60th Annual Grammy Awards

The **60th Annual Grammy Awards** ceremony was held on December 29th, 2017. The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year. The 60th Annual Grammy Awards was the first and last show to present the Best Record Label award, which was won by Republic Records. The ceremony also introduced Alternative genre awards for the first time.

The nominations were announced on December 14th, 2017. Lorde was the most nominated act of the night with 13 total nominations, making her the most nominated act at the show for two consecutive years. Lorde also became the first artist in history to receive nominations in all three major categories for two consecutive years. Lana Del Rey was the second most nominated artist of the night with 10 nominations, closely followed by Mariah Carey with 8 nominations.

Lana Del Rey was the biggest winner of the night, taking home four awards including the coveted Album of The Year award for her album "Midnight", and Record of The Year for her single of the same name. Mariah Carey was the next biggest winner with three awards, including Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for the "Across The Hallway" remix with Celine Dion, as well as both Best R&B Album and Best Album Campaign for "Arcane". Ariana Grande and Lorde both followed closely behind with 2 wins throughout the night.

## Performers

 Beyoncé
Circle Of Fire
Guilt Trip
Harmonise To His Hymms
 Brendon Urie
 Halsey
Sinners Symphony
Sick Sick
 Maxence
 Ariana Grande
Zendaya
Maluma
Bottle Games
Put Me First
 Xylon
 Celine Dion (Tom Petty Tribute)
 Lorde
California Dreaming
Overdrive
Divinity
Flow
Dangerous
Good Girls
Willkommen (Reprise) / Finale Ultimo

### **General**

**Record of The Year**

* **"Midnight" - Lana Del Rey**
	+ **40,** **Lana Del Rey**
* "Good Girls" - Lorde
* "Heaven And Hell" - Ariana Grande
* "Across The Hallway (Remix)" - Mariah Carey featuring Celine Dion
* "Vibrations" - Bella

**Album of The Year**

* **"Midnight" - Lana Del Rey**
	+ **Harry Styles; featured artist, Lana Del Rey, Harry Styles; writers, Lana Del Rey; executive producer, Lana Del Rey, Malay, Noah "40" Shebib, Cashmere Cat, Harry Styles; producers**
* "Speed Of Light/Eclipse" - Lorde
* "Arcane" - Mariah Carey
* "Children Of The Moon" - Halsey
* "A Year Of Reminisce" - Troye Sivan

**Song of The Year**

* **"California Dreaming" - Lorde**
	+ **Ella Yelich-O'Connor, songwriter (Lorde)**
* "Oblivious" - Brendon Urie
* "Down For It" - Lana Del Rey
* "Find Me In The Wild" - Beyoncé featuring Florence Welch
* "Tear Into Me" - Emma Roberts

**Best New Artist**

* **Brendon Urie**
* Halsey
* Xylon
* Charli XCX
* Troye Sivan

**Best Record Label**

* **Republic Records**
	+ **Belinda, Maluma, Brendon Urie, Shakira, Ariana Grande, Britney Spears; artists**
* XOX Records
* XO Records
* Faded Records
* 8Bit Records

### **Pop**

**Best Pop Solo Performance**

* **"Down For It" - Lana Del Rey**
	+ **Lana Del Rey; writer, Lana Del Rey, Cashmere Cat, 40; producers**

* "Good Girls" - Lorde
* "Heaven & Hell" - Ariana Grande
* "Simmer Down" - Mariah Carey
* "Shhh..." - Maxence

**Best Pop Duo/Group Performance**

* **"Across The Hallway (Remix)" - Mariah Carey & Celine Dion**
	+ **Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Kendrick Duckworth, Terrace Martin, Larrance Dopson, James Fauntleroy, Rose Mckinney; writers, Mariah Carey, Dev Hynes, Terrace Martin, Larrance Dopson, Sounwave; producers**
* "Cake" - Killjoy
* "Secrets" - Lana Del Rey & Harry Styles
* "Divinity" - Lorde & Maxence

* "Find Me In The Wild" - Beyoncé & Florence Welch

**Best Pop Vocal Album**

* **"Ariana Grande" - Ariana Grande**
	+ **Ariana Grande, Christina Milian, Juan Luis Londoño (Maluma), Zendaya Coleman, Max Martin, Ashley Nicolette Frangipane (Halsey), Ilya Salmanzadeh, Cecilia Peniston, Scott Gardner, Ariel Reichsteid, Belinda Peregrin; writers, Ariana Grande, Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Cashmere Cat, Hit-Boy, Ariel Reichsteid, Disclosure, Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, Shellback, Pharrell Williams; producers**
* "Adolescence" - Xylon
* "Radiant" - Charli XCX
* "Life In A Canvas" - Belinda
* "Eclipse" - Lorde

### **R&B**

**Best R&B Song**

* **"Moonlight" - Harry Styles**
	+ **Harry Styles, Rick Rubin; writers, Harry Styles, Rick Rubin; producers**
* "Strain" - Zayn
* "Sick Sick" - Halsey
* "Flow" - Lorde featuring Harry Styles
* "L.M.K" - Christina Milian featuring Dreezy

**Best R&B Album**

* **"Arcane" - Mariah Carey**
	+ **Mariah Carey, Devonté "Dev" Hynes, Crystal Johnson; writers, Mariah Carey, Devonté "Dev" Hynes, Hit-Boy, Ariel Rechtshaid, Lido, DeadMau5, Mike Will Made-It; producers**
* "Love Lost In Vegas" - Brendon Urie
* "lusT (Deluxe Edition)" - Harry Styles
* "The Third Ward" - Beyoncé
* "To Know Me Is To Love Me" - Zayn

### **Dance/Electronic**

**Best Dance Recording**

* **"Good Girls" - Lorde**
	+ **Lorde; writer, Oscar Holter; producer**
* "Bad Habits" - Maluma
* "Shhh..." - Maxence
* "Drifting Away" - Mariah Carey
* "Body + Mind" - Bella

**Best Dance/Electronic Album**

* **"Radiant" - Charli XCX**
	+ **Charlotte Aitchison (Charli XCX), Claire Boucher, Patrik Berger; writers, Charlotte Aitchison (Charli XCX), Claire Boucher, Patrik Berger; producers**
* "Ariana Grande" - Ariana Grande
* "Eclipse" - Lorde
* "A Year Of Reminisce" - Troye Sivan
* "Stargirl" - Bella

### **Alternative**

**Best Alternative Song**

* **"Slave To Love" - Strawberry Blonde**
	+ **Selena Marie Gomez, Emma Rose Roberts; writers, Bjorn Yttling, Selena Marie Gomez, Emma Rose Roberts**
* "Scars" - Lana Del Rey
* "When We Were Young" - Shakira
* "Vibrations" - Bella
* "Dangerous" - Lorde

**Best Alternative Album**

* **"Silver" - Lana Del Rey**
	+ **Lana Del Rey; writer, Lana Del Rey, Emily Haynie, Rick Nowels, Ariel Rechtshaid; producers**
* "Classic (Deluxe)" - Shakira
* "Speed Of Light" - Lorde
* "Children Of The Moon" - Halsey
* "Stargirl" - Bella

### **Visual**

**Best Album Visuals/Packaging**

* **"Ariana Grande" - Ariana Grande**
* "Silver" - Lana Del Rey
* "Children Of The Moon" - Halsey
* "A Year Of Reminisce" - Troye Sivan
* "Speed Of Light/Eclipse" - Lorde

**Best Single Artwork**

* **"Sick Sick" - Halsey**
* "Heaven & Hell" - Ariana Grande
* "Stardust" - Christina Aguilera featuring Brendon Urie
* "Vibrations" - Bella
* "Pyramids" - Maxence

**Best Music Video**

* **"Shhh..." - Maxence**
	+ **Francis Lawrence; director**
* "Oblivious" - Brendon Urie
* "Nights In A Motel Room" - Lana Del Rey
* "Simmer Down Interactive Music Video" - Mariah Carey
* "A Year Of Reminisce (Visual Series)" - Troye Sivan