Bublé, Drake pick up Grammys

Canadian pop favourites Michael Bublé and Drake each have a shiny new Grammy for their shelves after winning at this year’s awards.

The pair of homegrown stars both earned trophies during a prebroadcast ceremony where the bulk of the golden gramophones were handed out on Sunday.

Drake picked up best melodic rap performance for his appearance on Future’s “Wait for U,” while Vancouver crooner Michael Bublé won best traditional pop vocal album for “Higher.”

Singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. was there in person to pick up the inaugural songwriter of the year, non-classical award which celebrates creators who penned some of the year’s best-loved pop tunes.

Other big Canadian winners at the premiere ceremony — where most of the 91 categories are handed out before the broadcast show — included Montreal conductor and pianist Yannick Nézet-Séguin who scored two Grammys for his classical works.