Sam Smith's Grammy victory was watched by 25.3 million
people in the US, the show's smallest audience since 2009.
The figures were down 11% compared with last year, when a
tribute to the Beatles and a mass on-stage wedding attracted 28.5 million
viewers.
But it was the fifth consecutive year that the Grammy
audience topped 25 million.
It was also the most-watched award show of the year to date,
beating the Golden Globes' audience by six million.
However, the Oscars remains the grand dame of award
ceremonies - having attracted 43 million people last year.
British singer Sam Smith was the big winner at this year's
Grammys, taking home four awards including song of the year and record of the
year - both of which went to his gospel-tinged break-up ballad Stay With Me.
Beck won the album of the year prize for his eighth album,
Morning Phase - infuriating Kanye West, who stormed the stage to protest at
Beyonce's loss, before deciding to return to his seat rather than taking the
microphone.
The incident was the most-tweeted moment during the show,
attracting 13.4 million comments on Twitter. The ceremony was also streamed 7.5
million times, an increase of 40%.
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