The 58th Annual Grammy Awards were shown Monday night, February 15th. Here are some of the highlight performances of the night. Including the hip hop MC above Kendrick Lamar, who did a riveting performance of “The Blacker the Berry” and “Alright”. Check out more stand-out performances from the night:
[Maurice White/Earth, Wind, & Fire Tribute] Stevie Wonder & Pentatonix – “That’s The Way of the World”
Tori Kelly and James Bay perform “Hollow” and “Let It Go”
Joey Alexander, 12 year old jazz prodigy performs jazz solo
[B.B. King Tribute] Chris Stapleton/Gary Clark Jr./Bonnie Raitt perform “Thrill Is Gone”
[David Bowie Tribute] Lady Gaga, Nile Rodgers (guitarist), Raphael Saadiq (bassist)
Definitely debates going on who was deserving of performance time for the tributes of late singers. For instance, a longer performance time for the Maurice White tribute. As well as, no performance for the late icon Natalie Cole; or just the lack of black artists’ tribute. Definitely a reasonable argument, the artists that did pay tribute to legends during the show did a marvelous job and deserve recognition for great performances. Here are some of the soul artists/musicians who won in some pivotal categories Grammy night:
Best R&B Song
D’Angelo – Really Love
Best R&B Album
D’Angelo – Black Messiah
Best Traditional R&B Performance
Lalah Hathaway – Little Ghetto Boy
Song of the Year
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Best Alternative Music Album
Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color
Best Jazz Vocal Album
Cécile McLorin Salvant
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
John Scofield – Past Present
Best Blues Album
Buddy Guy – Born to Play Guitar
Best Rock Song
Alabama Shakes – Don’t Wanna Fight
Best Rap Album
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp a Butterfly
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Kendrick Lamar feat. Thundercat, Anna Wise, Bilal – These Walls
Lifetime Achievement Award
Ruth Brown
Celia Cruz
Earth, Wind, & Fire
Herbie Hancock
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