Universal Music won big as a number of its artists took the stage at the much awaited Grammy’s yesterday and swept most of the most coveted awards.

One of the most talked about performances of the night was by Kendrick Lamar who took home a whopping five trophies including the awards for Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Collaboration, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Album. The other big winner was Taylor Swift who picked up the   Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album for “1989” and the Best Music Video for Bad Blood which she won with Kendrick Lamar.

Seemingly surprised at winning the biggest award of the night, Taylor Swift sent out an inspirational message to young women around the world saying “There will be people along the way that will try to undercut your success or take credit for your accomplishments or your fame. You just focus on the work and don't let those people sidetrack you”.

Among other performers, pop sensation Justin Bieber lit up the stage with performances of his chartbusters Love Yourself and Where Are You Now with Skrillex and Diplo for which he earned his first Grammy award for Best Dance Recording.  Another brilliant performer Lady Gaga astonished the audience with a breathtaking medley of David Bowie hits as she paid a tribute to the legend.

The Weeknd walked away with the honors for Best R&B Performance for Earned It and Best Urban Contemporary Album for “Beauty Behind The Madness”. He also wowed the crowd with a high-energy rendition of his global smash Can't Feel My Face making a transition into his new single In The Night.

Other notable UMG winners on the night were Alabama Shakes who won the Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song awards for Don’t Wanna Fight, Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album awards for “Sound & Colour”. Chris Stapleton won the Best Country Album for “Traveller” while Little Big Town took home the award for Best Country Song forPainkiller.

The best music from the 2016 Grammy Awards – both nominations as well as the winners are now available on the latest Recording Academy Album titled `2016 GRAMMY^® NOMINEES ALBUM’ exclusively released on Universal Music.