Grammy awards 2018: full list of winners

Live updates on the biggest winners from the most important night in music, including best song of the year and best album of the year

Album of the year

Awaken, My Love! – Childish Gambino
4:44 – Jay-Z
Damn – Kendrick Lamar
Melodrama – Lorde
24K Magic – Bruno Mars - WINNER

Record of the year

Redbone – Childish Gambino
Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin Bieber
The Story of OJ – Jay-Z
Humble. – Kendrick Lamar
24K Magic – Bruno Mars - WINNER

Song of the year

Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin Bieber
4:44 – Jay-Z
Issues – Julia Michaels
1-800-273-8255 – Logic feat Alessia Cara and Khalid
That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars - WINNER

Country album

Kenny Chesney - Cosmic Hallelujah
Lady Antebellum - Heart Break
Little Big Town - The Breaker
Thomas Rhett - Life Changes
Chris Stapleton - From a Room: Volume 1 - WINNER

Best comedy album

The Age Of Spin & Deep In The Heart Of Texas - Dave Chappelle - WINNER
Cinco - Jim Gaffigan
Jerry Before Seinfeld - Jerry Seinfeld
A Speck Of Dust - Sarah Silverman
What Now? - Kevin Hart

Best rap album

4:44 – Jay-Z
Damn – Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
Culture – Migos
Laila’s Wisdom – Rapsody
Flower Boy – Tyler, the Creator

Best pop solo performance

Love So Soft – Kelly Clarkson
Praying – Kesha
Million Reasons – Lady Gaga
What About Us – Pink
Shape of You – Ed Sheeran - WINNER

Best new artist

Alessia Cara - WINNER
Khalid
Lil Uzi Vert
Julia Michaels
SZA

Best rap/sung performance

Prblms – 6lack
Crew – Goldlink feat Brent Faiyaz and Shy Glizzy
Family Feud – Jay-Z feat Beyoncé
Loyalty. – Kendrick Lamar feat Rihanna - WINNER
Love Galore – SZA feat Travis Scott

Best dance recording

Bambro Koyo Ganda – Bonobo Featuring Innov Gnawa
Cola – Camelphat & Elderbrook
Andromeda – Gorillaz Featuring DRAM
Tonite – LCD Soundsystem - WINNER
Line Of Sight – Odesza Featuring WYNNE & Mansionair

Best Dance/Electronic Album

Migration – Bonobo
3-D The Catalogue Kraftwerk - WINNER
Mura Masa – Mura Masa
A Moment Apart – Odesza
What Now – Sylvan Esso

Best Rock Performance

You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen - WINNER
The Promise – Chris Cornell
Run – Foo Fighters
No Good – Kaleo
Go To War – Nothing More

Best Metal Performance

Invisible Enemy – August Burns Red
Black Hoodie – Body Count
Forever – Code Orange
Sultan’s Curse Mastodon - WINNER
Clockworks – Meshuggah

Best rock song

Metallica – Atlas, Rise!
K.Flay – Blood in the Cut
Nothing More – Go to War
Foo Fighters - Run WINNER
Avenge Sevenfold – The Stage

Pop vocal album

Kaleidoscope EP – Coldplay
Lust for Life – Lana Del Rey
Evolve – Imagine Dragons
Rainbow – Kesha
Joanne – Lady Gaga
÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran - WINNER

Pop duo/group performance

Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat Justin Bieber
Thunder – Imagine Dragons
Feel It Still – Portugal The Man - WINNER
Stay – Zedd & Alessia Cara

Best R&B performance

Get You – Daniel Caesar feat Kali Uchis
Distraction – Kehlani
High – Ledisi
That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars - WINNER
The Weekend – SZA

Best R&B song

PJ Morton – First Began
Khalid – Location
Childish Gambino – Redbone
SZA – Supermodel
Bruno Mars That’s What I Like - WINNER

Best rap performance

Big Sean – Bounce Back
Cardi B – Bodak Yellow
Jay -Z – 4:44
Kendrick Lamar Humble - WINNER
Migos feat Lil Uzi Vert – Bad and Boujee

Best R&B album

Freudian – Daniel Caesar
Let Love Rule – Ledisi
24K Magic – Bruno Mars - WINNER
Gumbo – PJ Morton
Feel the Real – Musiq Soulchild

Best country solo performance

Sam Huny – Body Like a Back Road
Alison Krauss – Losing You
Miranda Lambert – Tin Man
Maren Morris – I Could Use a Love Song
Chris Stapleton Either Way – WINNER

Best country song

Little Big Town – Better Man
Sam Hunt – Body Like a Back Road
Chris Stapleton Broken Halos - Winner
Midland – Drinkin’ Problem
Miranda Lambert – Tin Man

Best urban contemporary album

6lack – Free 6lack
Childish Gambino – Awaken, My Love!
Khalid – American Teen
SZA – Ctrl
the Weeknd Starboy – WINNER

Best music video

Up All Night – Beck
Makeba – Jain
The Story of OJ – Jay-Z
Humble – Kendrick Lamar - WINNER
1-800-273-8255 - Logic ft Alessia Cara & Khalid

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Jake Nevins in New York

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