Grammy Awards 2016: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar win big

Los Angeles: The Latest on the 58th annual Grammy Awards being presented is Taylor Swift has bagged the Grammy for album of the year for '1989'.

Taylor Swift accepts the award for album of the year for “1989” at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

It was the third Grammy of the night for the often-honored Swift, who also collected the first award of the night for '1989', in the best pop vocal album category.

In accepting the later award, she called on young women seeking success to focus on their work and not listen to the words of their detractors.

Adele made what should have been her triumphant return to the Grammys, but the mega-selling singer's performance proved a disappointment to TV viewers when it was plagued by sound problems.

Social media exploded Monday night with complaints about the quality, with some posters saying Adele looked distracted by her onstage monitor.
A CBS spokesperson confirmed there was a five-to-eight second technical issue with the broadcast, adding without elaboration that it was outside the network's control.

Reps for Adele and the Recording Academy did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Inside the Staples Center, the Grammy audience gave Adele a standing ovation.

The 2016 Grammy Awards best new artist trophy is all about Meghan Trainor.
The 22-year-old who scored a hit in 2014 with "All About That Bass" appeared stunned as she tearfully thanked her mentor L.A. Reid for urging her to record a song others had passed on. "All About That Bass" quickly became an anthem about body acceptance for women and girls.

Meghan Trainor accepts the award for best new artist at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

The cast of the Broadway smash "Hamilton" has won the Grammy Award for best musical theater album. The victory came just moments after the cast offered a rousing performance of the show's opening number via a broadcast feed from New York. Cast members quickly came bounding back onto their theater's stage to accept the award.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, right, appears on screen accepting the award for best musical theater album for “Hamilton” at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

It was the first time the Grammys have made room for a Broadway show since Green Day's "American Idiot" in 2010. Written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, "Hamilton" tells the true story of Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father and the nation's first treasury secretary. It is told by a young African-American and Latino cast and has become a Broadway sensation.

Kendrick Lamar has delivered a fiery performance at the Grammy Awards, one complete with a roaring fire.Lamar had already won five awards Monday when he walked onto the stage in shackles to perform "The Blacker the Berry."

Kendrick Lamar performs at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

The rapper, nominated for a leading 11 awards, soon shed the shackles as a pulsating spotlight illuminated his performance. It was a performance ended with an image of the continent of Africa behind him and the word Compton inside it.

Kendrick Lamar xKendrick Lamar accepts the award for best rap album for “To Pimp A Butterfly” x at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

Rihanna was a no-show at the Grammys because of illness. She was scheduled to be introduced by late-night host James Corden and perform "Kiss It Better" early in the show but her slot was skipped. The singer's publicist says Rihanna was examined after rehearsal on Sunday and a doctor put her on vocal rest for 48 hours because she was at risk of damaging her vocal cords.

Rihanna appeared at a pre-Grammy tribute to Lionel Richie on Saturday night, singing his hit "Say You, Say Me." She had been on antibiotics ahead of the show but her publicist says her doctor concluded her condition hadn't improved enough by Monday night.

It was the second time Rihanna missed a scheduled Grammy performance. In 2009 she canceled after then-boyfriend Chris Brown had beaten her the night before the show.

Lady Gaga paid tribute to David Bowie. Earlier, in a video posted on Instagram the singer is seen crying as she listens to the late rocker's song "Blackstar" while her eye shadow is being applied.

Lady Gaga performs a tribute to David Bowie at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" has won the song of the year Grammy Award. Sheeran also won the best pop performance for "Thinking Out Loud" during the pre-telecast ceremony Monday afternoon.

Ed Sheeran accepts the award for best pop solo performance for “Thinking Out Loud” at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

The award was announced by Stevie Wonder, who read the winner's name from a sheet printed in braille. Before calling out Sheeran's name, Wonder laughed and crowed to others on stage, "You can't read it, you can't read braille. Nah nah nah nah."

As the audience laughed and then applauded, he went on to use the moment to declare, "We need to make every single thing accessible to every single person with a disability."

The Grammy Awards also heaped praise on some of their older nominees, including former President Jimmy Carter. Carter won best spoken word album for the audio version of his book, "A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety."

Tony Bennett, who is 89, won best traditional pop vocal album for "The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern." The 79-year-old Buddy Guy won best blues album for "Born to Play Guitar."

Tony Bennett, Bill Charlap Tony Bennett, left, and Bill Charlap accept the award for best traditional pop vocal album for “The Silver Lining: The Songs of John Kern” at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

The 91-year-old Carter has been fighting cancer but said last week that a recent scan of his torso found no signs of melanoma, the cancer doctors discovered last summer in his liver and brain.

Chris Stapleton's "Traveller" has won the Grammy Award for best country album. Stapleton also won the Grammy for best country solo performance for the album's title track. In addition to family and colleagues, Stapleton thanked Taylor Swift for "glitter bombing" him during her opening performance.

The Grammy Awards have gotten off to a rousing start with an energetic opening performance from Taylor Swift. Swift donned a sequin jumpsuit for her performance of "Out of the Woods," departing from her red carpet attire, which had featured a tiny coral orange top.

By the time she took the stage Monday, Swift had already won two Grammys during the show's pre-telecast.

Taylor Swift performs at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

Justin Bieber can finally say he's not just a star but a Grammy Award-winning star. The 21-year-old singer won his first Grammy on Monday, sharing the prize for best dance recording with Skrillex and Diplo for "Where Are U Now."

Justin Bieber performs at the award ceremony.

Skrillex and Diplo also won the dance/electronic album category with "Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U." Bieber wasn't at the pre-telecast ceremony where the award was announced. Diplo thanked the other artists nominated in both categories and also the recording academy "for supporting awesome music."

The documentary about Amy Winehouse, which is nominated for an Academy Award, has won a Grammy Award. "Amy," directed by Asif Kapadia and produced by James Gay-Rees, won best music film at Monday's Grammys.
It beat out Roger Waters' "The Wall," Foo Fighter's "Sonic Highways," ''What Happened, Miss Simone?" and "Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown," which was co-produced by Mick Jagger.

Singer-rapper Pitbull is set to close out Music's Biggest Night with a performance, but he started the day by winning his first Grammy Award.
The 35-year-old entertainer made good on his first Grammy nomination - best Latin rock, urban or alternative album - in a tie with Mexican singer Natalia Lafourcade. Pitbull won for his ninth studio album, "Dale." Lafourcade won for "Hasta la Raiz."

Joe Perry, left, and Pitbull perform at the 58th annual Grammy Awards.