The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 28, 2018. The CBS network broadcast the show live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show was moved to January to avoid coinciding with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, as was the case in 2010 and 2014. James Corden returned as host.
The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017. The "pre-telecast" ceremony (officially named The Premiere Ceremony) was held on the same day prior to the main ceremony.
The nominations were announced on November 28, 2017 with Jay-Z leading the nomination with eight, followed by Kendrick Lamar with seven. Bruno Mars won all his six nominations, becoming the eighth artist who have won Album, Record, and Song of the Year in one night. Canadian singer Alessia Cara won for Best New Artist.
Performers
Premiere ceremony Artist(s) Song(s) India Arie "I Am Light" Stile Antico "Ave Maria""Gaudete in Domino"Jazzmeia Horn Tribute to Jon Hendricks:"Moanin'" Taj MahalKeb' Mo' "Diving Duck Blues" Body Count "Black Hoodie"
Main ceremony
Artist(s) Song(s) Kendrick LamarU2Dave Chappelle "XXX""DNA""Big Shot""New Freezer""King's Dead" Lady GagaMark Ronson "Joanne""Million Reasons" Sam Smith "Pray" Little Big Town "Better Man" Jon BatisteGary Clark Jr.Joe Saylor Tribute to Fats Domino and Chuck Berry:"Ain't That a Shame""Maybellene" Luis FonsiDaddy YankeeZuleyka Rivera "Despacito" Childish Gambino JD McCrary "Terrified" Pink "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" Bruno MarsCardi B "Finesse" (with elements of "Gett Off", "Jump Around" and "Bartier Cardi") StingShaggy "Englishman in New York""Don't Make Me Wait" DJ KhaledRihannaBryson Tiller "Wild Thoughts" Eric ChurchMaren MorrisBrothers Osborne Tribute to the victims of the 2017 Las Vegas shootingand Manchester Arena bombing:"Tears in Heaven" KeshaCamila CabelloCyndi LauperJulia MichaelsAndra DayBebe Rexha "Praying" U2 "Get Out of Your Own Way" Elton JohnMiley Cyrus "Tiny Dancer" Ben Platt Tribute to Leonard Bernstein:"Somewhere" Patti LuPone Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber:"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" SZA "Broken Clocks" Chris StapletonEmmylou Harris Tribute to Tom Petty:"Wildflowers" LogicAlessia CaraKhalid Tribute to Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington:"1-800-273-8255"
Presenters
John Legend and Tony Bennett – presented Best Rap/Sung Performance Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas – presented Best New Artist Jim Gaffigan – introduced Little Big Town Jon Batiste, Gary Clark Jr., and Joe Saylor – presented Best Pop Solo Performance Sarah Silverman and Victor Cruz – introduced Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Zuleyka Rivera Dave Chappelle – presented Best Rap Album Katie Holmes – introduced Bruno Mars and Cardi B Trevor Noah – presenting Best Comedy Album Donnie Wahlberg and Hailee Steinfeld – presenting Best Country Album Janelle Monáe – introduced Kesha, Camila Cabello, Cyndi Lauper, Julia Michaels, Andra Day and Bebe Rexha Camila Cabello – introduced U2 Sting – presenting Song of the Year Anna Kendrick – introduced Elton John and Miley Cyrus Shemar Moore and Eve – introduced SZA Alicia Keys – presenting Record of the Year U2 – presenting Album of the Year
Nominations and winners Nominees list adapted from the Recording Academy's website.
General Record of the Year
"24K Magic" – Bruno Mars Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer "Redbone" – Childish Gambino Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Josh Gudwin, Mauricio Rengifo & Andrés Torres, producers; Josh Gudwin & Jaycen Joshua, Chris "TEK" O’Ryan, Mauricio Rengifo, Juan G Rivera "Gaby Music", Luis "Salda" Saldarriaga & Andrés Torres, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer "The Story of O.J." – Jay-Z Jay-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglass & Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar Asheton Hogan & Mike Will Made It, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer
Album of the Year
24K Magic – Bruno Mars Shampoo Press & Curl, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Charles Moniz, engineers/mixers; Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence & Bruno Mars, songwriters; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer "Awaken, My Love!" – Childish Gambino Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, producers; Bryan Carrigan, Chris Fogel, Donald Glover, Ludwig Goransson, Riley Mackin & Ruben Rivera, engineers/mixers; Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters; Bernie Grundman, mastering engineer 4:44 – Jay-Z Jay-Z & No I.D., producers; Jimmy Douglass & Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, engineers/mixers; Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters; Dave Kutch, mastering engineer Damn – Kendrick Lamar DJ Dahi, Sounwave & Anthony Tiffith, producers; Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, James Hunt & Matt Schaeffer, engineers/mixers; K. Duckworth, D. Natche, M. Spears & A. Tiffith, songwriters; Mike Bozzi, mastering engineer Melodrama – Lorde Jack Antonoff & Lorde, producers; Serban Ghenea, John Hanes & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Jack Antonoff & Ella Yelich-O'Connor, songwriters; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer
Song of the Year
"That's What I Like"Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) "Despacito" Ramón Ayala Rodriguez, Justin Bieber, Jason Boyd, Erika Ender, Luis Fonsi & Marty James Garton Jr., songwriters (Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber) "4:44" Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z) "Issues" Benjamin Levin, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Julia Michaels & Justin Drew Tranter, songwriters (Julia Michaels) "1-800-273-8255" Alessia Caracciolo, Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, Arjun Ivatury, Khalid Robinson & Andrew Taggart, songwriters (Logic featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid)
Best New ArtistAlessia CaraKhalid Lil Uzi Vert Julia Michaels SZA
Pop Best Pop Solo Performance"Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran "Love So Soft" – Kelly Clarkson "Praying" – Kesha "Million Reasons" – Lady Gaga "What About Us" – Pink
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance "Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man "Something Just like This" – The Chainsmokers and Coldplay "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber "Thunder" – Imagine Dragons "Stay" – Zedd and Alessia Cara
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 – Dae Bennett, producer (various artists) Nobody but Me (deluxe version) – Michael Bublé Triplicate – Bob Dylan In Full Swing – Seth MacFarlane Wonderland – Sarah McLachlan
Best Pop Vocal Album÷ – Ed Sheeran Kaleidoscope EP – Coldplay Lust for Life – Lana Del Rey Evolve – Imagine Dragons Rainbow – Kesha Joanne – Lady Gaga
Dance/electronic music Best Dance Recording "Tonite" – LCD Soundsystem James Murphy, producer; James Murphy, mixer "Bambro Koyo Ganda" – Bonobo featuring Innov Gnawa Bonobo, producer; Bonobo, mixer "Cola" – CamelPhat & Elderbrook CamelPhat & Elderbrook, producers; CamelPhat, mixer "Andromeda" – Gorillaz featuring DRAM Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, Remi Kabaka & Anthony Khan, producers; Stephen Sedgwick, mixer "Line of Sight" – Odesza featuring WYNNE & Mansionair Clayton Knight & Harrison Mills, producers; Eric J Dubowsky, mixerBest Dance/Electronic Album 3-D The Catalogue – Kraftwerk Migration – Bonobo Mura Masa – Mura Masa A Moment Apart – Odesza What Now – Sylvan Esso
Contemporary instrumental music Best Contemporary Instrumental Album Prototype – Jeff Lorber Fusion What If – The Jerry Douglas Band Spirit – Alex Han Mount Royal – Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge Bad Hombre – Antonio Sanchez
Rock Best Rock Performance "You Want It Darker" – Leonard Cohen "The Promise" – Chris Cornell "Run" – Foo Fighters "No Good" – Kaleo "Go to War" – Nothing More
Best Metal Performance "Sultan's Curse" – Mastodon "Invisible Enemy" – August Burns Red "Black Hoodie" – Body Count "Forever" – Code Orange "Clockworks" – Meshuggah
Best Rock Song "Run" Foo Fighters, songwriters (Foo Fighters) "Atlas, Rise!" James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, songwriters (Metallica) "Blood in the Cut" JT Daly and Kristine Flaherty, songwriters (K.Flay) "Go to War" Ben Anderson, Jonny Hawkins, Will Hoffman, Daniel Oliver, David Pramik & Mark Vollelunga, songwriters (Nothing More) "The Stage" Zachary Baker, Brian Haner, Matthew Sanders, Jonathan Seward & Brooks Wackerman, songwriters (Avenged Sevenfold)
Best Rock Album A Deeper Understanding – The War on Drugs Emperor of Sand – Mastodon Hardwired... to Self-Destruct – Metallica The Stories We Tell Ourselves – Nothing More Villains – Queens of the Stone Age
Alternative Best Alternative Music Album Sleep Well Beast – The National Everything Now – Arcade Fire Humanz – Gorillaz American Dream – LCD Soundsystem Pure Comedy – Father John Misty
R&B Best R&B Performance"That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars "Get You" – Daniel Caesar featuring Kali Uchis "Distraction" – Kehlani "High" – Ledisi "The Weekend" – SZABest Traditional R&B Performance "Redbone" – Childish Gambino "Laugh and Move On" – The Baylor Project "What I'm Feelin'" – Anthony Hamilton featuring The Hamiltones "All the Way" – Ledisi "Still" – Mali MusicBest R&B Song"That's What I Like"Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars, Ray Charles McCullough II, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus & Jonathan Yip, songwriters (Bruno Mars) "First Began" PJ Morton, songwriter (PJ Morton) "Location" Alfredo Gonzalez, Olatunji Ige, Samuel David Jiminez, Christopher McClenney, Khalid Robinson & Joshua Scruggs, songwriters (Khalid) "Redbone" Donald Glover & Ludwig Goransson, songwriters (Childish Gambino) "Supermodel" Tyran Donaldson, Terrence Henderson, Greg Landfair Jr., Carter Lang & Solana Rowe, songwriters (SZA)Best Urban Contemporary AlbumStarboy – The Weeknd Free 6lack – 6lack "Awaken, My Love!" – Childish Gambino American Teen – Khalid Ctrl – SZABest R&B Album 24K Magic – Bruno Mars Freudian – Daniel Caesar Let Love Rule – Ledisi Gumbo – PJ Morton Feel the Real – Musiq Soulchild
Rap Best Rap Performance "Humble" – Kendrick Lamar "Bounce Back" – Big Sean "Bodak Yellow" – Cardi B "4:44" – Jay-Z "Bad and Boujee" – Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert
Best Rap/Sung Performance "Loyalty" – Kendrick Lamar featuring Rihanna "Prblms" – 6lack "Crew" – GoldLink featuring Brent Faiyaz & Shy Glizzy "Family Feud" – Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé "Love Galore" – SZA featuring Travis ScottBest Rap Song "Humble" K. Duckworth, Asheton Hogan & M. Williams II, songwriters (Kendrick Lamar) "Bodak Yellow" Belcalis Almanzar, Dieuson Octave, Klenord Raphael, Shaftizm, Jordan Thorpe & J White, songwriters (Cardi B) "Chase Me" Judah Bauer, Brian Burton, Hector Delgado, Jaime Meline, Antwan Patton, Michael Render, Russell Simins & Jon Spencer, songwriters (Danger Mouse featuring Run The Jewels & Big Boi) "Sassy" Marlanna Evans, E. Gabouer, Jason Martin & Wyann Vaughn, songwriters (Rapsody) "The Story of O.J." Shawn Carter & Dion Wilson, songwriters (Jay-Z)Best Rap Album Damn – Kendrick Lamar 4:44 – Jay-Z Culture – Migos Laila's Wisdom – Rapsody Flower Boy – Tyler, the Creator
Country Best Country Solo Performance "Either Way" – Chris Stapleton "Body Like a Back Road" – Sam Hunt "Losing You" – Alison Krauss "Tin Man" – Miranda Lambert "I Could Use a Love Song" – Maren MorrisBest Country Duo/Group Performance "Better Man" – Little Big Town "It Ain't My Fault" – Brothers Osborne "My Old Man" – Zac Brown Band "You Look Good" – Lady Antebellum