Eminem en Kendrick Lamar hebben elk 2 Grammy’s gewonnen in de rap-categoriën tijdens de Grammy Awards zondagavond. Eminem won de award voor beste rap album (Marshall Mathers LP2) en beste rap/zang samenwerking met Rihanna (Monster). Kendrick won een Grammy voor beste rap song en beste rap performance, allebei voor zijn single ‘i’.
In de categorie R&B won Beyonce 3 awards: 1 voor beste song en 1 voor beste performance, beiden voor de hit ‘Drunk In Love’ met Jay-Z. Haar 3de award was beste surround album voor haar album ‘Beyonce’. Beste R&B album ging naar Toni Braxton voor haar album met Babyface “Love, Marriage & Divorce”.
Pharrell Williams won evenals Queen B 3 awards, in de categoriën beste music video, pop solo performance en urban contemporary album.
Bekijk hieronder alle nominaties in de genoemde categoriën. In andere categoriën wonnen o.a. alternative rocker Beck en singer-songwriter Sam Smith meerdere awards. Checkalle winnaars hier.
Beste Rap Album
- Iggy Azalea – “The New Classic”
- Childish Gambino – “Because the Internet”
- Common – “Nobody’s Smiling”
- Eminem – “The Marshall Mathers LP2”
- Oxymoron – “Schoolboy Q”
- Wiz Khalifa – “Blacc Hollywood”
Beste Rap Performance
- Childish Gambino – “305”
- Drake – “0 to 100/ The Catch Up”
- Eminem – “Rap God”
- Kendrick Lamar – “I”
- Lecrae – “All I Need Is You”
Beste Rap/Zang Samenwerking
- Common Featuring Jhené Aiko – “Black Majik”
- Eminem ft. Rihanna – “The Monster”
- I Love Makonnen ft. Drake – “Tuesday”
- Schoolboy Q ft. BJ the Chicago Kid – “Studio”
- Kanye West & Charlie Wilson – “Bound 2”
Beste Rap Song
- Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
- Kanye West & Charlie Wilson – “Bound 2”
- Kendrick Lamar – “I”
- Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz”
- Drake – “O To 100/ The Catch Up”
Best R&B Performance
- Beyoncé ft. Jay Z – “Drunk in Love”
- Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross – “New Flame”
- Jennifer Hudson ft. R. Kelly – “It’s Your World”
- Ledisi – “Like This”
- Usher – “Good Kisser”
Beste R&B Song
- Beyoncé ft. Jay Z – Drunk in Love
- Usher – Good Kisser
- Chris Brown ft. Usher & Rick Ross – New Flame
- Luke James Ft. Rick Ross – Options
- Jhené Aiko – The Worst
Beste R&B Album
- Bernhoft – “Islander”
- Aloe Blacc – “Lift Your Spirit”
- Toni Braxton & Babyface – “Love, Marriage & Divorce”
- Robert Glasper Experiment – “Black Radio 2”
- Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – “Give The People What They Want”
Beste Urban Contemporary Album
- Jhené Aiko – “Sail Out”
- Beyoncé – “Beyoncé”
- Chris Brown – “X”
- Mali Music – “Mali Is”
- Pharrell Williams – “GIRL”
Beste Pop Solo Performance
- John Legend – “All of Me”
- Sia – “Chandelier”
- Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
- Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
- Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
Beste Music Video
- Arcade Fire – “We Exist”
- DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down For What”
- Sia – “Chandelier
- Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
- Woodkid Featuring Max Richter – “The Golden Age”
Best Surround Sound Album
- Beppe – “Remote Galaxy”
- Beyoncé – “Beyonce”
- Chamberland – “The Berlin Remixes”
- Pink Floyd – “The Division Bell”
- Song Zuying, Yu Long & China Philharmonic Orchestra – “Epics Of Love”
- Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra – “Mahler: Symphony No. 2 ‘Resurrection'”
