Taylor Swift shames Kanye West in inspirational Grammys acceptance speech

In the song, West says: “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex. Why?”

We figured “Uptown Funk” would win Record of the Year, and it did.

“This is dedicated to the fans right here”, Mars added.

After the song, he launched into a freestyle referencing February 26, the date of Trayvon Martin’s death, and later said that 2012 (the year Martin died) “set us back 400 years”. She also won the award in 2010 for “Fearless“. Each year, the Grammys strive to mix and match performers from different genres, and each year the intended sparks never quite ignite.

The Weeknd continues to impress on big stages and delivered another stirring performance of “In the Night“, backed by a piano and a cellist.

Swift, who won in categories like Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Music Video, also sent out a message to young women singers in the industry.

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran won the Song of the Year award for his heartthrob ballad, “Thinking Out Loud”, and young pop veteran Justin Bieber took home the first Grammy off his career – Best Dance Recording for “Where Are Ü Now”.

He gave special thanks to his parents, who were in the audience, saying they come to the show every year.

Lamar walked into the Grammys with the most nominations – 11.

Alabama Shakes was honored for Best Rock Performance for “Don’t Wanna Fight”. My heart is beating a mile a minute. “Oh shoot, I don’t have her number”, he said onstage.

Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and Alabama Shakes were the biggest winners at a Grammy Awards ceremony that, due to the recent deaths of some seminal stars, felt as much a tribute to music’s past as its present.

As expected, Meghan Trainor was the victor of the best new artist award, beating out deserving Australian guitarist Courtney Barnett and three others.

“I have to go cry”. He rapped a PG version of the song’s lyrics: “My hair is nappy, you know it’s big, my nose is round and wide/You hate me don’t you?/You hate my people, your plan is to terminate my culture/You’re evil I want you to recognize that I’m a proud monkey/You vandalize my perception but can’t take style from me”.

Lamar, 28, was nominated for Album of the Year, but lost to Taylor Swift, who opened the show with a visually dramatic, but musically middling, performance of “Out of the Woods”. “I’m super grateful for it”.

OK, Taylor and Selena – it was only a matter of time before we figured you two out. The Grammys themselves responded puckishly to one of them in which West stated he wouldn’t be coming unless he’s promised album of the year.

The latter were honored by an intergenerational combo of Stevie Wonder and the a cappella group Pentatonix. The Grammys announced that Earth, Wind & Fire will receive one of its Lifetime Achievement Awards at a separate ceremony in the spring.

This year, Lamar has a chance to make history: His Pharrell-produced “Alright” could be the first-ever hip-hop track to win song of the year in the Grammys’ 58-year history. The pre-telecast featured six hosts and five musical performances, including by The Mavericks and gospel-music greats The Fairfield Four.

He beat both Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar, who are considered the top competitors at Monday’s night’s show.

Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper and Joe Perry’s band The Hollywood Vampires made their television debut, performing a tribute to Motorhead frontman Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, who died in December.

Twelve-year-old Indonesian jazz pianist and child prodigy Joey Alexander brought the crowd to its feet with a short performance toward the end of the show.