60th Annual Grammy Awards January 28 – 2018
A Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY, originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Academy Awards (film), the Emmy Awards (television), and the Tony Awards (theater).
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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.
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It was the first time since 2003 that the ceremony was held outside Los Angeles (where the Staples Center had been the home of the Grammys since 2004).
- 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 nominations were announced on November 28, 2017. The “pre-telecast” ceremony (officially named The Premiere Ceremony) was be held on the same day prior to the main ceremony.
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The show was moved to January to avoid competing with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, as was the case in 2010 and 2014.
categories
- General Field
- Pop
- Dance/ Electronic Music
- Contemporary Instrumental Music
- Rock
- Alternative
- R&B
- Rap
- Country
- New Age
- Jazz
- Gospel/ Contemporary Christian Music
- Latin
- American Roots Music
- Reggae
- World Music
- Children’s
- Spoken Word
- Comedy
- Musical Theater
- Music For Visual Media
- Composing/ Arranging
- Package
- Notes
- Historical
- Production, Non-Classical
- Surround Sound
- Production, Classical
- Classical
- Music Video/Film
Grammys 2018 Performers
- Lady Gaga
- Pink
- Childish Gambino
- Little Big Town
- Ben Platt
- Patti LuPone – “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”
- Bruno Mars and Cardi B – “Finesse (Remix)”
- DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
- Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee – “Despacito”
- Logic, Alessia Cara and Khalid – “1-800-273-8255”
- SZA
- Kesha with Camila Cabello, Cyndi Lauper, Julia Michaels and Andra Day – “Praying”
- Kendrick Lamar
- U2
- Elton John and Miley Cyrus
- Sam Smith
- Eric Church, Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne – tribute to the victims of the 2017 Las
- Vegas shooting.
- Sting
- Jon Batiste
- Gary Clark Jr.
- Zuleyka Rivera
- Chris Stapleton and Emmylou Harris
- Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey – “The Middle”
General Field
The General Field (also known as the ‘Big Four’) are four standard awards for musical works which do not restrict nominees by genre or some other criterion:
- Album of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a full album.
- Record of the Year is awarded to the performer and the production team of a single song.
- Song of the Year is awarded to the writer(s)/composer(s) of a single song.
- Best New Artist is awarded to an artist without reference to a song or album.
List of winners from the top categories at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards
- Album of the year: “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars.
- Record of the year: “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars.
- Best rap song: “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar.
- Best rap performance: Kendrick Lamar.
- Best urban contemporary album: “Starboy,” The Weeknd.
- Best R&B album: “24K Magic,” Bruno Mars.
- Best R&B performance: Bruno Mars.
- Best R&B song: “That’s What I Like,” Bruno Mars.
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Best dance/electronic album: “3-D The Catalogue.”
- Best country album: “From A Room: Volume 1,” Chris Stapleton.
- Best jazz vocal album: “Dreams And Daggers,” Cecile McLorin Salvant.
- Best jazz instrumental album: “Rebirth,” Billy Childs.
- Best compilation soundtrack for visual media: “La La Land.”
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Best music video: “HUMBLE.,” Kendrick Lamar.
Grammys 2018 Presenters
Previous Grammy winners like Tony Bennett, Kelly Clarkson, Eve, Alicia Keys and John Legend will hand out awards, along with current and past nominees including Jim Gaffigan, Trevor Noah, Nick Jonas, Sarah Silverman and Donnie Wahlberg. Victor Cruz, Shemar Moore, Anna Kendrick, Katie Holmes and Hailee Steinfeld.
60th Annual Grammy Awards Details
Date : January 28, 2018, at 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific (with red carpet preshow coverage starting at 7:30 pm Eastern/4:30 pm Pacific)
Location : Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, U.S.
Hosted by : James Corden
Most nominations : Jay-Z (8)
Network : CBS