The Hamilton Spectator

AND THE AWARD GOES TO ...

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Song of the year (songwriter’s award): “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge

Best pop solo performanc­e: “Thinking Out Loud,” Ed Sheeran

Best pop duo/group performanc­e: “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars.

Best traditiona­l pop vocal album: “The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern,” Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap

Best pop vocal album: “1989,” Taylor Swift

Best dance recording: “Where Are U Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber

Best dance/electronic album: “Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack U,” Skrillex and Diplo

Best metal performanc­e: “Cirice,” Ghost

Best rock song: Alabama Shakes’ “Don’t Wanna Fight.” Best rock album: “Drones,” Muse Best alternativ­e music album: “Sound & Color,” Alabama Shakes

Best urban contempora­ry album: “Beauty Behind the Madness,” The Weeknd

Best R&B song: D’Angelo and The Vanguard’s “Really Love”

Best R&B performanc­e: “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey),” The Weekend

Best R&B album: “Black Messiah,” D’Angelo and The Vanguard

Best rap performanc­e: “Alright,” Kendrick Lamar

Best rap/sung collaborat­ion: “These Walls,” Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise and Thundercat

Best rap album: “To Pimp a Butterfly,” Kendrick Lamar

Best rap song: Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright”

Best country album: “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton

Best country solo: “Traveller,” Chris Stapleton

Best country duo/group performanc­e: “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town

Best country song: Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush”

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