Question: In the recently announced 59th Grammy Award-2017 who has won the most awards in 5 different categories?
(a) Adele
(b) De La Soul
(c) Rihanna
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On February 12, 2017; The 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony also called as Nobel Prize of Music held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
- The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016.
- The nominations were announced on December 6, 2016.
- British singer Adele won 5 awards in total and also created history by becoming first artist to win the top three categories twice.
- The first time she did that was in the year 2012.
- Also, Indian-American tabla player Sandeep Das won a Grammy Award this year for the Best World Music Album for his album Yo-Yo Ma.
- The prestigious awards that were presented in the various categories are as follows:
- Album of the year: Adele for ’25’
- Record Of The Year: ‘Hello’ by Adele
- Song Of The Year: Adele and Greg Kurstin for ‘Hello’
- Best New Artist: Chance The Rapper
- Best Pop Solo Performance: Adele for ‘Hello’
- Best Rock Performance: Blackstar’ by David Bowie
- Best Rock Album: ‘Tell Me I’m Pretty’ by Cage the Elephant
- Best Rap Album: ‘Coloring Book’ by Chance The Rapper
- Best Urban Contemporary Album: Lemonade’ by Beyonce
- Best Country Solo Performance: Maren Morris for ‘My Church’
- Best Rock Song: ‘Blackstar’ by David Bowie
- Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: ‘Stressed Out’ by Twenty One Pilots
- Best Alternative Music Album: ‘Blackstar’ by David Bowie
- Best Rock Performance: Blackstar’ by David Bowie
- Best New Artist: Chance The Rapper
- Best Rap Performance: Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz for ‘No Problem’
- Best Rap/Sung Performance: Drake for ‘Hotline Bling’
- Best Rap Song: ‘Hotline Bling’ by Drake
- Best R&B Performance: Solange for ‘Cranes In The Sky’
- Best Traditional R&B Performance: Lalah Hathaway for ‘Angel’
- Best R&B Song: ‘Lake By The Ocean’ by Maxwell
- Best R&B Album: Lalah Hathaway for ‘Lalah Hathaway Live’
- Best Country Album: Sturgill Simpson for ‘A Sailor’s Guide to Earth’
- Best Country Song: ‘Humble And Kind’ by Tim McGraw
- Best Music Film: ‘The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years’ by The Beatles
- Best Music Video: Beyonce for ‘Formation’
- Best Musical Theater Album: ‘The Color Purple’
- Best World Music Album: Sing Me Home’ by Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. Indian musician Sandeep Das was also a part of the Ensemble.
- The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on 4 May 1959 and originally was called Gramophone Awards.
Reference:
https://www.grammy.com/nominees
http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/grammy-awards-2017-live-complete-list-of-winners-see-pics-4521677/
https://www.grammy.com/nominees