Mumbai: The 59th Grammy Awards was a star studded event held at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles amid much enthusiasm and expectations. Singing sensations and personalities from the musical field made their presence felt at the gala event that saw achievers of 2016 being honoured for their work.


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Hosted by British comedian and actor James Corden, the prestigious award show, honours the best of music around the world.


Here’s taking a look at this year’s winners list:


Best New Artist


Chance the Rapper


Best Pop Vocal Album


25, Adele


Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album


Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin, Willie Nelson


Best Pop Solo Performance


'Hello' - Adele


Best Pop Duo/Group Performance


'Stressed Out' - Twenty One Pilots


Best Country Album


A Sailor's Guide to Earth, Sturgill Simpson


Best Country Solo Performance


'My Church' - Maren Morris


Best Country Duo/Group Performance


'Jolene' [ft. Dolly Parton], Pentatonix


Best Country Song


'Humble and Kind' Lori McKenna, songwriter (Tim McGraw)


Best Rock Album


Tell Me I'm Pretty, Cage the Elephant


Best Rock Song


'Blackstar' David Bowie


Best Rock Performance


'Blackstar' David Bowie


Best Alternative Music Album


Blackstar, David Bowie


Best Metal Performance


'Dystopia' Megadeth


Best Urban Contemporary Album


Lemonade, Beyoncé


Best Rap Song


'Hotline Bling' Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake)


Best Rap Performance


'No Problem,' Chance the Rapper [ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz]


Best Rap/Sung Performance


'Hotline Bling' - Drake


Best R&B Album


Lalah Hathaway Live, Lalah Hathaway


Best R&B Song


'Lake By the Ocean,' Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell)


Best R&B Performance


“Cranes in the Sky,” Solange


Best Traditional R&B Performance


'Angel' - Lalah Hathaway


Best Comedy Album


Talking for Clapping, Patton Oswalt


Best Spoken Word Album


In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox, Carol Burnett


Best Folk Album


Undercurrent, Sarah Jarosz


Best Americana Album


This Is Where I Live, William Bell


Best American Roots Song


'Kid Sister' - Vince Gill, songwriter (The Time Jumpers)


Best American Roots Performance


'House of Mercy' - Sarah Jarosz


Best Regional Roots Music Album


E Walea, Kalani Pe'a


Best Bluegrass Album


Coming Home, O'Connor Band With Mark O'Connor


Best Reggae Album


Ziggy Marley, Ziggy Marley


Best Surround Sound Album


Dutilleux: Sur La Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère de L'instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement, Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)


Best Traditional Blues Album


Porcupine Meat, Bobby Rush


Best Contemporary Blues Album


The Last Days of Oakland, Fantastic Negrito


Best Contemporary Instrumental Album


Culcha Vulcha, Snarky Puppy


Best Dance Recording


'Don't Let Me Down' [ft. Daya], The Chainsmokers


Best Dance/Electronic Album


Skin, Flume


Best New Age Album


White Sun II, White Sun


Best Improvised Jazz Solo


'I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry' - John Scofield, soloist


Best Jazz Vocal Album


Take Me to the Alley, Gregory Porter


Best Jazz Instrumental Album


Country for Old Men, John Scofield


Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album


Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom, Ted Nash Big Band


Best Latin Jazz Album


Tribute to Irakere: Live in Marciac, Chucho Valdés


Best Gospel Performance/Song


'God Provides' Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter


Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song


'Thy Will' - Hillary Scott & the Scott Family; Bernie Herms, Hillary Scott & Emily Weisband, songwriters


Best Gospel Album


Losing My Religion, Kirk Franklin


Best Contemporary Christian Music Album


Love Remains, Hillary Scott & the Scott Family


Best Roots Gospel Album


Hymns, Joey+Rory


Best Latin Pop Album


Un Besito Mas, Jesse & Joy


Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album


iLevitable, iLe


Best Regional Mexican Music Album


Un Azteca En El Azteca, Vol. 1 (En Vivo), Vicente Fernández


Best Tropical Latin Album


Donde Están, Jose Lugo & Guasábara Combo


Best World Music Album


Sing Me Home, Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble


Best Children's Album


Infinity Plus One, Secret Agent 23 Skidoo


Best Historical Album


The Cutting Edge 1965-1966: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 12 (Collector's Edition), Steve Berkowitz & Jeff Rosen, compilation producers; Mark Wilder, mastering engineer (Bob Dylan)


Best Instrumental Composition


'Spoken at Midnight' Ted Nash, composer (Ted Nash Big Band)


Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella


'You and I' Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)


Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals


'Flintstones' Jacob Collier, arranger (Jacob Collier)


Best Recording Package


Blackstar, Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)


Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package


Edith Piaf 1915-2015, Gérard Lo Monaco, art director (Edith Piaf)


Best Album Notes


Sissle and Blake Sing Shuffle Along, Ken Bloom & Richard Carlin, album notes writers (Eubie Blake & Noble Sissle)


Best Remixed Recording


'Tearing Me Up (RAC Remix)' - André Allen Anjos, remixer (Bob Moses)


Best Engineered Album: Classical


Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles, Mark Donahue, Fred Vogler & David L Williams, engineers (James Conlon, Guanqun Yu, Joshua Guerrero, Patricia Racette, Christopher Maltman, Lucy Schaufer, Lucas Meachem, LA Opera Chorus & Orchestra)


Best Engineered Album: Non-Classical


Blackstar, David Bowie, Tom Elmhirst, Kevin Killen & Tony Visconti, engineers; Joe LaPorta, mastering engineer (David Bowie)


Producer of the Year, Non-Classical


Greg Kurstin


Producer of the Year: Classical


David Frost


Best Orchestral Performance


Shostakovich: Under Stalin's Shadow - Symphonies Nos. 5, 8 & 9, Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)


Best Opera Recording


Corigliano: The Ghosts Of Versailles, James Conlon, conductor; Joshua Guerrero, Christopher Maltman, Lucas Meachem, Patricia Racette, Lucy Schaufer & Guanqun Yu; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (LA Opera Orchestra; LA Opera Chorus)


Best Choral Performance


Penderecki Conducts Penderecki, Volume 1, Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor; Henryk Wojnarowski, choir director (Nikolay Didenko, Agnieszka Rehlis & Johanna Rusanen; Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Warsaw Philharmonic Choir)


Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance


Steve Reich


Best Classical Instrumental Solo


Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway, Zuill Bailey; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor (Nashville Symphony)


Best Classical Solo Vocal Album


Schmann & Berg (tie), Dorothea Röschmann; Mitsuko Uchida, accompanist


Shakespeare Songs (tie), Ian Bostridge; Antonio Pappano, accompanist (Michael Collins, Elizabeth Kenny, Lawrence Power & Adam Walker)


Best Classical Compendium


Daugherty: Tales Of Hemingway; American Gothic; Once Upon A Castle, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor; Tim Handley, producer


Best Music Video


'Formation' - Beyoncé


Best Music Film


The Beatles: Eight Days a Week the Touring Years, The Beatles


Best Song Written for Visual Media


Track from Trolls - 'Can't Stop the Feeling!' - Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar)


Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media


Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Williams, composer


Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media


Miles Ahead, Miles Davis & Various Artists; Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle & Robert Glasper, compilation producers


Best Musical Theater Album


The Color Purple, Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Joan Raffe, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers (Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast)