Global Information57th Annual Grammy Awards information
| 57th Annual Grammy Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Date | February 8, 2015 |
| Location | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Hosted by | LL Cool J |
| Most awards | Sam Smith (4) |
| Most nominations | Beyoncé, Sam Smith, Pharrell Williams (6 each) |
| Website | http://www.grammy.com/  |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | CBS |
| Viewership | 25.3 million viewers[1] |
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 8, 2015, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The show was broadcast live by CBS at 5:00 p.m. PST (UTC−8). Rapper LL Cool J hosted the show for the fourth consecutive time.[2]
The Grammy nominations were open for recordings released between October 1, 2013, and September 30, 2014. Breaking from tradition of a prime-time concert approach, the Grammy nominees were announced during an all-day event on December 5, 2014, starting with initial announcements on the CBS This Morning telecast, followed by updates made through The Grammys' official Twitter account.[3]
Sam Smith won four awards, including Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year for "Stay with Me" and Best Pop Vocal Album for In the Lonely Hour. Beck's album Morning Phase was named Album of the Year. This prompted Kanye West, who later said he thought Beyoncé should have won, to jokingly leap onstage to interrupt Beck in a re-enactment of his 2009 MTV VMA scandal, but West left the stage without saying anything.[4] Both Pharrell Williams and Beyoncé took three honors; with her wins, Beyoncé became the second-most-honored female musician in Grammy history following Alison Krauss. Lifetime Achievement awards were given to the Bee Gees, George Harrison, Pierre Boulez, Buddy Guy, and Flaco Jiménez.[5]
In all, 83 Grammy Awards were presented, one more than in 2014.[6]
The show aired simultaneously on Fox8 in Australia,[7] Sky TV in New Zealand,[8] and on Channel O in South Africa.[9]
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- ^ Govender, Michelle (February 8, 2015). "2015 Grammy Awards live blog". DSTV. Multichoice. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.