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Grammys 2017: Beyonce, Solange Among Early Winners

Published: Sunday 12th Feb 2017 by Rashad

The 59th Annual Grammy Awards are well underway in sunny Los Angeles today and, thanks to a shiny gramophone trophy, the day just got brighter for a select few.

The Recording Academy hands out many awards over the course of the day before the telecast hits the CBS airwaves.  Among the categories already awarded are Best R&B Performance, Best Music Video, Best Rap/Sung Performance, and many more.

Curious to see what big names have already thanked the Academy for their Grammys?  Find out inside:

Best Rap Song:

Aubrey Graham & Paul Jefferies, songwriters (Drake) – “Hotline Bling”

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Best Rap/Sung Performance:

Drake – “Hotline Bling”

Best Rap Performance:

Chance the Rapper “No Problem” [ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz]

Best R&B Album:

Lalah Hathaway – Lalah Hathaway Live

Best R&B Song:

Hod David & Musze, songwriters (Maxwell) – “Lake By the Ocean”

Best Traditional R&B Performance:

Lalah Hathaway – “Angel”

Best R&B Performance:

Solange – “Cranes in the Sky”

 

 

 

 

 

Best Country Duo/Group Performance:

Pentatonix – “Jolene” [ft. Dolly Parton]

Best Dance Recording:

The Chainsmokers “Don’t Let Me Down” [ft. Daya]

 

 

 

Best Music Video:

Beyoncé – “Formation”

Best Gospel Album:

Kirk Franklin – Losing My Religion

Best Gospel Performance/Song:

Tamela Mann; Kirk Franklin, songwriter – “God Provides” [WINNER]

 

Best Song Written for Visual Media:

Max Martin, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar), Track from: Trolls – “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media:

John Williams, composer – Star Wars: the Force Awakens

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media:

Miles Davis & Various Artists; Steve Berkowitz, Don Cheadle & Robert Glasper, compilation producers – Miles Ahead

Best Musical Theater Album:

Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Erivo & Jennifer Hudson, principal soloists; Stephen Bray, Van Dean, Frank Filipetti, Roy Furman, Joan Raffe, Scott Sanders & Jhett Tolentino, producers (Stephen Bray, Brenda Russell & Allee Willis, composers/lyricists) (New Broadway Cast) – The Color Purple

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