Lamar, Swift, Alabama Shakes, Bieber win early Grammys

Swift donned a sequin jumpsuit for her performance of “Out of the Woods”, departing from her red carpet attire, which had featured a tiny coral orange top.

Lamar, who tops the nominations list with 11 nods, has already scored four awards in the pre-broadcast ceremony, including one award for his collaboration with Taylor Swift on Bad Blood.

One social media user wrote: “Rihanna cancelled her performance cause she’s sick”.

But Ellie Goulding and Andra Day impressed viewers.

The pop star also debuted a brand new bob, making sure her bejewelled choker got as much attention as possible.

If that’s the case, Sam Hunt is definitely a frontrunner – he won the same award at the American Music Awards and the Country Music Awards this year. Swift asked. “Can you tell James Taylor I love him?”

Some of the other categories presented during the Premiere Ceremony include producer of the year, best metal performance, best rap performance, and best country song.

He started as he appeared beaten, in handcuffs, with chains around his hands and a bruise on his eyes. “Alright” may not have been as prominent on the radio as the other songs, but is far above them in terms of songwriting.

She was in the middle of rehearsals for her performance for the evening show when the pre-telecast trophy for the Best Pop Vocal Album award went her way – it was for her best-selling “1989”. It was the first award televised Monday.

The 58th annual Grammy Awards are right around the corner, and although the voters’ choices of nominees and winners can often be puzzling, the awards show is still entertaining to watch. “Our shared love of music unites us”, he reminded audiences, “All of us”.

Kanye West, who released his new album, “The Life of Pablo”, on Saturday, isn’t scheduled to perform, but he’s been raising eyebrows for days with his tweets.

RIHANNA CANCELS. Adding to the bumpy rollout of her “Anti” album, Rihanna dropped out of her Grammy performance on doctor’s orders because, according to Billboard, she was “at risk of hemorrhaging her vocal cords”.

The award for song of the year next went to “Thinking Out Loud” by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.

Nothing Has Changed, a collection of the late David Bowie’s music from 1964 to 2014, won a Grammy for best arrangement, instrument and vocals, for Sue (or in a Season of Crime).

This year marked the first time Justin Bieber had ever won a Grammy, and he celebrated with a medley performance of “Love Yourself” and “Where Are U Now” with collaborators Skrillex and Diplo.

The Weeknd, who won two awards, performed in a cube that was brightly lit for “Can’t Feel My Face” until he switched to piano-tinged version of his upbeat hit “In the Night”.

Leading country artist Chris Stapleton won Best Country Solo Performance (“Traveller”), defeating Grammy darling Carrie Underwood (“Little Toy Guns”).

“My parents come every year and every time I lose”, he said.

Swift is nominated for six honors, including album of the year for “1989”.

Ghost accept the award for Best Metal Performance for “Cirice” at the 58th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles February 15, 2016.

With the Grammy Awards telecast set to begin in just a little more than an hour, the red carpet is beginning to look like the 405 Freeway at rush hour.

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”.