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68th Grammy Awards: Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish win big

The 68th Grammy Awards have taken place in Los Angeles, with Kendrick Lamar the night’s biggest winner for the second year in a row.
The rapper took home five awards, including record of the year for Luther, a duet with SZA, and best rap album for GNX.
But he was pipped to the night’s biggest prize – album of the year – by Puerto Rican star Bad Bunny.
Here’s a list of everyone who won, and who was nominated, in the main categories.
The “big four” awards
Song of the year
Winner: Billie Eilish – Wildflower
Record of the year
Winner: Kendrick Lamar feat SZA – Luther
Album of the year
Winner: Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Best new artist
Winner: Olivia Dean
Pop and dance
Best pop vocal album
Winner: Lady Gaga – Mayhem
Best pop solo performance
Winner: Lola Young – Messy
Best pop duo/group performance
Winner: Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande – Defying Gravity
Best dance/electronic recording
Winner: Tame Impala – End Of Summer
Best dance/electronic album
Winner: FKA Twigs – Eusexua
Best dance/pop recording
Winner: Lady Gaga – Abracadabra
Best traditional pop vocal album
Winner: Laufey – A Matter Of Time
Rock and metal
Best rock performance
Winner: Yungblud ft Nuno Bettencourt, Frank Bello, Adam Wakeman, II – Changes (Live From Villa Park) Back To The Beginning
Best rock song
Best rock album
Winner: Turnstile – Never Enough
Best alternative music album
Winner: The Cure – Songs Of A Lost World
Best alternative music performance
Winner: The Cure – Alone
Best metal performance
Winner: Turnstile – Birds
Rap
Best rap performance
Winner: Clipse, Pusha T & Malice feat Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams – Chains & Whips
Best melodic rap performance
Winner: Kendrick Lamar with SZA – Luther
Best rap song
Winner: Kendrick Lamar feat Lefty Gunplay – TV Off
Best rap album
Winner: Kendrick Lamar – GNX
Country
Best country solo performance
Winner: Chris Stapleton – Bad As I Used To Be
Best country duo/group performance
Best country song
Winner: Tyler Childers – Bitin’ List
Best contemporary country album
Winner: Jelly Roll – Beautifully Broken
R&B and Afrobeats
Best R&B performance
Winner: Kehlani – Folded
Best R&B song
Winner: Kehlani – Folded
Best R&B album
Winner: Leon Thomas – Mutt
Best African music performance
Winner: Tyla – Push 2 Start
Production and songwriting
Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
Winner: Cirkut (Lady Gaga, Rosé, Jade)
Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical
Winner: Amy Allen (Rosé, Jennie, Sabrina Carpenter)
Best comedy album
Winner: Nate Bargatze – Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
Best compilation soundtrack for visual media
Winner: Sinners – Various artists
Best score soundtrack for visual media (includes film and televison)
Winner: Ludwig Göransson – Sinners
Best score soundtrack for video games and other interactive media
Winner: Austin Wintory – Sword of the Sea
Best song written for visual media
Winner: Huntr/x – Golden (From K-Pop Demon Hunters)
Best audiobook narration
Winner: Dalai Lama – Meditations: The Reflections Of His Holiness The Dalai Lama
Best music video
Winner: Doechii – Anxiety
Best music film
Winner: John Williams – Music by John Williams
Jazz and classical
Best jazz vocal album
Winner: Samara Joy – Portrait
Best jazz instrumental album
Winner: Sullivan Fortner feat Peter Washington & Marcus Gilmore – Southern Nights
Best alternative jazz album
Winner: Nate Smith – Live-Action
Best jazz performance
Winner: Chick Corea, Christian McBride & Brian Blade – Windows (Live)
Best musical theatre album
Winner: Buena Vista Social Club
Best opera recording
Winner: Heggie: Intelligence – Kwamé Ryan, conductor (Houston Grand Opera; Gene Scheer)
Best orchestral performance
Winner: Messiaen: Turangalîla-Symphonie – Andris Nelsons, conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
(BBC)

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