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Grammys 2015: The Winners And The Losers

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The 57th Annual Grammy Awards have come and gone, and 83 golden gramophones have been handed out to some of the most talented musicians in the world.

Sam Smith took center stage in just about every way, collecting four Grammysand treating the audience at the Staples Center to a stirring rendition of Song/Record of the Year “Stay With Me.” In contrast to his weepy demeanor on that song, Smith was all smiles on Su...

Sam Smith Talks Grammy Wins, Beck, Future Plans

Sam Smith was the biggest winner on music’s biggest night, taking home four of the six Grammy awards for which he was nominated.

Unlike some of the superstars who garnered Grammy glory, Smith stopped by the media room to answer questions from the press—and he could barely contain his joy.

“I can now put the term ‘Grammy award-winning artist’ before things I do, which is the most amazing thing,” he beamed. “What’s beautiful about this record for me is that I didn’t play a character.”

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Grammy Winners 2015: The Full List

Sam Smith took home four Grammy awards at the 57th annual edition of music’s biggest night, including Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist. It’s quite a haul for someone unknown to mainstream audiences just a year ago.

“I’m having a really, really good night,” said the 22-year-old Smith upon receiving his Grammy for Song of the Year, which he won for “Stay With Me.”

Though Smith was clearly the night’s big winner, his wins represent just a small fraction of the total number...

Eminem’s Best Rap Album Victory Averts Iggy Azalea Controversy

Whether you call him Eminem, Marshall Mathers or Slim Shady, there’s no doubt the fiery rapper from Detroit is one of the most successful recording artists of his generation. Today, his résumé got another boost.

Eminem took home two more Grammys at music’s biggest night, extending his career total to 15. This year he took home golden gramophones in the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for “Monster,” his smash track with Rihanna, and for Best Rap Album forThe Marshall Mathers LP 2.

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Sam Smith Set For Huge Night At Grammys

If you had asked anyone at last year’s Grammys whoSam Smith was, you’d most likely have been met with blank stares. Had you predictedhe’d be up for six awards in 2015, observers might have questioned your sanity.

But with the May release of his albumIn The Lonely Hour–and the April launch of smash single “Stay With Me”–Smith’s star shot into the pop firmament. And today, as the 57th Annual Grammy Awards gets underway, Smith is positionedto be the most honored act at music’s biggest night.

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“I Am Malala” Wins Grammy For Best Children’s Album

A few months ago, Neela Vaswani was taking a break from work, indulging herself by trawling the blogosphere for predictions of whatPharrell Williams might be wearing to the Grammys.

Then shelearned she’d be able to find out firsthand: the audio version ofI Am Malala, the book by Nobel prize winner Malala Yousafzai–which Vaswani had narrated–had been nominated for Best Children’s Album.

“I had no idea it was even possible for a children’s book to be nominated,” said Vaswani, a professor of creat...

Pentatonix Wins First Grammy In Watershed Moment For A Cappella

A little less than two years ago, pop a cappella sensation Pentatonix wowed the Forbes newsroom with a live performance of hits from Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop” to Usher’s “OMG” (see video below).

Now they’re rocking the Grammys. Pentatonix just won its first-ever golden gramophone, earning the nod in the Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella category for its medley“Daft Punk.”

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Grammys 2015: Predicting The Big Winners

Beyoncé, Sam Smith and Pharrell Williams might want to consider bringing wheelbarrows to the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night: each act is nominated for six golden gramophones.

In addition to being the most nominated acts of the year, the members of the aforementioned trio are all up for at least one of the big four awards–Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Album of the Year–and Smith is up for all four.

So how will everything shake out on Sunday at the Staples C...

Red Baraat: Live From The Forbes Newsroom

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Over the past few years, the old Forbes headquarters on Fifth Avenue sawits share of live music performances. Train serenaded soul sisters in the newsroom, Toad the Wet Sprocket walked on the ocean,LP sang from the rooftop andbillionaireWarren Buffett teamed up with Jon Bon Jovi for a charity ukulele duet in the galleries.

So, after making a big change–movingacross the river–it’s only fitting that Forbeswent for something totally differe...

Liquid Asset: Inside Mark Wahlberg, Diddy and Ron Burkle’s Aquahydrate Investment

Mark Wahlberg was training for his role as a boxer in The Fighter when a friend gave him a strange blue bottle, babbling something about reverse osmosis, electrolytes and alkalinity. So Wahlberg, who’d been consuming over a gallon of water per day anyway, figured he’d give Aquahydrate a shot.

“The only thing I changed was the water I was drinking,” says Wahlberg. “[tweet_quote display=""I started to feel the difference in my recovery time ... the only thing it could be is the water."...