Swift was nominated for seven Grammys for music off “1989”, the former country prodigy’s transformation into a pop superstar. – Best dance/electronic album: “Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack U”, Skrillex and Diplo.
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Cooper – who described Depp as a “killer guitar player” despite being better known for movies – promised a loud rendition of Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades” in memory of the metal band’s late frontman Lemmy.
Alabama Shakes, who are in contention for the prestigious Album of the Year, hail from the small town of Athens, Alabama and played in obscurity until winning attention on a trip to NY in 2011.
The Oscar-nominated track from the film “Fifty Shades of Grey”, was named best R&B performance at Monday’s Grammys.
Alabama Shakes and The Weeknd were among the multiple winners at the pre-ceremony, which also saw Tony Bennett collect his 18th Grammy for best traditional pop vocal album. – Best rap/sung collaboration: “These Walls”, Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat.
“Girl Crush” took honors for best country song and best country group performance. – Best country album: “Traveller”, Chris Stapleton.
Taylor Swift on the red carpet at the 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 8, 2015.
Bowie died on January 10 from a publicly undisclosed battle with cancer, two days after he turned 69 and released his final album, “Blackstar”.
“Lady Gaga, who is nominated for the song “‘Til It Happens to You” (from the documentary “The Hunting Ground”), will perform a “multisensory” tribute to David Bowie, who died last month. However, the British singer is set to perform at the 58th Annual Grammys on Monday (Feb. 15) on CBS.
She is then seen hugging her bestie as the rest of the room cheers.
Blank Space babe Taylor has also been handed the best pop vocal album award for 1989.
Rocking a sparkly black jumpsuit, Swift showed off her pipes – and at one point during the performance, Adele was even seen singing along to the lyrics!
She’s up against Lamar in the song and album of the year categories.
In addition to family and colleagues, Stapleton thanked Taylor Swift for “glitter bombing” him during her opening performance.
Legendary singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell won for best album notes on “Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced”. Lamar paid tribute to his Los Angeles predecessors including Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg, declaring “this for hip hop… we will live forever”.
When Swift walked the red carpet with friend Selena Gomez, she debuted a new short bob haircut that caught her fans off guard.
Swift wasn’t in the audience to pick up the awards. “Put your hands up”.
Lamar, who already has two Grammys, received the most nominations, with 11.
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“1989 just won pop vocal album!!!! he wrote”. But it’s Adele who has the chance to own the night, though she isn’t competing for an award. With a tremendous stage setup and the fiery passion that she usually brings to the stage, Swift gave the show the start that it needed after a flub from Bow Wow.
