UPTOWN FUNK, ANGELIQUE KIDJO WIN AT 58TH GRAMMY AWARDS

US, February 16, 2016 – Renowned singer from Benin Republic, Angelique Kidjo was among the numerous winners at the 58th Grammy held last night at Staples Centre in Los Angeles, US.

She emerged winner in the Best World Music Category. She won the category with her music, Sings, recorded by 429 Records.

However, the most valuable award, Record of the Year was won by Uptown Funk and Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars Jeff Bhasker, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson.

They won the category with their music, Uptown Special released by RCA Records.
The producers are Josh Blair, Riccardo Damian, Serban Ghenea, Wayne Gordon, John Hanes, Inaam Haq, Boo Mitchell, Charles Moniz and Mark Ronson, while Tom Coyne engineers/mixer and mastering engineer.

We present full list of winners at the 58th Grammy.

ALTERNATIVE MUSIC, ALABAMA SHAKES
Best American Root Peformance, See that my grave is kept clean
Mavis Staples

BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENT OR ACAPELA
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado & Kevin Olusola, arrangers (Pentatonix)
Track from: That’s Christmas To Me
Label: RCA Records

BEST CHILDREN ALBUM

Home
Tim Kubart
Label: Tim And The Space Cadets

BEST CLASSICAL MUSIC
Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow – Symphony No. 10
Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

BEST COMEDY ALBUM
Live At Madison Square Garden
Louis C.K.
Label: Comedy Dynamics

BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION
The Afro Latin Jazz Suite
Arturo O’Farrill, composer (Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra Featuring Rudresh Mahanthappa)
Track from: Cuba: The Conversation Continues
Label: Motema Music

BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM

Sylva
Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
Label: Impulse!

BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE

Traveler
Chris Stapleton
Track from: Traveller
Label: Mercury Nashville

BEST DANCE RECORDING

Where Are Ü Now
Skrillex And Diplo With Justin Bieber
Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, producers; Sonny Moore & Thomas Pentz, mixers
Track from: Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack Ü
Label: Owsla/Mad Decent/Atlantic

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
Sound & Color
Shawn Everett, engineer; Bob Ludwig, mastering engineer (Alabama Shakes)
Label: ATO Records

RECORD OF THE YEAR

Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, Jeff Bhasker, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson. Producers; Josh Blair, Riccardo Damian, Serban Ghenea, Wayne Gordon, John Hanes, Inaam Haq, Boo Mitchell, Charles Moniz & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers; Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Track from: Uptown Special
Label: RCA Records

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE /SONG
Wanna Be Happy?
Kirk Franklin; Kirk Franklin, songwriter
Label: RCA Records/Fo Yo Soul Recordings; Publisher(s): Aunt Gertrude Music Publishing admin. by Universal Music-Brentwood Benson Songs and Irving Music, Inc. admin. by Universal Music Publishing

BEST HISTORICAL ALBUM

The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol. 11
Steve Berkowitz, Jan Haust & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Peter J. Moore & Mark Wilder, mastering engineers (Bob Dylan And The Band)
Label: Columbia/Legacy

BEST IMPROVISED JAZZ SOLO

Cherokee
Christian McBride, soloist
Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard (Christian McBride Trio)
Label: Mack Avenue Records

BEST LATIN POP ALBUM

A Quien Quiera Escuchar (Deluxe Edition)
Ricky Martin
Label: Sony Music Latin

BEST COMPILATION SOUND TRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me
(Various Artists)
Julian Raymond, compilation producer
Label: Big Machine Records

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Bad Blood
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Joseph Kahn, video director; Ron Mohrhoff, video producer
Label: Big Machine Records

BEST MUSICAL THEATRE ALBUM
Hamilton
Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos & Phillipa Soo, principal soloists; Alex Lacamoire, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Bill Sherman, Ahmir Thompson & Tarik Trotter, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
Label: Atlantic

BEST NEW AGE ALBUM
Grace
Paul Avgerinos
Label: Round Sky Music

BEST ALBUM NOTES
Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting To Be Danced
Joni Mitchell, album notes writer (Joni Mitchell)
Label: Rhino

BEST RECORDING PACKAGE
Still The King: Celebrating The Music Of Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys
Sarah Dodds, Shauna Dodds & Dick Reeves, art directors (Asleep At The Wheel)
Label: Bismeaux Records

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Track from: X
Label: Atlantic

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Jeff Bhasker
• Ain’t Gonna Drown (Elle King) (T) • Burning Doves (Mikky Ekko) (T) • Burning House (Cam) (T) • Grand Romantic (Nate Ruess) (A) • Last Damn Night (Elle King) (T) • Never Let You Down (Woodkid Featuring Lykke Li) (T) • Runaway Train (Cam) (T) • Uptown Special (Mark Ronson) (A)

BEST R&B PEFORMANCE
Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)
The Weekend
Track from: Fifty Shades Of Grey (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Label: Universal Studios/Republic Records

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Alright
Kendrick Lamar
Track from: To Pimp A Butterfly
Label: Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Records/Interscope Records

BEST REGGAE ALBUM
Strictly Roots
Morgan Heritage
Label: CTBC Music Group

BEST REMIXED RECORDING NON-CLASSICAL
Uptown Funk (Dave Audé Remix)
Dave Audé, remixer (Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars)
Label: RCA Records

BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Don’t Wanna Fight
Alabama Shakes
Label: ATO Records

BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM (Includes audio books and storytelling)
A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety
Jimmy Carter
Label: Simon & Schuster Audio

BEST SURROUND SOUND ALBUM
Amused To Death
James Guthrie, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Joel Plante, surround mastering engineers; James Guthrie, surround producer (Roger Waters)
Label: Columbia/Legacy

BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM
Sings
Angelique Kidjo
Label: 429 Records