Highlights of the 60th Grammy Awards
Bruno Mars won big at the Grammy Awards in New York, taking home all the top honors. Musicians also used Sunday's ceremony to speak out in support of the #MeToo movement that has rocked the entertainment industry.
Bruno's big night
Bruno Mars (right) dominated the Grammy Awards on Sunday, taking home all six awards he was nominated for, including record of the year and album of the year for "24K Magic" and song of the year for the No. 1 hit "That's What I Like." He beat out top nominees, including Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar, for record of the year. Earlier in the night, he performed his song "Finesse" with Cardi B (left).
Kraftwerk crowned
Though not in attendance, German electronic music band Kraftwerk took home the award for best dance/electronic album for "3-D The Catalogue." The longtime performers previously received a Grammy for lifetime achievement in 2014.
'Despacito' defeated
Latin dance hit "Despacito," one of the biggest global hits of all time, failed to take home any awards despite three nominations, including song of the year and record of the year. Nevertheless, the performance by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee was a huge hit.
Rap fails to win big
Kendrick Lamar swept all the rap prizes, but lost out in the main categories. Lamar took home five awards, including best rap album for "DAMN." and best rap song for "HUMBLE." He opened the evening with an act that featured U2 frontman Bono and provocative imagery, including an American flag and dancers dressed in military fatigues and men in red hoodies whom Lamar mimed shooting one by one.
Surprise appearance
The social commentary continued with jabs at Donald Trump, as host James Corden introduced a video of celebrities reading from Michael Wolff's controversial and unflattering book on the president, "Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump White House." John Legend, Cher, Snoop Dogg, Cardi B, and DJ Khaled read from the best-seller, with Trump's Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton chiming in at the end.
Singing in solidarity
The #MeToo movement was a central theme at Sunday's ceremony, with many performers wearing white roses in support of the campaign against sexual harassment and abuse. Kesha's song "Praying," which deals with mental illness and alleged abuse she suffered at the hands of her former music producer, was performed by a chorus of women, including Camila Cabello (right) and Cyndi Lauper (left).
'Time's up'
Lady Gaga wore a white rosebud and a Time's Up pin on the red carpet, promoting the slogan for the movement launched on January 1 by hundreds of prominent women in the entertainment industry. During her performance of ballads "Joanne" and "Million Reasons," she whispered "Time's up," another reference to the #MeToo movement.
Moving tribute
Musicians honored the victims of the mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival last October in Las Vegas, as well as the bombing outside an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester in May. Country artists Eric Church, Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne — part of the lineup in Las Vegas — gave an emotional performance of Eric Clapton's classic "Tears in Heaven," standing in front victims' names.
Top acts
Though not nominated, many other music greats were part of the show in New York. Other performers included Pink, Childish Gambino, Emmylou Harris and Chris Stapleton, Sam Smith, Rihanna with DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller, Sting and SZA, and Elton John and Miley Cyrus, seen here.