package, Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, Presidential Suite: Eight Variations On Freedom, In Such Good Company: Eleven Years Of Laughter, Mayhem, And Fun In The Sandbox, The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol.12 (Collector's Edition), Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement, Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. Adele, whose voice is a powerful force unto itself, emerged the top winner of the night, taking home five GRAMMYs: Best Pop Vocal Album and Album Of The Year for 25 and Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Hello." "Anyone from anywhere can do anything," said Pilots singer/songwriter Tyler Joseph. The audience obliged with a standing ovation.
In recognition of George Michael, who died Dec. 25, 2016, Adele returned to the stage for a dramatic, orchestrated version of "Fastlove," the final Top 10 hit of Michael's career. The mercurial David Bowie, who died just days before releasing his album Blackstar on Jan. 8, 2016, won four posthumous GRAMMYs, including Best Alternative Music Album.
During his opening skit, Corden delivered a free-style rap that name-dropped everyone from President Donald Trump to Drake, Rihanna and Sturgill Simpson. Resist! ", Best New Artist nominee Anderson .Paak and rappers Busta Rhymes, Consequence and A Tribe Called Quest joined for a politically charged medley of "Award Tour," "Movin Backwards" and "We The People."
R&B/soul legend William Bell, who earlier won his first career GRAMMY, teamed with guitar slinger Gary Clark Jr. for a gritty "Born Under A Bad Sign. Adele's 25 returned to the Top 10, rising to No.
On-demand streams (audio and video combined) of songs performed rose 30 percent, including Mars' "That's What I Like" spiking 99 percent. An all-star troupe paid homage to five-time GRAMMY winners the Bee Gees, who will be celebrated this spring via the CBS TV special "Stayin' Alive: A GRAMMY Salute To The Music Of The Bee Gees." A stark black backdrop provided a blank canvas over which the British singer/songwriter painted an aural masterpiece, her potent vocals reverberating throughout Los Angeles' Staples Center.
The tribute paused abruptly as Adele stopped mid-song, feeling that her performance was not up to par. Responsibility for the accuracy of information provided in stories not written by or specifically prepared for the Academy lies with the story's original source or writer.
During his introduction, Dwight Yoakam lauded the late singer Sharon Jones, who worked with the Dap-Kings throughout her career.