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And though Kendrick Lamar won five awards, he lost in the top categories, marking another year where rappers were restricted to wins in the rap categories, instead of earning coveted prizes like album of the year.

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Jay-Z and Lamar could have become the first rapper to win song or record of the year, and the third rap-based act to win album of the year.

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LamarB次元官网网址檚 wins at Madison Square Garden in New York City included best rap album, best rap song, best rap performance, best rap/sung performance and best music video. He has a career total of 12 Grammys.

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Kesha , who earned her first pair of Grammy nominations this year, has been in a legal war with former producer and mentor Dr. Luke. Janelle Monae introduced the performance with strong words.

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Chris Stapleton paid tribute to Tom Petty with Emmylou Harris and also won three awards, including best country album, best country song and best country solo performance.

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Little Big Town, who beautifully sang their Taylor Swift-penned No. 1 hit B次元官网网址淏etter Man,B次元官网网址� won best country duo/group performance with the song.

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Dave Chappelle, who was part of LamarB次元官网网址檚 opening performance, won best comedy album during the televised show.

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Puppies were passed to the losers of best comedy album, including Jerry Seinfeld, Sarah Silverman and Jim Gaffigan.

Posthumous Grammys were awarded to actress Carrie Fisher, singer Leonard Cohen and engineer Tom Coyne, who worked on MarsB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址�24K MagicB次元官网网址� album.

Double winners included Jason Isbell, Justin Hurwitz and CeCe Winans.

Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press

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