Music and Youth
The Grammy Awards 2016: A not-so-appealing “starry” affair
MUMBAI: Music world’s much awaited award show of the year, The Grammys, created a lot of buzz before its telecast; but unfortunately did not impress viewers. Only few performances, which had the potential to be interesting, grabbed the eye balls. Apart from those, the show, by its usual standards failed to impress the audience due to poor production ideas.
The award night from The Recording Academy had a “starry” line-up of more than 30 artists, including the multiple time Grammy nominee Taylor Swift, who opened the show with a song from her Grammy-nominated album, 1989. The show also faced some audio glitches and concerns with the entertainment quality. While performances by Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift are to be appreciated, Lady Gaga clearly was the showstopper of the big awards show.
The show had a total of 83 categories and 15 performances and tributes. The Recording Academy handed many awards early in the Grammy Awards pre-ceremony. The first big winner of the awards this year went to Swift for Best Pop Vocal Album for 1989. The list of big winners also included Meghan Trainor, who took Best New Artist; and Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars, who won Record of the Year for “Uptown Funk.”
Lamar led the Grammys 2016 ceremony with 11 nominations, and won five awards. Mentioned below are the winners from the different categories at The Grammy Awards 2016:
Record of the Year: “Uptown Funk” — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Album of the Year: 1989 — Taylor Swift
Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor
Best Rock Performance: “Don’t Wanna Fight” — Alabama Shakes
Song of the Year: “Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance: “Uptown Funk” — Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
Best Pop Solo Performance: “Thinking Out Loud” — Ed Sheeran
Best Rap Song: “Alright” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Pharrell Williams
Best Music Video: “Bad Blood” — Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Performance: “Alright” — Kendrick Lamar
Best Music Film: Amy
Best Pop Vocal Album: 1989 — Taylor Swift
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Beauty Behind the Madness — The Weeknd
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals: “Sue (Or In A Season of Crime) — David Bowie
Best Historical Album: The Basement Tapes Complete: The Bootleg Series Vol 11 — Bob Dylan And The Band
Best World Music Album: Sings — Angelique Kidjo
Best Spoken World Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Storytelling): A Full Life: Reflections At Ninety — Jimmy Carter
Best Dance Recording: “Where Are Ü Now” — Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best Dance/Electronic Album: Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü — Skrillex and Diplo
Best Metal Performance: “Cirice” — Ghost
Best Rock Song: “Don’t Wanna Fight” — Alabama Shakes
Best Rock Album: Drones — Muse
Best R&B Performance: “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Gray)” — The Weeknd
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: “These Walls” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
For the entire list of the winners, click here
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
