The Grammy Awards telecast officially kicked off at 8 p.m. ET -- but a whole gaggle of awards were handed out before the show began, making winners of stars including Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars.
Here's a list of the biggest winners crowned both during the telecast and before it; check grammy.com for a full rundown of names.
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Record of the Year
"Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Really Love," D'Angelo and the Vanguard
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face," The Weeknd
Album of the Year
1989, Taylor Swift
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes
To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd
Best New Artist
Meghan Trainor
Courtney Barnett
James Bay
Sam Hunt
Tori Kelly
Best Rock Performance
"Don't Wanna Fight," Alabama Shakes
"What Kind of Man," Florence + The Machine
"Something from Nothing," Foo Fighters
"Ex's & Oh's," Elle King
"Moaning Lisa Smile," Wolf Alice
Best Musical Theater Album
Hamilton
An American in Paris
Fun Home
The King and I
Something Rotten!
Song of the Year
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
"Alright," Kendrick Lamar
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Girl Crush," Little Big Town
"See You Again," Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Best Country Album
Traveller, Chris Stapleton
Montevallo, Sam Hunt
Pain Killer, Little Big Town
The Blade, Ashley Monroe
Pageant Material, Kacey Musgraves
Best Rap Album
To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole
Compton, Dr. Dre
If Youre Reading This Its Too Late, Drake
The Pinkprint, Nicki Minaj
Best Pop Solo Performance
"Thinking Out Loud," Ed Sheeran
"Heartbeat Song," Kelly Clarkson
"Love Me Like You Do," Ellie Goulding
"Blank Space," Taylor Swift
"Can't Feel My Face," The Weeknd
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
"Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
"Ship to Wreck," Florence + The Machine
"Sugar," Maroon 5
"Bad Blood," Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar
"See You Again," Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
Best Pop Vocal Album
1989, Taylor Swift
Piece by Piece, Kelly Clarkson
How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Florence + The Machine
Uptown Special, Mark Ronson
Before This World, James Taylor
Best Rap Performance
"Alright," Kendrick Lamar
"Apparently," J. Cole
"Back to Back," Drake
"Trap Queen," Fetty Wap
"Truffle Butter," Nicki Minaj featuring Drake & Lil Wayne
"All Day," Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
Best Rap Song
"Alright," Kendrick Lamar
"All Day," Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom & Paul McCartney
"Energy," Drake
"Glory," Common & John Legend
"Trap Queen," Fetty Wap
Best Rock Song
"Don't Wanna Fight," Alabama Shakes
"What Kind of Man," Florence + The Machine
"Hold Back the River," James Bay
"Ex's & Oh's," Elle King
"Lydia," Highly Suspect
Best Rock Album
Drones, Muse
Chaos and the Calm, James Bay
Kintsugi, Death Cab for Cutie
Mister Asylum, Highly Suspect
.5: The Gray Chapter, Slipknot
Best Country Solo Performance
"Traveller," Chris Stapleton
"Burning House," Cam
"Little Toy Guns," Carrie Underwood
"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16," Keith Urban
"Chances Are," Lee Ann Womack
Best Country Duo/Group Performance
"Girl Crush," Little Big Town
"Stay a Little Longer," Brothers Osborne
"If I Needed You," Joey+Rory
"The Driver," Charles Kelley, Dierks Bentley & Eric Paslay
"Lonely Tonight," Blake Shelton featuring Ashley Monroe
Best Country Song
"Girl Crush," Little Big Town
"Chances Are," Lee Ann Womack
"Diamond Rings and Old Barstools," Tim McGraw
"Hold My Hand," Brandy Clark