The Grammy Award Winners have started rolling in! Tonight’s awards ceremony will include performances from Alabama Shakes, Gary Clark Jr., as well as special tributes to David Bowie performed by Lady Gaga, and Glenn Frey, performed by the surviving members of The Eagles and Jackson Browne. Before the big night, some of the lesser mainstream awards have been officially announced. Some of these include:
Snarky Puppy & The Metropole Orkest – Sylva – “Best Contemporary/Pop Instrumental Album”
John Scofield – Past Present – “Best Jazz Instrumental Album”
Shawn Everett & Bob Ludwig – Alabama Shakes: Sound & Color – “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical”
Mavis Staples – “See That My Grave Is Kept Clean” – “Best American Roots Performance”
Buddy Guy – Born To Play Guitar – “Best Blues Album”
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn – Béla Fleck And Abigail Washburn – “Best Folk Album”
Jon Cleary – GoGo Juice – “Best Regional Roots Music Album” (also features Allen Toussaint, Ivan Neville, The Shady Horns, Nigel Hall & more)
D’Angelo – Black Messiah – “Best R&B Album”
Muse – Drones – “Best Rock Album”
Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color – “Best Alternative Music Album”
For a full list of pre-show Grammy winners, head over to the Grammys Facebook page.
A huge congratulations to all of tonight’s winners so far! In case you are wondering, also slated to perform this evening: Adele, Travis Barker, James Bay, Justin Bieber, Luke Bryan, Andra Day, Diplo, Ellie Goulding, the Broadway cast of Hamilton, The Hollywood Vampires (Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry), Sam Hunt, Tori Kelly, Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, Little Big Town, Demi Lovato, Pitbull, Bonnie Raitt, Rihanna, Skrillex, Chris Stapleton, Robin Thicke, Meghan Trainor, Carrie Underwood, and The Weeknd.
The Grammys air this evening at 8 PM Eastern.