The 59th annual Grammy Awards Presentation took place Sunday night (2/12/17) in Los Angeles, and while the televised portion gave plenty of screen time to Adele, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and TwentyOne Pilots, let’s give a shoutout to the untelevised award winners. Aside from Adele pulling down some major categories, David Bowie posthumously was the real big winner by picking up all five Grammys for which it was nominated: best recording package, engineered album – non-classical, alternative music album, rock performance and rock song (the latter two for the title song).
Winners of Interest
Best Rock Performance:
“Blackstar” — David Bowie
Best Metal Performance:
“Dystopia” — Megadeth
Best Rock Album:
Tell Me I’m Pretty — Cage The Elephant
Best Alternative Music Album:
Blackstar — David Bowie
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album:
Culcha Vulcha — Snarky Puppy
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album:
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin — Willie Nelson
Best Improvised Jazz Solo:
“I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” — John Scofield, soloist
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Country for Old Men — John Scofield
Best Americana Album:
This Is Where I Live — William Bell
Best Comedy Album:
Talking For Clapping — Patton Oswalt
Best Recording Package:
Blackstar — Jonathan Barnbrook, art director (David Bowie)
Anti (Deluxe Edition)
Best Music Film:
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years — (The Beatles)
