Hip-Hop failed to get its long overdue Album of the Year win, but it is all thanks to Bruno Mars, who spearheaded R&B’s strong showing at the night, with 7 awards.
Bruno Mars won all seven awards that he was nominated for: Album and Record of the Year for “24K Magic” and Song of the Year for “That’s What I Like;” Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song for “That’s What I Like.” “24K Magic” was also awarded Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical) and Best R&B Album. Mars already claimed 11 Grammy Awards going into the night.
Kendrick Lamar was the night’s second biggest winner, picking up five Grammys, starting with Best Music Video for “Humble,” a record which also won Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. He later won during the telecast for Best Rap/Sung Performance for “Loyalty” featuring Rihanna.
JAY-Z, who was 2018’s most nominated artist, with eight, walked away empty-handed.
Best Rap Album also went to Lamar. Accepting the awards on stage, the rapper showed his respect for artists who came before him including fellow nominee JAY-Z. “This is a special award,” said Lamar. “It showed me the true definition of what being an artist was” … that “it’s not about accolades, cars and clothes … it’s about the next generation. Jay-Z, Nas, Puff — they showed me the game through their lyrics up close and from afar.”
Alessia Cara won Best New Artist, beating Khalid, a heavy favorite. She accepted by commenting that she had been practicing for a Grammy acceptance speech since childhood in the shower. “I didn’t expect this. None of this feels real. I probably won’t process this for another seven years.”
Cara was the only female artist awarded during the three-and-a-half hour broadcast.
Ed Sheeran, interestingly only got recognised in two categories coming into the awards and won both — for Best Pop Vocal Album for his album “Divide” and for Best Pop Solo Performance for “Shape Of You.”
Timaya failed to make history at the Grammy Awards, losing out at this year’s event.
The Nigerian dancehall act featured alongside Stonebwoy, Chubb Rock, Stylo G, Bunji Garlin, Dre Zion & Jaheil on Morgan Heritage’s new “Avrekedabra” album.
“Avrekedabra” was nominated for the Best Reggae album award coming up against “Chronology” by Chronixx, “Lost In Paradise” by Common Kings, “Wash House Ting” by J Boog and “Stony Hill” by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley.
It lost, the category was won by the album “Stony Hill” by Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley.
If the album had won in its category at the 60th Grammy Awards which held on January 28, 2018, Timaya would have been the first Nigerian-based act with a Grammy.
Another Nigerian who also lost a Grammy next year is Tunji Ige. The rapper is nominated as a producer on ‘Location’, a record by Khalid, which lost the “Best R&B” award.
South African all-male choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo, have won the Grammys for the fifth time with an anniversary album.
The ensemble took the Best World Music Album award for “Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Collection.
The Grammys awarded artists in 84 categories in multiple genres including classical, jazz, opera, gospel, new age, Christian and Latin music.
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