Searcy (LP) The 58th Grammys were this Monday, with LL Cool J being the host. Taylor Swift started out the show with a performance of her new song “Out Of The Woods”, and many performers following. Sam Hunt, Carrie Underwood, The Weekend, Andra Day, Ellie Goulding, and many more artists preformed at the Grammy’s.  With nominees such as Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, and Bruno Mars; the Grammys were full of great winners. Here are some of the categories,nominees, and winners of the 58th Grammys:

Best Rap Album

Nominees

“2014 Forest Hills Drive”: J. Cole

“Compton”: Dr. Dre

“If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”: Drake

“The Pinkprint”: Nicki Minaj

Winner

“To Pimp A Butterfly”: Kendrick Lamar *

Best Country Album

Nominees 

“Montevallo”: Sam Hunt

“Pain Killer”: Little Big Town

“The Blade”: Ashley Monroe

“Pageant Material”: Kacey Musgraves

Winner

“Traveller”: Chris Stapleton *

Record of the year

Nominees

“Really Love” by D’Angelo and the Vanguard

“Thinking Out Loud” by Ed Sheeran

“Blank Space” by Taylor Swift

“Can’t Feel My Face” by The Weeknd

Winner

“Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars*


What did people think about the Grammy’s?

I didn’t really enjoy the Grammys this year; probably because it was two hours long. Who wants to watch celebrities sit in a theater for two hours straight, with the occasional break of a performance? The performances were just ok, nothing special. Although I was really looking forward to seeing Adele sing, but was disappointed when her audio was fuzzy.

“Those rare moments offered the night’s most spell-binding feats of performance and artistry, but the ratio of that magic only about 20 out of 210 minutes of telecast made the highlights bolder but the airless in-between all the more tedious,’ said EW.com

” I thought it was cool; I liked the visual effects, like what you saw during the performances were cool,” said junior Brooke Fraser.