59th Annual Grammy Awards

The **59th Annual Grammy Awards** ceremony was held on October 28th, 2016. 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 nominations were announced on October 4th, 2016. Rihanna and Lorde both received the most nominations of any artist with 10 each, while Beyonce received 9 nominations and Maxence and Harry Styles both received 6. Strawberry Blonde were the biggest winners of the night, taking home 4 awards including both Song of The Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Second Nature." Rihanna was another major winner that night taking home Best Pop Album Campaign as well as Album of The Year for "NEO", making her the first artist in history to receive the award with her debut album. Lorde and Maxence also won multiple awards, with Lorde's visual album "Reflection" winning Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Music Video, while Maxence took home Best Dance Recording for "Me & The Night" as well as Best New Artist.

## Performers

 Mariah Carey
Celine Dion
 Harry Styles
Zayn Malik
Liam Payne
Niall Horan
Louis Tomlinson
Wrong 4 That
 Belinda
Diego Boneta
 Beyonce
Florence Welch
The Third Ward
 Christina Milian
Hometown
 Brendon Urie
Shakira
 Lorde
Fire & Brimstone
Falling
In Memoriam
Lucky You
Summer Of '82
One and Only

### **General**

**Record of The Year**

* **"Bloodstream" - Harry Styles**
	+ **Harry Styles, Nile Rogers**
* "Bitter Memories" - Lily Allen
* "Across The Hallway" - Mariah Carey
* "Velvet Tears" - Rihanna
* "Inescapable" - Lorde

**Album of The Year**

* **"NEO" - Rihanna**
	+ **Robyn Rihanna Fenty, writer; Timbaland, Max Martin, Ryan Tedder, Jamie XX, Rick Ruben, Diplo, producers**
* "Night Air" - Maxence
* "Desert Rose" - Strawberry Blonde
* "Black Ambition" - Beyoncé
* "Reflection" - Lorde

**Song of The Year**

* **"Second Nature" - Strawberry Blonde**
	+ **Emma Roberts, songwriter (Strawberry Blonde)**
* "Hard Cash" - Beyoncé
* "Weeping Willow" - Rihanna
* "Passion In A Man" - Florence Welch
* "Fire & Brimstone" - Lorde

**Best New Artist**

* **Maxence**
* Shakira
* Britney Spears
* Ariana Grande
* Christina Milian

### **Pop**

**Best Pop Solo Performance**

* **"Good Grief" - Lily Allen**
	+ **Lily Allen; songwriter, Max Martin, Greg Kurstin, Stuart Price; producers**
* "Bloodstream" - Harry Styles
* "Not Yet The End" - Beyoncé
* "In Your Bed" - Florence Welch
* "Inescapable" - Lorde

**Best Pop Duo/Group Performance**

* **"Second Nature" - Strawberry Blonde**
	+ **Emma Roberts; writer, Addeboy V Cliff, Emma Roberts, Selena Gomez; producers**
* "Ignite" - Mariah Carey featuring Harry Styles
* "Summer Of '82" - Lorde featuring Selena Gomez
* "Scarlet Letter" - Kelly Clarkson featuring Lindsay Lohan
* "The Gallows" - Rihanna featuring Florence Welch

**Best Pop Vocal Album**

* **"Masquerade" - Kelly Clarkson**
	+ **Kelly Clarkson, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Lorde, Lindsay Lohan, Mariah Carey, Jack Antonoff, Sia Furler, Stargate, Shellback, Selena Gomez, Jim White; writers, Greg Kurstin, Max Martin, Jack Antonoff, Lindsay Lohan, Shellback, Stargate**
* "REBIRTH" - Belinda
* "Black Ambition" - Beyoncé
* "NEO" - Rihanna
* "Reflection" - Lorde

**Best Pop Album Campaign**

* **"NEO"** **- Rihanna**
* "Reflection" - Lorde
* "REBIRTH" - Belinda
* "Black Ambition" - Beyoncé
* "Masquerade" - Kelly Clarkson

### **R&B**

**Best R&B Song**

* **"Secrets" - Christina Milian featuring Jeremih**
	+ **Christina Milian, Jeremih, Jonas Jeberg, Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels; songwriters**
* "Velvet Tears" - Rihanna
* "My Hands" - Harry Styles
* "Shadows" - Mariah Carey
* "Hard Cash" - Beyoncé

**Best R&B Album**

* **"Black Ambition" - Beyoncé**
	+ **Beyoncé, Hit-Boy, Naughty Boy, Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes, Bjork; writers,** **Naughty Boy, Hit-Boy, Mike Dean, Paul Epworth, Jimmy Napes; producers**
* "Open Palm" - Harry Styles
* "Quote Me On It" - Christina Milian
* "NEO" - Rihanna
* "Self Service" - Christina Milian

### **Dance/Electronic**

**Best Dance Recording**

* "**Me & The Mirror" - Maxence**
	+ **Danja, Ester Dean; producers**
* "Bitter Memories" - Lily Allen
* "Fingertips" - Britney Spears
* "Masquerade" - Kelly Clarkson
* "Fire & Brimstone" - Lorde

**Best Dance/Electronic Album**

* **"Reflection" - Lorde**
	+ **Lorde, Max Martin, Jack Antonoff, Shellback; songwriters,** **Max Martin, Ali Payami, Calvin Harris, Jack Antonoff, Joel Little, Shellback, Greg Kurstin, Lorde, Naughty Boy; producers**
* "Golden Girl: The EP" - Emma Roberts
* "REBIRTH" - Belinda
* "Masquerade" - Kelly Clarkson
* "Night Air" - Maxence

### **Visual**

**Best Album Visuals**

* **"Desert Rose" - Strawberry Blonde**
* "REBIRTH" - Belinda
* "Night Air" - Maxence
* "NEO" - Rihanna
* "Masquerade" - Kelly Clarkson

**Best Single Cover**

* **"Second Nature" - Strawberry Blonde**
* "Find Me In The Wild" - Beyoncé featuring Florence Welch
* "Lavender Fields" - Belinda
* "Velvet Tears" - Rihanna
* "In Your Bed" - Florence Welch

**Best Music Video**

* "**Reflection - Unabridged (Visual Album)" - Lorde**
	+ **Mark Romanek, Jonas Akerkund, Lorde; directors**
* "Sea Of Flowers" - Beyoncé
* "Me & The Mirror" - Maxence
* "Open Palm (A Visual Film)" - Harry Styles
* "Neverland / Neverland, Pt.II" - Christina Milian