Two CelebStoner favorites, Willie Nelson and Ziggy Marley, were among the winners at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12. Nelson won his eight Grammy ever for Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album category. He'd previously won in 2008 and been nominated five other times.
Marley picked up his eighth Grammy as well for his self-titled 2016 album. Marley has won seven times in the Best Reggae Album category and once for Best Musical Album for Children.
Here are some other races we were following:
ALBUMS
Album of the Year
Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth (LOST to Adele's 25)
Best Rock Album
Weezer - Weezer (LOST to Cage the Elephant's Tell Me I'm Pretty)
Best Rap Album
Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book WINNER!
De La Soul - And the Anonymous Nobody
Best Urban Contemporary Album
Rihanna - Anti (LOST to Beyonce's Lemonade)
Best Country Album
Brandy Clark - Big Day in a Small Town
Sturgill Simpson - A Sailor's Guide to Earth WINNER!
Best Reggae Album
Devin di Dakta & J.L. - Sly & Robbie Presents… Reggae for Her
J Boog - Rose Petals
Ziggy Marley - Ziggy Marley WINNER!
Raging Fyah - Everlasting
Rebelution - Falling Into Place
SOJA - SOJA: Live in Virginia
Best American Album
Kris Kristofferson - The Cedar Creek Sessions (LOST to William Bell's This Is Where I Live)
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Kenny Barron Trio - Book of Intuition
John Scofield - Country for Old Men WINNER!
Best Comedy Album
Margaret Cho - American Myth (LOST to Patton Oswalt's Talking for Clapping)
Best Boxed Set or Special Limited Edition Package
Paul McCartney - Tug of War (Deluxe Edition) (LOST to Edith Piaf 1915 – 2015)
Best Historical Album
The Music of Morocco from the Library of Congress: Recorded by Paul Bowles, 1959 (LOST to The Cutting Edge 1965–1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 Collector's Edition)
SONGS
Record of the Year
Rihanna ft. Drake - "Work" (LOST to Adele's "Hello"
Song of the Year
Mike Posner - "I Took a Pill in Obiza" (LOST to Adele & Greg Kurstin for "Hello")
Best Rap Performance
Chance the Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz - "No Problem" WINNER!
Best Rap/Sung Performance
Kanye West ft. Rihanna - "Famous" (LOST to Drake's "Hotline Bling")
D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty - "Broccoli" (same as above)
Best R&B Performance
Rihanna - "Needed Me" (LOST to Solange's "Cranes in the Sky")
Best Rock Performance
Twenty One Pilots - "Heathens" (LOST to David Bowie' Blackstar)
Best Country Performance
Brandy Clark - "Love Can Go to Hell" (LOST to Maren Morris' "My Church")
MISC.
Best New Artist
The Chainsmokers
Chance the Rapper WINNER!
Best Pop Duo/Group
The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey - "Closer"
Rihanna ft. Drake - "Work"
Sia ft. Sean Paul - "Cheap Thrills"
Twenty One Pilots - "Stressed Out" WINNER!
Best Music Film
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: Steve Aoki
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week, the Touring Years WINNER!
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Meda
Amy
Miles Ahead WINNER!
Check out all of the winners and nominees here.
