The Grammy Awards started with only 28 classes, however as we speak, the Grammys honor winners in a hundred and ten awards classes, including some honoring rock n’ roll genres which they launched in 1962. Among the biggest names in music are expected to attend the 45th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday night. Pink and Kelly Clarkson opened the ceremony with a cover of R.E.M.’s All people Hurts, before host and Black-ish actress Tracee Ellis Ross said the nominations mirror a year of music within the US. Her closest rivals at the Thursday night time awards were Auckland hip-hop artist KINGS and various singer Aldous Harding.

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