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GRAMMYs AWARDS

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A Grammy Award (originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an honor awarded by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English-language music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest. It shares recognition of the music industry.

The 2016 Grammy Awards were held on February 15, 2016 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony every year recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the year.

On 2016, the top winners list included Taylor Swift, the Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar, the producer-performer Mark Ronson and the Canadian crooner The Weeknd and the new best artist, Meghan Trainor. The ceremony had a lot of famous artists like: Ice Cube, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez and many others. During the ceremony many artists honored artists like: Lionel Richie, Maurice White, Glenn Frey, Michael Jackson, David Bowie, B.B King and Lemmy.