Ariana, Sam Smith & More Get Festive, Candid on 'Very GRAMMY Christmas'
To cap off the epic five-and-a-half hour long GRAMMY nomination rollout earlier today—read the full list of nominees right here—the Recording Academy announced the final category of Album of the Year via the heartwarming, holiday-themed special A Very GRAMMY Christmas, which starred a slew of music all-stars.
The special featured classic and modern-day holiday tunes performed by Ariana Grande (doing her just-released "Santa Baby"), Maroon 5 (John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"), Pharrell (the Eagles' "Please Come Home for Christmas") and Sam Smith (who ended the show with a stirring rendition of Frank Sinatra's "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas").
The artists also performed some of their own hits, with standouts from Mary J. Blige (performing her new London Sessions cut "When You're Gone), Tim McGraw (2004 single "Live Like You Were Dying"), Pharrell (his G I R L cut "Lost Queen") and Ariana Grande singing alongside boyfriend Big Sean for "Best Mistake." That last number finished with the couple walking off the stage hand-in-hand.
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