Grammys 2018 as it happened: Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar dominate uneventful ceremony
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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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A piece by Ilana Kaplan, our US Culture Writer, comments on how women were let down in the first half of the Grammys
The Grammys are paying tribute to New York and Broadway with some fantastic performances from stars of theatre, including the marvellous Ben Platt, who is blowing people away with a rendition of "Somewhere".
As wonderful as these Broadway performances are, we can't help but wonder if quite so much time needed to be dedicated to musical theatre. Read as: WE WANT LORDE.
Bruno Mars's 24K Magic is proving popular with Grammy voters. We'll find out soon if he's going to beat Kendrick Lamar - widely viewed as the favourite - in the final, biggest award: for Album of the Year
He did it, Bruno Mars won Album of the Year over Kendrick, Jay Z, Lorde and Childish Gambino
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