Last night, Sunday, February 08, 2015 the 57th Grammy Awards show was aired. Never in my life have The Grammys been a bigger joke to me (with maybe one exception)than it was last night.

As an avid fan of real music and especially being a person so immersed in the culture of hip-hop I haven't been invested in the Grammy Awards since I was about 12 years old. I remember it like it was yesterday. The 41st Annual Grammy winners were just a complete joke to me in all the mainstream music that I was familiar with. To refresh your memory, that was the year that 'Gettin' Jiggy Wit I' by Will Smith won Best Rap Solo Performance over 'Dangerous' by Busta Rhymes, 'Gone till November' by Wyclef Jean, 'Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)' by Jay-Z AND 'Lost Ones' by Lauryn Hill. I called shenanigans then and I'm calling shenanigans now.

Whoever is picking winners is grossly out of touch with reality. I mean have you truly listened to the mind numbing crap that is in current rotation on Billboards Hot 100? 93% is just straight up homogenous garbage. But anyway, you didn't click this article to hear this old timers rantings of an age come and gone.

Without further ado here's the list of winners for the 57th Grammy Awards.


Album of the Year

• Beck, Morning Phase (WINNER)
• Beyonce, Beyonce
• Ed Sheeran, x
• Sam Smith, In The Lonely Hour
• Pharrell Williams, Girl

Song of the Year

• Sam Smith, "Stay With Me" (WINNER)
• Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
• Sia, "Chandelier"
• Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
• Hozier, "Take Me to Church"

Record of the Year

• Sam Smith, "Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)" (WINNER)
• Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX, "Fancy"
• Sia, "Chandelier"
• Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
• Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"

Best New Artist

• Sam Smith (WINNER)
• Iggy Azalea
• Bastille
• Brandy Clark
• Haim

Best Rock Album

• Beck, Morning Phase (WINNER)
• Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams
• The Black Keys, Turn Blue
• Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Hypnotic Eye
• U2, Songs of Innocence

Best R&B Performance

• Beyoncé featuring Jay Z, "Drunk In Love" (WINNER)
• Chris Brown featuring Usher & Rick Ross, "New Flame"
• Jennifer Hudson Featuring R. Kelly, "It's Your World"
• Ledisi, "Like This"
• Usher, "Good Kisser"

Best Music Video

• Pharrell Williams, "Happy" (WINNER)
• Arcade Fire, "We Exist"
• DJ Snake and Lil Jon, "Turn Down for What"
• Sia, "Chandelier"
• Woodkid feat. Max Richter, "The Golden Age"

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour (WINNER)
• Coldplay, Ghost Stories
• Miley Cyrus, Bangerz
• Ariana Grande, My Everything
• Katy Perry, Prism
• Ed Sheeran, X

Best Pop Solo Performance

• Pharrell Williams, "Happy" (WINNER)
• John Legend, "All of Me (Live)"
• Sia, "Chandelier"
• Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
• Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera, "Say Something" (WINNER)
• Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"
• Coldplay, "A Sky Full of Stars"
• Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, "Bang Bang"
• Katy Perry feat. Juicy J, "Dark Horse"

Best Country Album

• Miranda Lambert, Platinum (WINNER)
• Dierks Bentley, Riser
• Eric Church, The Outsiders
• Brandy Clark, 12 Stories
• Lee Ann Womack, The Way I'm Livin'

Best Country Solo Performance

• Carrie Underwood, "Something in the Water" (WINNER)
• Eric Church, "Give Me Back My Hometown"
• Hunter Hayes, "Invisible"
• Miranda Lambert, "Automatic"
• Keith Urban, "Cop Car"

Best Country Group/Duo Performance

• The Band Perry, "Gentle On My Mind" (WINNER)
• Miranda Lambert With Carrie Underwood, "Somethin' Bad"
• Little Big Town, "Day Drinking"
• Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill, "Meanwhile Back At Mama's"
• Keith Urban feat. Eric Church, "Raise 'Em Up"

Best Urban Contemporary Album

• Pharrell Williams, G I R L (WINNER)
• Jhene Aiko, Sail Out
• Beyonce, Beyonce
• Chris Brown, X
• Mali Music, Mali Is...

Best Rock Song

• Paramore, "Ain't It Fun" (WINNER)
• Beck, "Blue Moon"
• The Black Keys, "Fever
• Ryan Adams, "Give Me Something Good"
• Jack White, "Lazaretto"

Best Reggae Album

• Ziggy Marley, Fly Rasta (WINNER)
• Lee "Scratch" Perry, Back on the Controls
• Sean Paul, Full Frequency
• Shaggy, Out of Many, One Music
• Sly & Robbie & Spicy Chocolate, The Reggae Power
• Soja, Amid the Noise and the Haste

Best Rap Performance

• Kendrick Lamar, "i" (WINNER)
• Childish Gambino, "3005"
• Drake, "0 to 100/The Catch Up"
• Eminem, "Rap God"
• Lecrae, "All I Need Is You"

Best Rap Album

• Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (WINNER)
• Childish Gambino, Because the Internet
• Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
• Common, Nobody's Smiling
• Schoolboy Q, Oxymoron
• Wiz Khalifa, Black Hollywood

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

• Eminem feat. Rihanna, "The Monster" (WINNER)
• Common feat. Jhené Aiko, "Blak Majik"
• I Love Makonnen feat. Drake, "Tuesday"
• Schoolboy Q feat. BJ The Chicago Kid, "Studio"
• Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, "Bound 2"

Best Rap Song

• Kendrick Lamar, "i" (WINNER)
• Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"
• Kanye West & Charlie Wilson, "Bound 2"
• Wiz Khalifa, "We Dem Boyz"
• Drake, "0 To 100 / The Catch Up"

Best Traditional Pop Album

• Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, Cheek to Cheek (WINNER)
• Annie Lennox, Nostalgia
• Barry Manilow, Night Songs
• Johnny Mathis, Sending You a Little Christmas
• Barbra Streisand, Partners

Best Alternative Music Album

• St. Vincent, St. Vincent (WINNER)
• alt-J, This Is All Yours
• Arcade Fire, Reflektor
• Cage the Elephant, Melophobia
• Jack White, Lazaretto

Best Americana Album

• Roseanne Cash, The River & The Thread (WINNER)
• John Hiatt, Terms of My Surrender
• Keb' Mo', Bluesamerica
• Nickel Creek, A Dotted Line
• Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

Best Dance Recording

• Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be" (WINNER)
• Basement Jaxx, "Never Say Never"
• Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige, "F for You"
• Duke Dumont feat. Jax Jones, "I Got You"
• Zhu, "Faded"

Best Spoken Word Album

• Joan Rivers, Diary of a Mad Diva (WINNER)
• James Franco, Actors Anonymous
• Jimmy Carter, A Call to Action
• John Waters, Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
• Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
• Gloria Gaynor, We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• Frozen (WINNER)
• American Hustle
• Get On Up
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

• The Grand Budapest Hotel (WINNER)
• Frozen
• Gone Girl
• Gravity
• Saving Mr. Banks

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• Frozen, "Let It Go (WINNER)
• The Lego Movie, "Everything Is Awesome!!!"
• The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, "I See Fire
• Her, "The Moon Song
• Glen Campbell, I'll Be Me, "I'm Not Gonna Miss You"

Best Comedy Album

• "Weird Al" Yankovic, Mandatory Fun (WINNER)
• Jim Gaffigan, Obsessed
• Louis C.K., Oh My God
• Patton Oswalt, Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time
• Sarah Silverman, We Are Miracles

Best Musical Theater Album

• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (WINNER)
• A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch
• Aladdin
• West Side Story

Be sure to check out The 57th Grammy Awards Red Carpet Coverage here.