In the pre-telecast, Beyoncé won her first two awards of the evening, bringing her total to 19 Grammys. She also becomes the second most honored woman in Grammy history.
After being shut out last year, Kendrick Lamar won his first two Grammys for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance for “i.”
See a running list of winners below.
57th Annual Grammy Awards Winners
Best Surround Sound Album: Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Best Music Video: Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: A Great Big World with Christina Aguilera – “Say Something”
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett – Cheek to Cheek
Best Rap Performance: Kendrick Lamar – “i”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Eminem feat. Rihanna – “The Monster”
Best Rap Song: Kendrick Lamar – “i”
Best Rap Album: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Best Traditional R&B Performance: Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm Jamal-Warner – “Jesus Children”
Best R&B Song: Beyoncé feat. Jay Z – “Drunk in Love”
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Pharrell Williams – G I R L
Best R&B Album: Toni Braxton and Babyface – Love, Marriage, & Divorce
We’re starting to run out of ways to praise the ratings for Fox’s Empire. Like with AMC’s The Walking Dead, there are only so many methods to describe a series with numbers that keep surprising and improving. The 18-49 demo rating is impressive. The hip-hop drama is the strongest hour-long show this season. The ratings defy gravity by growing when the usual trend is almost always for a show to decline as its freshman season progresses.
But now there is this: Empire has broken a ratings record that stood for more than 23 years. According to Fox, Empire is the only primetime scripted series to grow in total viewers over each of its first five telecasts since at least 1991. This record has almost certainly stood for longer than that, but Nielsen revised its measuring system 23 years ago and so comparisons can only be properly calculated that far back.
Also, Empire is technically the only series – not just scripted – to have accomplished this. ABC’s game show Who Wants to Be a Millionairegrew through each of its first five telecasts in 1999, but they were technically considered “specials” when the show first started instead of regular episodes. So you can basically throw in all broadcast reality shows too.
So far this season for the first two weeks with total DVR data available, Empire is averaging 14 million viewers and a super-strong 5.6 rating among adults 18-19. That’s not as big as the zombie show, but there has been nothing in the adult demo since 2008 that has been.
“Invest in what you know.”
That’s a common piece of advice given to new investors that Calvin Broadus, Jr. (a.k.a. Snoop Dogg, a.k.a. Snoop Lion) seems to be taking to heart.
Sources tell us the prolific rapper, youth football coach and marijuana aficionado is putting together a fund specifically to invest in cannabis startups. According to one source, he hopes to raise $25 million to fund the nascent, but fast-growing legal marijuana industry. Because his agency is still in the process of raising the fund, its ultimate size is uncertain. His representatives did not reply to requests for comment.
Snoop is one of many celebrities who have begun dabbling in tech investing over the last few years. Ashton Kutcher paved the way with the launch of his A-Grade Investments fund, which has put money into companies like Airbnb, Flipboard, and StyleSeat. But lately he’s been joined by the likes of Nas, Jared Leto and Justin Bieber among others.
As for Snoop, his tech investing career seems to have taken off recently. Over the last few months, the rapper invested in Reddit, the so-called homepage to the Internet, as well as zero-fee stock trading platform Robinhood.
It also seems to be a good time to invest in the marijuana industry in general. Venture money is pouring into weed startups as states have begun legalizing the drug for both medical and recreational use.
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund is part of Privateer Holdings‘ big fundraising push, where the holding company is trying to raise $75 million. And, of course, we’re seeing all sorts of new startups pop up — like Eaze and Meadow — that are devoted to weed delivery, among other things.
As new ways to produce, distribute and consume cannabis emerge, who better to evaluate them professionally than Snoop, who has already spent years evaluating all manner of cannabis products recreationally?
Plus, Ne-Yo leads album debuts, while Nicki Minaj scores her 20th top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Usher tops Billboard‘s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the first time in nearly three years, as “I Don’t Mind,” featuring Juicy J, steps 2-1 to become Usher’s 13th No. 1 on the ranking.
Where do 13 No. 1s place Usher among acts with the most Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart-toppers dating to 1958 (when the survey rolled in multiple lists to become the first all-encompassing chart for the genre)? He ties late icons Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson for sixth place. Here’s an updated look at the acts with the most leaders in that span:
20, Aretha Franklin
20, Stevie Wonder
17, James Brown
15, Janet Jackson
14, the Temptations
13, Marvin Gaye
13, Michael Jackson
13, Usher
12, Drake
11, R. Kelly
11, Gladys Knight/the Pips
A 5 percent bump to 4.8 million domestic weekly streams helps boost “Mind” to the top, according to Nielsen Music. Among streaming services, Vevo on YouTube views account for 1.5 million clicks, while Spotify chipped in 2.2 million. The track is able to scale the chart despite a 13 percent dip in digital downloads (to 54,000).
The climb gives assisting act Juicy J scores his first No. 1 on the chart, besting his previous No. 2 peak as a feature on Mike WiLL Made-It‘s “23,” also featuring Miley Cyrus and Wiz Khalifa, in January 2014.
Usher — who remains at No. 41 for a third consecutive week (after reaching No. 38) on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (which ranks the week’s most popular artists across all genres) — had last led Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with “Climax” for 11 weeks in 2012. The reign tied the 11-week command of “You Make Me Wanna…,” in 1997, for his longest.
Ne-Yo’s ‘Non-Fiction’ New at No. 1: Ne-Yo notches his fifth No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, as Non-Fiction enters at the summit with 49,000 sold. (All his No. 1s have started at the top.) It’s his first entrance since R.E.D arrived at No. 1 with 66,000 in November 2012.
Meanwhile, the set’s “Time of Our Lives,” with Pitbull (which also appears on Pitbull’s latest set, Globalization), spends a second week atop Rap Digital Songs, rising 27 percent in sales to 83,000, helping lift it 3-1 on Hot Rap Songs. Streaming also saw a gain, rising 19 percent to 3.4 million streams, led by 2.1 million Spotify plays. Non-Fiction enters as the Hot Shot Debut on the Billboard 200, landing at No. 5.
Charlie Wilson Returns: With the chart’s second-best-selling bow, R&B vet Charlie Wilson scores a No. 2 debut on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with Forever Charlie (25,000 units). The debut marks Wilson’s fifth top 10 and follows his chart-topping start with Love, Charlie (44,000) in 2013. The singer, affectionately known as Uncle Charlie, continues a steady climb on Adult R&B Songs, where lead single “Goodnight Kisses” steps 12-11 (a new peak). Action surrounding the album and single earns Wilson a spot on the Artist 100, where he debuts at No. 47.
Nicki’s 20th Top 10: Nicki Minaj soars 20-9 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, marking her milestone 20th top 10, with “Truffle Butter,” featuring Drake & Lil Wayne. Minaj extends her record for the most top 10s among female rappers over Super Bowl halftime star Missy Elliott, who’s posted 12. The leap also gives Lil Wayne his 41st top 10 and Drake his 39th.
Streaming for “Butter,” the chart’s top Streaming Gainer and Digital Gainer, leaps by 791 percent, with Spotify plays reaching 1.7 million, accounting for 90 percent of overall weekly clicks. Digital sales likewise vault (72,000, up 162 percent), as the track bounds 8-2 on Rap Digital Songs. The multiplatform jumps help rocket the track 71-27 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Ciara Debuts: Ciara takes the Hot Shot Debut on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, entering at No. 27 with her latest single, “I Bet.” It’s the singer’s 26th hit on the chart and her first in almost two years: “I’m Out,” featuring Minaj, reached No. 13 in 2013. “I Bet” (also new on the Hot 100 at No. 96) is the lead single from Ciara’s upcoming studio album, Jackie.
Where do 13 No. 1s place Usher among acts with the most Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart-toppers dating to 1958 (when the survey rolled in multiple lists to become the first all-encompassing chart for the genre)? He ties late icons Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson for sixth place. Here’s an updated look at the acts with the most leaders in that span:
20, Aretha Franklin
20, Stevie Wonder
17, James Brown
15, Janet Jackson
14, the Temptations
13, Marvin Gaye
13, Michael Jackson
13, Usher
12, Drake
11, R. Kelly
11, Gladys Knight/the Pips
A 5 percent bump to 4.8 million domestic weekly streams helps boost “Mind” to the top, according to Nielsen Music. Among streaming services, Vevo on YouTube views account for 1.5 million clicks, while Spotify chipped in 2.2 million. The track is able to scale the chart despite a 13 percent dip in digital downloads (to 54,000).
The climb gives assisting act Juicy J scores his first No. 1 on the chart, besting his previous No. 2 peak as a feature on Mike WiLL Made-It‘s “23,” also featuring Miley Cyrus and Wiz Khalifa, in January 2014.
Usher — who remains at No. 41 for a third consecutive week (after reaching No. 38) on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (which ranks the week’s most popular artists across all genres) — had last led Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with “Climax” for 11 weeks in 2012. The reign tied the 11-week command of “You Make Me Wanna…,” in 1997, for his longest.
Ne-Yo’s ‘Non-Fiction’ New at No. 1: Ne-Yo notches his fifth No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, as Non-Fiction enters at the summit with 49,000 sold. (All his No. 1s have started at the top.) It’s his first entrance since R.E.D arrived at No. 1 with 66,000 in November 2012.
Meanwhile, the set’s “Time of Our Lives,” with Pitbull (which also appears on Pitbull’s latest set, Globalization), spends a second week atop Rap Digital Songs, rising 27 percent in sales to 83,000, helping lift it 3-1 on Hot Rap Songs. Streaming also saw a gain, rising 19 percent to 3.4 million streams, led by 2.1 million Spotify plays. Non-Fiction enters as the Hot Shot Debut on the Billboard 200, landing at No. 5.
Charlie Wilson Returns: With the chart’s second-best-selling bow, R&B vet Charlie Wilson scores a No. 2 debut on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with Forever Charlie (25,000 units). The debut marks Wilson’s fifth top 10 and follows his chart-topping start with Love, Charlie (44,000) in 2013. The singer, affectionately known as Uncle Charlie, continues a steady climb on Adult R&B Songs, where lead single “Goodnight Kisses” steps 12-11 (a new peak). Action surrounding the album and single earns Wilson a spot on the Artist 100, where he debuts at No. 47.
Nicki’s 20th Top 10: Nicki Minaj soars 20-9 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, marking her milestone 20th top 10, with “Truffle Butter,” featuring Drake & Lil Wayne. Minaj extends her record for the most top 10s among female rappers over Super Bowl halftime star Missy Elliott, who’s posted 12. The leap also gives Lil Wayne his 41st top 10 and Drake his 39th.
Streaming for “Butter,” the chart’s top Streaming Gainer and Digital Gainer, leaps by 791 percent, with Spotify plays reaching 1.7 million, accounting for 90 percent of overall weekly clicks. Digital sales likewise vault (72,000, up 162 percent), as the track bounds 8-2 on Rap Digital Songs. The multiplatform jumps help rocket the track 71-27 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Ciara Debuts: Ciara takes the Hot Shot Debut on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, entering at No. 27 with her latest single, “I Bet.” It’s the singer’s 26th hit on the chart and her first in almost two years: “I’m Out,” featuring Minaj, reached No. 13 in 2013. “I Bet” (also new on the Hot 100 at No. 96) is the lead single from Ciara’s upcoming studio album, Jackie.
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