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Sam Smith owned the Grammy Awards on Sunday. He got four of them in total. He won for best new artist, song of the year and record of the year for his smash hit “Stay With Me.” Out of nowhere some guy named Beck surprised won album of the year for “Morning Phase.” That is how the night pretty much was. In a word surprising but not in a good way.

Biggest snub

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé’s no LP was nominated for Album of the Year but the breakout hit song “Drunk in Love” is missing from every important pop category. Some say it is because the Grammys only rewards artists who play by the rules and didn’t like that Beyoncé dropped the record on iTunes unexpectedly.

#ICYMI

Kanye West is executive producing Rihanna’s next album.
We think so anyway. He let as much slip during an interview on the red carpet.
Sam Smith is the Adele of the industry right now
He won Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year
Smith

And the winners are…

Award Album/Song Artist
RECORD OF THE YEAR Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) Sam Smith
ALBUM OF THE YEAR Morning Phase Beck
SONG OF THE YEAR Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) Sam Smith
BEST NEW ARTIST Sam Smith
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE Happy (Live) Pharrell Williams
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE Say Something A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM Cheek To Cheek by Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM In The Lonely Hour Sam Smith
BEST ROCK ALBUM Morning Phase Beck
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE Drunk In Love by Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z
BEST R&B SONG Drunk In Love Beyoncé Featuring Jay Z
BEST R&B ALBUM Love, Marriage & Divorce Toni Braxton & Babyface
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE I Kendrick Lamar
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION The Monster Eminem Featuring Rihanna
BEST RAP SONG I Kendrick Lamar
BEST RAP ALBUM The Marshall Mathers LP2 Eminem
BEST COMEDY ALBUM Mandatory Fun Weird “Al” Yankovic
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR Produced The following Hits

  • Bang Bang
  • Break Free
  • Dark Horse
  • Problem
  • Shake It Off
  • Unconditionally
Max Martin

By Rubens Saintel

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