{"id":89796,"date":"2015-02-09T07:11:23","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T07:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=89796"},"modified":"2015-02-09T07:11:23","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T07:11:23","slug":"sam-smith-wins-big-grammys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=89796","title":{"rendered":"Sam Smith wins big at the Grammys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sam Smith was the big winner at the 2015 Grammys, taking home four awards for best new artist, best pop vocal album, record of the year and song of the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In an upset, Beck took home album of the year for Morning Phase, beating out Beyonce&#8217;s Beyonce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Check out the full list of winners below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Album of the Year<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beck, Morning Phase &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nBeyonce, Beyonce<br \/>\nEd Sheeran, x<br \/>\nSam Smith, In the Lonely Hour<br \/>\nPharrell Williams, Girl<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best New Artist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Bastille<br \/>\nIggy Azalea<br \/>\nBrandy Clark<br \/>\nHaim<br \/>\nSam Smith &#8212; WINNER<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best R&amp;B Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Drunk In Love,&#8221; Beyonc\u00e9 ft. Jay Z &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;New Flame,&#8221; Chris Brown ft. Usher &amp; Rick Ross<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s Your World,&#8221; Jennifer Hudson ft. R. Kelly<br \/>\n&#8220;Like This,&#8221; Ledisi<br \/>\n&#8220;Good Kisser,&#8221; Usher<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Rock Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ryan Adams, Ryan Adams<br \/>\nMorning Phase, Beck &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nTurn Blue, The Black Keys<br \/>\nHypnotic Eye, Tom Petty &amp; the Heartbreakers<br \/>\nSongs of Innocence, U2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Pop Solo Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;All of Me,&#8221; John Legend<br \/>\n&#8220;Chandelier,&#8221; Sia<br \/>\n&#8220;Stay With Me,&#8221; Sam Smith<br \/>\n&#8220;Shake It Off,&#8221; Taylor Swift<br \/>\n&#8220;Happy,&#8221; Pharrell Williams &#8212; WINNER<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Country Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Riser, Dierks Bentley<br \/>\nThe Outsiders, Eric Church<br \/>\nThe Way I&#8217;m Livin&#8217;, Lee Ann Womack<br \/>\n12 Stories, Brandy Clark<br \/>\nPlatinum, Miranda Lambert &#8212; WINNER<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Pop Vocal Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Ghost Stories, Coldplay<br \/>\nBangerz, Miley Cyrus<br \/>\nMy Everything, Ariana Grande<br \/>\nPrism, Katy Perry<br \/>\nx, Ed Sheeran<br \/>\nIn the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith &#8212; WINNER<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Record of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Fancy,&#8221; Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX<br \/>\n&#8220;Chandelier,&#8221; Sia<br \/>\n&#8220;Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),&#8221; Sam Smith &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;Shake It Off,&#8221; Taylor Swift<br \/>\n&#8220;All About That Bass,&#8221; Meghan Trainor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Song of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Chandelier,&#8221; Sia<br \/>\n&#8220;All About That Bass,&#8221; Meghan Trainor<br \/>\n&#8220;Shake It Off,&#8221; Taylor Swift<br \/>\n&#8220;Stay With Me (Darkchild Version),&#8221; Sam Smith &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;Take Me to Church,&#8221; Hozier<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Rap Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The New Classic, Iggy Azalea<br \/>\nBecause the Internet, Childish Gambino<br \/>\nNobody&#8217;s Smiling, Common<br \/>\nThe Marshall Mathers LP2, Eminem &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nOxymoron, ScHoolboy Q<br \/>\nBlacc Hollywood, Wiz Khalifa<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Pop Duo\/Group Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Fancy,&#8221; Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX<br \/>\n&#8220;A Sky Full of Stars,&#8221; Coldplay<br \/>\n&#8220;Say Something,&#8221; A Great Big World ft. Christina Aguilera &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;Bang Bang,&#8221; Ariana Grande, Jessie J &amp; Nicki Minaj<br \/>\n&#8220;Dark Horse,&#8221; Katy Perry ft. Juicy J<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Rap Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;3005,&#8221; Childish Gambino<br \/>\n&#8220;0 to 100\/The Catch Up,&#8221; Drake<br \/>\n&#8220;Rap God,&#8221; Eminem<br \/>\n&#8220;i,&#8221; Kendrick Lamar &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;All I Need Is You,&#8221; Lecrae<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Alternative Music Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This Is All Yours, alt-J<br \/>\nReflektor, Arcade Fire<br \/>\nMelophobia, Cage the Elephant<br \/>\nSt. Vincent, St. Vincent &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nLazaretto, Jack White<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Rock Song<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Ain&#8217;t It Fun,&#8221; Paramore &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;Blue Moon,&#8221; Beck<br \/>\n&#8220;Fever,&#8221; The Black Keys<br \/>\n&#8220;Gimme Something Good,&#8221; Ryan Adams<br \/>\n&#8220;Lazaretto,&#8221; Jack White<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Rap\/Sung Collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Blak Majik,&#8221; Common ft. Jhen\u00e9 Aiko<br \/>\n&#8220;The Monster,&#8221; Eminem ft. Rihanna &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;Tuesday,&#8221; I Love Makonnen ft. Drake<br \/>\n&#8220;Studio,&#8221; ScHoolboy Q ft. BJ The Chicago Kid<br \/>\n&#8220;Bound 2,&#8221; Kanye West &amp; Charlie Wilson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Rap Song<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Anaconda,&#8221; Nicki Minaj<br \/>\n&#8220;Bound 2,&#8221; Kanye West &amp; Charlie Wilson<br \/>\n&#8220;i,&#8221; Kendrick Lamar &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;We Dem Boyz,&#8221; Wiz Khalifa<br \/>\n&#8220;0 to 100\/The Catch Up,&#8221; Drake<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Country Song<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;American Kids,&#8221; Kenny Chesney<br \/>\n&#8220;Automatic,&#8221; Miranda Lambert<br \/>\n&#8220;Give Me Back My Hometown,&#8221; Eric Church<br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;m Not Gonna Miss You,&#8221; Glen Campbell &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;Meanwhile Back at Mama&#8217;s,&#8221; Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Country Duo\/Group Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Gentle On My Mind,&#8221; The Band Perry &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;Somethin&#8217; Bad,&#8221; Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood<br \/>\n&#8220;Day Drinking,&#8221; Little Big Town<br \/>\n&#8220;Meanwhile Back At Mama&#8217;s,&#8221; Tim McGraw ft. Faith Hill<br \/>\n&#8220;Raise &#8216;Em Up,&#8221; Keith Urban ft. Eric Church<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Country Solo Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Give Me Me Back My Hometown,&#8221; Eric Church<br \/>\n&#8220;Invisible,&#8221; Hunter Hayes<br \/>\n&#8220;Automatic,&#8221; Miranda Lambert<br \/>\n&#8220;Something In the Water,&#8221; Carrie Underwood &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;Cop Car,&#8221; Keith Urban<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Urban Contemporary Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sail Out, Jhene Aiko<br \/>\nBeyonce, Beyonce<br \/>\nX, Chris Brown<br \/>\nMali Is, Mali Music<br \/>\nG I R L, Pharrell Williams &#8212; WINNER<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Dance\/Electronic Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Syro, Aphex Twin &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nWhile (1, Deadmaus<br \/>\nNabuma Rubberband, Little Dragon<br \/>\nDo It Again, R\u00f6yksopp &amp; Robyn<br \/>\nDamage Control, Mat Zo<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Dance Recording<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Never Say Never,&#8221; Basement Jaxx<br \/>\n&#8220;Rather Be,&#8221; Clean Bandit ft. Jess Glynne &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;F for You,&#8221; Disclosure ft. Mary J. Blige<br \/>\n&#8220;I Got U,&#8221; Duke Dumont ft. Jax Jones<br \/>\n&#8220;Faded,&#8221; Zhu<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Latin Pop Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Tangos, Ruben Blades &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nElypse, Camila<br \/>\nRaiz, Lila Downs, Ni\u00f1a Pastori &amp; Soledad Pastorutti<br \/>\nLoco de Amor, Juanes<br \/>\nGracias Por Estar Aqui, Marco Antonio Solis<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">American Hustle<br \/>\nGuardians of the Galaxy<br \/>\nFrozen &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nGet On Up: The James Brown Story<br \/>\nThe Wolf of Wall Street<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Music Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;We Exist,&#8221; Arcade Fire<br \/>\n&#8220;Turn Down for What,&#8221; DJ Snake &amp; Lil Jon<br \/>\n&#8220;Chandelier,&#8221; Sia<br \/>\n&#8220;Happy,&#8221; Pharrell Williams &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\n&#8220;The Golden Age,&#8221; Woodkid ft. Max Richter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Music Film<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Beyonc\u00e9 &amp; Jay Z: On The Run Tour, Beyonc\u00e9 &amp; Jay Z<br \/>\nGhost Stories, Coldplay<br \/>\n20 Feet From Stardom, Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer &amp; Judith Hill &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nMetallica: Through The Never, Metallica<br \/>\nThe Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne, Pink<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Reggae Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fly Rasta, Ziggy Marley &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nBack on the Controls, Lee &#8220;Scratch&#8221; Perry<br \/>\nFull Frequency, Sean Paul<br \/>\nOut of Many, One Music, Shaggy,<br \/>\nThe Reggae Power, Sly &amp; Robbie &amp; Spicy Chocolate,<br \/>\nAmid the Noise and the Haste, Soja<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Cheek to Cheek, Lady Gaga &amp; Tony Bennett &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nSending You a Little Christmas, Johnny Mathis<br \/>\nNostalgia, Annie Lennox<br \/>\nPartners, Barbra Streisand<br \/>\nNight Songs, Barry Manilow<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Americana Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The River &amp; The Thread, Rosanne Cash &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nTerms of My Surrener, John Hiatt<br \/>\nBluesamericana, Keb&#8217; Mo&#8217;<br \/>\nA Dotted Line, Nickel Creek<br \/>\nMetamodern Sounds in Country Music, Sturgill Simpson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Spoken Word Album<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Actors Anonymous, James Franco<br \/>\nA Call to Action, Jimmy Carter<br \/>\nCarsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, John Waters<br \/>\nA Fighting Chance, Elizabeth Warren<br \/>\nDiary of a Mad Diva, Joan Rivers &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nWe Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration and the Power of Song, Gloria Gaynor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Best Gospel Album<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Help, Erica Campbell &#8212; WINNER<br \/>\nAmazing, Ricky Dillard &amp; New G<br \/>\nWithholding Nothing: Live, William McDowell<br \/>\nForever Yours, Smokie Norful<br \/>\nVintage Worship, Anita Wilson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Rock Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Gimme Something Good,&#8221; Ryan Adams<br \/>\n&#8220;Do I Wanna Know?&#8221;, Arctic Monkeys<br \/>\n&#8220;Blue Moon,&#8221; Beck<br \/>\n&#8220;Fever,&#8221; The Black Keys<br \/>\n&#8220;Lazaretto,&#8221; Jack White &#8212; WINNER<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best Metal Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Neon Knights,&#8221; Anthrax<br \/>\n&#8220;High Road,&#8221; Mastodon<br \/>\n&#8220;Heartbreaker,&#8221; Mot\u00f6rhead<br \/>\n&#8220;The Negative One,&#8221; Slipknot<br \/>\n&#8220;The Last In Line,&#8221; Tenacious D &#8212; WINNER<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Best R&amp;B Song<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Drunk In Love,&#8221; Beyonce ft. 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In an upset, Beck took home album of the year for Morning Phase, beating out Beyonce&#8217;s Beyonce. Check out the full list of winners [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[35,6],"class_list":["post-89796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-lpg","tag-togbe-afede"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89796\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}