The Grammys - Not As Seen On TV

The GRAMMYS NOT AS SEEN ON TV This Year's Big 4 Veterans and first-timers across all musical genres split the categories in the biggest awards of the night. Best New Artist Song of the Year Meghan Trainor "Thinking Out Loud" Songwriters: Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge Performed By: Ed Sheeran Album of the Year Record of the Year 1989, Taylor Swift "Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars The Grammy Gain In the year following their win, artists can expect to see huge boosts in sales. + 3344% Album Sales Increase, Post-Grammy Win Album of the Year +967% + 715% + 512% + 207% +238% 207% 242% +300% + 58% Herble Hancock Plant & Alison Robert Taylor Swift U2 Adele Arcade Adele Mu mford Daft Beck Fire Punk Sons Krauss 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Sources: USA Today, NY Dally News, NPR But Where Were all the Awards? With only 8 of the 83 categories presented during the live telecast, how much time did the awards show spend on the actual awards? 2016 Awards Show Time Breakdown Performances Awards () 34 min 2 hrs 33 min And the Grammy Goes to...Who? With awards for Best Spoken Word and Best Comedy Album on the bill, the Grammys have had some rather unexpected winners over the years. Pres. Barack Obama '98, '05 Jon Stewart '11 Fmr. Sec. of State Hillary Clinton 97 Robin Williams '80, '87, '89, '03 Fmr. Pres. Bill Clinton '04, '05 Betty White 12 Source: Huffington Post 2016 GRAMMY AWARDS visage