Grammy Awards 2016 live ceremony: winners and highlights
Can Australians Courtney Barnett or Tame Impala walk away with a Grammy? Catch all the action here as Adele, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Johnny Depp perform on music's big night.
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3.55pm on Feb 16, 2016
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That’s a wrap. It wasn’t an unforgettable Grammys, and the hopeful Australians went unrewarded but it had some memorable and contentious moments: Kendrick Lamar was a powerhouse in Alright, but Adele sounded flat as a pancake, Skrillex and The Bieb rocked out, Lady Gaga looked great but did she try to squeeze in too many songs in her David Bowie tribute? Taylor Swift’s best album acceptance speech: was she angry at Kanye West or even a bit ungracious?
As for the prizes, Kendrick Lamar took home five Grammys and Ed Sheeran bagged two of the major awards: Song of the year and Best Pop Solo Performance.
Album of the Year:1989, Taylor Swift
Song of the Year:Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
Record of the Year:Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Best Pop Solo Performance:Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran
3.30pm on Feb 16, 2016
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Latino superstar Pitbull, accompanied by Robin Thicke, closes out the show. How did it come to this you might ask. An underwhelming way to end the 2016 Grammy Awards.
Beyonce presenting the award for Record of the Year
Record of the Year
Really Love, D'Angelo and the Vanguard Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars Thinking Out Loud, Ed Sheeran Blank Space, Taylor Swift Can't Feel My Face, The Weeknd
Winner: Uptown Funk, Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Well that was odd, Bruno Mars started yelling out "come on Beyonce Let's do it" before she announced the win.
The next award is a biggie, Album of the Year. The remaining original members of Earth, Wind and Fire are presenting.
Album of the Year
Sound & Color, Alabama Shakes To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar Traveller, Chris Stapleton 1989, Taylor Swift Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd
Winner: 1989, Taylor Swift
Her winner's speech seems to be one giant slapdown directed at Mr Kanye West, who only days ago released a song claiming "I made that bitch famous".
"There will be people take credit for you success, your accompishments or your fame [when they do] you will know it was you and the people who love you who put you there," Swift said.
Dave Grohl is on stage paying tribute to Lemmy from Motorhead. 'Many people play rock and roll but very few people are rock and roll. Lemmy Kilmister was rock and roll," Grohl says.
Next up, The Hollywood Vampires, Johnny Depp's band - also featuring a blood-splattered Alice Cooper, Joe Perry and Duff McKagan.
Depp is much more convincing here than he was in Secret Window, what a terrible film that was.
The Vampires close it out with a rollicking Ace of Spades.
Alabama Shakes, led by the imposing looking Brittany Howard, take the stage to play Don't Wanna Fight. Alabama Shakes have already won three Grammys today.
The wonderful Bonnie Raitt is on stage announcing Ruth Brown as a lifetime award winner, then honouring the late BB King. Chris Stapleton and Gary Clark jr team up for a music tribute to BB. Stapleton, who has won two Grammys aleady today, growls his way through Thrill Is Gone.
Bonnie climbs up to join them and suddenly it feels like we're at Bluesfest. How good is this?
Is it just me or have most of the strong moments this year included guitars? Even Skrillex was playing one earlier.