Grammy winners: A full list of who won the key awards

It was most certainly Bruno Mars' night, with Kendrick Lamar a close runner up

Bruno Mars holds six of seven Grammys which includes Album and Record of the Year for '24K Magic' and Song of the Year for 'That’s What I Like'. Reuters

AFP

Jan 29, 2018

Retro R&B star Bruno Mars was the surprise big winner Sunday at the Grammy Awards, with a clean sweep of the top awards including Album, Record and Song of the Year, and six overall.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar took home five Grammys on a night that featured powerful #MeToo moments, especially from Kesha, who delivered a searing performance of her song "Praying," about her struggles with former producer Dr Luke.

Mars won all of the awards for which he was nominated.

More than 13,000 music professionals in the Recording Academy voted to determine the winners of the Grammys, which were handed out in New York at Madison Square Garden.

Here is a list of winners in key categories:

Album of the Year: Bruno Mars, 24K Magic

Record of the Year (for overall performance of a song): Bruno Mars, 24K Magic

Song of the Year (for songwriting): Bruno Mars along with songwriters Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy and Philip Lawrence and production team The Stereotypes, That's What I Like

Best New Artist: Alessia Cara

Best Pop Vocal Album: Ed Sheeran, Divide

Best Pop Solo Performance: Ed Sheeran, Shape of You

Best Rap Album: Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.

Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar, HUMBLE.