| 58th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Date | February 15, 2016 |
| Location | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | LL Cool J |
| Most awards | Kendrick Lamar (5) |
| Most nominations | Kendrick Lamar (11) |
| Website | http://www.grammy.com/  |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
| Viewership | 24.9 million viewers[1] |
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, also in Los Angeles, for hosting the most Grammy ceremonies. It also marks the latest date for a Grammy ceremony since 2003, which was 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' Day long weekend.[3] The ceremony was televised in the United States by CBS; for the first time, CBS affiliates in the West Coast and United States 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]
Kendrick Lamar led the winners with five trophies, including Best Rap Album for To Pimp a Butterfly. Taylor Swift won three awards, including Album of the Year for 1989, becoming the first female artist to win Album of the Year twice as main credited artist. Alabama Shakes also won three including Best Alternative Music Album for Sound & Color. Ed Sheeran won two including Song of the Year for "Thinking Out Loud". Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk" won for Record of the Year and Meghan Trainor won for Best New Artist.
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- ^ "The Recording Academy, CBS and Staples Center Announce The 58th Annual Grammy Awards® Will Air Live Monday, Feb. 15, 2016". GRAMMY.org. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 11, 2015). "CBS Shifts Grammy Awards To Monday For 2016". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ "West Coast CBS stations will air live Grammys". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
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- ^ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 7, 2015. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "LL Cool J to Host the 2016 Grammys". E! Online. December 16, 2015. Archived from the original on January 19, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ Lynch, Joe (February 10, 2016). "Gwen Stefani to Broadcast TV's First Live Music Video During Grammy Night". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Grammy Awards 2016: performances and winners – as it happened". Guardian. January 15, 2016. Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2016.