The 58th Annual Grammy Awards was held on February 15, 2016, at the
Staples Center in
Los Angeles. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which was from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015.[2] The "pre-telecast" ceremony, officially known as the Premiere Ceremony, in which the majority of awards were presented, was held at the nearby
Microsoft Theater. It was the 16th Grammy ceremony to be held at the Staples Center, tying the
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for hosting the most Grammy ceremonies. It also marks the latest date for a Grammy ceremony since
2003, which were held on February 23.
Unlike previous years, where it was held on a Sunday, the 2016 edition was held on a Monday for the first time to take advantage of the U.S.
Presidents' Daylong weekend.[3] The ceremony was televised in the United States by
CBS; for the first time, CBS affiliates in the West Coast and U.S. territories outside the continental region, including Hawaii and Alaska, had the option of broadcasting the Grammys live from the East coast feed, in addition to an encore in local primetime.[4]
Nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony were announced on December 7, 2015, returning to the traditional format of an immediate
press conference/
release reveal of all nominees rather than the "all-day event" unveiling attempted by
The Recording Academy and CBS over the previous few years.
Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations with 11, and became the rapper with the
most nominations in a single night, and second overall behind
Michael Jackson (12 nominations in
1984).[5]Taylor Swift and
The Weeknd received seven nominations each. Producer
Max Martin received the most nominations for a non-performing artist, with six.[6]LL Cool J hosted for the fifth consecutive year.[7] As part of a commercial break on the U.S. broadcast paid for by
Target,
Gwen Stefani also presented a live music video for her new single "
Make Me Like You".[8][9]
Jeff Bhasker, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson, producers; Josh Blair, Riccardo Damian, Serban Ghenea, Wayne Gordon, John Hanes, Inaam Haq, Boo Mitchell,
Charles Moniz & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers;
Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Montage – Great Film Composers & the Piano (Gloria Cheng)
Multitude, Solitude (Momenta Quartet)
Of Color Braided All Desire – Music of Eric Moe (Christine Brandes,
Brentano String Quartet, Dominic Donato, Jessica Meyer, Karen Ouzounian, Manhattan String Quartet & Talujon)
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards was held on February 15, 2016, at the
Staples Center in
Los Angeles. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which was from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015.[2] The "pre-telecast" ceremony, officially known as the Premiere Ceremony, in which the majority of awards were presented, was held at the nearby
Microsoft Theater. It was the 16th Grammy ceremony to be held at the Staples Center, tying the
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for hosting the most Grammy ceremonies. It also marks the latest date for a Grammy ceremony since
2003, which were held on February 23.
Unlike previous years, where it was held on a Sunday, the 2016 edition was held on a Monday for the first time to take advantage of the U.S.
Presidents' Daylong weekend.[3] The ceremony was televised in the United States by
CBS; for the first time, CBS affiliates in the West Coast and U.S. territories outside the continental region, including Hawaii and Alaska, had the option of broadcasting the Grammys live from the East coast feed, in addition to an encore in local primetime.[4]
Nominations for the 58th Grammy Awards ceremony were announced on December 7, 2015, returning to the traditional format of an immediate
press conference/
release reveal of all nominees rather than the "all-day event" unveiling attempted by
The Recording Academy and CBS over the previous few years.
Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations with 11, and became the rapper with the
most nominations in a single night, and second overall behind
Michael Jackson (12 nominations in
1984).[5]Taylor Swift and
The Weeknd received seven nominations each. Producer
Max Martin received the most nominations for a non-performing artist, with six.[6]LL Cool J hosted for the fifth consecutive year.[7] As part of a commercial break on the U.S. broadcast paid for by
Target,
Gwen Stefani also presented a live music video for her new single "
Make Me Like You".[8][9]
Jeff Bhasker, Philip Lawrence, Bruno Mars & Mark Ronson, producers; Josh Blair, Riccardo Damian, Serban Ghenea, Wayne Gordon, John Hanes, Inaam Haq, Boo Mitchell,
Charles Moniz & Mark Ronson, engineers/mixers;
Tom Coyne, mastering engineer
Montage – Great Film Composers & the Piano (Gloria Cheng)
Multitude, Solitude (Momenta Quartet)
Of Color Braided All Desire – Music of Eric Moe (Christine Brandes,
Brentano String Quartet, Dominic Donato, Jessica Meyer, Karen Ouzounian, Manhattan String Quartet & Talujon)