Grammys 2018 as it happened: Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar dominate uneventful ceremony
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Your support makes all the difference.The 60th Grammy Awards are over, with a ceremony attended by some of the biggest artists in the world at Madison Square Garden in New York City - for the first time in 15 years.
Performances from Bruno Mars and Cardi B, Kesha, and Kendrick Lamar were just some of the evening's highlights, along with an appearance by U2 on a floating stage on the Hudson River.
Jay Z - who incited the rage of Donald Trump following a CNN interview earlier this weekend - led this year's nominations with a grand total of eight including album, song and record of the year but failed to pick up any of the major prizes.
British singer Ed Sheeran missed out on the big nods for latest record Divide, instead receiving recognition in the categories of best pop vocal album and best pop solo performance for “Shape of You.”
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Alessia Cara took home the prize for Best New Artist, which many saw as a surprise for favourites Khalid and SZA. However the Canadian-born singer did give a moving, heartfelt speech about how "everyone should get a shot", and paid tribute to artists who don't always receive the recognition they deserve, appearing to refer to her fellow nominees.
Arguably the most powerful performance of the night came from Kesha who played “Praying”, flanked by a chorus of fellow female artists including Cyndi Lauper and Camilla Cabello, the latter of whom went onto introduce a show by U2 from a floating stage on the Hudson River.
But it was Bruno Mars who ultimately triumphed, taking home the awards for Record of the Year and Album of the Year. In a speech accepting Album of the Year the R&B singer acknowledged his fellow nominees, who struggled to hide looks of disappointment as the camera closed in for their reactions. The prize was widely believed to be set for Lamar or Lorde, each of whom enjoyed critical and commercial success with their 2017 releases.
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Everyone is singing along to "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, of course - one of the biggest hits EVER, let alone last year
Great reactions to Childish Gambino's earlier performance of 'Terrified'
Kendrick Lamar is on for a full house - he just scored the Grammy for Best Rap Album with 'DAMN.' - 5/7 awards so far and two to go.
There are some mutterings around the apparent snub for a performance by Lorde at tonight's ceremony. The four (male) artists nominated for Album of the Year were all asked to perform, while Lorde apparently was not. The tweet below is by her mother
It's weird the Grammys found time for another awful James Corden skit (with Sting and Shaggy) but not for Lorde to perform
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