LL Cool J got the crowd excited for the countless celebrity performances from Madonna to Paul McCartney to Katy Perry. He led the evening’s events at the Staples Center in LA.

The Grammys started with a performance by AC/DC. They brought the crowd to their feet by doing a medley of their most well known hits.

The first award, “Best New Artist” was announced after the performance, and awarded to Sam Smith. That night he took home three more Grammys for “Song of the Year”, “Record of the Year”, and “Best Pop Vocal Album”. He also sang his hit “Stay With Me” accompanied by Mary J. Blige.

Ariana Grande, Jessie J, Pharrell Williams and Miranda Lambert’s performances were all spot on.  Pharrell later won best pop solo performance for his song “Happy” and Lambert won for best country album.

Taking the stage next was Kanye West; his first time in six years on the Grammy Stage.  He sang an emotional song dedicated to his daughter, North, and his mom, Donda.

Ed Sheeran, John Mayer and Questlove all got together to sing Sheeran’s hit “Thinking Out Loud.”

After that, Adam Levine and Gwen Stefani sang an emotional song called “My Heart Is Open.”

Barack Obama then made an appearance via video and spoke about stopping domestic violence against women and urging artists to spread the word. Katy Perry then sang “By the Grace of God” to honor domestic violence victims.

Eric Church, Brandy Clark and Dwight Yoakam then did a country medley.

Their act was followed by a major trio in the music world: Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney, singing their new single “FourFive Seconds.”

Many people were shocked that album of the year went to Beck.  Kanye West even jokingly ran up to the stage to grab the award from his hand.

Sia then sang her hit “Chandelier” with Kristen Wiig and Maddie Ziegler, from the hit tv show Dance Moms, dancing.

To close the show Beyonce, John Legend and Common took the stage to sing “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” and “Glory.” It was a powerful ending.