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Credit: Adrienne Gibbs,    CONTRIBUTOR In a night with few memorable performances or last-minute upsets, the 2018 Grammy Awards saw its television audience shrink by more than 20% as the industry’s biggest stars took turns jabbing President Trump and lecturing viewers on immigration, DACA, and more. To absolutely no one’s surprise, the 2018 Grammys recorded the lowest ratings in several years. This year’s CBS broadcast brought in 19.8 million viewers, according to network officials. That’s down around 24% as compared to the 2017 Grammy Awards, which nabbed 26.1 million viewers. There are lots of reasons for this. Perhaps the length of the broadcast is an issue for people who have school and work on Monday mornings. Or perhaps viewers were simply not interested in the hodgepodge mashups of the evening. Of course, Kendrick Lamar’s opening performance grabbed everyone’s attention, but gauging from the live tweets of the event – and gauging from the live tweets si...

The 60th Grammy Awards celebrate the best in the prior year of music, with members of the Recording Academy voting across genres for their favorites in its categories. For the first time since 2003, the ceremony is being held in New York City, returning to Madison Square Garden after 13 consecutive years at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Returning once again after his inaugural hosting gig last year, James Corden will hold court over the evening's proceedings. Musical performers for the event include Cardi B, Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, Patti LuPone, Bruno Mars, Maren Morris, Pink, Rihanna, Chris Stapleton, SZA, and U2, among others. Rihanna DJ Khaled and Bryson performing #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/yIjn65fhrG — Stav (@Stav_Per) January 29, 2018 The award winners (in bold) and nominees are listed below.  Dave Chappelle Wins Best Comedy Album at the 2018 Grammys Comedian Dave Chappelle acc...